The charity reported that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew from $13 trillion to $15 trillion in 2024, a rate that is three times faster than in 2023.

The world's richest accumulated massive wealth in 2024, which some speculate could reach even greater heights in the next few years.

The world will soon have five trillionaires as the wealth growth rate of its richest people rises faster than earlier estimates, according to a recent forecast.

Behar said the planet's five richest people — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, LVMH owner Bernard Arnault, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Oracle founder Larry Ellison, and investor Warren Buffett — have seen their fortunes increase by 114 percent since 2020, and the prospect of someone amassing $1,000 billion — a trillion — is now very real.

Bernard Arnault is outpacing Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in wealth gain this year after signs of a rebound in luxury demand boosted LVMH stock.

Luxury magnate Bernard Arnault has gotten almost $1 billion a day richer so far in 2025.Tefano Rellandini/Getty Images Bernard Arnault has gained more wealth in 2025 than anyone else, including ...