A centibillionaire is someone with a net worth of 100 billion (100,000,000,000) or more units of a given currency, generally of major world currencies such as the United States dollar, euro or pound sterling.[1] This neologism is, however, a misnomer, being based upon an incorrect application of measurement prefixes. The prefix centi is a multiplier of one hundredth, rather than one hundred (for example, a centimetre is one hundredth of a metre). Thus, a centibillionaire would have a wealth of only ten million dollars, euros or pounds, a discrepancy of four orders of magnitude from the intended value. The correct term would be hectobillionaire.

The following is a list of everyone who has ever been a centibillionaire.

Year reached Name Territory/nationality Reference
1999 Bill Gates  United States [2]
2017 Jeff Bezos  United States [2]
2020 Bernard Arnault  France [1]
Elon Musk  United States/ South Africa [1]
Mark Zuckerberg  United States [1]
2021 Mukesh Ambani  India [3]
Steve Ballmer  United States [3]
Sergey Brin  United States [3]
Warren Buffett  United States [3]
Larry Ellison  United States [3]
Larry Page  United States [3]
2022 Gautam Adani & family  India [4]
2023 Carlos Slim Helu & family  Mexico [5][6]
2024 Michael Bloomberg  United States [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires, December 10, 2020, Jim Zarroli, NPR
  2. ^ a b "Why Jeff Bezos is now worth $100,000,000,000". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Infographic: The 100 Billion Dollar Club". Statista Infographics. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ "Leading billionaires worldwide 2022". Statista. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  5. ^ "Carlos Slim Helu & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ^ Emspak, Jesse (September 25, 2023). "How Carlos Slim Built His Fortune". Investopedia. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ^ "Michael Bloomberg". Forbes. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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