Elon Musk is known as the richest person in the world. According to Forbes, the Tesla and SpaceX boss has a net worth of about US$219 billion. To reach Elon Musk's level of wealth, Americans had to work 3.1 million years at an average wage of $69,392.
This figure is certainly already very large in Western countries. However, this will be different when compared to countries with lower average incomes and higher wealth disparities such as India and China.
Reporting from Statista, it turns out that Elon Musk is in fourth place, taking 3.1 million years to equal his fortune. So, who are the billionaires who are in the top three? Here's the answer!
Mukesh Ambani
In first place is Mukesh Ambani. Ambani is an Indian billionaire who heads the Indian company Reliance Industries (RIL). Ambani's total wealth is around US $ 91 billion and will be included in the Forbes list of richest people in 2021.
Reporting from the Hindustan Times, during the pandemic, Ambini's wealth was recorded to have jumped by 50%. With this wealth, Ambani has maintained his position as the richest person in India for 14 consecutive years since 2008.
To match the amount of wealth owned by Ambani, Indians have to spend 17 million years working, you know. The duration of this time is of course longer than the people of the United States to match Elon Musk's wealth. This is due to the annual wage of Indian society which only reaches US$ 5,000.
Zhong Shanshan
The second rank is filled by billionaire from China named Zhong Shanshan. Since November 2021, Zhong Shanshan has been named the richest person in China and overtook Jack Ma. Zhong Shanshan's total wealth is estimated at US$ 66 billion, of which his wealth comes from the bottled beverage company Nongfu Spring.
According to the data displayed by Statista, it took the Chinese people approximately 15 million years to match the wealth that was owned by Zhong Shanshan. The duration of time that exceeds Elon Musk, of course, makes Zhong Shanshan in second place under Mukesh Ambani.
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault occupies the third position, precisely above Elon Musk. This French billionaire is the owner of Louis Vuitton-Moet Hennessy (LVMH). Bernard Arnault's total wealth reached US $ 158 billion and managed to replace Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos.
Based on data from Statista, French society takes approximately 3.5 million years to work in order to match Bernard Arnault's wealth. The duration of this time is actually not much different from the United States society which took 3.1 million years to equal the wealth of Tesla boss, Elon Musk.