Led by Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang Renxun, the world's 500 richest people will reach a new milestone in 2024: reaching a combined net worth of $10 trillion. The unstoppable rise of US technology stocks has played a key role in the growth of these three men's fortunes, and has also boosted the net worth of Larry Ellison, Bezos, Michael Dell, and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The assets of these eight tech giants alone will rise by more than $600 billion in 2024. Dominating the list of the world's richest people in 2024 is US President-elect Donald Trump's so-called "first buddy" Musk, whose close relationship with Trump has helped his companies soar in value, bringing his wealth to an unprecedented $442.1 billion, up $213 billion from the start of the year.