Forbes recently released its list of the richest people in the world, and a familiar billionaire topped the list for the first time since 2022.

The billionaires club has never been bigger—or richer. Here’s who’s up, who’s down, who’s off the list and why it matters more than ever.

Among the top 10 richest people in the world, only Bill Gates and Warren Buffett added to their fortunes in this period, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The 20th century saw a number of staggeringly wealthy individuals, but none of them could hold a candle to the wealth of John D. Rockefeller who controlled 3% of America's entire wealth