Several Canadians are among the richest people in the world

According to Forbes' 2024 World Billionaires List, which ranks the richest people on the planet, we found out that many of them live precisely in Canada. According to Forbes, there are now 2,781 billionaires worldwide, an increase of 141 over last year. Not only have the number of billionaires increased, but they have also gotten richer, as two-thirds of those on the list are richer than they were a year ago.

The United States is home to 813 billionaires, making it the world's most billionaires, followed by China with 473 and India with 200.

There are 67 Canadians on the list, the richest of whom is David Thomson and his family, who are the 22nd richest billionaires in the world with a net worth of $67.8 billion.

The Thomsons are shareholders of the Woodbridge Company; A family investment firm that runs the Thomson Reuters media publishing empire, founded by their grandfather, Roy Thomson.

It is one of the largest international news agencies in the world, and according to Forbes, in total, the family owns more than 320 million shares.

In addition to being one of the wealthiest Canadians, David Thomson is also known for having an art collection that reportedly includes works by Pablo Picasso and the world's greatest collection of works by English romantic painter John Constable.

After the Thomsons, there is Canadian Chang Peng Zhao, who is ranked 50th with a fortune of $33 billion.

Zhao, aka CZ, is the founder and former CEO of the world's largest well-known digital currency exchange, Binance.

The third richest Canadian billionaire is David Cheriton, known as "Billionaire Professor". Forbes noted that Cheriton is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and made his fortune after an early investment in Google. He is ranked 156th in the world list with 12.6 billion dollars.

After Cheriton, the famous Canadian tycoon Jim Pattison ranks 263rd in the world with $9.3 billion. Pattison makes several investments, including advertising, entertainment and food.

Another famous name on the list is Chip Wilson, the founder of lululemon, who is ranked 403rd in the world with a net worth of $6.8 billion.

As for the world's richest billionaires, Bernard Arnaud and his family have taken the top spot with a net worth of $233 billion.

Elon Musk ($195 billion), Jeff Bezos ($194 billion) and Mark Zuckerberg ($177 billion) also top the list.

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