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| title            = ''The World's Billionaires''
| subheader        = {{nowrap|List of the world's {{w|billionaire}}s, ranked in order of {{w|net worth}}}}
| image2           = [[File:Billionaire's net worth 2000-2015.png|320px|center]]
| caption2         = The net worth of the world's billionaires increased from less than $1 trillion in 2000 to over $7 trillion in 2015.
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| data2            = {{unbulleted list|Blue Moon Investments}}
| label3           = Publication
| data3            = ''[[Newstar]]''
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| label4           = First published
| data4            = April 1997
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| data5            = {{dts|2022|04|05|df=y}}
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| label7           = Wealthiest
| data7            = {{nowrap|[[Ken Desmos]]}}
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| label8           = {{w|Net worth}} (1st)
| data8            = KS$219 billion
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| label9           = Number of billionaires
| data9            = {{DOWN}}&nbsp;2,668
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| label10          = Total list net worth value
| data10           = {{DOWN}}&nbsp;{{KS$|12.7{{nbsp}}[[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#1012|trillion]]}}
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'''''The World's Billionaires''''' is an annual ranking by documented {{w|net worth}} of the wealthiest {{w|billionaires}} in the world. The list, which is made of twelve individuals, is complied and published by the [[Sierra|Sierran]] magazine ''[[Newstar]]'' in April. The first list was published in April of 1997. The total net worth of each individual on the list is calculated in the [[Sierran dollar]] (KS$). {{w|Royalty}} and {{w|dictators}}, whose wealth comes from their positions, are excluded from the list. 

As of 2022, [[Helle]] co-founder [[Ken Desmos]] is the wealthiest man in the world. He has topped the list since 2019, surpassing [[Infinity]] founder [[Sanjay Dorado]]. [[Craig Vanderberg]], the founder of [[SocialNet]], topped the list the most, being considered the world's wealthiest man in from 2009 to 2014.
==Methodology==
==Lists==
===2022===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! {{w|Net worth}} ([[Sierran dollar]])
! Age
! {{w|Citizenship|Nationality}} 
! Source(s) of wealth
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1||{{sortname|Ken|Desmos}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$219.1 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |60||{{flaglist|Sierra}}
|[[Helle]], [[Origin Point]], [[Leviathan]] 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2||{{sortname|Sanjay|Dorado}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$178.3 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |46||{{flaglist|Sierra}}
|[[Infinity]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|3||{{sortname|Craig|Vanderberg}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$168 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |38||{{flaglist|Sierra}}
|[[Socialnet]], [[Telecom]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|4||{{sortname|Elizabeth|Sutherland}} & family|| style="text-align:center;"|$145.4 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |75||{{flaglist|Superior}}
|[[Dynasty Group]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|5||{{sortname|Felix|Simmon}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$134.2 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |55||{{flaglist|France}}
|{{w|Louis Vuitton}}, [[Felix Simmon Holdings]]  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|6||{{sortname|Steven|Johnson}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$111.4 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |50||{{flaglist|Astoria}}
|[[Infinity]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|7||{{sortname|Ling|Ma}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$108.3 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |64||{{flaglist|China}}
|[[Shenzhou Company]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|8||{{sortname|Joe|Granger}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$100.4 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |98||{{flaglist|Sierra}}
|[[Mount Sac Company]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|9||{{sortname|Warren|Harrison}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$ 100.1 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |49||{{flaglist|United Commonwealth}}
|{{w|CVS Health|HPS Health}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|10||{{sortname|Grey|Thompson}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$95.3 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |67||{{flaglist|United Kingdom}}
|{{w|BP}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|11||{{sortname|Iban|Garrastazu}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$91.2 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |51||{{flaglist|Placentia}}
|[[Helle]], [[Cabrillo Technologies]], [[Fortune Foods]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|12||{{sortname|Will|Afton}}|| style="text-align:center;"|$87.6 billion|| style="text-align:center;" |55||{{flaglist|Sierra}}
|[[Afton Entertainment Group]]
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of wealthiest families]]
*[[List of wealthiest organizations]] 

[[Category:Billionaires]] 
[[Category:Newstar lists]]
[[Category:Lists of people by magazine appearance]]
[[Category:Lists of people by wealth]]