A centibillionaire is someone with a net worth of 100 billion (100,000,000,000) or more units of a given currency, generally of major world currencies such as the United States dollar, euro or pound sterling.[1] This neologism is, however, a misnomer, being based upon an incorrect application of measurement prefixes. The prefix centi is a multiplier of one hundredth, rather than one hundred (for example, a centimetre is one hundredth of a metre). Thus, a centibillionaire would have a wealth of only ten million dollars, euros or pounds, a discrepancy of four orders of magnitude from the intended value. The correct term would be hectobillionaire.
The following is a list of everyone who has ever been a centibillionaire.
| Year reached | Name | Territory/nationality | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bill Gates |  United States
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| 2017 | Jeff Bezos | United States
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| 2020 | Bernard Arnault |  France
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| Elon Musk | United States/ South Africa
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| Mark Zuckerberg | United States
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| 2021 | Mukesh Ambani |  India
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| Steve Ballmer | United States
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| Sergey Brin | United States
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| Warren Buffett | United States
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| Larry Ellison | United States
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| Larry Page | United States
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| 2022 | Gautam Adani & family | India
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| 2023 | Carlos Slim Helu & family |  Mexico
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| 2024 | Michael Bloomberg | United States
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References edit
- ^ a b c d There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires, December 10, 2020, Jim Zarroli, NPR
- ^ a b "Why Jeff Bezos is now worth $100,000,000,000". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ a b c d e f "Infographic: The 100 Billion Dollar Club". Statista Infographics. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Leading billionaires worldwide 2022". Statista. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Carlos Slim Helu & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Emspak, Jesse (September 25, 2023). "How Carlos Slim Built His Fortune". Investopedia. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ "Michael Bloomberg". Forbes. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.