Forbes releases its longest list of wealthiest people in the world, with 2,755 billionaires

Forbes has revealed its list of the world's wealthiest — and it's the biggest group in the annual list's 35 years. During a pandemic year that saw "rapid-fire public offerings, surging cryptocurrencies and skyrocketing stock prices," a staggering 86% of the world's wealthiest people are richer than they were a year ago, according to Forbes.

The list includes 2,755 billionaires — 660 more than last year, including 493 people who are new to the list. The No. 1 spot went to Jeff Bezos, whom Forbes says has a net worth of $177 billion, making him the world's richest for the fourth year running. Following the Amazon founder is SpaceX and Tesla's Elon Musk, who has a net worth of $151 billion,