Richest people and places worldwide

by Writersroom Boardwalk: Finance

Elon Musk sits at the top of the global wealth chart, but the breakdown gets specific once you zoom out. Asia's richest individual is Zhang Yiming, while the continent itself holds the highest GDP anywhere. MrBeast takes the crown for YouTubers, J.K. Rowling leads authors, and Cristiano Ronaldo is the wealthiest footballer. Sachin Tendulkar tops the cricketers list, and Mansa Musa is still considered the richest person in history. When it comes to nations, Russia has the most natural resource wealth, Venezuela holds the largest oil reserves, and the United States keeps the biggest gold stash. Luxembourg beats everyone on GDP per capita, Qatar leads among Muslim-majority countries, and New York City stands as the world's wealthiest city. On the business side, NVIDIA is the most valuable company, the NFL is the richest sports league, Real Madrid earns the most from football clubs, and the BCCI runs the richest cricket board. The Kuwaiti Dinar remains the highest-valued currency globally.