Show HN: Richest people in the world by wealth creation instead of ownership
9 hours ago
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- Jeff Bezos proposed a list ranking people by wealth created for others, leading to the 'Anti-Forbes List' that measures shareholder wealth created by founders for index funds, pensions, employees, and co-founders minus what the founder kept.
- The list includes 28 founders, with total wealth created for others at $18.31 trillion. Jensen Huang tops the list at $4.98 trillion, followed by Bill Gates ($3.19T) and Jeff Bezos ($2.17T). Some founders, like Brian Armstrong and Thomas Peterffy, show negative values due to shareholder wealth destruction.
- The 'For others' metric is calculated as company wealth creation beyond T-bill returns, based on Bessembinder baseline plus live market delta, attributed by founding stake minus the founder's current net worth. Negative rows indicate companies that have destroyed shareholder wealth since listing.