Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google. Photo / Getty ImagesGoogle co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the newest members of the elite global club for individuals with fortunes of more than US$100bn ($142b). Page is the world's sixth-wealthiest individual with a fortune of US$103.6bn, while Brin is in eighth spot and worth US$100.2bn. It follows figures by Forbes' last week that revealed almost 90pc of the world's billionaires are richer than a year ago, despite the pandemic having sent shockwaves through the corporate world. According to the list, there are 2,755 billionaires worth $13.1 trillion - a significant jump on the year before when there were 660 billionaires worth a combined $8 trillion.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 12, 2021 22:07 UTC