A lot of people may be wondering how the world’s billionaires got so rich. What do billionaires do that make them so wealthy? In this article, we’ll provide you with the list of the top 10 biggest industries in 2023.
The purpose of this article is to give you an insight into the sector of the world’s industries that most of the billionaires invested in and which has produced the highest number of billionaires in recent times.
Note: the list of the industries compiled below has been researched and approved by Forbes.
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Top 10 Biggest Industries
Below are the top 10 biggest industries for billionaires in 20223:
- Finance and Investment sector: this sector added the highest number of newcomers to the 2023 ranking, with 24 fresh faces compounding to 372 billionaires making it the sector with the highest number of billionaires in the world.
- Manufacturing sector: this sector is second on the list. It has 324 billionaires as it suffered a decrease from the previous year which it had 337 billionaires. Yet it still maintained its position as second on the list.
- Tech Sector: this sector also maintains the number 3 position even after it also suffered a decrease this year. It currently has 313 billionaires which are below its number last year which it has 341 billionaires.
- Fashion and Retail sector: this sector added 19 new faces compounding 266 up from 250 billionaires in the previous year.
- Food and Beverage Sector: this sector is number 5 on the list. Its number of billionaires increased from 203 to 212.
- Healthcare: this sector comes as number 6 in the list with 201 billionaires.
- Real Estate sector: this sector comes as number 7 in the list with 193 billionaires.
- Diversified: this sector comes as number 8 with a total number of 187 billionaires.
- Energy: this sector comes as number 9 in the list with a total number of 100 billionaires.
- Media and Entertainment: this sector comes as number 10 in the list with a total number of 91 billionaires.
The sectors listed above hold the record according to Forbes.