This Canadian crypto CEO has made it onto another list of the richest people in the world. Changpeng Zhao, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, cracked the top 20 with a net worth of USD$65 billion. Zhao started Binance in 2017 and by 2018, it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. According to Forbes, Binance announced its plans to spend $200 million to buy a minority stake in the business magazine in February. David Thomson, the chairman of the Thomson Reuters Corporation, and his family claimed the 26th spot with a net worth of $49.2 billion.

Source: Forbes September 06, 2022 21:53 UTC