Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.
  • The world's six richest people are approaching $1 trillion in combined net worth.
  • Their fortunes have soared this year largely due to a historic stock-market rally.
  • The six centibillionaires include Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett.

The world's six richest people are approaching a combined net worth of $1 trillion, according to Insider calculations using the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The fortunes of Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Warren Buffett totaled an astounding $969 billion ahead of the market's open on Monday.