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- 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.