Five billionaires who gained most wealth in 2024
The past year has made many Forbes list members even wealthier. Let's find out which of them earned the highest profits over the last 12 months and what contributed to their financial success.
Tidjane Thiam, the head of bank Credit Suisse, went to the fifth place of the rating of the most highly paid bankers. For the work done in 2015, the general director of a well-known financial institution received $21.1 million.
The fourth place is occupied by the head of the Morgan Stanley bank James Gorman. Over the year before last, the successful financier has made a fortune of $21.2 million.
Bill Winters is in the top three. The CEO of Standard Chartered in 2015 earned $22.4 million.
Lloyd Blankfein, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, this time occupied the second place (a year earlier Blankfein headed the rating). In 2015, the banker's efforts were estimated at $23.4 million - 4% less than a year ago.
Jamie Dimon, the general manager of JPMorgan, boasts the largest salary. In 2015, the financial institute paid the banker $27.6 million ($7 million more than last year). In the previous rating, Dimon ranked third.
The past year has made many Forbes list members even wealthier. Let's find out which of them earned the highest profits over the last 12 months and what contributed to their financial success.