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Highest Paid CEOs in the World And Their Net worth 2022

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The CEO is the highest-ranking executive in an organisation and is responsible for making the most critical decisions, overseeing the other executives, and serving as the company’s public face.

The board of directors selects the CEO and, if the business was founded from scratch, is typically the founder.

Interestingly, some of the highest-paid CEOs have a take-home higher than the earnings of more than 21 national economies.

Like regular people, some of them, like Elon Musk, are wealthy CEOs and incredibly well-known superstars, while others are less well-known. However, they all have one thing in common: they make millions, if not billions, of dollars yearly.

The wealthiest CEOs in the world are listed below, along with their net worth

1. Elon Musk

One of the most well-known CEOs of all time, Elon Reeve Musk, is also a public figure. The world’s highest-paid CEO is a business tycoon and entrepreneur.

Elon is the founder, CEO and Chief Engineer of Space X, and also the head and product architect of Tesla, Inc.

He is also the founder of The Boring Company and X.com (now part of PayPal) and co-founded Neuralink, OpenAI, and Zip2. In another capacity, he is President of the Musk Foundation.

With a net worth of $273 billion, Elon Musk is also thought to be the richest person in the world, surpassing Jeff Bezos, who has a net worth of US$182 billion. He is currently the world’s highest-paid CEO, with earnings reaching up to $6.66 billion annually. The majority of his income comes from stock and option awards.

2. Chad Richison

American businessman Chad Richison serves as Paycom’s president and chief executive. Richison, a native of Oklahoma, began his sales career working for a global payroll provider before moving to Colorado to work for a smaller, local payroll provider.

In 1998, he founded Paycom. His rise to fame began in 2014 when he took Paycom public on the New York Stock Exchange; today, he owns roughly 14% of the company’s stock.

His work with Paycom has greatly benefited his network and elevated him to the world’s second-highest-paid CEO.

3. Amir Dan Rubin 

Amir makes more than $13,000,000.00 annually. He was previously the Executive Vice President of the publicly traded healthcare company, UnitedHealth Group, from January 2016 until August 2017. He currently serves as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, and a member of the Board of Directors.

Amir’s net worth is estimated to be US$29.1 million; he currently owns more than 185,457 units of 1Life Healthcare stock worth more than $15 million and has sold more than 0.1 million shares of ONEM. He serves as 1Life Healthcare’s president, chief executive officer, and board chairman.

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4. John Legere

John served as US T-former Mobile’s president and chief executive officer. He has used his business expertise while working for AT&T, Dell, and Global Crossing, and he currently holds a position on the CTIA board of directors.

He was well-known for leading T-Mobile, but he left the company when it merged with Sprint. He may be worth $350 million in net worth. Since 1998, he has held various other executive positions in sales and global crossing.

5. Tim Cook

He is the fifth highest-paid CEO in the world who attended The Fuqua School of Business. Tim Cook has served apple for a long time since 2011 as its Chief operations officer under the late Steve Jobs.

Tim Cook has pledged to give away a large chunk of his wealth at death, and this pledge is acknowledged by the Financial Times person of the year 2014. 

Tim Cook is worth an estimated $1.8 billion


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