American pop star Taylor Swift has joined Elon Musk as ranking among the world’s wealthiest people, according to a new rich list.

The singer entered the Forbes World’s Billionaires List for the first time with $1.1bn (£877m), along with Sam Altman, creator of the AI chatbot ChatGPT on $1bn (£800m).

LVMH French luxury goods titan Bernard Arnault and his family topped the chart with an estimated $233bn (£185bn).

When it comes to the top 10 richest people on the planet, eight listed were from the US – six of whom had made their money in technology industries.

Forbes said there were a record 2,781 billionaires for 2024, 141 more than last year.