More billionaires than ever ranked in Forbes' annual list. Here are the top 10

The world's billionaires are richer than ever, according to Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's wealthiest people.

The 39th annual version is out now and includes 3,028 billionaires, the most ever recorded by Forbes.

Forbes senior editor Chase Peterson-Withorn told Morning Edition the annual world's billionaires list has $2 trillion more in wealth from just a year ago. In total, they have an estimated $16.1 trillion in riches.

"It's a great time to be a billionaire," Peterson-Withorn said.