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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-23-007036
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230124
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230126
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230126

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ballard Brock
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001963448

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39548
		FILM NUMBER:		23558209

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED
		STREET 2:		685 STOCKTON DRIVE
		CITY:			EXTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19341

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031308
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				953936623
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		690 PENNSYLVANIA DR
		CITY:			EXTON
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19341
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    <periodOfReport>2023-01-24</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001031308</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BSY</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001963448</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Ballard Brock</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>685 STOCKTON DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>EXTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19341</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Revenue Officer</officerTitle>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>18048</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Includes 13,534 restricted shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael T. Fischette as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-01-26</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Know all by these presents that the
undersigned does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of David R. Shaman, Michael T. Fischette and Mariel E. Quigley, or any one
of them, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned, with full powers of substitution and revocation, for
and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned (in the undersigned's individual capacity), to execute and deliver such forms
that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's
ownership of or transactions in securities of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) (i)
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation, statements on Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 (including any amendments thereto), and (ii) in connection with any applications for EDGAR access codes or any
other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation any Form ID application or Update Passphrase request. This Power of
Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to
the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that David R. Shaman, Michael T. Fischette and Mariel E. Quigley are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/
    Brock Ballard</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: Brock Ballard</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: January 20, 2023</FONT></TD></TR>
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