The most expensive people in the world. Powerful of this world: the most influential people in the world. Rank: Amancio Ortega
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In the last article, I introduced you to the twenty richest dollar billionaires of our time, who occupy leading positions in the Forbes ranking. Today I want to bring to your attention. It turns out that history knows examples of achieving wealth, several times greater than the success of today's billionaires. It is them that I want to consider today as a good motivational example.
TOP 10 richest people in the world in history
John Rockefeller
1. John Rockefeller. The fortune of this famous multi-billionaire from the United States was equal in terms of current dollars, taking into account inflation $318 billion, which is more than 4 times more than that of the richest man of our time, Bill Gates.
John Rockefeller is the richest man on earth in its entire history and the world's first dollar billionaire. In old dollar terms, he created $1.4 billion of wealth in his lifetime, which at the time was 1.54% of annual US GDP.
John Rockefeller was born in 1839 into a poor family with many children (his father was a lumberjack, and then became a traveling elixir dealer). From the age of 7, he began to earn extra money in the neighbors' garden and got himself a book in which he kept, and put all his earnings in a piggy bank. At 13, he borrowed $50 from a farmer friend at 7.5% per annum.
His only official employment was a short-lived job as an accountant's assistant, which Rockefeller got a job at the age of 16, having previously completed accounting courses. John did not like that he was paid less than his predecessor, and soon he quit.
Further, John Rockefeller became a partner of an entrepreneur with whom he opened a joint trading business. And for that, he borrowed the missing $ 800 from his father at 10% per annum. Later, he was able to convince a representative of one of the banks to give their company a loan for business development, due to which the turnover was significantly increased.
In the early 1860s, kerosene lamps began to spread in America, which served as an increase in the demand for oil - the raw material for kerosene filled in lamps. John Rockefeller met an oil refining chemist and they formed a small oil refinery together. And already in 1870, Rockefeller created his main life asset - the oil company Standard Oil, which was engaged in the search and production of oil.
Developing and increasing momentum, John Rockefeller bought up other oil companies, and was soon able to conclude good deal with railway companies, which allowed him to crush competitors by reducing the cost of transporting oil. Rockefeller put them before a choice: to merge with him or go bankrupt, and the competitors chose the first option.
So in 1880, John Rockefeller became a monopoly oil tycoon, concentrating 95% of US oil production in his hands. Gradually, he expanded his business to other areas of activity.
It is noteworthy that from a young age, John Rockefeller constantly spent 10% of all his income on charity. Rockefeller died at the age of 97.
The most famous quote by John D. Rockefeller: whoever works all day has no time to earn money.
Andrew Carnegie
2. Andrew Carnegie. American businessman, originally from Scotland, whose fortune, in terms of modern currency, totaled $310 billion.
Born Andrew Carnegie in 1835, he came from a poor family of weavers who huddled in one room. From the age of 13, Andrew worked in a weaving factory 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and earned $10 a month for his labor. Then he changed his job to a telegraph company with a salary of $ 4 a week.
At the age of 20, he mortgaged his mother's house and took out a $500 loan to purchase shares in the railroad company Adams Express. They began to bring Carnegie a good profit, which he began to invest in securities of metallurgical enterprises engaged in car building, shipbuilding, construction of railway lines, as well as in oil companies.
So, having become rich on the growth in the value of shares, by 1885 he was able to become the largest producer of steel and iron in the United States, forming first the Carnegie Steel Company, and then the U.S. Steel, which made him a dollar billionaire.
Like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie devoted part of his earnings to charity throughout his life.
Nicholas II
3. Nicholas II. The TOP-3 of the richest people on the planet in the entire human history is closed by the All-Russian Emperor Nikolai II Romanov. His financial condition in current money was $253 billion.
However, unlike the aforementioned billionaires, he, as a king, inherited all his wealth, which is considered the sovereign's property, from his father Alexander III. There is no information in popular sources of information about whether he was engaged in any way in increasing his fortune, attention is paid only to his state rule.
As you know, the life of Nicholas II was tragically cut short in 1918, when he, along with his family and close associates, was shot by the Bolsheviks.
William Henry Vanderbilt
4. William Henry Vanderbilt. The next in the TOP of the richest people in the world is the American capitalist of the 19th century, William Vanderbilt, whose name is not so well known, there is little information about him. However, he is ranked 4th in the TOP the richest people world in history - its financial condition in terms of almost $232 billion.
Vanderbilt inherited a large fortune from his father, who at first did not want to let him into the family business (he had 11 children in total, of which three sons), but then, having ascertained William's abilities as a businessman, he gradually took him into share.
After the death of his father, William Henry Vanderbilt inherited a fortune of $ 90 billion, and further increased it by more than 2 times. His main asset was the railway company. In 1885, Vanderbilt was considered the richest man in the world at that time.
Osman Ali Khan
5. Osman Ali Khan. Completes the TOP-5 of the richest people in the world in the history of Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah The seventh comes from India. His fortune was almost $211 billion at the current rate.
Osman Ali Khan had a princely title: he inherited the throne of one of the Indian states from his father. At the same time, he was the head of the largest business in the diamond trade - the world monopoly in the supply of these precious stones. In the early 40s of the 20th century, his wealth was estimated at 2 million then dollars, which at that time was 2% of US GDP.
Andrew Mellon
6. Andrew Mellon. An American banker who briefly served as US Treasury Secretary and US Ambassador to the UK. His fortune was almost $189 billion in terms of modern currency.
Andrew Mellon was born in 1855 in the USA and followed in the footsteps of his father, who was also a banker. First, at the age of 17, with the help of his father, he opened a manufacturing company engaged in logging, and then, at the age of 27, he became a bank manager.
Throughout his life, Andrew Mellon worked in different areas business, and already in old age he held the largest government posts.
Henry Ford
7. Henry Ford. Here, finally, again a familiar name - the famous automobile tycoon Henry Ford, whose fortune totaled in translation to the current exchange rate. $188 billion.
Henry Ford can serve as a good example of how to achieve great success and become a dollar billionaire from scratch. He was born in 1863 in the United States to a family of emigrants living on a farm. At the age of 16, Ford ran away from home and went to look for work in Detroit, where he began his career as a mechanical engineer and gradually rose through the ranks.
In 1883, he independently assembled his first car (not for work, but as a hobby), then became a co-owner of the Detroit Automobile Company, and in 1903 founded his own automobile company, the Ford Motor Company. This company began to carry out independent production of cars: at first the Ford A brand, but the Ford T brand cars, which began in 1908, brought its main success.
Ford Motor Company has repeatedly faced serious competition, and Henry Ford even suffered losses in this struggle, but did not stop and moved on. He constantly improved production technologies and as a result switched to a full production cycle: from mining iron ore before the release of the finished car.
Henry Ford was also famous for paying his workers the highest salary in the United States at that time - $ 5 a day.
As you know, the business started by Henry Ford lives on to this day: Ford cars are a huge success all over the world.
Mark Licinius Crassus
8. Mark Licinius Crassus. Ancient Roman general. Unlike other representatives of the TOP-10 richest people in the world in history, Crassus lived already in 115-53 BC. Nevertheless, he was able to come to wealth, which, in terms of current money, amounted to almost $170 billion.
It turns out that even before our era it was possible to run a prosperous business. Mark Licinius Crassus made his fortune mainly by buying up for a pittance houses that had been damaged by fires, which were a frequent occurrence in Ancient Rome due to wars, restored them with the help of 500 hired workers and resold them at a much higher price. Crassus also made money on the slave trade and silver mining.
Mark Licinius Crassus was known as a very greedy and dishonest person. There were rumors that he even set fire to houses on purpose to build a business on it. As a result, he was killed, according to one version, he was executed by pouring molten gold into his mouth as a symbol of his greed.
Basil II
9. Basil II. Byzantine emperor from the family of Alexander the Great, whose reign fell on the years 976-1025. His fortune in current money was $169 billion.
There is little information about this person, who entered the TOP 10 richest people in the world in history. It is only known that he was able to significantly expand the boundaries of the Byzantine Empire by adding other lands to it. Interestingly, after his death, the empire soon collapsed.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt. American businessman, father of William Henry Vanderbilt, ranked 4th in the TOP 10 richest people in the world. His wealth in today's money amounted to $167 billion.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in the United States in 1794 to a family of poor farmers. At the age of 11, he decided that schooling would not bring him anything good (he owns the saying “If I got an education, I would not have time to learn everything else”), dropped out and went to work as a ferryman.
At the age of 16, he borrowed $100 from his mother, with which he opened his own business: he began to ferry people on a small barge. A year later, he gave away 11 times more money: $ 1,100, which he managed to earn in this business.
Then Vanderbilt began to buy other ships, soon he had a whole flotilla at his disposal. Later he switched to the railway business, and also began to organize transcontinental transportation.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was known as a very tough man, merciless in competition. It is believed that it was thanks to this character trait that he was able to achieve such a scale.
This is what the TOP 10 richest people in the world in history look like. As you can see, there are both successful and undesirable role models here. But still, it can be argued that most of the richest people on the planet, mostly US citizens, were able to do it on their own, through investment and business development, coming from poor families and starting from scratch. Which once again confirms the fact that this is possible.
I hope that it was not in vain that I carefully collected this information, and that the information received will have a certain motivating effect on you. Stay on, improve your financial literacy, and perhaps in the future it will be you who will be able to bring your financial condition, your wealth and success closer to these historical characters. See you soon!
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The richest people in the world of past centuries could not even imagine that someday there would be dollar billionaires on earth, whose fortunes exceed the budgets of entire continents. It is known that the first billionaire, according to official version, was John Rockefeller and this outstanding name is known to everyone who is somehow engaged in business or investment.
But times have passed, and since then, after only a hundred years, the number of billionaires has increased significantly - it can be stated that their number exceeds 2000!
Last week I told you about a selection of the best films that motivate success, today it's time to get motivated by specific living examples - I present to you the ranking of the richest people on the planet.
The richest man in the world
For the 16th time, the founder of Microsoft Corporation becomes the most successful person in the entire globe. Today, Bill Gates' fortune is $ 86 billion, which are actively donated to various charitable foundations. A programming genius, philanthropist and philanthropist, entrepreneur and public figure - Gates manages a lot in his life and all this brings him a lot of money and a good reputation.
Bill Gates is unique in that he was not the heir to a rich dynasty or a man with a brilliant education - he did not have the prerequisites for becoming the richest person on the planet. Yes, his parents held good positions and tried to give him the best they could, but they were not fabulously rich, and their attempt to introduce their son to Harvard University led to his exclusion from the ranks of students. Bill had an extremely difficult character, his behavior went beyond the established norms, so his parents regularly took their son to a psychiatrist.
However, Gates had one real passion in his life that led him to success - the computer. He could sit for days in an embrace with the machines of that time, cracked primitive programs and collaborated with software development companies, until he created his small company Microsoft with a friend Paul Allen.
She was destined to become a supercorporation, which brought the American billions of dollars. Of course, this is not an accident or luck - Bill Gates devoted himself completely to his work and worked tirelessly, until recently. When the main shareholder of Microsoft resigned and said goodbye to his shares, he began investing in the most promising companies and hit charity. Despite the fact that the corporation is no longer concentrated in his hands, Gates continues to grow rich and does not give way to anyone as the world's richest man.
The first 10 billionaires
So, in the first place in the TOP of rich people is Bill Gates, but his competitors are breathing in his back with pressure - who knows, maybe he will not be able to get the palm for the seventeenth time? It should be noted that 90% of the list of the world's richest people is occupied by people of very advanced age. This can be easily explained by the fact that it is sometimes possible to achieve colossal fortunes only after many years of active work and struggle, and then the billionaires actively increase their funds, not letting young and green billionaires into the list of the best.
A truly outstanding person and the most brilliant investor of our time, Warren Buffett owns a fortune of $ 75.6 billion. Not only did he start investing money for profit from the age of 11, he prefers long-term investments and is friends with Bill Gates - all of which Warren is very a modest person who lives in an ordinary two-story house and eats at fast foods.
In addition to being a fabulously rich man, Buffett is also famous for his love of charity - he is recognized as the largest philanthropist in the history of mankind, who donated 50% of his wealth to various charitable foundations.
Jeffrey Bezos is known as the founder of the very first and largest online store in our time. According to the latest data, this Internet entrepreneur owns $ 72.8 billion. He has firmly entered the lists of the richest people on the planet of various authoritative publications.
It is known that Jeff started his business from scratch. At the time of the birth of the Internet, no one wanted to hear about any online stores, so it was extremely difficult for the future billionaire to find investors for his brilliant idea. Nevertheless, this did not stop him from raising $ 300 thousand, which became the beginning for the development of the largest online hypermarket, and also allowed Bezos to become one of the wealthiest people in the world.
The future creator of a large corporation in the fashion world, Amancio Ortega comes from a poor family, whose poverty forced him to leave school at the age of 12 and go to work. Ability to work and ability to take risks allowed Ortega from a simple lingerie shop to nurture the Zara fashion house, which today dresses women all over the world. The billionaire has $71.3 billion at his disposal, making him one of the richest entrepreneurs in the world.
Today, Ortega has retired from the management of Inditex Corporation, but he continues to invest in real estate, which gives an excellent income - Ortega's capital is growing by leaps and bounds, he twice became the richest man on the planet.
Zuckerberg became the youngest billionaire in the history of mankind, his fortune is estimated at $ 56 billion. Founder social network Facebook grew up in an intelligent family of doctors and was going to become a psychologist himself. But he did not manage to graduate from Harvard University, but he managed to get something more valuable: visiting local circles for IT specialists and a stormy student life inspired Mark to create the first social network in the history of mankind.
Needless to say, how popular Facebook has reached, its creator has become very rich and has become a regular on the list of world-class heroes - 33-year-old Mark is probably very comfortable in it, along with 70-80-year-old moneybags. Despite untold wealth, Zuckerberg is a very modest person, drives a simple car and dresses in inexpensive clothes, while he promised to donate 99% of Facebook to charity during his lifetime.
Carlos Slim
The Mexican, according to Forbes, was the richest person on the planet from 2010 to 2013. Today, the businessman's fortune is $ 55.4 billion, but Slim began to lose his position in the list of successful people, despite the fact that his fortune is steadily growing. With his business acumen, Carlos is grateful to his father, who, being an emigrant, opened a supermarket, and not only introduced all his many children to work, but also gave solid pocket money. Thus, he wanted to teach children how to manage funds and did not fail - his son Carlos learned to manage and increase what he has.
From quite young years Slim took up stock trading, which he did very well and allowed him to take over the first million at the age of 17. The young man did not stop there - he received higher education, took over the communications industry in Mexico and entered the TOP of the richest people in the world. Well, the billionaire spends the wealth he has received very rationally, in particular, he has a craving for philanthropy and actively finances entertainment, cultural and scientific projects.
The American who founded the Oracle Corporation, for the second year in a row, takes 7th place in the ranking of wealthy representatives of mankind. Allison was born without a father, and his mother, being a young and inexperienced Jewish girl, simply could not cope with his upbringing, so she gave the 9-month-old baby to the care of relatives. The difficulties of childhood did not prevent Lawrence from becoming rich and famous, and his passion for programming brought not only his life's work, but also untold wealth in the amount of $ 52.2 billion.
Ellison managed the seemingly impossible. He held the post of CEO of the corporation for 38 years, experienced ups and downs, intrigues of competitors and litigation together with his offspring. As you can see, the difficulties for Larry are a springboard to even greater achievements, because his fortune is only growing, and the 72-year-old billionaire is not thinking of giving up.
Charles Koch and David Koch
Having received a small gasoline company from their father, the brothers were able to expand this business by 2600 times and turned Koch Industries into a serious player in industrial production. The merits of Charles and David were awarded second place in the Forbes list of private companies, and in the United States only Gates, Buffett and Ellison overtook the brothers in income.
Each of the brothers owns a capital of $48.3 billion, and Charles and David reinvest most of their profits (90%) in their business, which allows them to earn even more. It is known that the Koch brothers have an active civil position and take part in political activity, in particular, financially support the Republican Party.
The founder of the Bloomberg news agency and part-time mayor of New York owns $ 47.5 billion. The basis of Bloomberg's wealth was a news agency for traders, which began to be used in the distant 80s computer networks than put their competitors on the shoulder blades. And today Bloomberg is one step ahead of other market participants and, I must say, this allows the company to be in peremptory leaders.
Today, Bloomberg owns an empire that includes TV channels, radio stations and a news network, so it goes without saying that Bloomberg is the main provider of financial news. As for Michael's political activities, he is a supporter of active reforms, among which there are some that are not very popular in society.
One of the richest people in France, and in 2011-2012 he even ended up in 4th place among all the rich people in the world. Today he has a modest 10th place with a capital of about $ 41.5 billion. Earning such money is not at all surprising, given that the billionaire owns a corporation that includes Louis Vuitton, Guerlain, Givenchy and other famous brands.
Selling luxury goods, Arno himself is not averse to living beautifully. Avoiding paying too much taxes that Holland proposed in France, he even asked for citizenship in Belgium. In addition, it is known that Bernard Arnault is a very scandalous type who is suing the yellow press.
Of course, in our homeland there are also rich people whose success story can be admired and proud of. As for the first place in the rating, the richest people in Russia are not Abramovich, as everyone used to think, but Leonid Mikhelson, chairman of the board and a major shareholder of Novatek and Sibur. His fortune, according to the official version, is $18.4 billion, which is quite modest by world standards, but very solid in our country.
By education, Mikhelson is a civil engineer, but either by the will of fate, or due to personal diligence, Leonid quickly moved up the career ladder and since 1987 has occupied major management positions. It is known that Michelson is not alien to sacrifice and he actively invests in various charitable projects, and also supports technical educational institutions.
Forbes list of the richest people in the world
If someone is authoritative enough to determine the list of the rich, then, of course, this right is reserved for Forbes, which tirelessly publishes various ratings of the most influential and wealthy people on Earth. I suggest you familiarize yourself with the rating proposed in 2017 - I think, after re-reading the article above, you will not be very surprised at the distribution of places of honor.
The richest people in the world (after the TOP-10):
It is noteworthy that the listed rich people achieved everything in their lives at the cost of their own efforts - the list does not include those who won the lottery or became fabulously rich by receiving an inheritance. Money needs to be able not only to earn, save, but also to increase, and this, as practice shows, is not so simple.
If you are looking for a general formula for success, then it is not so difficult to calculate it - constant work, out-of-the-box thinking, progressive ideas - all this together can lead a person to the pinnacle of success. Therefore, if you did not see yourself in the Forbes ranking, then this is not a reason to despair - this is an occasion to think about what you can change in your life and how to get on the path to your wealth.
The list of the richest people in the world was headed by Bill Gates, co-owner of Microsoft. According to estimates, his financial position was estimated at $ 75 billion.
The story of the richest man in the world
Bill Gates was born in Seattle in 1955. From early childhood, he grew up as a shy boy who was not interested in playing with peers.
In those days, it never occurred to anyone that this quarrelsome child could change the world. However, Bill's unsociableness pretty much worried his parents, who turned to a psychologist for help. The specialist reassured the parents, he managed to discern the hidden talent and strong-willed character in the boy.
Creation of Microsoft.
Over time, the future rich man began to show unique mathematical abilities. While still at school, at the age of 15, he wrote his first computer program.
Even then, the young programmer earned $ 20,000 on his project. Two years later, he was sent to study at Harvard as a lawyer, his parents wanted the guy to continue the family business.
The unsociable character did not contribute to the development of the profession, but the guy did not want to quit his studies. When he saw a photo of the first personal computer in a magazine, he knew his time had come.
The computer market was only gaining momentum and, accordingly, demanded software. With excellent programming knowledge, Bill was able to develop the MITS code, which he sold to the company. After this event, the future rich man founded his own company Microsoft (1975).
Personal life of a genius.
Founded by the richest man on earth, Bill Gates, the company is constantly bringing the latest trends to the market. computer world. This approach leads to a constant increase in the state of Gates, which he spends on education, the fight against poverty and disease.
The entrepreneur lives on the shores of Lake Washington in a luxurious mansion. He bought his house for 2 million dollars, and lost about 63 million dollars for its reconstruction. Everything in the house functions using innovative systems, a fire is automatically lit in the fireplace, visitors to the genius can watch films and listen to their favorite tracks on their own.
The Gates estate is now valued at $147,500,000,000. The owner of Microsoft is a happy family man who lived with his wife Melinda French for about 40 years of married life. They raised three children and are successfully involved in charity work.
Currently, the financial position of the programmer is estimated at 75 billion dollars. Every year, his fortune increases by 5.3%, which Geis is paid by banks for keeping funds. He honestly earned his billions and many people on earth express their gratitude to him.
Now the company's products are installed on 90% of computers around the world. The richest businessman is not afraid of competitors and the difficulties that arise in life path. According to his forecasts, in the next 10 years, there will be varieties of computers that will further change human activity.
1st place - Bill Gates. Net Worth $75 billion.
Over the past 22 years, Bill Gates has been the richest person 17 times. The founder of Microsoft is considered not only rich, but also a generous person. The Gates Family Charitable Foundation funds vaccinations and medical care in developing countries.
At the end of 2015, he was a participant in the climate summit in Paris. He invested in Impossible Foods, a startup that specializes in growing plant-based meat substitutes.
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2nd place - Amancio Ortega. ($67)
The businessman is the richest retailer in the world and the richest man in Europe. In 1975, he and his wife founded the company Zara, which specialized in tailoring underwear.
Ortega strictly managed his business, he did not engage in advertising, but directed capital to open a chain of stores. This strategy allowed him to easily survive the economic crisis and stay on the market. The rapid growth of Inditex's stock has netted Ortega several billion dollars. He invested a significant part of his earned capital in the real estate of large cities of the world.
3rd place - Warren Buffett. ($60.8)
The billionaire is the owner of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, which ranks fifth in terms of profitability in the United States. He owns Geico, Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom. In his political views, he supports Clinton and finances her election campaign.
4th place - Carlos Slim Elu. ($50)
He owns a stake in The New York Times publishing house and controls the industrial conglomerate Grupo Carso.
5th place - Jeff Bezos. ($45.2)
The businessman owns three companies at the same time. Late last year, one of his companies, Blue Origin, landed a reusable BE-3 rocket, and the well-known Amazon made $107 billion.
6th place - Mark Zuckerberg. ($44.6)
Facebook's assets are estimated to have grown by $11.2 last year. In the personal life of a businessman, tangible changes took place. His wife gave birth to a daughter. In honor of this event, the Zuckerberg family announced their intention to give 99% of the shares of the social network to charity.
7th place - Larry Ellison. ($43.6)
The billionaire leads the post of director of technology development and is chairman of the board of directors. He is a fan of sailing and finances specialized competitions in the USA. Actively buys real estate. The last significant purchase is the island of Lanai (Hawaii).
8th place - Michael Bloomberg. ($40)
By 2013, the billionaire was the mayor of New York. The businessman's strategic plans include the opportunity to lead the presidency of the United States. He now serves as the CEO of his Bloomberg LP agency. He spends a significant part of his capital on charity.
9th place - Charles Koch. ($39.6)
In the USA, the Koch brothers are well-known personalities in American politics and business. They own the multi-industry holding Koch Industries, which specializes in oil refining, building materials, glasses, paper towels and pipeline construction.
10th place - David Koch. ($39.6)
The Koch brothers own the diversified holding company Koch Industries, which is the second largest private company in the United States in terms of capital. The brothers are actively involved in charitable activities.
According to the latest forbes count (March 2017), Bill Gates is in first place for the 4th year in a row with a fortune of $86 billion. Warren Buffett is second with $75.6 billion and Jeff Bezos is third with $72.8 billion. And Leonid Mikhelson became the richest Russian, he is a co-owner of the Novatek and Sibur companies. Forbes estimated his fortune at $18.4 billion, which is 46th in the general list.
Place in the ranking | First Name Last Name | Age | Wealth in US Dollars | Core assets | Country of Residence |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 60 | 75 | Microsoft | USA | |
2 | Amancio Ortega | 79 | 67 | Retail | Spain |
3 | 85 | 60,8 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | |
4 | 76 | 50 | Telecommunications | Mexico | |
5 | 52 | 45,2 | Amazon.com | USA | |
6 | 31 | 44,6 | USA | ||
7 | 71 | 43,6 | Oracle | USA | |
8 | 74 | 40 | Bloomberg L.P. | USA | |
9 | 80 | 39,6 | Diversified | USA | |
10 | 75 | 39,6 | Diversified | USA |
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Jan Kum
Age: 41 years old
Occupation: whatsapp messenger creator
State:$9.8 billion
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Pierre Omidyar
Age: 50 years
Occupation: eBay founder
State:$10.2 billion
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Azim Premji
Age: 72 years old
Occupation: founder of Wipro Limited
State:$19.4 billion
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Warren Buffett
Age: 87 years old
Occupation: CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
State:$80.2 billion
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State:$77.3 billion
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State:$3.3 billion
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TOP 10 richest people in the world 2017 according to Forbes
1. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world
- Wealth: 86 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
Microsoft founder Bill Gates owns a 3% stake in his company, which is about 13% of his fortune. The rest of the money he earns: investing in the Canadian National railway, an American engineering company, etc. The richest man in the world.
Forbes tops the list 18 times out of 23. Bill Gates earns $6,659 per minute.
- Wealth: 75.6 billion
- Source of income: Berkshire Hathaway
- Age: 87
- Country: USA
The richest private investor in the history of mankind. The main capital is concentrated in Berkshire Hathaway. The largest benefactor in modern history.
Every year he auctions off the right to have breakfast with him. The last time such a right cost the buyer $3 million.
The founder of the Facebook network and part-time the youngest of the billionaires in the top 10 of the Forbes list.
- Wealth: 54.4 billion
- Source of income: Grupo Carso
- Age: 78
- Country: Mexico
A businessman who is actively involved in telecommunications. From 2010 to 2013 he was the richest man in the world.
- Wealth: 52.2 billion
- Source of income: Oracle
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
A businessman who made his fortune developing and implementing software. Before the collapse of dot-coms in 2000, he was one of the three richest people on the planet.
- Wealth: 48.3 billion
- Age: 82
- Country: USA
Known as an active politician and sponsor of the US Republican Party. In 2012, he invested 400 million to counter the election of Barack Obama.
- Wealth: 48.3 billion
- Source of income: Koch Industries
- Age: 77
- Country: USA
Unlike his brother, he is less interested in politics and is busy with the affairs of the company. He reinvests about $110 billion a year in his own business.
- Wealth: 47.5 billion
- Source of income: Bloomberg.LP
- Age: 76
- Country: USA
108th mayor of New York, entrepreneur. He is the founder of Bloomberg news agency. Closes the 10 richest people in the world.
20 richest people in the world according to Forbes
- Wealth: 41.5 billion
- Source of income: Louis Vuitton
- Age: 68
- Country: USA
In 2011-2012 he was among the four richest people on the planet.
- Wealth: 40.7 billion
- Source of income: Google
- Age: 44
- Country: USA
Chief Executive Officer of Google.
- Condition: 39.8
- Source of income: Google
- Age: 44
- Country: USA
Developer and co-founder of Google.
- Wealth: 39.5 billion
- Source of income: L'Oreal
- Age: 95
- Country: France
The richest woman in the world.
15. Robson Walton
- Wealth: 34.1 billion
- Source of income: Wal-Mart
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
Head of WalMart Corporation.
- Wealth: 34 billion
- Source of income: Arvest
- Age: 69
- Country: USA
Youngest son of the Walton family, chairman of the Arvest bank. Has a stake in Wal-Mart.
The owner of the network of the largest casinos in Las Vegas. Closes the 20 richest people in the world at the moment.
List of TOP 100 richest people in the world in 2018
21. Steve Ballmer
- Wealth: 30 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
From 2000 to 2014, he was the CEO of Microsoft Corporation. The richest employee in the world.
22. Georges Lemman
- Wealth: 29.2 billion
- Source of income: Beer business
- Age: 78
- Country: Brazil
The richest Brazilian in the world.
23. Jack Ma
- Wealth: 28.3 billion
- Source of income: E-commerce
- Age: 53
- Country: China
Chairman of the Board of the Alibaba Group.
24. Karl Albrecht
- Wealth: 27.2 billion
- Age: 85
- Country: Germany
Owns the largest supermarket chain in Germany.
25. David Thomson
- Wealth: 27.2 billion
- Source of income: Media
- Age: 60
- Country: Canada
Everyone still considers him a dark horse among all billionaires. The most secretive of all the representatives of the top 100.
26. Jacqueline Mars
- Wealth: 27 billion
- Source of income: Mars
- Age: 78
- Country: USA
Granddaughter of the founder of the confectionery corporation Mars Incorporated.
27. John Mars
- Wealth: 27 billion
- Source of income: Mars
- Age: 82
- Country: USA
Chairman of Mars Incorporated.
28. Phil Knight
- Wealth: 26.2 billion
- Source of income: Nike
- Age: 79
- Country: USA
One of the founders of Nike.
29. Maria Franco Fissolo
- Wealth: 25.2 billion
- Source of income: Nutella
- Age: 83
- Country: Italy
The richest of all the inhabitants of Italy.
30. George Soros
- Wealth: 25.2 billion
- Age: 87
- Country: USA
The man who, with his own hands, provoked the fall of the British pound on September 16, 1992. This event earned more than 1 billion dollars.
31. Ma Huateng
- Wealth: 24.9 billion
- Source of income: Internet Media
- Age: 46
- Country: China
In the list of the most influential people in the world, he is firmly in the top 50.
32. Lee Shawki
- Wealth: 24.4 billion
- Source of income: Henderson Land Development Company Limited
- Age: 90
- Country: Hong Kong
Chairman of the Hong Kong Gas Company.
33. Mukesh Ambani
- Wealth: 23.2 billion
- Source of income: Reliance Industries
- Age: 60
- Country: India
For the past 3 years he has been suing his brother over the price of gas delivery.
34. Masayoshi Son
- Wealth: 21.2 billion
- Source of income: Soft Bank
- Age: 60
- Country: Japan
He made his fortune on the introduction of Internet technologies into business.
35. Kirk Christiansen
- Wealth: 21.1 billion
- Source of income: Lego
- Age: 70
- Country: Denmark
Lego founder.
36. George Shaffler
- Wealth: 20.7 billion
- Source of income: Schaeffler Group
- Age: 53
- Country: Germany
He made his fortune in bearings.
37. Joseph Safra
- Wealth: 20.5 billion
- Source of income: Safra Group
- Age: 79
- Country: Brazil
The owner of the banking empire.
- Wealth: 20.4 billion
- Source of income: Dell computers
- Age: 52
- Country: USA
He started working at home, selling homemade modifications to computers.
39. Susan Klatten
- Wealth: 20.4 billion
- Age: 55
- Country: Germany
He owns 50% of the shares in the pharmaceutical company Altana and 12% in BMW.
40. Leonid Blavatnik
- Wealth: 20 billion
- Source of income: Access Industries
- Age: 60
- Country: USA
Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress.
41. Lauren Jobs
- Wealth: 20 billion
- Source of income: Apple, Disney
- Age: 54
- Country: USA
Founder of a natural food supply company in the United States. Wife of Steve Jabos.
42. Paul Allen
- Wealth: 19.9 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft and private investments
- Age: 65
- Country: USA
Microsoft co-founder.
43. Stefan Perrson
- Wealth: 19.6 billion
- Source of income: H&M
- Age: 70
- Country: Sweden
The largest shareholder of the H&M company created by his father.
44. Theo Albrecht
- Wealth: 18.8 billion
- Source of income: Supermarkets
- Age: 67
- Country: Germany
Co-founder of a large supermarket chain in Germany, together with his brother Karl.
45. Al-Waleed ibn Talal
- Condition: 18.7
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 62
- Country: Saudi Arabia.
Nephew of the current king. Made a fortune buying stocks.
46. Leonid Mikhelson
- Wealth: 18.4 billion
- Source of income: Novatek
- Age: 62
- Country Russia
The richest Russian according to Forbes magazine.
47. Charles Ergen
- Condition: 18.3
- Source of income: EchoStar
- Age: 64
- Country: USA
Made a fortune on satellite TV.
48. Stefan Quandt
- Wealth: 18.3 billion
- Source of income: BMW
- Age: 51
- Country: Germany
It is he who owns the majority of the stake in BMW.
49. James Simons
- Wealth: 18 billion
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 79
- Country: USA
American mathematician and candidate of the Academy of Sciences. Made a fortune in trading.
50. Leonardo Del Vechio
- Wealth: 17.9 billion
- Source of income: Luxottica
- Age: 82
- Country: Italy
His firm is engaged in the development and supply of glasses, contact lenses and frames.
51. Alexey Mordashov
- Condition: 17.5
- Source of income: Severstal
- Age:52
- Country Russia
One of the most recognizable and quoted businessmen in Russia and abroad.
52. William Ding
- Wealth: 17.3 billion
- Source of income: NetEase
- Age: 46
- Country: China
The richest man in the global gaming industry.
53. Dieter Schwartz
- Wealth: 17 billion
- Source of income: Chairman
- Age: 78
- Country: Germany
Dieter actively supports projects in the field of children's education and science.
54. Ray Dalio
- Wealth: 16.8 billion
- Source of income: Bridgewater Associates
- Age: 68
- Country: USA
Another brilliant investor. At the age of 12, he bought shares of Northeast Airlines for $300, and a few years later his investment tripled.
55. Carl Icahn
- Wealth: 16.6 billion
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 81
- Country: USA
He started his career as an ordinary stockbroker. Later he became one of the most sought-after financiers in America.
56. Lakshmi Mittal
- Wealth: 16.4 billion
- Source of income: Mittal Steel Company N.V.
- Age: 67
- Country: India
In 2008, he was one of the 4 richest people in the world. Doing business in the CIS.
57. Vladimir Lisin
- Wealth: 16.1 billion
- Source of income: Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works
- Age: 61
- Country Russia
In 2011, he was recognized as the richest Russian businessman.
58. Serge Dassault
- Wealth: 16.1 billion
- Source of income: Groupe Dassault
- Age: 92
- Country: France
Mayor of Corbeil-Essonne, a southern suburb of Paris
59. Gennady Timchenko
- Wealth: 16 billion
- Source of income: Volga Group
- Age: 65
- Country Russia
Specializes in investments in energy and transport infrastructure.
60. Wai Wei
- Wealth: 15.9 billion
- Source of income: investing
- Age: 48
- Country: China
Started earning as an ordinary taxi driver.
61. Tadashi Yanai
- Wealth: 15.9 billion
- Source of income: Uniclo
- Age: 68
- Country: Japan
Owner of Japan's largest casual clothing chain.
62. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
- Wealth: 15.8 billion
- Source of income: TCC Land
- Age: 73
- Country: Thailand
Beer, which is produced by Charoen's company, has become a national symbol.
63. Francois Pinault
- Wealth: 15.7 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 81
- Country: France
One of the richest collectors in the world. His collection is in the Venetian palace of Palazzo Grassi.
64. Hinduya family
- Wealth: 15 billion
- Source of income: Hinduja Group
- Country: England
The Hinduja company is engaged in the production of automobiles, military equipment and explosives.
65. David and Samaya Rubena
- Wealth: 15.3 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 75
- Country: England
In 2007, the brothers were on the 8th line of the Forbes list.
66. Donald Bren
- Wealth: 15.2 billion
- Source of income: Irvine Company
- Age: 85
- Country: USA
He made his money in the construction business.
67. Alisher Usmanov
- Wealth: 15.2 billion
- Source of income: USM Holdings
- Age: 64
- Country Russia
From 2013 to 2015 he headed the list of the richest people in Russia.
68. Lee Gong Hee
- Wealth: 15.1 billion
- Source of income: Samsung
- Age: 76
- Country: South Korea
Chairman of the Samsung Group.
69. Thomas and Raymond Kwok
- Wealth: 15 billion
- Source of income: Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai
- Country: Hong Kong
The most recognizable Hong Kong businessmen.
70. Joseph Lau
- Wealth: 15 billion
- Source of income: Chinese Estates Holdings
- Age: 66
- Country: Hong Kong
The largest shareholder of a real estate holding in Hong Kong.
71. Gina Rinehart
- Wealth: 15 billion
- Source of income: Hancock Prospecting
- Age: 63
- Country: Australia
The richest man in Australia.
72. Azim Premji
- Wealth: 14.9 billion
- Source of income: Wipro Limited
- Age: 72
- Country: India
Engaged in software development in India. He is often referred to as the second Bill Gates.
73. Marcel Hermann Telles
- Wealth: 14.8 billion
- Source of income: InBev
- Age: 68
- Country: Brazil
Owner of the largest beer company in the world.
74. Vagit Alekperov
- Wealth: 14.5 billion
- Source of income: Lukoil
- Age: 67
- Country Russia
Stable in the top 10 Russian businessmen according to Forbes.
75. Mikhail Fridman
- Wealth: 14.4 billion
- Source of income: Alfa Group
- Age: 53
- Country Russia
Alfa-Bank owner.
76. Abigail Johnson
- Condition: 14.4
- Source of income: Fidelity Investments
- Age: 56
- Country: USA
Engaged in investing and distributing funds of various companies.
77. Pallonji Mistry
- Wealth: 14.3 billion
- Source of income: Tata Sons
- Age: 88
- Country: India
Lives in Ireland and is the richest person in this country. Closed to the press man.
78. Vladimir Potanin
- Wealth: 14.3 billion
- Source of income: Norilsk Nickel
- Age: 57
- Country Russia
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage.
79. Wang Wenying
- Wealth: 14 billion
- Source of income: Amer International Group's
- Age: 50
- Country: China
Back in 2015, he was ranked 125th on the Forbes list. He is in the mining business.
80. Elon Musk
- Wealth: 13.9 billion
- Source of income: Tesla Motors
- Age: 46
- Country: USA
Founder of PayPal, developer of electric vehicles Tesla Motors, chief engineer of SpaceX.
81. Stefano Pessina
- Wealth: 13.9 billion
- Source of income: Alliance Boots plc
- Age: 76
- Country: Italy
Owner of a family pharmaceutical company.
82. Herman Larrea Mota-Velasco
- Wealth: 13.8 billion
- Source of income: Grupo México
- Age: 64
- Country: Mexico
Herman Larrea's company is the third largest in the world in terms of copper mined per year.
83. Thomas Peterffy
- Wealth: 13.8 billion
- Source of income: Interactive Brokers
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
Played a key role in founding the Boston Otions Exchange.
84. Iris Fontbona
- Wealth: 13.7 billion
- Source of income: Quinenco
- Age: 75
- Country: Chile
Widow of Chilean billionaire Andronico Lexica, who died of cancer.
85. Dilip Changvi
- Wealth: 13.7 billion
- Source of income: SPIL
- Age: 62
- Country: India
Dilipa is the fifth largest drug manufacturer in India.
86. Dietrich Mateschitz
- Wealth: 13.4 billion
- Source of income: Red Bull GmbH
- Age: 73
- Country: Austria
Owns half of Red Bull.
87. Harold Hamm
- Wealth: 13.3 billion
- Source of income: Harold Hamm Truck Service,
- Age: 72
- Country: USA
Owns oil companies in America.
88. Robin Lee
- Wealth: 13.3 billion
- Source of income: Baidu
- Age: 49
- Country: China
Speaks Chinese search engine Baidu.
89. Andrey Melnichenko
- Wealth: 13.2 billion
- Source of income: Siberian Coal Energy Company
- Age: 45
- Country Russia
The owner of the largest mineral fertilizer network in Russia.
90. Rupert Murdoch
- Wealth: 13.1 billion
- Source of income: 21st Century Fox.
- Age: 86
- Country: USA
The largest owner of film companies in the world.
91. Heinz Hermann Thiele
- Wealth: 13.1 billion
- Source of income: Knorr-Bremse AG
- Age: 76
- Country: Germany
Active philanthropist. Awarded for supporting childhood cancer research and helping developing countries.
92. Stephen Cohen
- Wealth: 13 billion
- Source of income: Stock trading
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
In America, they call him the Supernatural Trader.
93. Patrick Dry
- Wealth: 13 billion
- Source of income: Altice
- Age: 54
- Country: France
Founder of the French news channel i24News.
94. Henry C
- Wealth: 12.77 billion
- Source of income: SM Prime Holdings
- Age: 93
- Country: Philippines
Considered one of the most forward-thinking entrepreneurs in the world.
95. Charlene Heineken
- Wealth: 12.6 billion
- Source of income: Heineken
- Age: 63
- Country: Netherlands
The owner of a controlling stake in Heineken. Included in the "Tomorrow of your country" list.
96. Philipp Anschutz
- Wealth: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 78
- Country: USA
Manages enterprises operating in various fields of industrial activity.
97. Ronald Perelman
- Wealth: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: Salomon Brothers
- Age: 91
- Country: USA
Known as the "Corporate Swallower".
98. Hans Rausing
- Wealth: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: Tetra Lavar Groupp
- Age: 75
- Country: Sweden
Sold a share of his company brother for 7 billion dollars.
99. Carlos Alberto Sicupira
- Wealth: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: AmBev
- Age: 70
- Country: Brazil
Bachelor in Scientific Research.
100. Viktor Vekselberg
- Condition: 12.4
- Source of income: Renova
- Age: 60
- Country Russia
Closes the 100 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine.