Forbes top 100 rich people. The richest people in the world, Russia and in history. place. Amancio Ortega
Forbes magazine has calculated that there are 2,208 billionaires in the world in 2018, up from 2,043 billionaires in 2017. And the average wealth of these people is 4.1 billion dollars, which is equivalent to or even exceeds the GDP of some countries in the world. And combined, all the billionaires in the world are worth $9.1 trillion, up from $7.7 trillion in 2017.
According to the Forbes list, 67% (1490) of billionaires are the so-called "self-made man". That is, they did not inherit wealth, but earned it with their own labor.
Top 100 richest people in the world 2018 (Forbes)
Place | Millionaire | State | Age | Source of income | Country |
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#1 | Jeff Bezos | $112 billion | 54 | Amazon | USA |
#2 | Bill Gates | $90 billion | 62 | Microsoft | USA |
#3 | Warren Buffett | $84 billion | 87 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA |
#4 | Bernard Arno | $72 billion | 69 | LVMH | France |
#5 | Mark Zuckerberg | $71 billion | 33 | USA | |
#6 | Amancio Ortega | $70 billion | 81 | Zara | Spain |
#7 | Carlos Slim Helu | $67.1 billion | 78 | telecom | Mexico |
#8 | Charles Koch | $60 billion | 82 | Koch Industries | USA |
#8 | David Koch | $60 billion | 77 | Koch Industries | USA |
#10 | Larry Ellison | $58.5 billion | 73 | software | USA |
#11 | Michael Bloomberg | $50 billion | 76 | Bloomberg L.P. | USA |
#12 | Larry Page | $48.8 billion | 44 | USA | |
#13 | Sergey Brin | $47.5 billion | 44 | USA | |
#14 | Jim Walton | $46.4 billion | 69 | walmart | USA |
#15 | S. Robson Walton | $46.2 billion | 73 | walmart | USA |
#16 | Alice Walton | $46 billion | 68 | walmart | USA |
#17 | Ma Huateng | $45.3 billion | 46 | internet media | China |
#18 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers | $42.2 billion | 64 | L "Oreal | France |
#19 | Mukesh Ambani | $40.1 billion | 60 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India |
#20 | Jack Ma | $39 billion | 53 | e-commerce | China |
#21 | Sheldon Adelson | $38.5 billion | 84 | casinos | USA |
#22 | Steve Ballmer | $38.4 billion | 61 | Microsoft | USA |
#23 | Li Ka-shing | $34.9 billion | 89 | diversified | Hong Kong |
#24 | Hui Ka Yan | $30.3 billion | 59 | real estate | China |
#24 | Lee Shau Kee | $30.3 billion | 90 | real estate | Hong Kong |
#26 | Wang Jianlin | $30 billion | 63 | real estate | China |
#27 | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | $29.8 billion | 66 | supermarkets | Germany |
#28 | Phil Knight | $29.6 billion | 80 | Nike | USA |
#29 | Jorge Paulo Lehmann | $27.4 billion | 78 | beer | Brazil |
#30 | François Pinault | $27 billion | 81 | luxury goods | France |
#31 | Georg Scheffler | $25.3 billion | 53 | auto parts | Germany |
#32 | Suzanne Klatten | $25 billion | 55 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany |
#32 | David Thomson | $25 billion | 60 | media | Canada |
#34 | Jacqueline Mars | $23.6 billion | 78 | candy, pet food | USA |
#34 | John Mars | $23.6 billion | 82 | candy, pet food | USA |
#36 | Joseph Safra | $23.5 billion | 79 | banking | Brazil |
#37 | Giovanni Ferrero | $23 billion | 53 | Nutella, chocolates | Italy |
#37 | Dietrich Mateschitz | $23 billion | 73 | Red billion | Austria |
#39 | Michael Dell | $22.7 billion | 53 | Dell computers | USA |
#39 | Son of Masayoshi | $22.7 billion | 60 | internet, telecom | Japan |
#41 | Serge Dassault | $22.6 billion | 92 | diversified | France |
#42 | Stefan Quandt | $22 billion | 51 | bmw | Germany |
#43 | Yang Huiyan | $21.9 billion | 36 | real estate | China |
#44 | Paul Allen | $21.7 billion | 65 | Microsoft investments | USA |
#45 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | $21.2 billion | 82 | eyeglasses | Italy |
#46 | Dieter Schwartz | $20.9 billion | 78 | retail | Germany |
#47 | Thomas Peterfi | $20.3 billion | 73 | discount billionrokerage | USA |
#48 | Theo Albrecht Jr. | $20.2 billion | 67 | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Germany |
#48 | Len Blavatnik | $20.2 billion | 60 | diversified | USA |
#50 | He Xiangjian | $20.1 billion | 75 | home appliances | China |
#50 | lui che woo | $20.1 billion | 88 | casinos | Hong Kong |
#52 | James Simons | $20 billion | 79 | hedge funds | USA |
#52 | Heinrich See | $20 billion | 93 | diversified | Philippines |
#54 | Elon Musk | $19.9 billion | 46 | Tesla Motors | USA |
#55 | Hinduja family | $19.5 billion | - | diversified | Great Britain |
#55 | Tadashi Yanai | $19.5 billion | 69 | fashion retail | Japan |
#57 | Vladimir Lisin | $19.1 billion | 61 | steel, transport | Russia |
#58 | Work by Lauren Powell | $18.8 billion | 54 | Apple, Disney | USA |
#58 | Azim Preji | $18.8 billion | 72 | software services | India |
#60 | Alexey Mordashov | $18.7 billion | 52 | steel, investments | Russia |
#61 | Lee Kun-hee | $18.6 billion | 76 | Samsung | South Korea |
#62 | Lakshmi Mittal | $18.5 billion | 67 | steel | India |
#63 | Wang Wei | $18.2 billion | 48 | package delivery | China |
#64 | Leonid Mikhelson | $18 billion | 62 | gas, chemicals | Russia |
#65 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | $17.9 billion | 73 | drinks, real estate | Thailand |
#66 | Pallonji Mistry | $17.8 billion | 88 | construction | Ireland |
#67 | Ray Dalio | $17.7 billion | 68 | hedge funds | USA |
#68 | Takemitsu Takizaki | $17.5 billion | 72 | sensors | Japan |
#69 | William Dean | $17.4 billion | 46 | online games | China |
#69 | R. Budi Hartono | $17.4 billion | 77 | banking, tobacco | Indonesia |
#69 | Gina Rinehart | $17.4 billion | 64 | mining | Australia |
#72 | German Larrea Mota Velasco | $17.3 billion | 64 | mining | Mexico |
#73 | Carl Icahn | $16.8 billion | 82 | investments | USA |
#73 | Stefan Persson | $16.8 billion | 70 | H&M | Sweden |
#75 | Michael Hartono | $16.7 billion | 78 | banking, tobacco | Indonesia |
#75 | Joseph Lau | $16.7 billion | 66 | real estate | Hong Kong |
#77 | Thomas and Raymond Kwok | $16.5 billion | - | real estate | Hong Kong |
#78 | Vagit Alekperov | $16.4 billion | 67 | oil | Russia |
#78 | James Ratcliff | $16.4 billion | 65 | chemicals | Great Britain |
#80 | Donald Bren | $16.3 billion | 85 | real estate | USA |
#80 | Iris Fontbona | $16.3 billion | 75 | mining | Chile |
#82 | Gennady Timchenko | $16 billion | 65 | oil, gas | Russia |
#83 | Abigail Johnson | $15.9 billion | 56 | money management | USA |
#83 | Vladimir Potanin | $15.9 billion | 57 | metals | Russia |
#83 | Lucas Walton | $15.9 billion | 31 | walmart | USA |
#86 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | $15.8 billion | 63 | Heineken | Netherlands |
#87 | Zhang Zhidong | $15.6 billion | 46 | internet media | China |
#88 | Peter Kelner | $15.5 billion | 53 | banking | Czech Republic |
#88 | Andrey Melnichenko | $15.5 billion | 46 | coal fertilizers | Russia |
#88 | David and Simon Reuben | $15.5 billion | - | investments, real estate | Great Britain |
#91 | Klaus-Michael Kuene | $15.3 billion | 80 | shipping | Germany |
#91 | Li Shufu | $15.3 billion | 54 | automobiles | China |
#93 | Mikhail Fridman | $15.1 billion | 53 | oil, billionbanking, telecom | Russia |
#94 | Rupert Murdoch | $15 billion | 87 | newspapers, TV networks | USA |
#95 | Dhanin Chearavanont | $14.9 billion | 78 | diversified | Thailand |
#96 | Robert Kuok | $14.8 billion | 94 | palm oil, shipping, property | Malaysia |
#97 | Emmanuel Besnier | $14.7 billion | 47 | cheese | France |
#98 | Shiv Nadar | $14.6 billion | 72 | software services | India |
#99 | Viktor Vekselberg | $14.4 billion | 60 | metals, energy | Russia |
#100 | Aliko Dangote | $14.1 billion | 60 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria |
#100 | Harold Hamm | $14.1 billion | 72 | oil & gas | USA |
We present you the top 10 richest businessmen of 2018 from the list.
10. Larry Ellison
Wealth: $58.5 billion
The rating is opened by the ex-CEO of Oracle, which ranks second after Microsoft in the market software. Ellison stepped down as CEO in 2014 after 38 years at the helm of the company. He is now the Chief Technology Officer.
His cloud strategy has given Oracle an 18% share gain over the past 12 months.
9. David Koch
The co-owner and executive vice president of the multinational corporation Koch controls the second largest private company in the United States. Charles and David Koch bought shares in their brothers Frederick and William to gain control of their father's company.
It is known that Koch is engaged in the creation of consumer goods, chemical technologies, the production of fertilizers and polymers, owns oil refineries and pipelines. And it's far from full list her interests.
Twice David Koch happily escaped death. In 1991, he was the only survivor after the plane he was flying in crashed. Plus, he won the battle against cancer. prostate. He is a generous donor who has donated over $1.2 billion to cancer research programs. educational programs and other charitable causes.
8. Charles Koch
Wealth: $60 billion
The 82-year-old businessman is the CEO of Koch Corporation. It has over one hundred thousand employees.
7. Carlos Slim Elu
Owned: $67.1 billion
The richest man in Mexico controls America Movil, Latin America's largest mobile operator. In addition, Carlos Slim has stakes in mining, overseas telecommunications, construction, real estate, and a number of consumer goods companies. He also owns 17% of the shares editions of The New York Times.
6. Amancio Ortega
Capital: $70 billion
The source of this Spanish billionaire's wealth is Zara Inditex - a Spanish line fashion clothes. Ortega once worked as an errand boy at a local clothing store. And now he owns over 200 stores in 48 countries.
But even with all that money, Ortega maintains a frugal lifestyle. He dine in the same canteen where his employees eat.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Wealth: $71 billion
Not for the first time, the founder and CEO Facebook is one of the five richest billionaires. His already fantastic wealth has also grown by $15 billion in a year as Facebook shares soar and investors scramble to buy a stake in the popular social network.
With all his billions in capital, Mark Zuckerberg does not look like a classic “greedy capitalist”. He is in the top three. Together with his wife Priscilla, Mark donated $25 million to the fight against Ebola in 2015. In addition, the Zuckerbergs donated $100 million worth of stock to improve the New Jersey public school system.
4. Bernard Arnault
Total earned: $72 billion
Bernard is the founder of the LVMH luxury consortium. It includes more than seventy luxury brands. They are all controlled by the parent company Groupe Arnault.
3. Warren Buffett
Number of billions: $84 billion
Since Donald Trump became president, Warren Buffett has had one of the best times of his life. Thanks to Trump's tax reform, Buffett's investment fund Berkshire Hathaway has made a record profit of $44.9 billion. Of this amount, 29 billion was received after the US Congress approved one of the largest cuts in the history of the country. tax payments to the federal budget.
Warren is the most successful investor of all time and proudly bears the title of "The Oracle of Omaha". At the age of eleven, he purchased three shares in the US stock market. They cost $38 each. Buffett later sold them for a $5 profit per share. A few days later, the price of these securities soared to $202. This first bad experience taught the future billionaire that it is not worth chasing short-term gains.
Now the 87-year-old businessman owns over 60 companies, including Dairy Queen, Duracell, Geico, and others.
2. Bill Gates
Wealth: $90 billion
The name of "dad" Microsoft is unlikely to disappear from the list of the richest entrepreneurs in the near future. Over the past 23 years, he has been named the King of the Billionaires 18 times. Today, the founder of Microsoft, the world's largest PC software company, owns $90 billion. This is more than 4.7 times the state.
And, like many rich people in the West, Gates does not forget about charitable needs. His Gates Foundation provided funds to improve the lives and health of children in different countries peace.
1. Jeff Bezos
Wealth: $112 billion
Here he is, the richest man in the world according to Forbes. Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon, the largest player in the e-commerce market.
Take a place at the top of the global "monetary pyramid" Jeff Bezos allowed a sharp increase in the shares of his company. In a year, their price increased by 59%, which increased Bezos' fortune by $39.2 billion.
Bill Gates, who is worth an estimated $79.2 billion, is in the lead for the 16th time since 1995. A notable newcomer is Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who launched an Alibaba IPO in September that raised his net worth by 127%. His two fellow citizens Wang Jianling and Li Heijun also made the list for the first time. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who in his 30s managed to make a fortune of $33.3 billion, became the youngest member, and the richest woman is Christy Walton, a Wal-Mart heiress, with a fortune of $41.7 billion.
Jim Walton
$160.8 billion the combined wealth of the four heirs of the Wal-Mart chain, which is 10% of general condition all participants in the top 50 rating the richest people peace.
Bernard Arnault
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brands are part of the world famous conglomerate LVMH, including such as Louis Vuitton, Moët, Fendi, Tag Heuer.
Forrest Mars J.
33%
that is how much the fortune of the Mars family has grown for Last year, increasing it to $79.8 billion. The company owns such well-known chocolate brands as Twix, Snickers, M&M's, and others.
Lee Shawki
By 3.2% Real estate rent in Hong Kong has risen in price in 2014. Over the past year, Lee Shauki's fortune has grown by 26.5%.
Lee Heijun
67%
China's market share in solar cell production. According to Li, his company is the largest manufacturer of thin batteries.
Dilip Shangvi
$4.3 billion was the combined income of Sun Pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy in 2014, which Shangvi acquired in December. The new company became the largest manufacturer of universal pharmaceuticals in Asia.
asian sensation
The US, home to 536 billionaires, has for many years been the leader in the growth of the rich. However, over the past 10 years (since 2006), 205 billionaires from China have been added to the list, thanks to which the championship has passed to the Celestial Empire. India is also performing well, with 90 billionaires to its credit, and for the first time this year has surpassed Russia in the number of defendants.
One of the most authoritative American financial and economic magazines - Forbes has published its annual ranking of the richest people in the world. The list includes 1826 tycoons, of which 290 people were included in the ranking for the first time. PEOPLETALK invites you to take a look at the twenty richest dollar billionaires, according to Forbes.
The American billionaire, the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates (59th) - $79.2 billion
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Elu (75). The main asset of the billionaire is the holding company Grupo Carso, which controls a number of large Mexican companies. Net worth: $77.1 billion
American billionaire, economist, professional investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett (84) is in third place with a net worth of $72.7 billion.
In fourth place with $ 64.5 billion is the Spanish entrepreneur Amancio Ortega (78), the former chairman of the board of directors of Inditex. The company owns 5,000 stores in 77 countries, including the world famous Zara.
David Koch and Charles Koch are the owners of Koch Industries Corporation. Each is worth an estimated $42.9 billion.
Christy Walton (58) got the seventh place in the Forbes ranking. Her fortune, most of which is concentrated in the Wal-Mart retail network, is estimated at $ 41.7 billion. Walton inherited such wealth in 2005 after the death of her husband in a plane crash. Christie also owns a small share of the revenues of First Solar, a company that manufactures sunglasses.
Behind Christy Walton is Jim Walton (66), another heir to the multi-billion dollar fortune of Wal-Mart and chairman of the board of directors of Arvest Bank. His fortune is estimated at $40.6 billion.
Liliane Bettencourt (92) is the heiress of L "Oreal, whose fortune of $ 40.1 billion made her the richest woman in Europe.
Rounding out the top ten is another Wal-Mart heiress, Alice Walton (66). Her $39.4 billion is ranked tenth by Forbes.
$37.2 billion is owned by the owner of a 46% stake in LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) Bernard Arnault (66).
Former New York City Mayor, Bloomberg LP founder and CEO Michael Bloomberg (73) − $35.5 billion
American entrepreneur, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (51) - $34.8 billion
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (30) - $33.4 billion
Chinese entrepreneur and owner of Hutchison Whampoa, Li Ka-Shing (86) - $33.3 billion
American businessman and the richest Jew in the world, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Sheldon Adelson (81) - $ 31.4 billion.
Forbes magazine regularly publish lists of the richest people of our time. However, they are not absolute champions in terms of savings.
In this article, the richest people in the world in history, with a recalculation of their fortune at today's rate.
1. Mansa Musa
The ruler of the empire of Mali in the Middle Ages managed to accumulate more than $ 400 billion in his life. Musa was born in 1280, and already in 1312 he became king. He made his fortune by selling livestock, hides and salt. In addition, he created one of the largest gold mining enterprises in history.
The king loved luxury, so his throne was upholstered in ivory, and the fans were silk umbrellas. In 1324, Mansa Musa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The ruler was accompanied by 60 thousand servants, several hundred slaves and dozens of camel caravans loaded with jewelry.
Legends say that his generosity to the poor along the way provoked a financial crisis in Europe: Musa gave away 12.5 tons of gold, crashing the precious metals market.
Mansa returned to his homeland a year later, and was no longer the richest man: he got into debt and was deceived by the Egyptians. But acquaintances with European scientists and artists helped him to strengthen the influence of Mali and make the country a center of culture.
Musa died in 1337, almost immediately his descendants squandered the royal inheritance. The son of Mansa renounced Islam and marked a new era in the development of the country, associated with a return to paganism.
"Father of the oil world", Rockefeller Sr. became the first dollar billionaire in history. He was born in 1839, worked and saved from the age of 7 (putting money in a piggy bank that he received for working in a neighbor's garden). At the age of 13 he gave farmers loans at interest, and at the age of 20 he opened trading company, borrowing money from his father (also with interest).
In 1863, John made the first oil distillation plant, he launched the rest of the enterprises together with his brother William. By 1880, the Rockefeller Company controlled 90% of US oil production. The entrepreneur donated a lot to charity, supported medical research and Baptist churches.
Rockefeller died in 1937. He left behind 16 railroad companies, 6 steel mills, 9 real estate businesses, and several other shipping companies, orange farms, and banks. The capital of John Davison was $320-400 billion.
Steel magnate and major industrial businessman of the 20th century. Born into a poor family in Scotland in 1835. He got his first job in the USA. He became a "bobbin caretaker" at a weaving mill for $10 a month. In 1853 he got a job in a railway company and quickly rose to the manager.
Carnegie invested a lot. At 20, he left his mother's house on bail and bought railroad shares for $500. In 1889, he opened a steel manufacturing business and became a dollar billionaire. He also founded Carnegie Mellon University. Andrew's fortune at the time of his death in 1919 was equal to $310-370 billion.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich was born in 1868 and grew up in a religious family. Having inherited the throne at the age of 26, he married. He had 4 daughters and a son, with whom he was under arrest during the 1917 revolution. A year later, Nicholas II and his entire family were shot in Yekaterinburg. There are versions that part of the imperial money still lies in secret accounts in Germany and France.
According to various estimates, the last ruler of the Russian Empire had $ 255-300 billion. Nicholas II inherited all his fortune (including silver, gold and the royal flotilla) from another representative of the Romanov family and his father - Alexander III. Half went to charity (especially during the First World War), maintenance of hospitals, palaces and assistance to relatives.
5. William Henry Vanderbilt
William Vanderbilt is not inferior in status to his father, Cornelius, although he had 13 children. The businessman was born in 1821 and brought up in harsh conditions. The father sent William to the farm because of his incompetence in the management of family affairs. But the economy went uphill, the leadership qualities of Vanderbilt Jr. were noticed.
In the 1840s reorganized railway Long Island. In 1877, the railroad company passed entirely to his son after the death of Cornelius. William Henry himself died in 1885. However, in a short time he managed to double the family inheritance: his fortune is estimated at $ 240 billion.
Osman Ali Khan - the ruler of the principality of Hyderabad and Berar (territory of India) in the first half of the 20th century. Over the 37 years of his reign, he built a reservoir in the country, launched electricity, air and rail communications.
Osman made a fortune through the diamond trade, being a global monopoly in the market. In the 40s. he was the richest man in the world. He had a large collection of Rolls-Royce, and during the Second World War he donated several destroyers to the Navy of Great Britain and Australia. He died in 1967. He left 7 wives, 40 concubines and a fortune of $ 230 billion.
The capital of this American industrialist of the XIX century is estimated at $ 185-199 billion. Ford was born in 1863 in a family of migrant farmers. At the age of 16, he ran away from home and became an assistant machinist in Detroit, servicing steam engines.
In 1891, he took a job as an engineer at the Edison Electric Company. At the same time, he completed the development of his horseless crew, which he nicknamed the “Ford ATV”, and even earlier he assembled a car.
In 1903 he founded a car manufacturing company. At first it was the Ford A model cars, and from 1908 the Ford T models, which brought Henry worldwide fame. This is the third attempt to create your own business: the first companies in which Ford was a co-owner either went bankrupt or moved away after conflicts with partners. The entrepreneur was not stopped by failures.
Ford brought about the industrial revolution. He developed an automobile assembly line, and paid workers unimaginable money at that time - $ 5 per day. Henry died in 1947 from a cerebral hemorrhage, but his car brand has been successful ever since.
The state of the American banker at the time of his death was $ 188 billion. Mellon lived a long time. He managed to be a businessman, industrialist, US Treasury Secretary and US Ambassador to England.
Born in 1855 in Pittsburgh, he worked from the age of 20 in the family banking company. In 1882, the business passed to him by inheritance. Mellon began financing corporations in the fields of oil refining, metal manufacturing, and shipbuilding.
In the 1920s Andrew Mellon was considered the richest man in America. He managed to live up to 82 years.
Commander in Ancient Rome, who lived from 115 to 153 years. BC. He had about $ 170 billion. Hardworking, vain, stingy - despite his complex nature, Crassus turned Rome from a modest Republic into an Empire. This general crushed the Spartacus uprising.
He was born into a wealthy family, so he did not experience any needs from childhood. He made a fortune at the expense of a specific business: he bought at a low price the houses of people who suffered from military fires or fell into proscriptions (lists declaring citizens outlaws), and then resold them.
Engaged in transactions for the sale of slaves who worked in the silver mines of his family. There are suggestions that Mark Licinius himself set fire to houses, and specially trained his slaves in fire skills. The greed and cruelty of Crassus played a cruel joke on him: the commander was executed and molten gold was poured into his mouth.
This American businessman of the 19th century had more than $165 billion. Cornelius was born in 1794 into a modest farming family, but at the age of 11 he found his first job, having left school for this. While working on the ferry, Vanderbilt borrowed $100 from his mother and at the age of 16 he founded an independent business of ferrying people on barges. A year later, he earned $1,000, which he proudly returned to his family.
By the age of 18, Cornelius signed a contract with the American government for the sea delivery of goods during the war between England and the United States. When the war ended, Vanderbilt maintained an entire fleet and switched to organizing the railroad business. In 1846 he became a millionaire. Vanderbilt died of natural causes in 1877, when he was 83 years old.
Who are the richest people in the world - Forbes in 2019 published the next list of the top 100 dollar billionaires. There are 2153 people on the planet who have reached the status of a billionaire. At present, due to economic problems and the weakness of the stock markets, the number of rich people shows a downward trend. Despite the fact that the level of wealth of billionaires constantly fluctuates, the top 20 richest people in the world, consisting of 20 people, remain unchanged.
Top 20 richest people in the world according to Forbes
Compared to the previous year, the total number of billionaires in Forbes magazine has decreased by 55 people, and now the list of the richest people in the world is 2153. Among them, twenty of those who are the richest people in the world stand out. The rating of dollar billionaires, the 20 richest tycoons is compiled according to the authoritative American magazine Forbes:
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The richest Russian according to Forbes in 2019
And the richest Russian according to Forbes in 2019 was Leonid Mikhelson. His capital is estimated at $ 24 billion, which is 5.46 times less than the wealth of the richest American.
Leonid Mikhelson is the richest Russian in 2019 according to Forbes magazine
Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world in 2019
Jeff Bezos is the CEO of the online marketplace Amazon. Now he ranks first in the ranking of the super-rich people on earth according to Forbes. He is the only one who has a twelve-figure fortune. His net worth is reported to be approximately US$131 billion. This amount is astronomical, and Mr. Bezos easily overtakes Bill Gates, who is in 2nd place. He has been holding his rating since 2017.
Born on 01/12/1964 in major city Albuquerque, Jeff wasn't off to a happy start. He never saw his father leave his family. From the age of 4, the boy was raised by his stepfather, a Cuban immigrant who gave his adopted son his last name. He became a good father to the child, helping him develop his innate extraordinary technical abilities. From improvised materials, he invented a solar battery, an alarm system, a microwave oven. He created his creations in the garage.
Despite his love for astronautics, D. Bezos received his education in the field of electrical engineering and IT, having graduated from Princeton University. After an ordinary job in the field of IT on Wall Street, the future billionaire got a job at the D. E. Shaw & Co hedge fund, where he reached the position of a top manager. In the last days of 1994, D. Bezos founded the Amazon.com Internet project, starting a business with the sale of books. Now it is the largest trading platform in the world, providing the supply of cloud infrastructure.
Bezos has also made his childhood dream of space come true by founding Blue Origin, a private space tourism company. In addition, the billionaire acquired The Washington Post publishing house, gradually transferring printed matter to the digital environment. Thus, Bezos became the owner of three major projects:
- Amazon IT company;
- aerospace corporation;
- largest publishing house.
What is the secret of Mr. Jeff Bezos, who went from a young garage inventor to a world-famous owner of a multibillion-dollar fortune? According to the wealthy oligarch, his companies strive to provide the public consumer with a fair deal. This billion dollar industry captain firmly believes that his commitment to proving the best quality with the best possible service at the least possible price forced his company to achieve the astronomical success achieved by Amazon.
In the words of entrepreneur Bezos: “There are two types of companies. Those who work to charge you more money and those who work to charge you less. We are for the second. So, Bezos said, Amazon aims to provide the best price combined with the best possible service for less money charged to consumers. This is one of the main principles of achieving wealth, according to Bezos. When others sacrifice service and quality by raising the price, consider improving quality, service, and lowering the price.
Photo of the richest man in the world
On his instagram @jeffbezos, Jeff shares photos from his holidays, ideas, working moments, and a success story with subscribers.
Who is the richest person in the world in 2018?
If in 2017 the rating of the richest people in the world was headed by Bill Gates with his $86 billion fortune, then in 2018 he was seriously supplanted by Jeff Bezos with a capital of $112 billion. The reason for the record jump in capitalization was the rapid growth of shares (almost 60%) of the brainchild of Bezos - Amazon.
The fortune of the richest man in the world and how he earned his capital
In 2018, according to Forbes, D. Bezos' earnings reached the highest mark - 160 thousand dollars in 1 minute. The size of the billionaire's fortune is constantly changing. Shares (16%) of the web giant Amazone bring him about 125 billion dollars, another 21 billion regularly comes from his second and third project. The richest person in the world today has a fortune of $131 billion, having made a profit of $19 billion for last year. So far, the billionaire holds the highest position among the top rich people in the world, despite the divorce from his wife.
John Rockefeller is the richest man in the history of mankind
D. Bezos is by far the richest man in the world, Forbes states this fact. But no one has yet managed to reach the size of the capital of John Rockefeller. This is the richest man in the history of the world, whose fortune was estimated at 340 billion dollars at the time of his death. The oil tycoon and founder of the largest corporations was born into a poor family with many children and achieved his wealth on his own.
John Rockefeller is the richest man in history
His father's upbringing helped him acquire the skills of a businessman.
He began to work at the age of seven, carefully recording all his financial affairs on paper.
Thanks to commercial ingenuity, logical thinking, and the ability to carefully keep accounts, the future billionaire managed to tame money and make it work for him. His oil company, Standard Oil, became the largest monopoly in American history. At the same time, Rockefeller allocated 10% of the profits to the church until the end of his life and actively participated in charity.