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1. Bill Gates
State:$86 billion
Change per year:+ $11 billion
State Source: Microsoft
Age: 61
The country: USA
For the fourth year in a row and 18 times over the past 23 years, Bill Gates has become the richest person in the world, according to Forbes. Over 40 years ago, Gates and Paul Allen created the world's largest software maker, Microsoft Corporation. Gates now owns almost 3% of his home company, which is only 13% of his fortune.
Gates' other investments include investments in the Canadian National Railroad, the American engineering company Deere & Co., the recycling company Republic Services, and auto dealer AutoNation. In 2016, Gates and a team of investors, including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, created the $1 billion investment fund Breakthrough Energy.
One of the priorities of the billionaire is the Bill and Melinda Gates charitable foundation. Its main goal is to improve the health system and overcome hunger in poor countries.
2. Warren Buffett
State:$75.6 billion
Change per year:+ $14.8 billion
State Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 86
The country: USA
In 2016, the world's richest and most famous investor became richer by almost $15 billion, helping him return to second place in the Forbes rankings, dethroning Zara owner Amancio Ortega. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's holding company, owns stakes in more than 60 companies, including Geico, Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, among others. The billionaire invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and Coca-Cola.
Warren made his first investment at the age of 11. With the money he borrowed from his father, he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred, then sold them for a higher price. True, shares bought for $38 and sold for $40 soared to $200 a little later. Life, according to Buffett, already then taught him the first lesson in investing - patience is rewarded.
Buffett and Bill Gates, with whom he loves to play bridge, founded the philanthropic campaign The Giving Pledge (The Oath of Giving) - the billionaires who join it promise to give at least 50% of their fortune to charity. Buffett himself is going to give 99%. He has already donated $28.5 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos
State:$72.8 billion
Change per year:+ $27.6 billion
State Source: Amazon.com
Age: 53
The country: USA
Jeff Bezos has been lucky this year like no other. The shares of the Amazon company he created grew by 67%, adding almost $ 28 billion to his fortune. The growth in the capitalization of the online retailer allowed Bezos to take the third line in the ranking of the richest people on the planet for the first time. In particular, Bezos ousted Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Elu, and Zara owner Amancio Ortega on the Forbes list.
Before starting his own business, Bezos worked at a hedge fund, from which he left in 1994 for the simple idea of selling books online. Thus, Amazon was born.
In recent years, the main passion of the billionaire is space travel. His aerospace company Blue Origin is developing reusable rockets that Bezos says will carry passengers. In November 2015, Blue Origin successfully conducted a controlled landing of a reusable BE-3 rocket. An unusual hobby of Bezos is also connected with space: together with a team of “underwater archaeologists”, he gets parts of NASA spacecraft from the seabed.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
State:$56 billion
Change per year:+ $11.4 billion
state source: Facebook
Age: 32
The country: USA
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 when he was 19 years old. For the sake of Facebook, Zuckerberg left the prestigious Harvard, but it was the social network that made him a billionaire. Last year was especially successful for Zuckerberg, however, like the previous one: the increased prices for his company's shares brought him an additional $11.4 billion.
Zuckerberg is actively involved in the management of the social network. He initiated transactions to acquire the social network Instagram, the WhatsApp messenger and the developer of virtual reality helmets Oculus VR.
In 2015, Mark and his wife Priscilla Chan became parents for the first time. The happy couple pledged to donate 99% of their stake in Facebook to charity. In 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting their second child.
6. Carlos Slim Elu
State:$54.5 billion
Change per year:+ $4.5 billion
State Source: Telecom
Age: 77
The country: Mexico
Carlos Slim Helu is still the richest man in Mexico, but he dropped out of the top five richest people in the world. For the first time in twelve years.
Slim and his family control America Movil, the largest telecom operator in Latin America. In his hands are stakes in Mexican companies in development, real estate and mining sectors, and consumer goods. He also owns 17% of The New York Times.
During the US presidential election, Slim was harshly critical of Donald Trump. After meeting with him in December 2016, Slim called one of his rare press conferences calling for Mexico to unite against threats from the new US president.
7. Larry Ellison
State:$52.2 billion
Change per year:+ $8.6 billion
State Source: Oracle
Age: 72
The country: USA
The talented software developer studied at two universities, but never graduated from either of them. But at the beginning of his career, Ellison managed to work for the CIA.
In 1977, the entrepreneur founded Oracle, which made him a billionaire. In 2014, Ellison stepped down as CEO of Oracle, but retained the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of Technology Development. A year later, Ellison announced that the company would focus on developing cloud technologies. And apparently, this idea has begun to pay off - over the past 12 months, Oracle shares have risen by 18%.
Ellison is a sailing enthusiast and one of the largest sponsors of sailing events in the United States. The businessman is actively involved in charity work. In 2016, he pledged $200 million to the University of Southern California to develop cancer drugs.
8. Charles Koch
State:$48.3 billion
Change per year:+ $8.7 billion
State Source: Koch Industries
Age: 81
The country: USA
Charles Koch and his brother David own the family holding Koch Industries. With revenues of $100 billion, the company ranks second in the list of the largest private companies in the United States. The oil refinery, from which the history of the diversified holding began, was founded in 1940 by the father of the brothers.
Since 1967, Charles Koch has been chairman of the board of directors at Koch Industries, and the intensive growth of the business is his merit. Charles and David Koch are among the most influential figures in American politics, philanthropy and business.
9. David Koch
State:$48.3 billion
Change per year:+ $8.7 billion
Source States: Koch Industries
Age: 76
The country: USA
Together with his older brother Charles Koch, David owns the family company Koch Industries, founded by their father in 1940. The diversified holding is engaged in oil refining, construction of pipelines, production of cups and paper towels, etc.
Republicans Charles and David Koch are among the party's most generous donors. The sphere of their charity is education. In mid-2014, for example, they gave a $25 million grant to a foundation that supports African-American students.
State:$47.5 billion
Change per year:+ $7.5 billion
State Source: Bloomberg L.P.
Age: 75
The country: USA
The influential businessman and former mayor of New York began his career on Wall Street in 1966. Bloomberg worked for Salomon Brothers for 15 years. After his dismissal, the future billionaire created Bloomberg LP, which provides financial information.
From 2001 to 2009, New Yorkers elected Bloomberg as their mayor. The billionaire stepped down as mayor in 2014 and returned to the leadership of his company less than a year later. Bloomberg is actively involved in charity work. In total, he donated $4 billion to various causes.
11. Bernard Arnault
State: $41.5 billion
Change per year: + $7.5 billion
State source: luxury items
Age: 68
The country: France
Bernard Arnault is president of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of companies, which controls 70 brands including Dom Perignon, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Sephora and Tag Heuer, as well as about 3,900 retail stores.
In 2016, LVMH sold Donna Karan (brands Donna Karan and DKNY) and acquired Rimowa, a premium hand luggage manufacturer.
Arno has led the company since 1989. In 2016, the holding's sales grew by 5% and reached a record €37.6 billion. The shares of Christian Dior and LVMH over the past year have risen in price by 20% and 29%, respectively.
Result: Arno's fortune grew by $7.5 billion, the businessman rose from 14th to 11th place in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world. This is the highest figure for Arno since 2013.
12. Larry Page
State:$40.7 billion
Change per year:+ $5.5 billion
State Source: Google
Age: 43
The country: USA
Larry Page is the CEO of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. It was created in October 2015 to separate the search engine's core business from other lines of business.
Page founded Google in 1998 with Stanford University student Sergey Brin. In 2016, Google shares rose 18%, boosting Page's fortune by $5.5 billion.
According to media reports, Larry Page is personally funding two secret flying car startups: Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk.
13. Sergey Brin
State:$39.8 billion
Change per year:+ $5.4 billion
State Source: Google
Age: 43
The country: USA
Brin is the president of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Previously led the Google X division that created Google's "ill-fated glasses" (one of Google's biggest failures).
During 2016, Brin sold $760 million worth of Google shares.
The businessman founded Google in 1998 with Larry Page, whom they met at Stanford University.
Brin, being a native of the USSR, is the richest immigrant in the United States and an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's anti-immigration initiatives.
14. Lillian Betancourt
State:$39.5 billion
Change per year:+ $3.4 billion
State Source: L "Oreal
Age: 94
The country: France
Liliane Betancourt is the richest woman in the world, owns 33% of the cosmetic giant L "Oréal with her children. Over the past year, the holding's shares have risen in price by 17%, increasing her fortune by $ 3.4 billion.
L "Oréal was founded by Eugene Schuller (father of Liliane Betancourt) in 1907. In 2011, Betancourt, suffering from dementia, was placed under the care of her daughter, Francoise Meyers-Betancourt. In 2012, Jean-Victor Meyers took over as head of L" Oréal - grandson of Liliane Betancourt.
Bettencourt's relatives also initiated a lawsuit against photographer François-Marie Bagnier. He was accused of exploiting Liliane Betancourt's physical weakness as a confidant for personal gain.
In August 2016, a French appeals court ordered Banier to pay a fine of $400,000 and return assets worth $90 million. Later, a court decision was also made to arrest Banier, he was ordered to pay an additional $170 million. Banier denies his guilt, he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court .
15. Robson Walton
State:$34.1 billion
Change per year:+ $2.2 billion
State Source: walmart
Age: 72
The country: USA
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He ran Walmart for 23 years after his father's death in 1992. In 2015, Rob Walton was replaced as Chairman of Walmart by his son-in-law Greg Penner.
In September 2016, Walmart acquired the Jet.com online retailer. The holding's shares have risen in price by 5% over the past year. Rob Walton still owns Walmart, and his family owns more than half of the company's shares.
16. Jim Walton
State:$34 billion
Change per year:+ $400 million
State Source: walmart
Age: 68
The country: USA
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He manages Arvest Bank, a family-owned bank with total assets in excess of $16 billion.
The businessman served on the board of Walmart for more than a decade before making way for his son, Stewart, in June 2016. Together, Jim and Sam Walton's other heirs own more than half of Walmart's stock, which has risen more than 5% in 2016.
17. Alice Walton
State:$33.8 billion
Change per year:+ $1.5 billion
State Source: walmart
Age: 67 years old
The country: USA
Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Unlike the brothers who worked at Walmart, Alice focused on art projects.
In 2011, Alice Walton opened the Crystal Bridges Museum in her family's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. It features the work of authors such as Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Mark Rothko. Her personal art collection is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
18. Wang Jianlin
State:$31.3 billion
Change per year:+ $2.6 billion
State Source: real estate, entertainment
Age: 62
The country: China
Wang Jianlin is the richest man in China. This has been the case for the last four years in a row. Jianlin made his fortune by building hotels, residential real estate and shopping malls. He owns the Dalian Wanda Group, which has made several high-profile entertainment deals over the past few years.
In particular, in January 2016, the Dalian Wanda Group acquired the American film company Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion (the film The Dark Knight, for example, was created there). Earlier, in 2012, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion. In March 2017, Jianlin's company attempted to acquire Dick Clark Productions (an American television show producer) for $1 billion, but the deal fell through.
At the same time, Jianlin is investing in the Chinese entertainment industry. In May 2016, Dalian Wanda opened Dalian Wanda-City, a $3 billion theme park complex in Nanchang, China. In total, Wang plans to open 20 more such complexes, mainly in China.
19. Li Ka-shing
State:$31.2 billion
Change per year:+ $4.1 billion
State Source: various
Age: 88
The country: Hong Kong
Li Ka-shing is the richest man in Hong Kong and owns real estate developer Cheung Kong Property. Over the past 12 months (as of mid-February), the company's shares have risen by 31%. The businessman also made good money thanks to a jump in the value of shares of the Canadian oil company Husky Energy controlled by him.
Li Ka-shing invested in the Postal Savings Bank of China last year and also announced a $5 billion acquisition of Australia's Duet Corporation, an electricity and natural gas distributor.
One of the largest investors in Asia, Li Ka-shing has invested more than $28 billion in European companies over the past five years. Li Ka-shing's interests include ports, utility providers, telecommunications, real estate, and retail. The billionaire employs more than 310,000 people in more than 50 countries.
20. Sheldon Adelson
State:$30.4 billion
Change per year:+ $5.2 billion
State Source: casino
Age: 83
The country: USA
Sheldon Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands, the largest player in the US casino market. The company's shares rose 23% in 12 months (as of mid-February), which was the main reason for the increase in Adelson's fortune over the past year.
Adelson is actively investing abroad. In September 2016, Las Vegas Sands opened a new themed resort in Macau, China. The project cost $2.9 billion. Previously, in April 2016, Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a $9 million fine to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle allegations of violating Macau's corruption law.
Sheldon Adelson enjoys a reputation as one of the Republican "wallets" and is part of the "inner circle" of President Donald Trump. Adelson donated $5 million to Trump's election campaign, and the entrepreneur invested about $40 million more in the campaigns of Republican candidates in the congressional elections.
The son of immigrants from Lithuania and Wales, Sheldon Adelson grew up in poverty. As a child, he had to sleep on the floor in a cramped high-rise apartment in Boston. The future billionaire began to earn money by selling newspapers. Adelson opened his first outlet at the age of 12, borrowing $200 from his uncle.
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 the large city of Albuquerque, Jeff could not boast of 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 billionaire industry captain firmly believes that his drive to prove the best quality with the best possible services at the lowest possible cost has driven his company to the astronomical success that Amazon has achieved.
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 dollars. 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 man in the world today has a fortune of $131 billion, having made a profit of $19 billion over the past 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.
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 | The country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 | United Kingdom |
| #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 | United Kingdom |
| #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 | United Kingdom |
| #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 | Victor 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 software market. 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 products, chemical technologies, the production of fertilizers and polymers, owns oil refineries and pipelines. And this is not a complete list of her interests.
Twice David Koch happily escaped death. In 1991, he was the only survivor after the plane he was flying in crashed. In addition, he won the battle against prostate cancer. 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 a 17% stake in The New York Times.
6. Amancio Ortega
Capital: $70 billion
The source of this Spanish billionaire's wealth is Zara Inditex, a Spanish fashion line. 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
This is not the first time that the founder and CEO of Facebook is among the top five richest billionaires. His already fantastic wealth has also grown by $15 billion in a year as Facebook stock prices 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 tax cuts in the history of the country in 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 around the world.
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.
In this section, we have collected biographies of the richest and most successful people in the world. The goal is to understand what helped them earn millions and billions of dollars, what skills and abilities they have, what qualities they develop in themselves and what values they are guided by.
As one of them said, in order to become a millionaire, you must first become a person in a million. And we will add from ourselves, in order to become a person in a million, you need to study the stories of successful personalities, try to get into their heads and learn to think like them. We hope our materials will help you with this. We wrote them primarily for ourselves.
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Bill Gates is the legendary founder of Windows, the world's most popular operating system. He is the richest man on the planet for more than a decade, he is also a charismatic business leader, innovator, knight of Great Britain and the father of three children. What events from the biography of Gates and the qualities of his character helped him become what he is?
Warren Buffett is the genius of the financial world, the most successful and unsurpassed investor in the world, who is also one of the richest people on the planet. Do you want to know the secrets of his success?
Steve Jobs, co-founder of the company "", as well as several other companies, including the animation studio Pixar, an innovative businessman who gave the world a lot of interesting, intelligent toys, such as iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc.
Henry Ford
Ray Kroc is an American entrepreneur and founder of McDonald's, a chain of fast food restaurants. For the businessman's contribution to the formation and development of the catering industry, Time magazine in 1998 included him in the TOP 100 most significant people of the 20th century.
Thomas Edison is a famous American inventor and businessman, co-founder of General Electric Corporation. During his professional career, Thomas received 1,093 patents in his homeland and about 3,000 outside the United States. He improved the telegraph and telephone, designed the phonograph. Thanks to his perseverance, millions of incandescent bulbs lit up in the world.
Coco Chanel is an outstanding fashion designer, the founder of a Fashion House, who proved that elegance is impossible without convenience. Her design fantasy includes a little black dress, pantsuit, chain bag and other branded items that create a sophisticated style.
Walt Disney is a legendary American artist, producer and director. The creator of the first musical and feature-length cartoons in the history of cinema, released about 700 cartoons, won 29 Oscars and 4 Emmys, received honorary degrees from Yale and Harvard Universities, and was awarded the highest civilian government award in the United States - the Medal of Freedom. On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, two stars are dedicated to Disney, one for the development of television, the other for his contribution to the cinema.
Richard Branson is one of the most brilliant and talented businessmen in the world, a billionaire, the founder of the international corporation Virgin, a champion in aeronautics, and the owner of his own island.
Donald Trump is an American construction magnate, owner of the Trump Organization, who later became President of the United States. Also known as the owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant, host and executive producer of the reality show The Candidate. Time magazine named him Person of the Year in 2016.
Madonna is one of the most successful women in the world who was able to break through to the top from poverty itself. There was a period in Madonna's life when she spent the night in attics, and sometimes even checked the contents of trash cans in search of food. But it didn't break her. What helped our heroine to break through to the very top and become one of the most influential women on the planet?
Elon Musk is an American entrepreneur, inventor, co-founder of PayPal, founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, member of the Board of Directors of SolarCity. The Model S electric car released by Tesla accelerates to 96 km / h in 2.28 seconds. For his contribution to the commercialization of space, Elon Musk was awarded the Heinlein Prize and received $ 0.5 million (2011). He was named "Businessman of the Year" by Fortune (2013) and "CEO of the Year" by The Wall Street Journal (2013).
Mark Zuckerberg
Pavel Durov is a Russian businessman, programmer, developer and co-founder of the VKontakte social network, led VKontakte as CEO from 2006 to 2014, and is currently the founder and CEO of the Telegram messenger.
Phil Knight is an American businessman, co-founder of Nike, which has an annual income of $20 billion. He is the richest resident of his native state of Oregon, and in 2015 he was in the TOP-20 richest people on the planet.
Mary Kay is an American entrepreneur and founder of Mary Kay Inc., a company specializing in the production and sale of cosmetics and skin care products.
George Soros is an influential investor, financial guru, founder of charitable foundations in 25 countries, father of five children, and also the man “who collapsed the Bank of England”, a supporter of marijuana legalization, a master of market speculation.
Robert Kiyosaki is an investor, entrepreneur, financial advisor, and author of the best-selling Rich Dad vs. Poor Dad series. He is not one of the richest people on the planet, but at the same time, his fortune will seem fabulous to many. We are primarily interested not in his condition, but in what helped him become financially free and independent.
Carlos Slim Elu - what is the secret to the success of the richest man in the world? What needs to be done to achieve such heights? What skills and qualities do you need to develop in yourself in order to climb the podium of wealth and fame?
Zhou Qunfei is the richest woman in China and the richest woman in the world to make a fortune from scratch, as well as the youngest self-made woman billionaire. Founder and CEO of Lens Technology. The company is included in the Global 2000 lists, among its customers are Apple and Samsung corporations.
Someone turns millions and billions, but it's not you yet? Now, to be honest, what do you think when you hear success stories about Her or Him, in which everything goes fantastically well: the first million years at 25, the most expensive car, a luxurious house, several active businesses that inspire assets .... The success stories of rich people, in fact, are too diverse to be “combed” with one brush and taken in a stereotyped way.
It can often seem that rich people became rich without lifting a finger - after all, behind such a successful person there were already mountains of gold, green rustling banknotes donated by their parents, and not taking advantage of all this is a sin.
So that nothing seems, and finally understand the reality for yourself - that you can sit in a soft leather interior of a car, or open a bottle of the most expensive wine on your own terrace, and all this without reference to ready-made soil, we will simply demonstrate 10 real stories of becoming the richest people in the world from virtually nothing. From scratch, without support and golden diapers.
By the way, not all the biographies of the rich people of the world, which we will now tell about, are familiar to you. If you were guided only by Forbes ratings, there will be an opening. Why not expand your own boundaries?
10. Michael Rubin opens the top ten richest people on the planet. The future billionaire and founder of Kynetic sold seeds to his neighbors as a child. At the age of 10, the enterprising boy was already hiring 5 guys to remove snow from neighbors' lawns for a fee. At the age of 14, Michael already had his own store, and at 23, under his leadership, there was a company with a turnover of $ 50 million. Michael's fortune is estimated at 2.3 billion dollars. Almost always strong personalities begin in this way: with the manifestation of an entrepreneurial vein from an early age.
9. Oprah Winfrey will be the only woman in our ranking of the richest people in the world. Yes, not in the first place, but if it were a rating of diligence and dedication, she could be safely given the championship. Now she is 62 years old and her path to success has nothing to do with the story of Cinderella. She can answer questions about how rich people became rich based on personal experience: she plowed and achieved everything herself. Oprah Winfrey was born into a poor family. Mother was a maid and father was a miner.
For the first 6 years of her life, Oprah lived with her grandmother in the wilderness. The American TV presenter herself admitted in an interview that she was raped at the age of 9 and became pregnant at 14. The child died shortly after birth. At the age of 17, Oprah began working as a reporter, and in 1986 she created her own program, The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2011, she launched her own TV channel, OWN. The state of the TV presenter is estimated at 3.2 billion dollars.
8. This guy doesn't make tens of billions like some of the top rankings do, but he does have something in store: almost $10 billion in hard-earned capital. He owns a 7.6% stake in Facebook. Dustin Moskowitz was born into a Jewish family in Washington DC. The father worked as a psychiatrist, but more information about Dustin's family was not disclosed.
7. In the honorable seventh place of our TOP-10 richest people, Canadian-American engineer Elon Musk. He is 12 years older than Dustin Moskowitz. Elon Musk's net worth is $12.3 billion. He founded SpaceX and X.com. The latter, after merging with Confinity, was called PayPal and was sold for $1.5 billion. Musk was born in South Africa. True, the father was a businessman, and the mother was a famous model, so it is difficult to call the family poor. But there is a downside to the coin - Elon was often beaten at school, and this, of course, left a significant mark on the level of self-esteem.
At 12, Elon made his first video game and sold it for $500. It was the first independent earnings on the way to billions. If you look at what such children do from an early age, you can predict future success for them. And success "overtook" Elon.
6. Meet Li Ka-shing, the richest and most powerful man in Hong Kong and Asia. While Forbes was estimating Hong Kong's Superman net worth at $25.5 billion, it has grown to $34. And this is 2015 data. We think Li still did well in 2016. In narrow circles, this enterprising Hong Konger is called "Superman" and is now 87 years old.
Li Ka-shing is the chairman of the boards of Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa, which have a capitalization of about 15% of the Hong Kong stock market. Among the stories of rich people who started from scratch, his is one of the most difficult. For understanding: Lee was born in the family of the most ordinary teacher.
From the fifth grade, Kashin began selling watch straps, and a little later he got a job at a plastic watch factory. 16 hours of work in a factory and after attending an evening school - this is how the Hong Kong guy Li Ka-shing began his journey to the first million. Having gained experience in the factory, he began to trade in plastic flowers himself, and soon headed his own company.
5. The stories of rich people who started from scratch are not the same. Like the story of Sergey Brin, who also falls into our ranking of the richest people in the world in fifth place. Sergey is nothing at all - 42 years old and he is a co-founder of Google. Sergei was born into a Jewish family of mathematicians who moved to the United States in 1979, and the future billionaire was only 5 years old. In 2016, according to Forbes magazine, the fortune of an American entrepreneur with Russian roots was estimated at almost $35 billion.
4. You probably heard about this guy too. Larry Page is an American billionaire who, together with Sergey Brin, created the first search engine, which eventually grew into the most powerful tool for finding any information - Google. Larry was born into a professorial family, and while getting an education at the prestigious Stanford University, he met Brin. The joint launch of Google, as we see, has become a gold mine for the guys. Now the state of Larry Page is estimated at $ 32.3 billion, and this is the 17th place in the Forbes rating, however, in 2014. We dare to assume that in 2 years a couple of billions have increased.
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3. Another example of crazy success without any seemingly chance of it from birth is American businessman Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon is one of the twenty richest people according to Forbes magazine. Adelson once again proves that the richest people on the planet are not those who were born and immediately fell into golden diapers. The son of a taxi driver, a newspaper salesman at the age of 12, a court reporter and even a toiletry salesman. Sheldon got a lot. The future American billionaire was born into a Jewish family. And by the way, he is recognized as the richest Jew.
According to the most recent figures that have been announced, Sheldon Adelson's net worth is $38 billion. Not bad, right? The billionaire receives the main income from his investments in real estate: the construction of casinos, hotels, shops, expo centers, etc.
2. We only write "Mark", and you already understand who we are talking about. And yes, you are not mistaken. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social network Facebook, also enters the TOP 10 richest people in the world. In May, Mark's wealth was updated (talking about money), and the capital amounted to $ 51.6 billion. But the guy is only 32 years old! By the way, like many on the list, he is of Jewish origin. Father is a dentist, mother is a psychiatrist. Mark has 3 sisters. How much do you think doctors could provide for 4 children? While still a schoolboy, Mark developed a network version of the game "Risk", and while studying at Harvard - an internal social network, which he himself did not bring to mind, but the guys came to the rescue: Dustin Moskowitz, Eduardo Saverin and others.
1. The ex-president of Inditex could not be outside our list of the TOP 10 richest people in the world. And, you know, we put it first. While many multiply their income several times, Amancio Ortega, we are sure, is not "lost". It was he who in October last year received the title of the richest man on the planet according to Forbes magazine. But in May 2016, his fortune was estimated at 72.9 billion dollars. If the name of the Indetex company does not tell you anything, then you have heard about the Zara brand. Here Amancio is the founder of this brand as well.
Amancio's father was a railroad worker, and his mother was even "better" a servant. The family was so poor that the guy did not even finish high school, and at the age of 13 he began working as a messenger in a shirt store. Yes, did the 13-year-old guy then think that in 2015 he would lead the ranking of the richest people on the planet? We doubt. Today, the billionaire invests considerable sums in real estate in Florida, Madrid, London, as well as in banks and tourism.
This is how the ranking of the richest people in the world looks like, who started the path to their success from scratch. Are there no borders? They really don't exist. Just act, and any goal will be achieved. Who knows, maybe you will find yourself in the Forbes ranking in a couple of years.
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