The richest people in the world: who they are and how they achieved success. Rating of the richest people in Russia (26 photos) The richest people in the world according to Forbes
1. Bill Gates
State:$86 billion
Change over the year:+ $11 billion
Status source: Microsoft
Age: 61
A country: USA
Bill Gates became the richest person in the world, according to Forbes, for the fourth year in a row and 18 times in the last 23 years. More than 40 years ago, Gates and Paul Allen created the world's largest software manufacturer, Microsoft Corporation. Gates now owns almost 3% of his company, which is only 13% of his fortune.
Gates' other investments include investments in the Canadian National Railway, the American engineering company Deere & Co., the waste management company Republic Services, and the auto dealer AutoNation. In 2016, Gates, along with a team of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, created the $1 billion Breakthrough Energy investment fund.
One of the billionaire's priorities is the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation. Its main goal is to improve the healthcare system and overcome hunger in poor countries.
2. Warren Buffett
State:$75.6 billion
Change over the year:+ $14.8 billion
Status source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 86
A country: USA
In 2016, the world's wealthiest and most famous investor became almost $15 billion richer, which helped him return to second place in the Forbes ranking, displacing 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 age 11. With money he borrowed from his father, he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred stock, then sold them at a higher price. True, shares bought for $38 and sold for $40 later soared to $200. Life, Buffett believes, already taught him his first lesson in investing - patience is rewarded.
Buffett and Bill Gates, with whom he likes to play bridge, founded The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic campaign in which billionaires pledge to give at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett himself is going to give 99%. He has already donated $28.5 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos
State:$72.8 billion
Change over the year:+ $27.6 billion
Status source: Amazon.com
Age: 53
A country: USA
Jeff Bezos has been luckier than anyone this year. Shares of the company he created, Amazon, rose by 67%, adding almost $28 billion to his fortune. The growth of the online retailer’s capitalization allowed Bezos to take third place in the ranking of the richest people on the planet for the first time. In particular, Bezos has replaced Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, and Zara owner Amancio Ortega on the Forbes list.
Before starting his own business, Bezos worked at a hedge fund, where he left in 1994 for a simple idea - selling books online. Thus Amazon was born.
In recent years, the billionaire's main passion has been 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 the reusable BE-3 rocket. Bezos’ unusual hobby is also connected with space: together with a team of “underwater archaeologists,” he retrieves parts of NASA spacecraft from the seabed.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
State:$56 billion
Change over the year:+ $11.4 billion
status source: Facebook
Age: 32
A country: USA
Mark Zuckerberg founded the social network Facebook 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 a particularly successful year for Zuckerberg, just like the previous one: rising share prices for his company brought him an additional $11.4 billion.
Zuckerberg takes an active part in managing 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 promised to give 99% of their stake in Facebook to charity. In 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting a second child.
6. Carlos Slim Helu
State:$54.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $4.5 billion
Status source: Telecom
Age: 77
A country: Mexico
Carlos Slim Helu is still the richest man in Mexico, but he has fallen out of the top five richest people in the world. For the first time in the last twelve years.
Slim and his family control America Movil, the largest telecom operator in Latin America. He holds stakes in Mexican companies in the development, real estate and mining sectors, and the consumer goods sector. He also owns 17% of The New York Times newspaper.
During the US presidential elections, Slim harshly criticized Donald Trump. After meeting with him in December 2016, Slim called one of his rare press conferences, in which he called on Mexico to unite against threats from the new US president.
7. Larry Ellison
State:$52.2 billion
Change over the year:+ $8.6 billion
Status source: Oracle
Age: 72
A 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 his positions as 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 18%.
Ellison is a sailing fan and one of the largest sponsors of sailing competitions 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 over the year:+ $8.7 billion
Status source: Koch Industries
Age: 81
A country: USA
Charles Koch and his brother David own the family holding company Koch Industries. With revenue of $100 billion, the company ranks second on 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 brothers’ father.
Since 1967, Charles Koch has held the post of 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 over the year:+ $8.7 billion
Source states: Koch Industries
Age: 76
A country: USA
Along 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, pipeline construction, production of cups and paper towels, etc.
Republicans Charles and David Koch are among their party's most generous donors. The area of their charity is education. In mid-2014, for example, they awarded a $25 million grant to a fund supporting African-American students.
State:$47.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $7.5 billion
Status source: Bloomberg L.P.
Age: 75
A country: USA
The influential businessman and former mayor of New York began his career on Wall Street in 1966. Bloomberg worked at the investment bank 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 resigned as mayor of the city 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: luxuries
Age: 68
A country: France
Bernard Arnault is the 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 (Donna Karan and DKNY brands) and acquired Rimowa, a premium carry-on luggage manufacturer.
Arnault has headed the company since 1989. In 2016, the holding's sales increased by 5% and reached a record €37.6 billion. Shares of Christian Dior and LVMH over the past year have risen in price by 20% and 29%, respectively.
Result: Arnault’s fortune increased 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 Arnault since 2013.
12. Larry Page
State:$40.7 billion
Change over the year:+ $5.5 billion
Status source: Google
Age: 43
A country: USA
Larry Page is the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company. It was created in October 2015 to differentiate the search engine's core business from other areas of activity.
Page founded Google in 1998 with Stanford University student Sergey Brin. In 2016, Google shares rose 18%, increasing Page's wealth 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 over the year:+ $5.4 billion
Status source: Google
Age: 43
A country: USA
Brin serves as president of Alphabet, Google's parent company. Previously led the Google X division, which created Google's "ill-fated glasses" (one of Google's most notorious 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, a native of the USSR, is the richest immigrant to the United States and an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's anti-immigration initiatives.
14. Liliane Bettencourt
State:$39.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $3.4 billion
Status source: L'Oreal
Age: 94
A country: France
Liliane Bettencourt is the richest woman in the world; together with her children, she owns 33% of the cosmetics giant L'Oréal. 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 Bettencourt) in 1907. In 2011, Bettencourt, suffering from dementia, was placed under the care of her daughter, Françoise Meyers-Bettencourt. In 2012, Jean-Victor Meyers took over as head of L"Oréal - grandson of Lilian Bettencourt.
Bettencourt's relatives also initiated legal proceedings against photographer François-Marie Banier. He was accused of exploiting the physical weakness of Liliane Betancourt for personal gain as a trusted person.
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 over the year:+ $2.2 billion
Status source: Walmart
Age: 72
A country: USA
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He ran Walmart for 23 years after his father died in 1992. In 2015, Rob Walton was replaced as chairman of Walmart by his son-in-law Greg Penner.
In September 2016, Walmart acquired online retailer Jet.com. The holding's shares rose in price by 5% over the past year. Rob Walton still owns Walmart, and his family collectively owns more than half of the company.
16. Jim Walton
State:$34 billion
Change over the year:+ $400 million
Status source: Walmart
Age: 68
A country: USA
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He runs his family's Arvest Bank, whose total assets exceed $16 billion.
The businessman served on Walmart's board for more than a decade before giving way to his son, Stuart, in June 2016. Collectively, Jim and Sam Walton's other heirs own more than half of Walmart's shares, which are up more than 5% in 2016.
17. Alice Walton
State:$33.8 billion
Change over the year:+ $1.5 billion
Status source: Walmart
Age: 67 years old
A country: USA
Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Unlike her 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 works by artists 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 over the year:+ $2.6 billion
Status source: real estate, entertainment
Age: 62
A country: China
Wang Jianlin is the richest man in China. He has been like this for the last four years in a row. Jianlin made his fortune by building hotels, residential properties and shopping centers. He owns the Dalian Wanda Group, which has made several high-profile deals in the entertainment industry over the past few years.
In particular, in January 2016, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the American film company Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion (where, for example, the film The Dark Knight was created). Earlier, in 2012, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the AMC Entertainment cinema chain in the United States for $2.6 billion. In March 2017, Jianlin's company tried to acquire Dick Clark Productions (an American producer of television shows) 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 over the year:+ $4.1 billion
Status source: various
Age: 88
A 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, which he controls.
Li Ka-shing last year invested in the Postal Savings Bank of China and also announced the $5 billion acquisition of Australian electricity and natural gas distributor Duet.
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 areas of interest 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 over the year:+ $5.2 billion
Status source: casino
Age: 83
A country: USA
Sheldon Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands, the largest player in the US casino market. The company's shares have risen 23% in the 12 months to mid-February, which has been the main reason Adelson's fortune has risen over the past year.
Adelson actively invests abroad. In September 2016, Las Vegas Sands opened a new themed resort in Macau, China. The cost of the project was $2.9 billion. Earlier, in April 2016, Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a fine of $9 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges of violating the corruption law in Macau.
Sheldon Adelson has a reputation as one of the Republicans' "wallets" and is part of President Donald Trump's "inner circle." 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 poor. As a child, he had to sleep on the floor in a cramped high-rise apartment in Boston. The future billionaire began earning money by selling newspapers. Adelson opened his first retail outlet at the age of 12, borrowing $200 from his uncle.
The richest 50 people in the world have a massive combined wealth of $1.46 trillion. This is more than the annual GDP of Australia, Spain or Mexico.
This data was provided by Wealth-X, which conducts research on the wealth of the super-rich. Wealth-X has a database of 110,000 very wealthy people.
The publication provided data on the 50 richest people in the world. Here they are.
50. Aliko Dangote
Net worth: $14.3 billionAge: 58
Country: Nigeria
Field of activity: investments in different sectors
Source of income: Dangote Group
At the age of 20, Aliko Dangote borrowed money from his uncle to start his own business.
Today, his corporation, Dangote Group, invests in a wide range of economic sectors: food and beverages, plastics, real estate, logistics, telecommunications, steel, oil and gas.
His fortune ($14.3 billion) is the largest in Africa and equals 2.5% of Nigeria's GDP.
49. James Simons
Age: 77
Country: USA
Field of activity: hedge funds
Source of income: Renaissance Technologies
Simons always dreamed big. Ten years ago, he announced that he was launching a fund that would manage $100 billion, which was 10% of all assets managed by hedge funds at the time.
However, his Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund never achieved this goal. It currently manages approximately $10.5 billion in assets.
47. Laurene Powell Jobs
Age: 52
Country: USA
Field of activity: MASS MEDIA
Source of income: inheritance; Disney
Apple founder Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs inherited his fortune and assets, which included $5.5 million worth of Apple stock and a 7.3% stake in The Walt Disney Co.
Jobs' shares in Disney have nearly tripled in value since Jobs' death to more than $12 billion.
47. Lee Joon
Age: 45
Country: China
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Xiaomi
Like many Chinese billionaires of the 21st century, Li Jun made his fortune thanks to achievements in the IT field. His smartphone company became the world's fourth largest smartphone seller three years after its founding.
Xiaomi, often referred to as the "Apple of China," is currently the most valuable private technology company in the world. Its cost is about $46 billion.
46. Charlie Ergen
Age: 62
Country: USA
Field of activity: MASS MEDIA
Source of income: Dish Network
There are legends about Ergen's modesty and thriftiness. They even say that about ten years ago he insisted that all bills coming to Dish be brought to him personally for signature, regardless of the amount in them.
He always has a slightly wrinkled sandwich in his briefcase, which he brings from home. When going on business trips, Charlie does not check into separate apartments of an expensive hotel, but shares a room with his employees. It's cheaper that way.
In an interview with The Financial Times, he explained that his mother lived during the Great Depression and he remembers what it was like to lead a hard life of poverty.
45. Ray Dalio
Age: 66
Country: USA
Field of activity: hedge funds
Source of income: Bridgewater Associates
Ray Dalio's hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, is the world's largest, managing a portfolio of approximately $154 billion in assets across the globe.
Having earned a huge fortune, Ray Dalio has recently begun to think about charity. He took part in the Giving Pledge, pledging to donate the majority of his wealth.
Additionally, last year he shared his investing secrets in a 30-minute video that was viewed by more than 2 million people.
44. Dilip Shanghvi
Age: 60
Country: India
Field of activity: pharmaceuticals
Source of income: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
Dilip Shanghvi is one of the richest Indians. He is the Managing Director of an Indian pharmaceutical company engaged in the production of generic drugs (medicines sold under generic names or a name that is different from the brand name).
Shangvi graduated from the University of Calcutta and began his career in his father's pharmaceutical company. Shangvi founded his company in 1983.
In early 2015, Shangvi became the richest person in India.
At the same time, he remains a generous philanthropist, allocating funds for education, social assistance and other projects.
43. Azim Premji
Age: 70
Country: India
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: legacy, Wipro
He was born on July 24, 1945 in Mumbai. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of one of the largest Indian software companies. This company is called Wipro Limited. It includes Wipro Technologies.
Premji is known for his generosity. He also took part in the Giving Pledge, agreeing to donate the majority of his wealth to charity. In 2015, he was voted the most generous person in India.
42. Len Blavatnik
Age: 58
Country: USA
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: Access Industries
Blavatnik founded Access Industries in 1986. His company began with Russian investments only, but now manages a large portfolio that includes investments in natural resources, chemicals, media and telecommunications, and real estate.
41. Donald Bren
Age: 83
Country: USA
Field of activity: real estate
Source of income: Irvine Company
Donald Bren is the richest real estate tycoon in America and the sole owner of The Irvine Co.
In addition, Donald Bren, like many other billionaires, donates money to charity - education and the environment.
Overall, Bren has donated more than $1.3 billion to charity.
40. Ma Houten
Age: 44
Country: China
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Tencent Holdings
At one time, Ma graduated from a prestigious educational institution - Shenzhen University, after which he was awarded a prestigious bachelor's degree in the field of science and art (informatics).
Famous Chinese entrepreneur, businessman, billionaire, one of the three most significant Internet tycoons in China.
39. Paul Allen
Age: 62
Country: USA
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: Microsoft
American entrepreneur, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, which he founded with his school friend Bill Gates in 1975.
After leaving Microsoft, Paul Allen began investing, particularly in the 2000s. subsidized the creation of the first private suborbital vehicle, SpaceShipOne, which survived two successful civil space launches and thus won the Ansari X Prize.
In 2005, he invested in the construction of a large radio telescope to search for extraterrestrial life - the Allen Telescope Array.
Allen is the owner of one of the largest yachts in the world (Octopus).
38. Lee Shau Kee
Age: 87
Country: Hong Kong
Field of activity: real estate
Source of income: Henderson Land Development
Lee Shau Kee is a major Chinese businessman. He is the founder, chairman and chief financial officer of Henderson Land Development Company Limited.
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. is the property of and an integral part of the Hang Seng Index Company.
This corporation is the third largest in the field of real estate transactions. The company's specialization includes investment, control, construction of hotels, department stores and many other infrastructures.
Lee Shau Kee owns approximately 61.88% of the share capital.
In addition, Lee Shau Kee is the chairman of the Hong Kong and China Gas Company.
37. Carl Icahn
Age: 79
Country: USA
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: Icahn Enterprises
Carl Icahn is an American entrepreneur, financier, and corporate raider.
He received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Princeton University (1957) and then attended medical school at New York University, from which he left without graduating.
Icahn came to Wall Street in 1961. Like many others in the 1980s, he began making his multibillion-dollar fortune through financier Michael Milken's junk bonds. Aikan is considered one of the first to specialize in greenmail.
36. Michael Dell
Age: 50
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Dell
Michael Saul Dell is the founder and CEO of Dell. He started his company in makeshift conditions, providing homemade modifications of the IBM PC.
Despite the many problems that plagued the company, the company was able to not only survive, but also become the most profitable personal computer manufacturer in the world.
In 2003, the company changed its name to Dell, Inc., since by that time the list of products it produced had expanded significantly.
Michael Dell lives in Malibu, California. His house is in 15th place on the list of the largest houses in the world, its cost is estimated at approximately $18.7 million.
35. Li Ka-shing
Age: 87
Country: Hong Kong
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: CK Hutchison Holdings
Li Ka-shing is a Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist, one of the most influential businessmen in Asia (in business circles he has the nickname “Superman”).
Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board of Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa, whose capitalization accounts for about 15% of the Hong Kong stock market.
Li Ka-shing's companies employ more than 270 thousand people working in 53 countries.
34. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Age: 80
Country: Italy
Field of activity: glasses production
Source of income: Luxottica Group
Today, the Luxotica company, headed by Leonardo Del Vecchio, is an entire business empire with many enterprises producing optical and protective lenses, frames and accessories for glasses located in America, China, Italy and Russia.
The company headed by Leonardo has an annual turnover of $6 billion; it has grown and developed only thanks to his energy, business skills and personal enthusiasm.
The production facilities of the Luxotica company, located in Italy, other European countries and Russia, 6 thousand retail warehouses selling the company's products, located in different parts of the world, the work of thousands of people in various specialties made Leonardo Del Vecchio, who spent decades of his life on development of the company, a very rich man.
33. Dieter Schwarz
Age: 76
Country: Germany
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: Schwarz Group
Dieter Schwarz was born on September 24, 1939 in Germany. In 1959, he successfully graduated from a university that specializes in teaching the specifics of commercial and retail trade.
Then, with the help of his father, Joseph Schwarz, he gets his first job at Lidl & Schwarz KG. Having gained certain experience and skills, in 1973 he opened his own first discount store.
A year later, his father dies, as a result of which Dieter will take over the family business. By this time, he managed to open a chain of stores, of which there were about 30.
This was followed by the opening of a Lidl representative office in several countries, such as the UK, France and Italy. Today, stores owned by Dita Schwartz are located in almost all European countries.
32. George Soros
Age: 85
Country: USA
Field of activity: hedge funds
Source of income: Soros Fund Management
His activities are controversial in different countries and different circles of society. He is often described as a financial speculator, as well as a supporter of the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
Considered “the man who ruined the Bank of England,” the scientific term “Soros” was coined on his behalf to refer to large speculators who trigger currency crises for “profit and pleasure.”
Gradually, Soros is moving away from financial speculation and declaring charitable activities, including in the field of education and scientific research. Makes statements about the necessity and usefulness of restrictions in the financial sector, including to reduce the investment opportunities of large financial institutions.
31. Georg Scheffler
Age: 51
Country: Germany
Field of activity: production
Source of income: Schaeffler Group
Back in 1949, Dr. Georg Scheffler, who founded the company with his brother Wilhelm in 1946, showed creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.
He developed an innovative solution - a needle bearing without rings, which became a technological breakthrough in this industry.
Georg Scheffler's inventive spirit and will to win have become an integral part of the corporate culture in more than 35 plants around the world.
30. Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Age: 60
Country: Saudi Arabia
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: Kingdom Holding Company
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, better known as Prince Al-Waleed, is a member of the Saudi royal family, nephew of the current King Salman, entrepreneur and international investor.
He made his fortune through investment projects and buying shares.
Al-Walid is the grandson of the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz ibn Saud.
Al-Waleed holds a BS (Menlo College, 1979) and an MS (Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Relations, 1985). He was also awarded a PhD from the International University of Exeter.
29. Sheldon Adelson
Age: 82
Country: USA
Field of activity: real estate
Source of income: Las Vegas Sands
Adelson is chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, based in Las Vegas.
After the initial public offering of Las Vegas Sands shares on the New York Stock Exchange in 2004, the corporation's activities were significantly expanded.
That same year, Adelson invested $265 million in the construction of the Sands casino in Macau and entered into an agreement with the Macau administration under which he would invest $12 billion in the construction of a complex of casinos, hotels, expo centers and shops.
Adelson is one of the main sponsors of the US Republican Party.
28. Carlos Slim Helu
Age: 75
Country: Mexico
Field of activity: telecommunications
Source of income: Grupo Carso
The future richest man on earth received his first lessons in growing wealth in early childhood.
The father gave each child a notebook and taught them to write down their expenses and income. Then they looked through the records together and analyzed everyone’s condition.
Thanks to this simple rule, the children of Don Julian Slim learned to manage their finances and achieved wealth.
Carlos graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1961 with a degree in engineering. And in 1965, at the age of 25, he began building his future empire, Grupo Carso.
He is currently the richest man in Mexico and owns more than 200 companies.
27. Mukesh Ambani
Age: 58
Country: India
Field of activity: oil, gas, petrochemicals
Source of income: Reliance Industries
Chairman, Managing Director and majority owner of Reliance Industries, India's largest private sector company. His share in the company is 48%.
26. Jorge Lehmann
Age: 76
Country: Brazil
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: 3G Capital
Jorge Paulo Lehmann is one of the richest people in Brazil.
Born in 1939 into a family of Swiss immigrants. He graduated from Harvard University in 1961 with a bachelor's degree. He later took a distance learning course at Harvard Business School.
Jorge Paulo Lehmann sponsors the tennis championships at Wimbledon. He and his partners are actively investing heavily in the Brazilian economy.
25. Phil Knight
Age: 77
Country: USA
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: Nike
As a college student, Philip was a middle-distance runner on the University of Oregon track team, which was considered one of the best in the country at the time.
Despite his nickname "The Stag" and good results in the mile, Knight was considered more of a hard worker than a talent on the team.
In 1971, Nike was created. Today the Nike logo is known throughout the world. And according to many studies, he is generally the most famous. And the company's founder, Phil Knight, is one of the richest people in the world.
24. Steve Ballmer
Age: 59
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Microsoft
Steve Ballmer served as CEO of Microsoft Corporation from January 2000 to February 2014.
Ballmer became the first billionaire in the world to owe his fortune to stock options received from his employer, Microsoft Corporation, of which he was neither a founder nor a relative of the founder.
Ballmer joined Microsoft in the early 1980s. at the invitation of Bill Gates, with whom he studied at Harvard University, immediately becoming one of the main managers and a close associate of the company's founder, Bill Gates.
He led the development of the first versions of operating systems (MS-DOS and Windows).
After resigning as CEO, Ballmer fulfilled his dream of buying an NBA franchise for $2 billion.
23. Jack Ma
Age: 51
Country: China
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Alibaba
Chinese entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba Group. The first businessman from mainland China to be featured on the cover of Forbes magazine.
In 1995, Ma traveled to Seattle as a translator for a trade delegation. In the USA, one of his friends showed Jack how the Internet works.
But trying to find anything about China through Yahoo! showed that the necessary information was completely missing.
Ma, who had previously been completely unfamiliar with computers, decided to open his own Internet company and, with the help of his wife and friend, collected the necessary start-up capital of $2 thousand. Ma called the company that created websites “Chinese Yellow Pages.”
In 1999, Ma and 17 friends founded the Alibaba Group, conceived as a trading platform for small and medium-sized enterprises.
In September 2014, it was announced that Alibaba was preparing to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
The company's official press release said it planned to raise $1 billion, but the actual investment far exceeded these expectations: Alibaba raised $25 billion, becoming the most successful IPO in history.
22. Stefan Persson
Age: 68
Country: Sweden
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: H&M
Swede Stefan Persson has made billions by making designer clothes accessible to everyone.
H&M now has 1,400 stores in 28 countries. Stefan Persson infected buyers with “star fever” by selling clothes from famous designers or simply famous people at affordable prices.
Stefan Persson has long been called the main tailor in Europe. However, not only Europe. As business analysts say, he has very little left to take over the world championship from his main competitor, the American clothing retailer Gap Inc.
19-21. Forrest, Jacqueline and John Mars
Age: 84, 76 and 80
Country: USA
Field of activity: confectionery
Source of income: legacy, Mars Inc.
Forrest, Jacqueline and John Mars inherited a stake in one of the most famous candy companies in the world, Mars Inc., after their father's death in 1999.
Known for their dislike of publicity, the trio owns, but does not participate in the management of, the company that produces M&M's and Milky Way, which their grandfather founded back in 1931.
In addition, they are the managers of the Mars Foundation, which provides money for education, environmental protection, cultural projects, and health issues.
18. Bernard Arnault
Age: 66
Country: France
Field of activity: luxury goods
Source of income: legacy, LVMH
Bernard Arnault is the owner of a controlling stake in the French company LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy). LVMH includes 70 luxury brands - from Louis Vuitton to Hennessy and Dom Perignon.
17. Liliane Bettencourt
Age: 93
Country: France
Field of activity: cosmetics
Source of income: inheritance, L"Oreal Group
Liliane Bettencourt is a French entrepreneur and philanthropist, in the past she was also known as a socialite.
Bettencourt is a co-owner of L'Oréal, founded by her father in 1909. With a net worth of $29 billion, she is one of the richest women in the world.
In 1987, Liliane Bettencourt, together with her husband and daughter, founded the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation (La Fondation Bettencourt Schueller) to support and develop medical, cultural and humanitarian projects. The foundation is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
The foundation, which has an annual budget of £160 million, allocates around 55% of its funds to research and education, 33% to humanitarian and social projects and 12% to culture and the arts. The Foundation sponsors awards for scientists in various fields.
16. Wang Jianlin
Age: 61
Country: China
Field of activity: real estate
Source of income: Dalian Wanda Group
Chinese entrepreneur, philanthropist, deputy of the National People's Congress.
In 1988, he founded the Dalian Wanda Group, investing $130 thousand. In 1989, he became the general director of the state-owned construction company Xigang Housing Development Corporation, which was transformed into a joint-stock company.
At first, Dalian Wanda Group was engaged in the construction of office and residential real estate.
In 2000, she began construction of the company's first commercial real estate project, Wanda Plaza. Currently, 107 such centers have been built in China; shops, hotels, apartments, and entertainment complexes are located on their territory.
Since 2008, the company has been developing the resort area, investing $3 billion in China's largest ski resort, Wanda Changbaishan International Resort, opened in 2012.
15. Alice Walton
Age: 66
Country: USA
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: inheritance, Wal-Mart
Alice Walton is the daughter of American billionaire Sam Walton. Her father founded the Wal-Mart trading corporation.
After his death in 1992, the huge inheritance was divided among his children and his wife. But Alice Walton does not take much part in the company's affairs.
Alice Walton is an art fan. She also sponsors aspiring poets and artists. Helps in organizing various exhibitions and art galleries.
14. Rob Walton
Age: 71
Country: USA
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: inheritance, Wal-Mart
The eldest son of the founder of the world's largest Wal-Mart chain, Sam Walton.
It is Rob who has headed the family business since 1992; he took over as chairman of the board of directors a couple of days after his father’s death. During this time, revenue increased 10 times to $440 billion.
As a child, Rob moved boxes in his father's store. Then he studied accounting and received a prestigious legal education.
Now Rob plays the role of a buffer between management and family: both parties listen to him.
13. Jim Walton
Age: 67
Country: USA
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: inheritance, Wal-Mart
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. He is the chairman of Arvest Bank.
Wal-Mart operates in Mexico as Walmex, in the UK as ASDA and in Japan as Seiyu. It has independent offices in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico and the UK. Wal-Mart's investments in North America have had mixed results.
Jim controls many of the Walton family's businesses, including Walton Enterprises, which has assets valued at $90 billion, a banking network, several publications and small businesses.
Jim Walton sits at the top of Wal-Mart's board and is its CEO.
12. Sergey Brin
Age: 42
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Google
Sergey Brin is an American entrepreneur and scientist in the field of computing, information technology and economics, a billionaire developer and co-founder (with Larry Page) of the Google search engine. Lives in Los Altos, California.
He often speaks to the press and on television, talking about his views on search technologies and the IT industry as a whole.
Brin's company makes gigantic charitable investments. The company's founders said that $20 billion would be spent on this goal over 20 years.
11. Larry Page
Age: 42
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Google
Larry Page is the developer and co-founder (with Sergey Brin) of the Google search engine. On April 4, 2011, he became the company's chief executive officer, replacing Eric Schmidt.
While studying at Stanford University, Page met another graduate student in mathematics, Sergei Brin. Subsequently, they together organized and launched the Internet company Google, which began operations in 1998.
10. Ingvar Kamprad
Age: 89
Country: Sweden
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: IKEA
One of the richest people in the world, founder of IKEA, a chain of stores selling household goods.
Ingvar started doing business as a child, selling matches to neighbors.
Kamprad is chairman of the Dutch registered charity Stichting INGKA Foundation (named after Kamprad). This foundation is the owner of INGKA Holding, the parent company of all IKEA stores.
9. Michael Bloomberg
Age: 73
Country: USA
Field of activity: Financial services
Source of income: Bloomberg LP
Bloomberg is a businessman and the 108th mayor of New York City.
He began his business career at Salomon Brothers, where he headed stock trading and was responsible for information systems.
Michael Bloomberg personally developed a computer analysis system for traders and subsequently opened an online stock trading service.
Bloomberg's empire includes television channels, radio stations, not to mention a worldwide computer network for financial news.
At the moment, the company is one of the leading providers of financial news in the world, the number of company employees has reached 9,500 people in 130 countries. The number of subscribers to Bloomberg LP news exceeded 250 thousand.
As mayor of New York, Bloomberg set himself a salary of $1 a year; he also does not use public housing, living entirely on business income.
8. Mark Zuckerberg
Age: 31
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Facebook
Zuckerberg is an American programmer and entrepreneur in the field of Internet technologies, a dollar billionaire, one of the developers and founders of the social network Facebook. Head of Facebook Inc.
Mark Zuckerberg did not complete his higher education: in 2002 he entered Harvard University, where he studied at the Faculty of Psychology until 2004. At the same time, Mark attended IT courses.
Together with Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskowitz, he began creating the social network Facebook.
Mark and his wife had a daughter last year
.7. Larry Ellison
Age: 71
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Oracle
Larry Ellison is an American entrepreneur, co-founder, chairman of the board of directors and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation, former CEO of Oracle (1976-2014), the largest shareholder of NetSuite Inc., and an initial investor in Salesforce.com.
In September 2014, Larry Ellison stepped down as CEO of Oracle Corporation after nearly 38 years in office, but he remained chairman of the board and served as Oracle's chief technology officer.
In this position, he will remain responsible for managing the development of software and hardware for Oracle.
6-5. Charles and David Koch
Age: 80 and 75
Country: USA
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: legacy, Koch Industries
Charles Koch - American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist; co-owner, chairman and CEO of Koch Industries.
His brother David Koch is his co-owner and executive vice president of the company. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred Koch, the creator of a new method of producing gasoline, and expanded it 2,600 times its original size.
Originally focused exclusively on the chemical and petroleum industries, today's Koch Industries is involved in a very wide range of activities, from polymer production to environmental programs and livestock.
4. Jeff Bezos
Age: 51
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Amazon.com
The head and founder of the Internet company Amazon.com, the founder and owner of the aerospace company Blue Origin and the owner of the publishing house The Washington Post.
In 1994, Bezos founded the online store Amazon.com, with an initial investment of $300 thousand.
In 1997, Amazon.com went public. Since 2000, it has financed the Blue Origin project - the launch of private spacecraft. In 2013, he bought the American publishing house The Washington Post for $250 million.
3. Warren Buffett
Age: 85
Country: USA
Field of activity: investment
Source of income: Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Edward Buffett is an American entrepreneur, the world's largest and one of the most famous investors.
Warren Buffett is one of the richest people in the world and the second-richest person in the United States.
Known by the nicknames "The Seer", "The Wizard of Omaha", "The Oracle of Omaha". The largest philanthropist in the history of mankind.
2. Amancio Ortega
Age: 79
Country: Spain
Field of activity: retail sales
Source of income: Inditex
Amancio Ortega is an entrepreneur, founder (with ex-wife Rosalia Mera) and ex-president of Inditex.
The company owns 5 thousand stores in 77 countries. In addition, Ortega invested in real estate in Florida, Madrid, London and Lisbon, the gas industry, tourism and banks.
Owns a share in a football league and a show jumping field. At the end of 2009, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation awarded Amancio Ortega the Order of Civil Merit.
1. Bill Gates
Age: 60
Country: USA
Field of activity: technologies
Source of income: Microsoft
Bill Gates is an American entrepreneur and public figure, philanthropist, co-founder (with Paul Allen) and former largest shareholder of Microsoft.
Until June 2008, he was the head of the company; after leaving his post, he remained as its non-executive chairman of the board of directors.
He is also co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a member of the board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway, and Gen. Director of Cascade investment.
Most people strive for wealth in one way or another, and rightly so - who in our modern world doesn’t like to live in grand style and not deny themselves anything? But the people discussed below do not dream of wealth; they are already fabulously rich. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the TOP of the richest people on this planet.
The richest people in the world - TOP 10
Prestigious financial and economic magazine Forbes recently published a world ranking of the richest people in the world, which is published annually.
In one year, the number of rich people increased by 13%. Their earnings are increasing every day, and their total wealth has grown to $7.67 trillion.
Who are they - the wealthiest people on this planet, and who is the richest person in the world?
- Bill Gates. This is not the first year in a row that Bill has been number one on the list of the world's richest people. About 40 years ago, together with his friend Paul Allen, Bill founded the Microsoft Corporation, which became the starting point in the successful career of a billionaire. In 2017, the businessman’s fortune increased to $86 billion.
- . An investor who began investing as a child, borrowing money from his father. His first purchase was shares of Cities Service Preferred, purchased for $38 and sold for $40. Warren currently invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and , and his net worth is approx. $75.6 billion.
- Jeff Bezos. Another billionaire who is among the top richest people in the world. His financial situation is $72.8 billion. Jeff made the list due to the sudden rise in shares of the company he founded, and this helped the owner to rank third in the ranking. His business started with a simple desire - at the very beginning, Jeff just wanted to sell people books online.
- Amancio Ortega. One of the richest retailers in the whole world, who made a fortune from the company Zara, which he created in 1975 in a team with his deceased wife Rosalia Mera. Gradually, the clothing brand gained popularity around the world. Ortega is currently investing in real estate. His earnings are $71.3 billion.
- Mark Zuckerberg. The hero of instructive stories and films, as well as the creator of the social network. In order to do what he loved, Mark left Harvard, but this did not stop him from making a huge fortune in $56 billion. His company's shares continue to rise and bring him additional income.
- Carlos Slim Helu. The richest person of Mexican descent. Carlos is the owner of the company America Movil, which provides communications services in Latin America, he also owns shares in various Mexican corporations and a 17% stake in the American newspaper The New York Times. General financial condition – $54.5 billion.
- Larry Ellison. In his youth, Larry managed to study at two universities and even contact the CIA, but true success came to him after creating the company Oracle, the second largest software maker by revenue after . Recently, the corporation has been developing cloud technologies. Larry's capital reaches $52.2 billion.
- Charles Koch. Owner of earned funds $48.3 billion, one of the owners of the holding Koch Industries(the second owner is his brother David). The company is engaged in oil refining. The father of the brothers, who are among the most influential figures in the world of politics, business and philanthropy, created the first plant in 1940.
- David Koch. Second owner of the family holding Koch Industries. His condition is assessed in the same way as his brother’s – $48.3 billion. David and Charles are actively involved in charity work and support the educational sector. For example, they once gave a grant to a fund that helped black students.
- Michael Bloomberg. A Wall Street careerist, successful entrepreneur and former head of the city of New York, owner of a company that searches financial information for clients. Michael is a generous philanthropist who has donated more than $4 billion. The businessman's fortune is estimated at $47.5 billion.
The richest people in Russia - TOP 10
The Russian economy is gradually stabilizing, everything in the financial world is returning to normal, oil prices are rising, and Russian billionaires and millionaires continue to get richer. Rating " Forbes"published a new list of the richest people in the world, but did not forget about the richest people in our country.
- Leonid Mikhelson. Tops all official and unofficial lists. Businessman, shareholder of a gas company, as well as an investor in the Sibur company. His condition is estimated at approximately $18.4 billion- this is the largest figure in the Forbes ranking among Russian rich people. Leonid sponsors art exhibitions and collects various art objects.
- Alexey Mordashov. Alexey has a fortune of $17.5 billion. He is a member of many prestigious companies: Russian Steel, as well as the World Steel Association. He has an online grocery store, has shares in the major travel operator TUI, and is interested in poetry, art and sports.
- Vladimir Lisin. Vladimir owns shares in the company " Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works", he also owns an international transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V.. But Vladimir is not only interested in business: the businessman built a large shooting center “Fox Hole” near Moscow. Vladimir's condition – $16.1 billion.
- Gennady Timchenko. Also included in the list of the 100 richest people in the world. Earnings at the moment are $16 billion. Second owner Gunvor Group, one of the world's largest commodity traders, currently holds shares in Sibur, Transoil and Stroytransgaz. According to American authorities, Gennady is a close friend of Putin.
- Alisher Usmanov. Businessman with a fortune in $15.2 billion, and every year this figure continues to increase. He is the owner of a vast business empire and is recognized as one of the most influential people in the world according to Forbes. Owns a metallurgical company Metalloinvest", the country's second largest mobile operator " Megaphone" and the journalistic enterprise " Kommersant».
- Vagit Alekperov. In possession is $14.5 billion. The head of the Corporation, which is the largest independent oil production company in the country. Vagit also wrote and published the book “Russian Oil: Past, Present and Future” and created the “Our Future” social fund, which supports active citizens in the field of social entrepreneurship.
- Mikhail Fridman. Member of the board of Alfa Group, one of the managers of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The founder of the company LetterOne Holdings S.A (L1), which is engaged in foreign projects in the oil and gas sector. This company created its own investment business L1 Health (shares in medicine). State - $14.4 billion.
- Vladimir Potanin. In eighth place is the owner of the Interros management company, general director and member of the board of trustees of the Hermitage Museum with a fortune of $14.3 billion. Enlisted the support of the government and became the largest investor in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, building the Rosa Khutor ski complex.
- Andrey Melnichenko. State - $13.2 billion. One of the richest people in Russia according to Forbes. Owns assets of major enterprises, including a mineral production company, a coal corporation and an electric power company. One of the founders of MDM Bank, a large industrial empire was built on its basis.
- Victor Vekselberg. Made a fortune the size of $12.4 billion. He is the President of the Foundation Skolkovo", as well as the chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies. Owns shares of the aluminum company UC Rusal, a Swiss company leader in the semiconductor technology market Oerlikon, as well as an international industrial company Sulzer.
TOP richest people in history
Today's entrepreneurs have earnings in the billions, and sometimes the stories of the world's richest people show that the path to the top can begin with a simple accident. But not only modern people are lucky with money - history knows many examples of achieving fabulous wealth, which repeatedly exceed the successes of modern rich people.
- John Rockefeller. Perhaps the most famous rich man in the whole world. His condition was assessed at $318 billion– this is several times more than that of the richest man in the modern world, Bill Gates. He is the creator of the Standard Oil company, thanks to which he received his recognition and wealth. In 1880, Rockefeller held about 95% of America's oil production in his hands.
- Andrew Carnegie. A smart entrepreneur from America, whose fortune reached $310 billion. With a loan taken out in his youth, Andrew bought shares in the Adams Express company, which began to generate good income. It is the largest manufacturer of steel and iron in America. His enterprises Carnegie Steel Company and U.S. Steel turned him into a dollar millionaire.
- Nicholas II. If recalculated in modern money, the Emperor's fortune would reach $253 billion. All the wealth was received by Nicholas as an inheritance from his father. There is no reliable information about whether the Emperor was engaged in increasing his wealth, but the fact remains that Nicholas entered the list of the richest people in the world in the history of mankind.
- William Henry Vanderbilt. A capitalist living in the 19th century and having a fortune in $232 billion. After the death of his father, William received about 90 billion, but in the end he more than doubled it. He owned a railway company and was considered during his life to be the richest man in the world.
- Osman Ali Khan. Ali Khan was born in India, had the title of prince and had a fortune in $211 billion. But not only did Osman inherit the throne from his father, but also his entrepreneurial spirit - he was a global monopolist in the supply of diamonds. In the mid-20th century, its budget was estimated at $2 million (at that time), which was about 2% of America's GDP.
- Andrew Mellon. American-born bank employee. He decided to follow the path of his father, also a banker. At the age of 17, he founded his own logging company, after which he assumed the position of bank manager. At one time he served as America's Secretary of the Treasury, as well as the post of America's Ambassador to Great Britain. His condition is $189 billion.
- Henry Ford. Car king having approx. $188 billion(translated into a modern course). He began his career at the age of 16 as a mechanical engineer, and ended with the founding of his own company, Ford Motor Company. Ford established full production of cars, from the extraction of materials to the production of finished models. To this day, his cars are popular among consumers.
- Marcus Licinius Crassus. A commander from the Ancient World who lived in 115-53 BC. Mark bought houses after fires, restored them and sold them for more money, which is how he built his business. There were rumors that Mark deliberately burned houses in search of profit. The commander was also involved in human trafficking, searching and mining of silver. Mark's condition – $170 billion.
- Basil II. The fortune of the Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian family totals $169 billion. There is practically no information about this ruler. History only knows that Basil expanded the territory of Byzantium and annexed neighboring lands to it. Unfortunately, he was never able to strengthen them - after his death the empire did not survive long.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt. Another rich man with an interesting story. The net worth of the American entrepreneur is $167 billion. Cornelius dropped out of school in the 4th grade out of his own conviction, borrowed $100 from his mother and bought a boat on which he transported people. A year later he already had a capital of $1000 and then he was nicknamed Captain. Then he bought other ships, and soon he had a real flotilla. At 23, he headed the largest intercontinental shipping company in America. Cornelius was also involved in the railroad business.
The richest people in Russia and the world are annually included in unofficial rankings and elite lists of Forbes magazine. What is the secret of their success - entrepreneurship, perseverance or simple luck and fortune? Unfortunately, there is no answer to this question - everyone has their own path, from work to genius.
Every year, the authoritative Forbes magazine presents to the general public another list of the richest people in the world. Of course, businessmen from Russia were also included in the coveted list. In 2018, the publication included over 2.2 thousand people in its own ranking of billionaires. It is worth noting that this figure is 165 people higher than the same figure for last year. Thus, the growth this year has reached 8%.
Even more impressive is the overall wealth of the rich - over $9 trillion, which is 18% more than last year. It is noteworthy that for the first time the prestigious list included rich people from Hungary and Zimbabwe. In addition, the leader of the list for the first time ever was a person whose fortune is more than $100 billion.
Traditionally, the largest number of rich people live in the United States. According to Forbes magazine, 585 Americans were included in the list of the world's richest people, which is more than 25% of the total. But experts suggest that US representatives will soon be removed from their leading position on the prestigious list. Billionaires from China have come close to them. It is interesting that this year there are 50 more Chinese in the Forbes ranking, and only 10 more Americans. In addition, along with China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have firmly established themselves on the list (475 people in total).
The number of representatives of India in the Forbes list increased by 18 people (from 101 to 119), Canada - by 7 (from 39 to 46), Australia - by 10 (from 33 to 43), Thailand - by 10 (from 20 to 30). Russians show an increase of 5 people. However, Russia is still ahead of the United States, China, Germany, and India. It is possible that in 2019 India will displace Germany from the top three. Countries such as Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, Portugal, Georgia, Zimbabwe, and Angola have their own billionaires. The list also included a representative of Liechtenstein, Christoph Zeller, who produces dental implants.
Top 10 richest people in the world from Forbes in 2018
The list of the richest people in the world according to the authoritative Forbes magazine in 2018 included:
- 54-year-old American Jeff Bezos, creator of the Internet corporation Amazon ($131 billion).
- 62-year-old American Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft ($92.9 billion).
- 87-year-old American Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway ($91.4 billion).
- 33-year-old American Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the social network Facebook ($75.6 billion).
- 78-year-old Mexican Carlos Slim, owner of the America Movil holding ($66.9 billion).
- 81-year-old Spaniard Amancio Ortega, co-owner of Inditex ($65.9 billion).
- 68-year-old Frenchman Bernard Arnault, head of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton ($65.8 billion).
- 73-year-old American Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle ($58.5 billion).
- 44-year-old American Larry Page, CEO of Alphabet ($56.8 billion).
- 44-year-old Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google (55.3 billion dollars). Brin was born in the Soviet Union, but immigrated to the United States.
List of the richest people in Russia in the Forbes ranking of 2018
The list of the richest people in Russia according to Forbes magazine was presented in 2018:
- Vladimir Lisin is involved in ferrous metallurgy, transport infrastructure and logistics ($19.1 billion).
- Alexey Mordashov works in the field of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, tourism, and mechanical engineering ($18.7 billion).
- Leonid Mikhelson – gas, petrochemicals ($18 billion).
- Vagit Alekperov – oil, investments ($16.4 billion).
- Gennady Timchenko – gas, oil, construction, etc. ($16 billion).
- Vladimir Potanin – non-ferrous metallurgy ($15.9 billion).
- Andrey Melnichenko – fertilizers, coal and energy industries ($15.5 billion).
- Mikhail Fridman – oil and financial sectors ($15.1 billion).
- Viktor Vekselberg – non-ferrous metals, investments ($14.4 billion).
- Alisher Usmanov – ferrous metals, telecommunications, Internet ($12.5 billion).
Year after year, the famous Forbes publication publishes ratings of the richest and most successful people on our planet. The fortune of each of them exceeds one billion dollars, and the total value of the total capital of the world's billionaires this year is almost 8 trillion dollars, which is an absolute record compared to all previous years.
Moreover, in 2019, the Forbes list of world billionaires was replenished by as many as 233 people – another record. Who exactly entered this “money” hundred and who left it is presented in our article.
Forbes Top 100 Billionaires in the World
Place / Name / Age / Condition / Source of income / Country1 Bill Gates
62; $86 billion; Microsoft; United States2 Warren Buffett
87; $75.6 billion; Berkshire Hathaway; United States3 Jeff Bezos
53; $72.8 billion; Amazon.com; United States4 Amancio Ortega
81; $71.3 billion; Zara; Spain5 Mark Zuckerberg
33; $56 billion; Facebook; United States6 Carlos Slim Helu
77; $54.5 billion; telecom; Mexico7 Larry Ellison
73; $52.2 billion; software; United States8 Charles Koch
82; $48.3 billion; diversified United States8 David Koch
77; $48.3 billion; diversified United States10 Michael Bloomberg
75; $47.5 billion; Bloomberg LP; United States11 Bernard Arnault
68; $41.5 billion; LVMH; France12 Larry Page
44; $40.7 billion; Google; United States13 Sergey Brin
44; $39.8 billion; Google; United States14 Liliane Bettencourt
95; $39.5 billion; L"Oreal; France15 S. Robson Walton
73; $34.1 billion; Wal-Mart; United States16 Jim Walton
69; $34 billion; Wal-Mart; United States17 Alice Walton
68; $33.8 billion; Wal-Mart; United States18 Wang Jianlin
63; $31.3 billion; real estate; China19 Li Ka-shing
89; $31.2 billion; diversified Hong Kong19 Sheldon Adelson
84; $30.4 billion; casinos; United States21 Steve Ballmer
61; $30 billion; Microsoft; United States22 Jorge Paulo Lemann
78; $29.2 billion; beer; Brazil23 Jack Ma
53; $28.3 billion; e-commerce; China24 Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.
no data; $27.2 billion; supermarkets; Germany24 David Thomson
60; $27.2 billion; media; Canada26 Jacqueline Mars
78; $27 billion; candy; United States26 John Mars
82; $27 billion; candy; United States28 Phil Knight
79; $26.2 billion; Nike; United States29 Maria Franca Fissolo
82; $25.2 billion; Nutella, chocolates; Italy29 George Soros
87; $25.2 billion; hedge funds; United States31 Ma Huateng
46; $24.9 billion; internet media; China32 Lee Shau Kee
89; $24.4 billion; real estate; Hong Kong33 Mukesh Ambani
60; $23.2 billion; petrochemicals, oil & gas; India34 Masayoshi Son
60; $21.2 billion; internet, telecom; Japan35 Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
69; $21.1 billion; Lego; Denmark36 Georg Schaeffler
53; $20.7 billion; automotive; Germany37 Joseph Safra
78; $20.5 billion; banking; Brazil38 Michael Dell
52; $20.4 billion; Dell computers; United States39 Susanne Klatten
55; $20.4 billion; BMW, pharmaceuticals; Germany40 Len Blavatnik
60; $20 billion; diversified United States40 Laurene Powell Jobs
54; $20 billion Apple, Disney; United States42 Paul Allen
64; $19.9 billion; Microsoft, investments; United States43 Stefan Persson
70; $19.6 billion; H Sweden44 Theo Albrecht, Jr.
66; $18.8 billion; Aldi, Trader Joe's; Germany45 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
62; $18.7 billion; investments; Saudi Arabia46 Leonid Mikhelson
62; $18.4 billion; gas, chemicals; Russia47 Charles Ergen
64; $18.3 billion; satellite TV; United States47 Stefan Quandt
51; $18.3 billion; BMW; Germany49 James Simons
79; $18 billion; hedge funds; United States50 Leonardo Del Vecchio
82; $17.9 billion; eyeglasses; Italy51 Alexey Mordashov
52; $17.5 billion; steel, investments; Russia52 William Ding
46; $17.3 billion; online games; China53 Dieter Schwarz
78; $17 billion; retail; Germany54 Ray Dalio
68; $16.8 billion; hedge funds; United States55 Carl Icahn
81; $16.6 billion; investments; United States56 Lakshmi Mittal
67; $16.4 billion; steel; India57 Serge Dassault
92; $16.1 billion; diversified France57 Vladimir Lisin
61; $16.1 billion; steel, transport; Russia59 Gennady Timchenko
65; $16 billion; oil, gas; Russia60 Wang Wei
47; $15.9 billion; package delivery; China60 Tadashi Yanai
68; $15.9 billion; fashion retail; Japan62 Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
73; $15.8 billion; drinks, real estate; Thailand63 Francois Pinault
81; $15.7 billion; luxury goods; France64 Hinduja family
no data; $15.4 billion; diversified Great Britain65 David & Simon Reuben
74; $15.3 billion; investments, real estate; Great Britain66 Donald Bren
85; $15.2 billion; real estate; United States66 Alisher Usmanov
64; $15.2 billion; steel, telecom, investments; Russia68 Lee Kun-Hee
75; $15.1 billion; Samsung; South Korea69 Thomas & Raymond Kwok
no data; $15 billion; real estate; Hong Kong69 Joseph Lau
66; $15 billion; real estate; Hong Kong69 Gina Rinehart
63; $15 billion; mining; Australia72 Azim Premji
72; $14.9 billion; software services; India73 Marcel Herrmann Telles
67; $14.8 billion; beer; Brazil74 Vagit Alekperov
67; $14.5 billion; oil; Russia75 Mikhail Fridman
53; $14.4 billion; oil, banking, telecom; Russia75 Abigail Johnson
55; $14.4 billion; money management; United States77 Pallonji Mistry
88; $14.3 billion; construction; Ireland77 Vladimir Potanin
56; $14.3 billion; metals; Russia79 Wang Wenyin
49; $14 billion; mining, copper products; China80 Elon Musk
46; $13.9 billion; Tesla Motors; United States80 Stefano Pessina
76; $13.9 billion; drugstores; Italy82 German Larrea Mota Velasco
64; $13.8 billion; mining; Mexico82 Thomas Peterffy
73; $13.8 billion; discount brokerage; United States84 Iris Fontbona
74; $13.7 billion; mining; Chile84 Dilip Shanghvi
62; $13.7 billion; pharmaceuticals; India86 Dietrich Mateschitz
73; $13.4 billion; Red Bull; Austria87 Harold Hamm
71; $13.3 billion; oil&gas; United States87 Robin Li
49; $13.3 billion; internet search; China89 Andrey Melnichenko
45; $13.2 billion; coal, fertilizers; Russia90 Rupert Murdoch
86; $13.1 billion; newspapers, TV network; United States90 Heinz Hermann Thiele
76; $13.1 billion; brakes; Germany92 Steve Cohen
61; $13 billion; hedge funds; United States92 Patrick Drahi
54; $13 billion; telecom; France94 Henry Sy
93; $12.7 billion; diversified Philippines95 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
63; $12.6 billion; Heineken; Netherlands96 Philip Anschutz
77; $12.5 billion; investments; United States96 Ronald Perelman
74; $12.5 billion; leveraged buyouts; United States96 Hans Rausing
91 $12.5 billion; packaging; Sweden96 Carlos Alberto Sicupira
69; $12.5 billion; beer; Brazil100 Klaus-Michael Kuehne
80; $12.4 billion; shipping; GermanyResults
After reading the Forbes ranking of billionaires, you definitely couldn’t help but notice how many Russian oligarchs are in this ranking. Indeed, after three to five difficult years, Russian billionaires began to get rich again. Over the course of a year, their total capital increased by one hundred billion dollars.For our country's richest people, the crisis appears to be truly over. What are the reasons for this “take-off” is unknown. Analysts are silent, the state is silent. But, as they say: “there is no money, but you hang in there.”
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