Forbes found a record 2,208 billionaires, collectively worth $9.1 trillion. Among them are 259 newcomers who made their fortunes in everything from wedding dresses to children’s toys to electric cars.
Forbes has pinned down a record 2,208 billionaires from 72 countries and territories including the first ever from Hungary and Zimbabwe. This elite group is worth $9.1 trillion, up 18% since last year. Their average net worth is a record $4.1 billion. Americans lead the way with a record 585 billionaires, followed by mainland China with 373.
Forbes has pinned down a record 2,208 billionaires from 72 countries and territories including the first ever from Hungary and Zimbabwe. This elite group is worth $9.1 trillion, up 18% since last year. Their average net worth is a record $4.1 billion. Americans lead the way with a record 585 billionaires, followed by mainland China with 373.
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1: Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world, according to the latest annual ranking from Forbes. The Amazon founder leads with an estimated net worth of $112 billion.
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2: William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarian, and principal founder of the Microsoft Corporation. Bill Gates is now second with an estimated net worth of $90 billion.
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3: Investing icon Warren Buffett is third with $84 billion. Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
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4: LVMH Chairman and CEO the world's largest luxury-goods company. Bernard Arnault is fourth with $72 billion.
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5: Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fifth with $71 billion.
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6: Inditex founder Amancio Ortega, owner of the Zara clothing chain, is sixth with $70 billion.
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7: Mexican telecommunication tycoon Carlos Slim is seventh with $67.1 billion.
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8 + 9: David Koch (pictured) and brother Charles of Koch Industries are worth $60 billion.
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10: Oracle chief Larry Ellison, American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation is tenth with $58.5 billion.
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11: Michael Bloomberg is worth $50 billion. Bloomberg is the founder, CEO, and owner of Bloomberg L.P., a global financial services, mass media, and software company that bears his name, and is notable for its Bloomberg Terminal, a computer software system providing financial data widely used in the global financial services industry.
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12: Google co-founder Larry Page is worth $48.8 billion. Lawrence Edward Page is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin.Page is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc.
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13: Google co-founder Sergey Brin is worth $47.5 billion. Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin is a Russian-born American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google. Brin is the President of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc.
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14 + 15: Jim and Rob Walton (R) of Walmart have an estimated net worth of $46.4 and $46.2 billion respectively.
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16: Alice Walton is worth $46 billion. Alice Louise Walton is an American heiress to the fortune of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. She is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton, Jim Walton and the late John T. Walton.
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17: Tencent founder and CEO Pony Ma Huateng is worth $45.3 billion. Ma Huateng also known as Pony Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, investor, philanthropist, engineer, internet and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent, Asia's most valuable company, one of the largest Internet and technology companies, and the biggest investment, gaming and entertainment conglomerate in the world.
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18: Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, who inherited the L'Oreal fortune following her mother's death, is worth $42.2 billion.
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19: Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani is worth $40.1 billion.
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20: Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma is worth $39 billion. Ma Yun known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate.
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21: Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, is worth $38.5 billion.
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22: Steve Ballmer is worth $38.4 billion. Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman, investor and philanthropist who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014, and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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23: Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing is worth $34.9 billion. Sir Ka-shing Li, GBM, KBE, JP is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of the board for CK Hutchison Holdings; through it, he is the world's leading port investor, developer, and operator, and the largest health and beauty retailer in Asia and Europe.
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24 (tied): China Evergrande Group Chairman Hui Ka Yan is worth $30.3 billion.
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24 (tied): Real estate tycoon Lee Shau-kee is also worth $30.3 billion.
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26: Chairman of Dalian Wanda Group Wang Jianlin is worth $30 billion.
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27: Beate Heister and Karl Albrecht Jr., who inherited Germany's Aldi supermarket fortune, are worth $29.8 billion.
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28: Nike co-founder Phil Knight is worth $29.6 billion.
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29: 3G Capital co-founder Jorge Paulo Lemann is worth $27.4 billion.
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30: Francois Pinault is worth $27 billion.
Source : خبرگزاری Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)
