Top 9 Richest People in the World in 2017
According to the calculations of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the top 9 richest people of the world are as follows.
Jeff Bezos
With a net worth of $98.2 billion, Jeff Bezos has become the richest person in this world after he surpassed Bill Gates this June. He started Amazon as a simple website for books which went on to become the world’s biggest online shopping site. He also owns a private space company called the Blue Origin.
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and was the CEO of the same till 2000. With a net worth of $89.4 billion, Gates is now just a board member of the company. Along with her wife, Gates founded the “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.” He is also a public figure as he founded “The Giving Pledge” along with Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg which tries to encourage other billionaires across the world to donate heavy amount from their wealth to charity.
Amancio Ortega
A Spanish billionaire known to be the founder of Inditex fashion group (including Zara) is Amancio Ortega with a net worth of $83.2 billion. Ortega’s “fast fashion” became a big hit as it aims to refresh the collection twice a week in the Zara stores. Ortega is one person whose photographs were published for the first time in 1999 as he tried to stay out of the public eye.
Warren Buffet
CEO of the Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet is one investment genius who started buying stocks at the age of 11 and filed tax at the age of 13. He is known as the “Oracle of Omaha” and owns about 60 companies till date. He, therefore, stands fourth on the list with a net worth of $74.3 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is one platform everyone is fully aware of. The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg became the youngest billionaire at the age of 33. With a net worth of $72.2 billion, Zuckerberg ranks fifth on the list.
Carlos Slim Helu
A business tycoon and the richest person in Mexico, Carlos Slim Helú owns about 200 companies starting from banking to telecommunication. Slim’s father was a retailer and owned the company known as “Business Insider.” This was inherited by Slim after his father died. He, now, has a net worth of $69.7 billion.
Larry Ellison
A 72-year-old billionaire with a net worth of $62.1 billion is Larry Ellison who ranks seventh on the list. Ellison is the founder of the software company Oracle, for which he is also the chairman and former CEO. Ellison was the highest paid executive in American before he left his position of the CEO of the company in 2014.
Michael Bloomberg
Holding many positions is Michael Bloomberg as CEO, politicians and philanthropist. Bloomberg founded the Bloomberg L.P. which is an information and media company. As a politician, Bloomberg has served as the mayor of New York City from year 2002 to 2013. And as a philanthropist, he donated about $5 billion for certain causes. Now he ranks eighth in the list with a net worth of $53.3 billion.
Bernard Arnault
On the ninth position on the list is Bernard Arnault with a net worth of $53 billion. After starting as a civil engineer and gaining control of the family business, Arnault bought the brand Christian Dior that helped it avoid bankruptcy. He is the CEO of LVMH and is also responsible for brands like Bulgari, Sephora, Louis Vuitton and many others.
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