10 Richest People in the World

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Who is the richest man in 2017?

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates in July to become not only the world’s richest man, but the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $95.1 billion.Bezos, who bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million, owns about 17% of Amazon.com, which is part of what buoyed him to the world’s richest man.

1. Jeff Bezos

Image result for jeff bezos picsThe 53-year-old CEO of Amazon, launched the retail giant in 1994 after leaving his New York hedge fund job. Initially an online book retailer operated out of Bezos’s garage in Seattle, Amazon.com grew to become the world’s largest online shopping retailer, now worth over $430 billion, according to CNBC.

Net worth-
$95.1 B
AGE
53
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Amazon.com, Self Made 

2. Bill Gates

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He was Microsoft’s CEO until 2000, and was the company’s chairman and largest shareholder until 2014. Gates is still a member of the board and serves as a technology adviser for the company.He remains a board member of Microsoft, the software firm he founded with Paul Allen in 1975.

Net worth-
$88.9 B 
AGE
62
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Microsoft, Self Made


 3. Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is an iconic figure and investment genius who bought his first stock when he was just 11 years old and filed his first taxes at age 13. Nicknamed the Oracle of Omaha, Buffett owns more than 60 companies.

Net worth-
$77.7 B 
AGE
87
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Berkshire Hathaway, Self Made

4. Amancio Ortega

Ortega, 81, is also the wealthiest retailer in the world and owns 59% of Inditex, which operates 7,000 stores worldwide. He stepped down as chairman of the company in 2011.Ortega typically earns more than $400 million in dividends a year.

 Net worth-
$74.8 B 

 AGE
81

 SOURCE OF WEALTH
Zara, Self Made

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg was only a sophomore at Harvard University when he created the first version of Facebook in 2004. The company is now worth $400 billion.Zuckerberg, the youngest of the world’s top billionaires at 33.

Net worth- 
$74.3 B
AGE
33
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Facebook, Self Made

6. Carlos Slim Helu

Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helú is the richest person in Mexico, and owns more than 200 companies in industries ranging from banking to retail to telecommunications.His influence extends outside of Mexico as well. He now owns 17% of the New York Times — the largest individual shareholder of The Grey Lady.

Net worth-
$64.9 B 


AGE
77
SOURCE OF WEALTH
telecom, Self Made

7. Bernard Arnault

The 68-year-old began his career as a civil engineer and gained control of his family parent company, Groupe Arnault. In the 1980s, he bought fashion brand Christian Dior — a move that avoided bankruptcy for the brand.

Net worth-
$63.8 B 
AGE
68
SOURCE OF WEALTH
LVMH

8. Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison, the founder, chairman and former CEO of software company Oracle, came from humble beginnings.Oracle moved into hardware with its 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion.

Net worth-
$59.7 B


AGE
73
SOURCE OF WEALTH
software, Self Made


9. Charles and David Koch (tied)

Charles Koch-

Charles Koch has been chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, America's second largest private company, since 1967.

Net worth-

$48.2 B
AGE
82
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Koch Industries





David Koch-

David Koch shares majority control of Koch Industries, U.S's second largest private firm, with his brother Charles.The Kansas native lives in New York City, and oversees Koch's chemical technology group.

Net worth-

$48.2 B
AGE
77
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Koch Industries

10. Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981.
He retains an 88% stake in the business, which has revenue north of $9 billion.

Net worth-
$47.7 B
AGE
75
SOURCE OF WEALTH
Bloomberg LP, Self Made






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