Who is the richest person in the world?
Many people have a pretty good idea, even if they’re not an organizer, or interested in the subject at all for that matter. This is a list of the richest people in the world based on real-time assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes.
The majority of the billionaires are self-made self-starters who built business empires in tech, finance, fashion, social media, and sports.
Let’s find out in this article, where we list the top 11 richest people in the world as of 2019. These are the game-changers, and the people who have helped transform and re-shape the world.
Many people have a pretty good idea, even if they’re not an organizer, or interested in the subject at all for that matter. This is a list of the richest people in the world based on real-time assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes.
The majority of the billionaires are self-made self-starters who built business empires in tech, finance, fashion, social media, and sports.
Let’s find out in this article, where we list the top 11 richest people in the world as of 2019. These are the game-changers, and the people who have helped transform and re-shape the world.
Industry: Energy
Net Worth(USD): $54.5 billion
Age: 61
Main Source of wealth: Reliance Industries
Born April 19, 1957, Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian businessman, currently, chairman and he is the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited. After his father died(2002) Mukesh Ambani took over as chairman of Reliance Industries. He now controls about 41% of the company, which owns the world's largest oil refining complex. Ambani has been the richest person in Asia for a while now, and this year, he made it onto the list of the richest worldwide! As of 2019, Mukesh Ambani’s net worth is $54.5 billion.
10. Larry Page
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $55.3 billion
Age: 45
Main Source of wealth: Google
9. Michael Bloomberg
Industry: Financial Services/Media
Net Worth(USD): $59.4 billion
Age: 76
Main Source of wealth: Bloomberg
Born February 14, 1942, Michael Rubens Bloomberg is an American businessman, author, and politician. He is the founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P, the financial data, and media company. Michael Bloomberg has added another $6 billion dollars to his net worth in the past 7 months, which has caused him to regain his previous position of 9th on this list. His net worth is now estimated at $59.4 billion.
8. Carlos Slim
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth(USD): $63.2 billion
Age: 78
Main Source of wealth: America Movil
Born January 28, 1940, Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican businessman, engineer, investor and philanthropist. He is the owner of a conglomerate ‘Grupo Carso’. The conglomerate’s portfolio consists of brands in many industries, such as health care, media, energy, real estate, and retail, he also controls America Movil, the largest operator of mobile phones in Latin America.
7. Larry Ellison
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $65.4 billion
Age: 74
Main Source of wealth: Oracle
Born August 17, 1944, Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman and philanthropist who is a co-founder and the executive chairman of Oracle Corporation. Oracle has become an incredibly successful technical company, now being 40 years old and employing over 139,000 people. Larry Ellison is Seventh on this list of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $65.4 billion.
6.Mark Zuckerberg
Country: United States
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $65.4 billion
Age: 34
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $65.4 billion
Age: 34
Main Source of wealth: Facebook
Born May 14, 1984, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American technology entrepreneur, he is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Facebook. Facebook has become the most popular social media company in the world. And it all started in Mark’s dorm room at Harvard University on February 4, 2004. Mark Zuckerberg is now the 6th richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $65.4 billion.
5.Amancio Ortega
Industry: Retail
Net Worth(USD): $67.5 billion
Age: 82
Main Source of wealth: Zara
Born March 28, 1936, Amancio Ortega Gaona Spanish entrepreneur and founder of the Inditex fashion group. Inditex owns Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, and others. Zara is one of the most popular clothing chains worldwide, Amancio Ortega recently moved back up to the fifth richest man in the world, after other players on the list, have dropped down slightly.
4.Warren Buffett
Country: United States
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth(USD): $84.5 billion
Age: 88
Main Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Born August 30, 1930, Warren Edward Buffett is an American entrepreneur, an investor who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$84.5 billion as of March 20, 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world.
3.Bernard Arnault
Country: France
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth(USD): $89.1 billion
Age: 69
Main Source of wealth: LVMH
Born March 5, 1949, Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate and an investor. He is the chairman and CEO of Louis Vitton Moet Hennessey(LVMH), the world's largest luxury-goods company. Bernard Arnault is the richest person in Europe he’s placed at 3rd on the list of the 11 richest people on earth in 2019.
2.Bill Gates
Country: United States
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $99.7 billion
Age: 63
Main Source of wealth: Microsoft
Born October 28, 1955, Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft and was the second richest man in the world. Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen and has since become the largest PC software company worldwide.
1. Jeff Bezos
Country: United States
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $151.0 billion
Age: 55
Main Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Jeffrey Preston Bezos was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grown up in Houston, Texas. He completed graduation from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. He founded Amazon in the garage of his Seattle home in 1994. The online marketplace went public three years later and has since grown to sell everything from fashion to tech to food, fashion to sports accessories and Amazon's own consumer-electronics products.
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4.Warren Buffett
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth(USD): $84.5 billion
Age: 88
Main Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Born August 30, 1930, Warren Edward Buffett is an American entrepreneur, an investor who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of US$84.5 billion as of March 20, 2019, making him the fourth-wealthiest person in the world.
3.Bernard Arnault
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth(USD): $89.1 billion
Age: 69
Main Source of wealth: LVMH
Born March 5, 1949, Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate and an investor. He is the chairman and CEO of Louis Vitton Moet Hennessey(LVMH), the world's largest luxury-goods company. Bernard Arnault is the richest person in Europe he’s placed at 3rd on the list of the 11 richest people on earth in 2019.
2.Bill Gates
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $99.7 billion
Age: 63
Main Source of wealth: Microsoft
Born October 28, 1955, Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft and was the second richest man in the world. Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen and has since become the largest PC software company worldwide.
1. Jeff Bezos
Industry: Technology
Net Worth(USD): $151.0 billion
Age: 55
Main Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Jeffrey Preston Bezos was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grown up in Houston, Texas. He completed graduation from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. He founded Amazon in the garage of his Seattle home in 1994. The online marketplace went public three years later and has since grown to sell everything from fashion to tech to food, fashion to sports accessories and Amazon's own consumer-electronics products.
- Summary
- Jeff Bezos
- Bill Gates
- Bernard Arnault
- Warren Buffett
- Amancio Ortega
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Larry Ellison
- Carlos Slim
- Michael Bloomberg
- Larry Page
- Mukesh Ambani
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