Who are the wealthiest individuals in the world? When you think about it, it is certain that some would come to mind. Those people are game-changers and have changed the world. We have used data from Forbes to make this ranking.
10. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $60.5 Billion
He is an entrepreneur from Spain who has founded Inditex fashion group, which includes Zara – one of the biggest clothing chains.
Amancio used to be in number 5 in this ranking, but his recent loss of $20 moved him to 10th place and made his net worth $60.5 billion.
9. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $61.3 Billion
Sergey Brin is one of the founders of Google. As we all know, it has since then completely changed the whole world. Sergey’s net worth is $61.3 billion.
8. Larry Page
Net Worth: $63.6 Billion
Larry Page is the other founder of Google, which has acquired many other companies like YouTube in the recent years.
7. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $65.4 Billion
He is the owner of the NBA Team Los Angeles Clippers, and used to be the CEO of Microsoft. His net worth is around $65.4 billion, putting him in the 7th place.
6. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $66.4 Billion
He is one of the founders of the hugely successful Oracle Corporation. Before 2014 he was also the CEO of the company. The tech firm has been on the market for more than 39 years and currently employs 136,000 people. Ellison’s wealth is $66.4 billion.
5. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $89.9 Billion
He is a very well-known entrepreneur and investor from the US. He is also the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Many traders seek his advice and find him to be an inspiration.
His net worth is $89.9 billion, but this hasn’t changed the way he lives – he is still in hid old house from back in the day.
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $86.5 Billion
He is the founder of Facebook. The giant has become the most valuable social media company in the world. He launched Facebook when he was in college. There was a drop in his wealth and the stock price of the company after the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Mark takes the 4th place in the list with $86.5 billion.
3. Bernard Arnault
Net Worth: $94.1 Billion
He is the CEO of LVMH which was made by merging Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey. He used to be in 14th place in this list, but since then has advanced to 3rd.
2. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $106.5 Billion
He is one of the founders of Microsoft, and used to be the wealthiest man in the world many consecutive years. His estimated net worth is roughly $106.5 billion.
1. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $146.9 Billion
He is the founder of Amazon, which is one of the most popular e-commerce businesses. It used to be an online bookstore, but quickly took off and changed.
Since 2020, he has become the wealthiest man in the world. Amazon has Wholefoods and launched drone delivery in recent years. Jeff went through a divorce recently and lost 4% of Amazon to his ex-wife. Many believe that he will become a trillionaire at some point in the future.