Top Richest Person in the World
The Blue Oceans Group released the definitive list of wealth in the world. It profiles and ranks the world’s richest man in the world based on their real-time estimated net worths. Top Richest Person in the World are Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, Carlos Slim, Amancio Ortega, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Mukesh Ambani, Steven Anthony Ballmer, Charles Koch, Julia Margaret Flesher Koch, Michael Bloomberg, and Francoise Bettencourt.
Richest Person in the World with Net Worth
#1. Jeff Bezos- $189.7 Billion- Richest Person in the World
Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur, revolutionary legend, internet, aerospace business tycoon, media proprietor, and investor. Bezos is commonly known as the President, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com.
He became the world’s first Centibillionaire in the modern world. His real-time net worth is $140 Billion.
In his business empire, he built the right products at the right time, such as Amazon.com, Amazon Prime, Consumer Electronics, Amazon Game Studios, Amazon Video, Amazon Music, Amazon Go, Amazon Kindle, and Amazon Wireless, and Amazon Web Services.
He also invested in new companies, such as Google, Uber, Business Insider, Twitter, Workday, Grail, Lookout, Homegrocer.com, Bankbazaar.com, Wasybar Wine.com.
He purchased companies such as Whole Foods, Twitch, Audible, Zappos, IMDB, Goodreads, and The Washington Post.
The above steps and moves made Jeff Bezos create an imaginary wealth and became the world’s richest person again.
His company Amazon is the world’s 2nd largest most market valued company after Apple.
#2. Elon Musk– 155.6 Billion- 2nd Richest Person in the World
Elon Musk is farsighted, futuristic, barrier-free thinker, a sci-fi visionary legend, South African born, Canadian American business magnate. At the age of 12, Musk made computer game “Blaster” and sell it in $500 by sitting at home. First man on this planet, who believes that “ failure is the option”. Elon Musk’s world-class companies are SpaceX, Tesla Inc, Neuralink, Xip2, X.com, Paypal, Solar City, Hyperloop one, Open AI, Neuralink and The Boring Company.
This sci-fi visionary legend made SpaceX by reading books and called “Self-Taught Rocket Scientist” in history. Elon Musk is an unique and beautiful example of the “Art of Failing Successfully.” He is the biggest game-changer of the space vehicle and running reusable theory at a very low cost. NASA is using Elon Musk’s SpaceX technology. Forbes declares as the 21st most powerful man in the world.
#3. Bernard Arnault– $150.9 Billion- 3rd Richest Person in the World
Bernard Arnault is the wealthiest person in all of Europe.
Arnault has a real-time net worth of $150.9 Billion. Arnault is the emperor of 70 brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. He is commonly known as the chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton; the world’s largest luxury product group.
#4. Bill Gates– $131 Billion- 4th Richest Person in the World
Bill Gates is a business magnate, investor, philanthropist, author, and great human being. Bill is commonly known as the chairman and principal founder of Microsoft Corp.
Bill Gates is the second richest man in the USA and 3rd in the world. Most recently, in Feb 2020, he slipped from 1st position to 3rd in the billionaire list. Bill Gates is having a real-time worth of $106 Billion.
Also, he is the Principal Founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. His extraordinarily generous and philanthropist through this foundation is serving millions of lives across the world, especially in Africa. Such humanitarian contributions can not be expressed in words.
#5. Mark Zuckerberg– $105 Billion- 5th Richest Person in the World
Mark Zuckerberg is commonly known as the Principal Founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook. He also owned giant companies such as Instagram and Whatsapp.
He became the youngest billionaire and is the world’s 5th richest man in the world. He is an internet entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Mr Zuckerberg pursued his graduation from Harvard University. He started Facebook in 2004 at the early age of 19.
#6. Warren Buffett– $87.5 Billion- 6th Richest Person in the World:
Warren Edward Buffett, commonly known as Warren Buffett, is the godfather of the sharemarket. Buffet is known as the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
He spends more than 3/4th time reading books and finishes 500 pages per day. He firmly believes reading is the most effective weapon and tools of being wealthy by mind and being a leader. He defines the power of compound interest, the 8th wonder in the world.
Buffett is a great human being and a notable philanthropist also, who donated his 99% of the total wealth for the philanthropic cause via The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He also founded The Giving Pledge in 2009 along with Bill Gates, whereby many billionaires can pledge to give at least half of their money for this beautiful cause.
#7. Amancio Ortega– $81 Billion- 7th Richest Person in the World
Amancio Ortega Gaona is the 6th richest person in the world and a Spanish business magnet. He is the former chairman and founder of Inditex Fashion Group and still owns 60%.
Ortega is commonly known for its global brand chain of Zara clothing and accessories shops.
He owns Madrid-listed Inditex, and eight companies come under this list, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, which has 7,500 stores around the world.
Mr Ortega is a significant investor in the real estate industry in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Chicago, Miami and New York.
#8. Larry Page– $77.2 Billion- 8th Richest Person in the World
Larry Page is commonly known as the Co-Founder of Google in partnership with Sergey Brin. He is an internet entrepreneur and computer scientist.
Larry is also the founding investor in space exploration company Planetary Resources. He also funds “flying car” startups Kitty Hawk and Opener.
#9. Mukesh Ambani– $76.8 Billion- 9th Richest Person in the World
Mukesh Ambani is Asia’s #1 richest, India’s #1 richest, and became the 9th richest man in the world based on real-time net wealth with a net worth of $57 billion. His real-time assets are 2.1% of India’s total GDP.
Ambani is the Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries. It’s an umbrella company that deals in oil & gas, energy, refining, food industry, electronics, petroleums, and telecommunications.
#10. Carlos Slim– $72 Billion- 10th Richest Person in the World
Carlos Slim, Helu is the wealthiest person in Mexico and the 7th richest man in the world. He and his family control one of the mobile telecom giant firms, America Movil.
Slim bought a stake in Telmex from the foreign partners, and it is the only telephone company of Mexico, in 1990. Telmex is now part of America Movil.
Carlos Slim also owns significant stakes in Mexican construction, real estate, mining, and consumer goods. He also holds 17% shares of The New York Times.
#11. Sergey Brin– $68 Billion- 11th Richest Person in the World
Sergey Brin is a Co-Founder of Google along with Larry Page. He is a computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur.
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#12. Steve Ballmer- $67 Billion- 12th Richest Person in the World
Steven Anthony Ballmer was the former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000-2014. He is an American business tycoon, investor owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. He also holds a 4% share of Microsoft.
#13. Charles Koch– $64 Billion- 13th Richest Person in the World
Charles Koch has been the chairman and CEO of Koch Industries since 1967. It is America’s second-largest private company by revenue.
He also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, and Guardian Industries.
#14. Julia Flesher Koch– $63 Billion- 14th Richest Person in the World
As per the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Julia Margaret Flesher Koch is the wealthiest woman in the world. Julia holds a 42% stake in Koch Industries. She is the 11th richest person in the world having a real-time net worth of $63 Billion.
#15. Michael Bloomberg– $62.5 Billion- 15th Richest Person in the World
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is worth $60.5 billion. The Founder of Bloomberg LP may not be among the wealthiest world leaders yet, but he could very well be if his bid for the United States’ presidency is thriving.
#16. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers- $59 Billion- 16th Richest Person in the World
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is currently the 2nd richest woman in the world. She’s also the wealthiest lady not to have made her fortune. Francoise inherited her wealth from her mother Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of L’Oréal founder Eugène Schueller.
Top Richest Person in the World – 16 Billionaires in World (Revised)
- Jeff Bezos
- Elon Musk
- Bernard Arnault
- Bill Gates
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Warren Buffett
- Carlos Slim
- Larry Page
- Mukesh Ambani
- Sergey Brin
- Amancio Ortega
- Steven Anthony Ballmer
- Charles Koch
- Julia Margaret Flesher Koch
- Michael Bloomberg
- Francoise Bettencourt
