List of rich people from Forbes magazine. Rating of the richest people in Russia (26 photos)

Hello! Today we will talk about the richest people in the world according to Forbes.

TOP 10 richest people in the world 2017 according to Forbes

1. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world

Net worth: 86 billion
Source of earnings: Microsoft
Age: 61
Country: USA

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has a 3% stake in his company, which is approximately 13% of his wealth. He earns the rest of the money: investments in the Canadian National Railway, an American engineering company, etc. The richest man in the world.

Tops the Forbes list 18 times out of 23. Bill Gates earns $6,659 per minute.

Net worth: 75.6 billion
Source of earnings: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 87
Country: USA

The richest private investor in the history of mankind. The main capital is concentrated in Berkshire Hathaway. The largest philanthropist in modern history.

Every year the right to have breakfast with him is auctioned off. The last time such a right cost the buyer $3 million.

The founder of the Facebook network and also the youngest of the billionaires included in the top 10 of the Forbes list.

Net worth: 54.4 billion
Source of income: Grupo Carso
Age: 78
Country: Mexico

A businessman who is actively involved in telecommunications. From 2010 to 2013 he was the richest person in the world.

Net worth: 52.2 billion
Source of earnings: Oracle
Age: 73
Country: USA

A businessman who made his fortune by developing and implementing software. Before the dot-com crash in 2000, he was one of the three richest people on the planet.

Net worth: 48.3 billion
Age: 82
Country: USA

Known as an active politician and sponsor of the US Republican Party. In 2012, he invested 400 million to oppose the election of Barack Obama.

Net worth: 48.3 billion
Source of income: Koch Industries
Age: 77
Country: USA

Unlike his brother, he is less interested in politics and is busy with company affairs. Reinvests about $110 billion a year in its own business.

Net worth: 47.5 billion
Source of earnings: Bloomberg.LP
Age: 76
Country: USA

108th mayor of New York, entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Bloomberg news agency. Rounding out the top 10 richest people in the world.

20 richest people in the world according to Forbes

Net worth: 41.5 billion
Source of income: Louis Vuitton
Age: 68
Country: USA

In 2011-2012 he was among the four richest people on the planet.

Net worth: 40.7 billion
Source of earnings: Google
Age: 44
Country: USA

Chief Executive Officer of Google.

Condition: 39.8
Source of earnings: Google
Age: 44
Country: USA

Developer and co-founder of Google.

Net worth: 39.5 billion
Source of income: L’Oreal
Age: 95
Country: France

The richest woman in the world.

15. Robson Walton

Net worth: 34.1 billion
Source of income: Wal-Mart
Age: 73
Country: USA

Head of WalMart Corporation.

Net worth: 34 billion
Source of income: Arvest
Age: 69
Country: USA

Youngest son of the Walton family, chairman of Arvest Bank. Has a stake in Wal-Mart.

Owner of a network of the largest casinos in Las Vegas. Rounding out the top 20 richest people in the world at the moment.

List of TOP 100 richest people in the World in 2018

21. Steve Ballmer

Net worth: 30 billion
Source of earnings: Microsoft
Age: 61
Country: USA

From 2000 to 2014, he was CEO of Microsoft Corporation. The richest employee in the world.

22. Jorge Lemman

Net worth: 29.2 billion
Source of income: Beer business
Age: 78
Country: Brazil

The richest Brazilian in the world.

23. Jack Ma

Net worth: 28.3 billion
Source of earnings: E-commerce
Age: 53
Country: China

Chairman of the Board of Management of Alibaba Group.

24. Karl Albrecht

Net worth: 27.2 billion
Age: 85
Country: Germany

Owns the largest supermarket chain in Germany.

25. David Thomson

Net worth: 27.2 billion
Source of income: Media
Age: 60
Country: Canada

Everyone still considers him the dark horse of all billionaires. The most secretive of all the representatives of the top 100.

26. Jacqueline Mars

Net worth: 27 billion
Source of income: Mars
Age: 78
Country: USA

Granddaughter of the founder of the confectionery corporation Mars Incorporated.

27. John Mars

Net worth: 27 billion
Source of income: Mars
Age: 82
Country: USA

Chairman of Mars Incorporated.

28. Phil Knight

Net worth: 26.2 billion
Source of income: Nike
Age: 79
Country: USA

One of the founders of Nike.

29. Maria Franco Fissolo

Net worth: 25.2 billion
Source of income: Nutella
Age: 83
Country: Italy

The richest of all the inhabitants of Italy.

30. George Soros

Net worth: 25.2 billion
Age: 87
Country: USA

The man who with his own hands provoked the fall of the British pound on September 16, 1992. He earned more than 1 billion from this event.

31. Ma Huateng

Net worth: 24.9 billion
Source of earnings: Internet Media
Age: 46
Country: China

In the list of the most influential people in the world, he is firmly in the top 50.

32. Lee Shawqi

Net worth: 24.4 billion
Source of income: Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Age: 90
Country: Hong Kong

Chairman of the Hong Kong Gas Company.

33. Mukesh Ambani

Net worth: 23.2 billion
Source of earnings: Reliance Industries
Age: 60
Country: India

For the past 3 years he has been suing his brother over the price of gas delivery.

34. Masayoshi Son

Net worth: 21.2 billion
Source of earnings: Soft Bank
Age: 60
Country: Japan

He made his fortune by introducing Internet technologies into business.

35. Kirk Christiansen

Net worth: 21.1 billion
Source of income: Lego
Age: 70
Country: Denmark

Founder of the Lego company.

36. George Schaffler

Net worth: 20.7 billion
Source of income: Schaeffler Group
Age: 53
Country: Germany

Made his fortune in bearings.

37. Joseph Safra

Net worth: 20.5 billion
Source of income: Safra Group
Age: 79
Country: Brazil

Owner of a banking empire.

Net worth: 20.4 billion
Source of income: Dell computers
Age: 52
Country: USA

He started working at home, selling homemade modifications to computers.

39. Susan Klatten

Net worth: 20.4 billion
Age: 55
Country: Germany

Owns 50% of shares in the pharmaceutical company Altana and 12% in BMW.

40. Leonid Blavatnik

Net worth: 20 billion
Source of income: Access Industries
Age: 60
Country: USA

Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress.

41. Lauren Jobs

Net worth: 20 billion
Source of income: Apple, Disney
Age: 54
Country: USA

Founder of a company supplying natural products in the USA. Steve Jbos's wife.

42. Paul Allen

Net worth: 19.9 billion
Source of income: Microsoft and private investments
Age: 65
Country: USA

Co-founder of Microsoft.

43. Stefan Perrson

Net worth: 19.6 billion
Source of income: H&M
Age: 70
Country: Sweden

The largest shareholder of H&M, created by his father.

44. Theo Albrecht

Net worth: 18.8 billion
Source of income: Supermarkets
Age: 67
Country: Germany

Co-founder of a large supermarket chain in Germany, together with his brother Karl.

45. Al-Walid ibn Talal

Condition: 18.7
Source of income: Investments
Age: 62
Country: Saudi Arabia.

Nephew of the current king. Made a fortune buying shares.

46. Leonid Mikhelson

Net worth: 18.4 billion
Source of income: Novatek
Age: 62
Country Russia

The richest Russian according to Forbes magazine.

47. Charles Ergen

Condition: 18.3
Source of income: EchoStar
Age: 64
Country: USA

Made a fortune in satellite TV.

48. Stefan Quandt

Net worth: 18.3 billion
Source of income: BMW
Age: 51
Country: Germany

It is he who owns most of the stake in BMW.

49. James Simons

Net worth: 18 billion
Source of income: Investments
Age: 79
Country: USA

American mathematician and candidate of the Academy of Sciences. Made a fortune from trading.

50. Leonardo Del Vecchio

Net worth: 17.9 billion
Source of income: Luxottica
Age: 82
Country: Italy

His company develops and supplies glasses, contact lenses and frames.

51.Alexey Mordashov

Condition: 17.5
Source of income: Severstal
Age:52
Country Russia

One of the most recognizable and quoted businessmen in Russia and abroad.

52. William Ding

Net worth: 17.3 billion
Source of earnings: NetEase
Age: 46
Country: China

The richest person in the global gaming industry.

53. Dieter Schwarz

Net worth: 17 billion
Source of income: Chairman
Age: 78
Country: Germany

Dieter actively supports projects in the field of children's education and science.

54. Ray Dalio

Net worth: 16.8 billion
Source of income: Bridgewater Associates
Age: 68
Country: USA

Another brilliant investor. At the age of 12, he bought shares of Northeast Airlines for $300, and a few years later his investment tripled.

55. Carl Icahn

Net worth: 16.6 billion
Source of income: Investments
Age: 81
Country: USA

He started his career as an ordinary stockbroker. Later he became one of the most sought-after financiers in America.

56. Lakshmi Mittal

Net worth: 16.4 billion
Source of income: Mittal Steel Company N.V.
Age: 67
Country: India

In 2008, he was one of the 4 richest people in the world. Conducts business in the CIS.

57. Vladimir Lisin

Net worth: 16.1 billion
Source of income: Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works
Age: 61
Country Russia

In 2011 he was recognized as the richest Russian businessman.

58. Serge Dassault

Net worth: 16.1 billion
Source of income: Groupe Dassault
Age: 92
Country: France

Mayor of Corbeil-Esonne, a southern suburb of Paris

59. Gennady Timchenko

Net worth: 16 billion
Source of income: Volga Group
Age: 65
Country Russia

Specializes in investments in energy and transport infrastructure.

60. Wai Wei

Net worth: 15.9 billion
Source of income: investing
Age: 48
Country: China

I started earning money as an ordinary taxi driver.

61. Tadashi Yanai

Net worth: 15.9 billion
Source of income: Uniclo
Age: 68
Country: Japan

Owner of Japan's largest casual clothing chain.

62. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

Net worth: 15.8 billion
Source of income: TCC Land
Age: 73
Country: Thailand

The beer produced by Charoen's company has become a national symbol.

63. Francois Pinault

Net worth: 15.7 billion
Source of income: investments
Age: 81
Country: France

One of the richest collectors in the world. His collection is located in the Venetian palace Palazzo Grassi.

64. Hinduja family

Net worth: 15 billion
Source of earnings: Hinduja Group
Country: England

The Hinduja company produces cars, military equipment and explosives.

65. David and Sama Ruben

Net worth: 15.3 billion
Source of income: investments
Age: 75
Country: England

In 2007, the brothers were on the 8th line of the Forbes list.

66. Donald Bren

Net worth: 15.2 billion
Source of income: Irvine Company
Age: 85
Country: USA

He made his money in the construction business.

67.Alisher Usmanov

Net worth: 15.2 billion
Source of earnings: USM Holdings
Age: 64
Country Russia

From 2013 to 2015 he headed the list of the richest people in Russia.

68. Lee Gong Hee

Net worth: 15.1 billion
Source of earnings: Samsung
Age: 76
Country: South Korea

Chairman of the Samsung concern.

69. Thomas and Raymond Kwok

Net worth: 15 billion
Source of income: Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai
Country: Hong Kong

The most recognizable Hong Kong businessmen.

70. Joseph Lau

Net worth: 15 billion
Source of income: Chinese Estates Holdings
Age: 66
Country: Hong Kong

The largest shareholder of a real estate holding in Hong Kong.

71. Gina Rinehart

Net worth: 15 billion
Source of income: Hancock Prospecting
Age: 63
Country: Australia

The richest man in Australia.

72. Azim Premji

Net worth: 14.9 billion
Source of earnings: Wipro Limited
Age: 72
Country: India

Engaged in software development in India. He is often called the second Bill Gates.

73. Marcel Hermann Telles

Net worth: 14.8 billion
Source of earnings: InBev
Age: 68
Country: Brazil

Owner of the largest beer company in the world.

74. Vagit Alekperov

Net worth: 14.5 billion
Source of income: Lukoil
Age: 67
Country Russia

He remains consistently in the top 10 Russian businessmen according to Forbes.

75. Mikhail Fridman

Net worth: 14.4 billion
Source of income: Alfa Group
Age: 53
Country Russia

Owner of Alfa-Bank.

76. Abigail Johnson

Condition: 14.4
Source of earnings: Fidelity Investments
Age: 56
Country: USA

Engaged in investing and distributing funds to various companies.

77. Pallonji Mistry

Net worth: 14.3 billion
Source of earnings: Tata Sons
Age: 88
Country: India

Lives in Ireland and is the richest person in this country. A person closed to the press.

78. Vladimir Potanin

Net worth: 14.3 billion
Source of income: Norilsk Nickel
Age: 57
Country Russia

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage.

79. Wang Wenying

Net worth: 14 billion
Source of income: Amer International Group's
Age: 50
Country: China

Back in 2015, he was in 125th place on the Forbes list. He is engaged in the mining business.

80. Elon Musk

Net worth: 13.9 billion
Source of income: Tesla Motors
Age: 46
Country: USA

Founder of PayPal, developer of electric vehicles Tesla Motors, chief engineer of SpaceX.

81. Stefano Pessina

Net worth: 13.9 billion
Source of earnings: Alliance Boots plc
Age: 76
Country: Italy

Owner of a family pharmaceutical company.

82. German Larrea Mota-Velasco

Net worth: 13.8 billion
Source of income: Grupo Mexico
Age: 64
Country: Mexico

German Larrea's company is the third largest in the world in terms of copper production per year.

83. Thomas Peterffy

Net worth: 13.8 billion
Source of earnings: Interactive Brokers
Age: 73
Country: USA

Played a key role in the creation of the Boston Otions Exchange.

84. Iris Fontbon

Net worth: 13.7 billion
Source of income: Quinenco
Age: 75
Country: Chile

The widow of Chilean billionaire Andronico Lexica, who died of cancer.

85. Dilip Changvi

Net worth: 13.7 billion
Source of income: SPIL
Age: 62
Country: India

Dilip's company is the fifth largest drug manufacturer in India.

86. Dietrich Mateschitz

Net worth: 13.4 billion
Source of earnings: Red Bull GmbH
Age: 73
Country: Austria

Half owned by Red Bull.

87. Harold Hamm

Net worth: 13.3 billion
Source of income: Harold Hamm Truck Service,
Age: 72
Country: USA

Owns oil producing companies in America.

88. Robin Lee

Net worth: 13.3 billion
Source of earnings: Baidu
Age: 49
Country: China

Owns the Chinese search engine Baidu.

89. Andrey Melnichenko

Net worth: 13.2 billion
Source of income: Siberian Coal Energy Company
Age: 45
Country Russia

Owner of the largest mineral fertilizer network in Russia.

90. Rupert Murdoch

Net worth: 13.1 billion
Source of earnings: 21st Century Fox.
Age: 86
Country: USA

The largest owner of film companies in the world.

91. Heinz Hermann Thiele

Net worth: 13.1 billion
Source of income: Knorr-Bremse AG
Age: 76
Country: Germany

Active philanthropist. He was awarded for his support of childhood cancer research and assistance to developing countries.

92. Stephen Cohen

Net worth: 13 billion
Source of earnings: Trading on the stock exchange
Age: 61
Country: USA

In America they call him the Supernatural Trader.

93. Patrick Drai

Net worth: 13 billion
Source of income: Altice
Age: 54
Country: France

Founder of the French news channel i24News.

94. Henry See

Net worth: 12.77 billion
Source of earnings: SM Prime Holdings
Age: 93
Country: Philippines

Considered one of the most visionary entrepreneurs in the world.

95. Charlene Heineken

Net worth: 12.6 billion
Source of income: Heineken
Age: 63
Country: Netherlands

Owner of a controlling stake in Heineken. Included in the list of “Tomorrow of your country”.

96. Philip Anschutz

Net worth: 12.5 billion
Source of income: investments
Age: 78
Country: USA

Manages enterprises operating in various fields of industrial activity.

97. Ronald Perelman

Net worth: 12.5 billion
Source of income: Salomon Brothers
Age: 91
Country: USA

Known as the "Corporate Snatcher".

98. Hans Rausing

Net worth: 12.5 billion
Source of income: Tetra Lavar Groupp
Age: 75
Country: Sweden

He sold a share of his company to his brother for $7 billion.

99. Carlos Alberto Sicupira

Net worth: 12.5 billion
Source of earnings: AmBev
Age: 70
Country: Brazil

Bachelor in Scientific Research.

100. Viktor Vekselberg

Status: 12.4
Source of income: Renova
Age: 60
Country Russia

He is at the bottom of the 100 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine.

Illustration: Michael Witte

They account for 13% of the $2,208 billion owned by the top 100 billionaires. The minimum threshold for entry into this elite club is $39 billion, which is 28% higher than last year.

1. JEFF BEZOS
$112 billion, USA

The richest man on the planet, the head of Amazon, became the first billionaire with a fortune of over $100 billion. Shares of the e-commerce giant rose 59% in 12 months, increasing Bezos's fortune by almost $39.2 billion - a record increase. He also owns the Washington Post and the aerospace company Blue Origin.

2. BILL GATES
$90 billion, USA
Gates lost first place in the ranking of the richest for only the sixth time in the last 22 years. Over the past year, the Microsoft co-founder's fortune has increased by $4 billion, but he is far from Bezos' epic leap.

3. WARREN BUFFETT
$84 billion, USA
In January, the 87-year-old billionaire named two senior Berkshire Hathaway employees to vice chairman positions, the first step in a transition plan for the company. For now, however, Buffett, who says he is doing well, continues to run Berkshire, whose shares are up 16% since the start of last year.

4. BERNARD ARNAUD
$72 billion, France
Record profits from the LVMH premium brand empire and the purchase of almost 100% of the Christian Dior fashion house allowed Arnault to increase his fortune by $30.5 billion.

5. MARK ZUCKERBERG
$71 billion, USA
The head of Facebook is now under scrutiny for the role the world's largest social network played in Russian interference in the US election. However, the company's share price increased by 31%, adding $15 billion to Zuckerberg's fortune.

6. AMANCIO ORTEGA
$70 billion, Spain
Much of Ortega's wealth is tied to Inditex, which operates brands such as Zara. The company's shares sank, reducing it by $1.3 billion.

7. CARLOS SLIM HELU
$67.1 billion, Mexico

Slim's fortune increased by $12.6 billion compared to last year, mainly due to the fact that shares of his telecommunications company América Móvil rose 39%.

8. CHARLES KOCH
$60 billion, USA
In November, Koch Industries, with a turnover of $100 billion, announced the launch of a venture capital division, Koch Disruptive Technologies, led by Charles Koch's son, Chase. The company has already become the lead investor in the Israeli medical device startup, investing $150 million in it.

8. DAVID KOCH
$60 billion, USA
The executive vice president of Koch Industries and his brother Charles made headlines in November when their investment arm invested $650 million to buy struggling Time magazine. The total amount of the transaction, where Meredith Corp. was the main investor, amounted to $2.8 billion.

10. LARRY ELLISON
$58.5 billion, USA
In the cloud technology market, Oracle's competitors are Salesforce and Amazon, but despite this, the company's shares grew by 13%. Ellison, who owns a quarter of the shares, is $6.3 billion richer.

11. MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
$50 billion, USA
The former New York mayor continues to run his company, Bloomberg LP, which provides financial information and develops a media platform. He supports a gun control organization that has launched new initiatives to protect students in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

12. LARRY PAGE
$48.8 billion, USA
The Google co-founder and CEO of parent company Alphabet is said to be in talks with Saudi Arabia to build a technology hub in the kingdom. Page's net worth has increased by $8.1 billion over the past year.

13. SERGEY BRIN
$47.5 billion, USA

Page's Google partner is the richest immigrant in America. He is now the president of Alphabet and reportedly uses the company's fleet for both personal travel and to deliver humanitarian aid to remote areas of the planet.

14. JIM WALTON
$46.4 billion, USA
The youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton was a member of the company's board of directors until 2016. He now runs the family bank Arvest.

15. SAMUEL ROBSON WALTON
$46.2 billion, USA
Sam Walton's eldest son was chairman of Walmart for 23 years. Today, Samuel Robson is one of three family members still involved in the company. He and Stuart Walton, Jim Walton's son, are board members, and his son-in-law Gregory Penner is chairman.

16. Alice Walton
$46 billion, USA
Sam Walton's only daughter is not involved in running the family business, but she owns many shares of Walmart stock, making her the richest woman in the world.

17. MA HUATEN
$45.3 billion, China
Ma became Asia's richest man for the first time thanks in part to the success of his Tencent-owned messaging app WeChat, which has nearly 1 billion active users. Tencent also has stakes in Tesla, Snap (Snapchat's parent company) and music streaming service Spotify.

18. FRANCOISE BETANCOURT-MYERS
$42.2 billion, France

Her mother, L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, died in September 2017, leaving her fortune to Bettencourt-Myers and her family.

19. MUKESH AMBANI
$40.1 billion, India
The Indian tycoon returned to the top 20 for the first time since 2012.

20. JACK MA
$39 billion, China
In 2017, Ma took e-commerce giant Alibaba to new heights by partnering with the Olympics for the first time and signing a streaming deal with Disney. Alibaba shares rose 76%, allowing Ma to enter the top 20 for the first time.

I introduced you to the twenty richest dollar billionaires of our time, occupying leading positions in the Forbes ranking. Today I want to bring to your attention TOP 10 richest people in the world in history. It turns out that history knows examples of achieving wealth that are several times greater than the successes of modern billionaires. It is them that I want to consider today as a good motivational example.

TOP 10 richest people on the planet in history.

1. John Rockefeller. The fortune of this famous multi-billionaire from the United States was equal in terms of current dollars, taking into account inflation $318 billion, which is more than 4 times more than the richest person of our time, Bill Gates.

John Rockefeller is the richest man on earth in its entire history and the world's first dollar billionaire. In old dollar terms, he created $1.4 billion in wealth during his lifetime, which was 1.54% of annual US GDP at the time.

John Rockefeller was born in 1839 into a poor large family (his father was a lumberjack, and then became a traveling elixir merchant). At the age of 7, he began working part-time in his neighbors’ garden and got himself a little book in which he wrote and put all his earnings in a piggy bank. At the age of 13, he borrowed $50 to a farmer he knew at 7.5% per annum.

His only official paid employment was a short-lived job as an accounting assistant, which Rockefeller took at the age of 16, having previously completed accounting courses. John did not like that his salary was set less than that of his predecessor, and he soon quit.

Next, John Rockefeller became a partner of the entrepreneur, with whom he opened a joint trading business. Moreover, he borrowed the missing $800 from his father at 10% per annum. Later, he was able to convince a representative of one of the banks to give their company a loan for business development, due to which turnover was significantly increased.

In the early 1860s, kerosene lamps began to spread in America, which increased the demand for oil, the raw material for the kerosene used in lamps. John Rockefeller met a chemist involved in oil refining, and together they created a small oil refining company. And already in 1870, Rockefeller created his main vital asset - the Standard Oil oil company, which began searching for and producing oil.

Developing and increasing turnover, John Rockefeller bought up other oil companies, and was soon able to conclude a profitable deal with railway companies, which allowed him to crush his competitors by reducing the cost of oil transportation. Rockefeller presented them with a choice: merger with him or bankruptcy, and competitors chose the first option.

So in 1880, John Rockefeller became a monopolist oil magnate, concentrating 95% of US oil production in his hands. Gradually he expanded his business to other areas of activity.

It is noteworthy that from a young age, John Rockefeller constantly spent 10% of all his income on charity. Rockefeller died at the age of 97.

John Rockefeller's most famous quote: He who works all day has no time to make money.

2. Andrew Carnegie. American businessman, originally from Scotland, whose fortune in modern currency amounted to $310 billion.

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835, he came from a poor family of weavers who huddled in one room. From the age of 13, Andrew worked in a textile factory 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, and earned $10 a month for his labor. Then he changed jobs to a telegraph company with a salary of $4 a week.

At the age of 20, he left his mother's house as collateral and took out a loan of $500, with which he purchased stock in the Adams Express railroad company. They began to bring good profits to Carnegie, which he began to invest in securities of metallurgical enterprises involved in car building, shipbuilding, railway construction, as well as in oil producing companies.

Thus, having become rich from the growth in stock prices, he was able to become the largest steel and iron producer in the United States by 1885, first forming the Carnegie Steel Company and then the U.S. Steel, which made him a dollar billionaire.

Like John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie allocated a portion of his earnings to charity throughout his life.

3. Nicholas II. The TOP-3 richest people on the planet in the entire human history is closed by the All-Russian Emperor Nicholas II Romanov. His financial condition in today's money was $253 billion.

However, unlike the aforementioned billionaires, he, as a tsar, inherited all his wealth, considered the sovereign’s property, from his father Alexander the Third. There is no information in popular sources about whether he was in any way involved in increasing his fortune; attention is paid only to his government.

As you know, the life of Nicholas II was tragically cut short in 1918, when he, along with his family and associates, were shot by the Bolsheviks.

4. William Henry Vanderbilt. Next in the TOP of the richest people in the world is the 19th century American capitalist William Vanderbilt, whose name is not so well known and there is little information about him. However, he ranks 4th in the TOP of the world's richest people in history - his financial fortune in terms of almost $232 billion.

Vanderbilt inherited a large fortune from his father, who at first did not want to allow him into the family business (he had 11 children in total, of which three were sons), but then, convinced of William’s abilities as a businessman, gradually took him into the share.

After the death of his father, William Henry Vanderbilt inherited a fortune worth $90 billion, and then increased it by more than 2 times. His main asset was the railway company. In 1885, Vanderbilt was considered the richest man in the world at that time.

5. Osman Ali Khan. Rounding out the TOP 5 richest people in the world in history is Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah the Seventh, originally from India. His fortune was almost $211 billion at the current rate.

Osman Ali Khan had a princely title: he inherited the throne of one of the Indian states from his father. At the same time, he was the head of the largest diamond trading business - a global monopolist in the supply of these precious stones. In the early 40s of the 20th century, his wealth was estimated at 2 million then dollars, which at that time amounted to 2% of US GDP.

6. Andrew Mellon. American banker who briefly served as US Secretary of the Treasury and US Ambassador to Great Britain. His fortune was almost $189 billion translated into modern currency.

Andrew Mellon was born in 1855 in the USA and followed in the footsteps of his father, who was also a banker. First, at the age of 17, with the help of his father, he opened a manufacturing enterprise engaged in logging, and then, at the age of 27, he became a bank manager.

Throughout his life, Andrew Mellon worked in various areas of business, and already in old age he held major government positions.

7. Henry Ford. Here, finally, is a familiar name again - the famous automobile tycoon Henry Ford, whose fortune amounted to $188 billion.

Henry Ford can serve as a good example of how to achieve great success and become a dollar billionaire from scratch. He was born in 1863 in the USA into a family of immigrants living on a farm. At the age of 16, Ford ran away from home and went to look for work in Detroit, where he began his career as a mechanical engineer and gradually rose through the ranks.

In 1883, he independently assembled his first car (not for work, but as a hobby), then became a co-owner of the Detroit Automobile Company, and in 1903 founded his own automobile company, the Ford Motor Company. This company began to independently produce cars: first the Ford A brand, but its main success was brought by the Ford T brand, production of which began in 1908.

Ford Motor Company repeatedly faced serious competition, and Henry Ford even suffered losses in this struggle, but did not stop and moved on. He constantly improved production technologies and, as a result, switched to a full production cycle: from the extraction of iron ore to the production of the finished car.

Henry Ford also became famous for paying his employees the highest wage in the United States at that time - $5 a day.

As you know, the business started by Henry Ford lives on to this day: Ford cars are a huge success all over the world.

8. Marcus Licinius Crassus. Ancient Roman commander. Unlike other representatives of the TOP 10 richest people in the world throughout history, Crassus lived all the way back to 115-53 BC. However, he was able to achieve wealth, which in today's money amounted to almost $170 billion.

It turns out that even before our era it was possible to run a thriving business. Marcus Licinius Crassus made his fortune mainly by buying houses for next to nothing that had been damaged by fires, which were a common occurrence in Ancient Rome due to wars, restoring them with the help of 500 hired workers and reselling them at a significantly higher price. Crassus also made money from the slave trade and silver mining.

Marcus Licinius Crassus was known as a very greedy and dishonest man. There were rumors that he even deliberately set fire to houses in order to build a business on it. As a result, he was killed; according to one version, he was executed by having molten gold poured into his mouth, as a symbol of his greed.

9. Basil II. Byzantine emperor from the family of Alexander the Great, whose reign spanned 976-1025. His net worth in today's money was $169 billion.

There is little information about this man, who is among the TOP 10 richest people in the world in history. It is only known that he was able to significantly expand the borders of the Byzantine Empire, annexing other lands to it. What’s interesting is that after his death the empire soon collapsed.

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt. American businessman, father of William Henry Vanderbilt, who occupies 4th position in the TOP 10 richest people in the world. His wealth in today's money was $167 billion.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born in the USA in 1794 into a family of poor farmers. At the age of 11, he decided that studying at school would not bring him anything good (he owns the saying “If I received an education, I would not have time to learn everything else”), he dropped out of school and went to work as a ferryman.

At the age of 16, he borrowed $100 from his mother, with which he opened his own business: he began transporting people on a small barge. A year later, he gave away 11 times more money: $1,100, which he managed to earn from this business.

Then Vanderbilt began to buy other ships, and soon he had a whole flotilla at his disposal. Later he switched to the railway business, and also began organizing transcontinental transportation.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was known as a very tough man, merciless in competition. It is believed that it was thanks to this character trait that he was able to achieve such magnitude.

This is what the TOP 10 richest people in the world in history look like. As you can see, there are both good and bad role models here. But it can still be argued that the majority of the richest people on the planet, mainly US citizens, were able to do it on their own, through investing and developing businesses, coming from poor families and starting from scratch. Which once again confirms the fact that this is possible.

I hope that it was not in vain that I carefully collected this information, and that the information received will have a certain motivating effect on you. Stay on, improve your financial literacy, and perhaps in the future you will be the one who will be able to bring your financial condition, your wealth and success closer to these historical characters. See you again!

Forbes magazine annually compiles a popular ranking of the planet's billionaires, which determines who is the richest person in the world; in 2018, the ranking included 2,124 businessmen with a fortune ranging from $1 to $112 billion. Let's look at the top ten.

Bezos tops the Forbes list, rightfully, as one of the richest people of 2018, having increased his net worth by $39 billion over the past year. The main, first ideological creator of the online store Amazon.com. He is the only owner of a twelve-figure fortune on the planet - $112 billion. Having been successful in the financial sector for many years, Jeff took a risk (1994) with his successful career on Wall Street, deciding to develop an Internet platform and was not mistaken; his rapid success brings profit to this day. Bezos's large income last year was due to increased demand for the brand's shares. The multi-billionaire at the top of the list has a passion:

To astronautics;
Development of modern equipment for passenger transportation of citizens beyond space;
Passion for “sea excavations”, extracting from the depths the remains of the NASSA space shuttles.

2nd place. Bill Gates

Once one of the richest people in the world according to the Forbes rating, he ranks honorably second among the top ten richest people of 2018. The well-known company Microsoft brings a stable income to Gates, who owns 3 percent of the corporation's shares. His fortune is estimated at $90 billion, additional income comes from investments aimed at several progressively developing areas: Canadian Railways, the processing company Republic Services, a car dealer plant. Gates' focus on charitable goals is worthy of praise; special attention is paid to the healthcare system and the poverty of second world countries.

3rd place. Warren Buffett

At the age of 87, Buffett reached the third level of the ranking of wealthy people on the planet ($84 billion). The main way to increase his capital is by investing in many popular companies, such as:

Coca-Cola;
Dairy Queen;
Bank of America;
Many others, more than fifty of them.

Buffett began his career quite early - at the age of 11, investing dollars borrowed from his parent into shares of several companies; his wait was crowned with success. Charity is not alien to this entrepreneur, who has created a family foundation. Despite his sedate age, Buffett continues to actively participate in the affairs of his company, investing, and cooperation with the largest corporations in the United States of America.

4th place. Bernard Arnault

A French capitalist, a connoisseur of true luxury, Arnault returned in 2018 to the Top 5 ranking of rich people ($72 billion). His famous company has the right to sell luxury items from the world's most famous brands:

Hennessy;
Louis Vuitton;
Christian Dior.

By the way, speaking of the latter, the Arnault family entered into a deal with the fashion house in 2017, thereby becoming the sole holders of the Christian Dior fashion brand, which brings a lot to the budget. An increase in demand and sales for luxury products by 13% (about $42 billion) contributed to Arnault rising to fourth place in the ranking.

5th place. Mark Zuckerberg

Despite many conflicting reviews about the famous Facebook network, of which Zuckerberg is the founder, pressure from government structures (the Russian-US controversy after the presidential election), the company's shares began to rise steadily. The estimated fortune of the young genius, who is included in the ranking of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes magazine, is at just over $70 billion. The full owner is actively engaged in his activities (in the area of IT development), collaborating with other popular projects such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus VR (modern virtual reality devices).

6th place. Amancio Ortega

The Spanish textile tycoon, 80 years old, is a shareholder of the largest Zara holding, one of the main components of his capital. Ortega opened his first business with his wife in his first marriage, sewing bath accessories and cutting underwear at home, then mastering the entire Spanish market. 2017 brought a financial loss of $1.3 billion due to a decline in the company's stock prices. An additional tool for stable income to one’s fortune ($70 billion) are annual investments, about $400 million, in real estate of the largest city centers:

NY;
Miami;
Barcelona;
London;
Madrid.

7th place. Carlos Slim Helu

In addition to this American ranking, Slim Elu is considered the richest man in Mexico ($67 billion) in 2018. Owns a controlling stake in the largest Latin American mobile operator. The unprecedented rise in America Movil shares by 39 percent in 2017 had a significant impact on his financial well-being. He is the holder of a 17% stake in the business newspaper The New York Times, and also receives investments from real estate (real estate firm), the consumer market, and the mining segment.

8th place. Charles Koch

An influential American, Koch, who has weight in US politics, business, and philanthropy. A successful 82-year-old entrepreneur, he increases his wealth ($60 billion) by making profits from the production of the oil refinery and other areas of the Koch holding. The family contract, together with his brother, owns the huge, profitable corporation Koch Industries, where Charles Koch presides as chairman of the board of directors.

9th place. David Koch

Slightly inferior to his brother Charles, David Koch topped the top ten “richest people in the world 2018.” The stability of his income is provided by Koch Industries, founded back in 1940 by their father. The company has many industries, in various fields:

Oil refining;
Construction of a pipeline system;
Large-scale production of paper products, glasses, and other profitable projects.

The Koch family pays special attention to the field of education, allocating significant funds for charitable needs, such as developing programs and receiving grants. David Koch's fortune is estimated at $60 billion.

10th place. Larry Ellison

Rounding out the top 10 richest and most influential people on the planet, according to Forbes magazine, is Larry Ellison, a former CIA employee and former CEO of his own business project, Oracle. Net profit for the previous year amounted to $6.3 billion, the main source of income was Oracle assets (price increase by 18%). The company is engaged in cloud technologies. The entrepreneur is a fan of yachting (sailing), and also actively cooperates with charitable organizations. His fortune is estimated at 58.5 billion.

Complete Forbes list

In total, the list of dollar billionaires according to Forbes contains more than two thousand names! You can get acquainted with it by following the link. Unfortunately, it is not possible to translate such a long list, so you will have to read it in English. The list can be sorted by name, age, condition, field of activity and nationality.

The richest man in the world earned more than $3,000 per minute in 2019. His fortune is estimated at $131 billion. And this, oddly enough, is not Bill Gates, who has been recognized several times as the wealthiest person in the world.

The richest people in the world, included in the TOP 10, own more than half of all the world's money. This is data that was published in the IMF report in 2017. Since then, the situation has not changed dramatically. However, new faces have entered the list of the world's richest people.

TOP richest people in the world

According to Forbes, the richest people in the world have long held their positions in the TOP 100 ranking. But the TOP 10 ranking is constantly changing, depending on global market trends.

Thus, the richest person in the world in 2019 is Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon. Its closest competitor needs to work hard to overtake it. Considering that the popularity of the Amazon service is growing every year, experts predict that Bill Gates will lag even further behind.

Success stories: how to become the richest

It is interesting to know how rich people made their fortunes so that they know in which direction they need to move to repeat their feat. Studying another person's success story can often lead to the results you need.

The rapid growth of his income is due to the sharp rise in the price of his company's shares. In 2017, Amazon's value increased by 59%. The businessman is constantly improving the quality of his service, which makes it very popular in the world.

Jeff Bezos is the richest man on the planet

The entrepreneur spent his entire life creating networks for international sales. But he decided to create Amazon only at the end of 1994. He also has a company called Blue Origins, which is developing projects to develop space tourism.

Jeff Bezos is actively involved in charity work. Every year he spends millions of dollars to fight cancer. He also founded the Bezos Family Foundation, the funds of which go to investments in the scientific and educational fields.

Its fortune is based on successful competition with other software companies. Today, most people use Windows on their computers. The use of licensed software and the release of games and other programs by Microsoft increase the income of the organization and its founder.

Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.

He also has a corporation called Corbis, which specializes in the creation of licensed photographs and videos. Its main idea is that over time people will decorate their homes not with paintings, but with electronic versions of them. Today there is active cooperation with leading museums in the world.

bgC3 (Bill Gates Company 3) provides a research center. The entrepreneur invests a lot of money in it to develop software technologies and information security.

Bill Gates is also the founder of the largest charitable foundation named after himself and his wife. The foundation's mission is to improve the world's healthcare system and fight hunger.

It owns more than 60 companies. He invests in various companies, acquiring shares, which allows him to earn income in the long term. Entrepreneurs are most interested in ambitious startups. As Warren Buffett himself says, his intuition about where to invest helps him to be included in the ranking of the richest people in the world.

Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of our time.

Warren Buffett's income has increased significantly since Donald Trump took office. He introduced some tax breaks, which led to a reduction in the costs of this entrepreneur.

Buffett has authored many books related to income generation. He himself is very conservative, so he tries not to invest in areas that are incomprehensible to him. That is why he became one of the last who began to invest money in IT technologies and still ignores cryptocurrencies.

Bernard Arnault

His company has founded more than 70 famous global brands that are controlled by LVMH. His income directly depends on the level of sales. Therefore, his position in the ranking of the richest people in the world is unstable. Back in 2017, he was not included in the ranking of the 10 richest people in the world, but over the year his income increased so much that he was able to immediately take 4th place according to Forbes.

The businessman himself has been awarded several times for his contribution to art in various countries. This is one of the least famous personalities in the world. He tries not to give interviews. If journalists manage to meet him, he remains taciturn.

Mark Zuckerberg

One of the youngest billionaires in the world. The growth of his income is due to the growth of shares of the social network Facebook. Many entrepreneurs are fighting to get shares in his corporation. A distinctive feature of Mark Zuckerberg is that he is only engaged in the development of this company, without trying to found new brands.

It is worth noting that Mark Zuckerberg receives a salary of only $1. All other income is dividends from his company. Despite his wealth, he leads a modest lifestyle. Today he has a wife and child.

Amancio Ortega

His company, Zara Industries, has more than 200 stores in almost 50 countries. The Zara brand is well known and very popular. Expanding online sales opportunities can increase company revenue.

Today, Zara offers cooperation under a franchise agreement, which can significantly increase the number of branded stores in various countries around the world. Favorable terms of cooperation increase interest in the company, which allows Amancio Ortega to increase his income.

The businessman himself was able to fulfill his dream - to create his own unique business model, which allows him to create high-quality clothes at affordable prices. Many people today study this man's success story in business schools. At the moment, he has completely retired and is retired, enjoying life.

Carlos Slim

It owns the largest cellular operator in Mexico. He also has interests in the mining industry and foreign telecommunications companies. An entrepreneur is constantly looking for new ways to diversify his income. In this regard, a 17% stake in The New York Times was once purchased.

Carlos Slim invests in various areas. It has interests in mining, chemicals, construction and other areas of the economy. Moreover, he buys not only shares of Mexican companies.

The entrepreneur himself is a widower. He has 6 children, three of whom hold positions in his business empire. He did not inherit millions, but he always had a stable income and sought to increase his wealth. Throughout his life, Carlos Slim was distinguished by frugality and a modest lifestyle.

Charles and David Koch

They are co-owners of Koch Industries, which works to create wealth in various industries. They once bought shares from their brothers in order to take control of their father's organization after his death. Today this company employs more than 100 thousand people. The products they produce are successfully sold not only in the USA, but also in Latin America, Europe and Russia.

These brothers are quite intelligent and calm. Their main merit lies in the fact that they inspire each of their employees that their work is their property. Therefore, everyone is obliged to work in such a way as to preserve their capital and increase it.

It is worth noting that this approach and a generous inheritance helped the brothers build a successful business empire.

Larry Ellison

He is considered the second person after Bill Gates in the field of software production. Its software is actively used in financial, credit and other commercial structures. It helps to establish business processes. Today, the company is actively developing cloud technologies, which has allowed its share price to increase by 18%. He left the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming the technical director of the organization.

The businessman always demanded complete dedication from his employees, as a result of which his company became one of the most dynamically developing in the world. As head of the corporation, he pursued an aggressive policy. Customers were often deceived, and any methods were used to fight competitors. The decision to leave the post of head of Oracle is connected with another marriage.

The richest people on the planet for 2018.