Our world is just as materialistic as human and therefore we measure success in the terms of money one worth. Although there are numerous billionaires in the world we have chosen top seven richest people in the world based on their net worth.
The thing which needs to be noted here is that the list doesn't include political or religious leaders and do not forget to follow us for more entertaining articles.
7. Larry Ellison - $60.4 billion
Larry Ellison is the co-founder of the software company Oracle Corporation which was launched in 1997. Though in 2014 he stepped down as the CEO of the company he continued to be involved in it.
6. Carlos Slim- %68.7 billion
Carlos Slim is the chairman of America's largest mobile telecom firm, America Movil. Carlos also holds stakes in many mining, real state, and other business, making him the richest man in Mexico.
5. Mark Zuckerberg - %72.4 billion
Mark Zuckerberg is supposedly the most popular billionaire in the world specifically because of his startup- Facebook, which started 13 years ago in Harvard University dorm room. Since then, Facebook turned into the most famous social media network in a short span of time making him the youngest person on our list.
4. Amancio Ortega - $78 billion
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish business tycoon and the richest man in Europe. He co-founded Inditex in 1975 which is also a parent company of popular fashion retailer Zara.
3. Warren Buffet - $84.4 billion
At the third position, we have the oldest person in our list- Warren Buffet. Warren is known as the wizard of investing because of his terrific sense of investing money in the right place at the right time. He is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns more than 60 companies. Warren Buffet has promised to donate half of his fortunes to charity.
2. Bill Gates- $91.5 billion
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft which produces the most used operating system, Windows. Bill has topped this list several times since 1995. He has handed over the CEO position to Satya Nadella and looks after Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation along with his wife Melinda Gates.
1. Jeff Bezos - $105 billion
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of the most famous online shopping portal Amazon and the famous American daily newspaper- The Washington Post and has topped our list of the richest people in the world with a net worth of 105 billion USD.
These are the richest living people in the world and you should take inspiration from them to build your own worth. Maybe one day, you might sneak into this list as well. Share your views in the comment section below.
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