Who is the richest of the year? The richest man in the world. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world
This year, the Forbes list included 2,043 of the world's richest people. It includes tycoons with a net worth of more than US$1 billion. The names of the largest billionaires are known to most people on the planet. Many of them became popular not only due to their impressive financial capital, but also because of active charitable activities. The world's richest people 2017 Forbes list, which is presented below, includes ten tycoons whose wealth exceeds $30 billion.
Net worth: $34 billion
One of the wealthiest people in the world according to Forbes for 2017. The French billionaire has a fortune that is equivalent to 34 billion US dollars. The tycoon owns a controlling stake in LVMH, which produces luxury items known under brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Guerlain, Chaumet, etc. The company was created back in 1987 with the merger of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton, resulting in the LVMH group rightfully became a leader in her sector. Bernard Arnault is Commander of the Legion of Honor.
Net worth: $48.1 billion
A fairly wealthy man who holds far from modest positions on the list of rich people. His capital as of 2017 was $48.1 billion. He is the creator and owner of the Bloomberg news agency. This company is a leading provider of financial news around the world. The billionaire became the owner of the Order of the British Empire and received the title of Honorary Knight Commander.
Net worth: $48.3 billion
The world's wealthiest brothers, whose capital, if divided equally, is 48.3 billion US dollars national currency. They own equal shares of the Koch Industies corporation, which brings them the main profit. The company's subsidiaries are Flint Hill Resources, Koch AG & Energy Solutions, Koch chemical Technology, Koch Minerals and INVISTA. It is known that the richest relatives are not averse to making their contribution to charity.
Net worth: $52.2 billion
is the world's largest financial tycoon, whose income is far from modest. His capital is estimated at 52.2 billion US dollars. The billionaire is the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, which is considered the second largest software manufacturer after Microsoft. Ellison is also a shareholder of NetSuite, which provides application access services to midsize businesses. The tycoon has maintained a strong position in the top ten richest people in the world for decades.
Net worth: $54 billion
The richest Mexican in history, who in 2017 took sixth position on the Forbes list of the richest people in the world. Financial condition The entrepreneur is valued at 54 billion US dollars. The billionaire owns the largest holding company, Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V., which controls many Mexican companies. The tycoon is the largest philanthropist in the entire world. It finances medical, cultural, and educational projects. With the assistance of the tycoon, a few years ago an art museum was opened in Mexico City called Soumaya.
Net worth: $56 billion
placed in the middle on the list of the richest people for 2017. Founder social network Facebook is the owner of a capital of 56 billion US dollars. This is the youngest billionaire in history, who currently owns about 24 percent of the shares of the network that he created. Zuckerberg launched the construction of a 280-hectare family estate on the coast of the island of Kauai. The purchase of land cost the entrepreneur $100 million. The billionaire and his wife are currently actively involved in charity work.
Net worth: $71.3 billion
The largest Spanish entrepreneur, occupying Forbes version fourth place in the list of richest people. As of 2017, the billionaire's fortune amounted to 71.3 billion US dollars. He is the founder and former president of the largest clothing chain chain Inditex. This company has over 6,500 stores located in 90 countries. Ortega is also a real estate investor in cities such as London, Florida and Madrid. The billionaire also invests in the gas industry, banks and tourism. In addition, he owns a share in the football league.
Net worth: $72.8 billion
is a financial tycoon worthy of the top three. According to information provided by Forbes, the businessman's capital is estimated at 72.8 billion US dollars. The creator of the Amazon online store is also the owner of the private aerospace company Blue Origin. The entrepreneur also owns Publishing House Washington Post. The largest online store was founded in 1994, the initial investment for the development of which amounted to about three hundred thousand US dollars. It was the Internet business that made up the lion's share of Bezos' capital.
Net worth: $75.6 billion
as Forbes notes, he is the wealthiest among the largest financial magnates. The entrepreneur has a fortune estimated at 75.6 billion US dollars. Buffett is also considered the largest philanthropist in history. In 2010, the billionaire gave approximately $37 billion to five charities, which amounted to approximately fifty percent of his entire wealth. Despite his enormous wealth, Buffett is not a fan of luxury items and eats at fast food chains, one of which he purchased for himself.
Net worth: $86 billion
The richest man in the world, whose net worth today is as much as $86 billion. Almost half a century ago, the billionaire created, together with Paul Allen, the software corporation Microsovt, which became the largest in the world. Gates owns about 3 percent of his company, which is about 13% of his total wealth to date. The rich man also invests his investments in the development of other areas that bring impressive profits to their co-owner.
Ecuadorian authorities have denied Julian Assange asylum at the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks was detained by British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why are they taking revenge on Assange and what awaits him?
Australian programmer and journalist Julian Assange became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, which he founded, published secret documents from the US State Department in 2010, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But it was quite difficult to find out who the police, supporting by the arms, were leading out of the building. Assange had grown a beard and looked nothing like the energetic man he had previously appeared in photographs.
According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange was denied asylum due to his repeated violations of international conventions.
He is expected to remain in custody at a central London police station until he appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Why is the President of Ecuador accused of treason?
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the current government's decision the biggest betrayal in the country's history. “What he (Moreno - editor’s note) did is a crime that humanity will never forget,” Correa said.
London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has triumphed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. “The hand of “democracy” is squeezing the throat of freedom,” she noted. The Kremlin expressed hope that the rights of the arrested person will be respected.
Ecuador sheltered Assange because the former president had left-of-center views, criticized U.S. policies and welcomed WikiLeaks' release of secret documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to personally meet Correa: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.
However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, and the country set a course towards rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange “a stone in his shoe” and immediately made it clear that his stay on the embassy premises would not be prolonged.
According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador for a visit. Then everything was decided. “You have no doubt: Lenin is simply a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans on the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador is supposedly continuing the dialogue,” Correa said in an interview with the Russia Today channel.
How Assange made new enemies
The day before his arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. “WikiLeaks uncovered a large-scale spy operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy,” he noted. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transferred to the Donald Trump administration.
Hrafnsson clarified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks released this information. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.
Assange's expulsion was preceded by the corruption scandal surrounding Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published a package of INA Papers, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. Quito said it was a conspiracy between Assange and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former Ecuadorian leader Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.
In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior at Ecuador's London mission. “We must protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all boundaries in terms of violating the agreement that we came to with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack.” ". At the same time, back in February last year it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, his Internet access was cut off.
Why Sweden stopped its prosecution of Assange
At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was because of Washington’s position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.
In May 2017, Sweden stopped investigating two rape cases in which the portal’s founder was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900 thousand euros.
Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
Where did the investigation into the rape case lead?
Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to receive protection from American authorities. But he was investigated for rape. In November 2010, a warrant was issued for his arrest in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.
In February 2011, a British court decided to extradite Assange to Sweden, after which a number of successful appeals followed for the WikiLeaks founder.
British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding whether to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy, which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own claims against the WikiLeaks founder.
What awaits Assange now?
The man was re-arrested on a US extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Head of the British Foreign Ministry Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.
In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of April 11. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. It is likely that the British authorities will seek maximum term imprisonment of 12 months, the man’s mother said, citing his lawyer.
At the same time, Swedish prosecutors are considering reopening the rape investigation. Attorney Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the victim, will seek this.
1. Bill Gates
State:$86 billion
Change over the year:+ $11 billion
Status source: Microsoft
Age: 61
A country: USA
Bill Gates became the richest person in the world, according to Forbes, for the fourth year in a row and 18 times in the last 23 years. More than 40 years ago, Gates and Paul Allen created the world's largest software manufacturer, Microsoft Corporation. Gates now owns almost 3% of his company, which is only 13% of his fortune.
Gates' other investments include investments in the Canadian National railway, American engineering company Deere & Co., waste management company Republic Services, auto dealer AutoNation. In 2016, Gates, along with a team of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, created investment fund Breakthrough Energy in the amount of $1 billion.
One of the billionaire's priorities is the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation. Its main goal is to improve the healthcare system and overcome hunger in poor countries.
2. Warren Buffett
State:$75.6 billion
Change over the year:+ $14.8 billion
Status source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 86
A country: USA
In 2016, the world's wealthiest and most famous investor became almost $15 billion richer, which helped him return to second place in the Forbes ranking, displacing Zara owner Amancio Ortega. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's holding company, owns stakes in more than 60 companies, including Geico, Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, among others. Billionaire invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and Coca-Cola.
Warren made his first investment at age 11. With money he borrowed from his father, he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred stock, then sold them at a higher price. True, shares bought for $38 and sold for $40 later soared to $200. Life, Buffett believes, already taught him his first lesson in investing - patience is rewarded.
Buffett and Bill Gates, with whom he likes to play bridge, founded The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic campaign in which billionaires pledge to give at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett himself is going to give 99%. He has already donated $28.5 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos
State:$72.8 billion
Change over the year:+ $27.6 billion
Status source: Amazon.com
Age: 53
A country: USA
Jeff Bezos has been luckier than anyone this year. Shares of the company he created, Amazon, grew by 67%, adding almost $28 billion to his fortune. The growth in the capitalization of the online retailer allowed Bezos to take third place in the ranking for the first time richest people planets. In particular, Bezos has replaced Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, and Zara owner Amancio Ortega on the Forbes list.
Before creation own business Bezos worked at a hedge fund, where he left in 1994 for a simple idea - selling books online. Thus Amazon was born.
In recent years, the billionaire's main passion has been space travel. His aerospace company Blue Origin is developing reusable rockets that Bezos says will carry passengers. In November 2015, Blue Origin successfully conducted a controlled landing of the reusable BE-3 rocket. Bezos’ unusual hobby is also connected with space: together with a team of “underwater archaeologists,” he retrieves parts of NASA spacecraft from the seabed.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
State:$56 billion
Change over the year:+ $11.4 billion
status source: Facebook
Age: 32
A country: USA
Mark Zuckerberg founded the social network Facebook in 2004, when he was 19 years old. For the sake of Facebook, Zuckerberg left the prestigious Harvard, but it was the social network that made him a billionaire. Last year was a particularly successful year for Zuckerberg, just like the previous one: rising share prices for his company brought him an additional $11.4 billion.
Zuckerberg takes an active part in managing the social network. He initiated transactions to acquire the social network Instagram, the WhatsApp messenger and the developer of virtual reality helmets Oculus VR.
In 2015, Mark and his wife Priscilla Chan became parents for the first time. The happy couple promised to give 99% of their stake in Facebook to charity. In 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting a second child.
6. Carlos Slim Helu
State:$54.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $4.5 billion
Status source: Telecom
Age: 77
A country: Mexico
Carlos Slim Helu is still the richest man in Mexico, but he has fallen out of the top five richest people in the world. For the first time in the last twelve years.
Slim and his family control America Movil, the largest telecom operator in Latin America. He holds stakes in Mexican companies in development, the real estate and mining sectors, and the consumer goods sector. He also owns 17% of The New York Times newspaper.
During the US presidential elections, Slim harshly criticized Donald Trump. After meeting with him in December 2016, Slim called one of his rare press conferences, calling on Mexico to unite against threats from the new US president.
7. Larry Ellison
State:$52.2 billion
Change over the year:+ $8.6 billion
Status source: Oracle
Age: 72
A country: USA
The talented software developer studied at two universities, but never graduated from either of them. But at the beginning of his career, Ellison managed to work for the CIA.
In 1977, the entrepreneur founded Oracle, which made him a billionaire. In 2014, Ellison stepped down as CEO of Oracle, but retained his positions as chairman of the board of directors and director of technology development. A year later, Ellison announced that the company would focus on developing cloud technologies. And apparently, this idea has begun to pay off - over the past 12 months, Oracle shares have risen 18%.
Ellison is a sailing fan and one of the largest sponsors of sailing competitions in the United States. The businessman is actively involved in charity work. In 2016, he pledged $200 million to the University of Southern California to develop cancer drugs.
8. Charles Koch
State:$48.3 billion
Change over the year:+ $8.7 billion
Status source: Koch Industries
Age: 81
A country: USA
Charles Koch and his brother David own the family holding company Koch Industries. With revenue of $100 billion, the company ranks second on the list of the largest private companies in the United States. The oil refinery, from which the history of the diversified holding began, was founded in 1940 by the brothers' father.
Since 1967, Charles Koch has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Koch Industries. intensive growth business is his merit. Charles and David Koch are among the most influential figures in American politics, philanthropy and business.
9. David Koch
State:$48.3 billion
Change over the year:+ $8.7 billion
Source states: Koch Industries
Age: 76
A country: USA
Along with his older brother Charles Koch, David owns the family company Koch Industries, founded by their father in 1940. The diversified holding is engaged in oil refining, pipeline construction, production of cups and paper towels, etc.
Republicans Charles and David Koch are among their party's most generous donors. The area of their charity is education. In mid-2014, for example, they awarded a $25 million grant to a fund supporting African-American students.
State:$47.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $7.5 billion
Status source: Bloomberg L.P.
Age: 75
A country: USA
The influential businessman and former mayor of New York began his career on Wall Street in 1966. IN investment bank Bloomberg worked for Salomon Brothers for 15 years. After his dismissal, the future billionaire created Bloomberg LP, which provides financial information.
From 2001 to 2009, New Yorkers elected Bloomberg as their mayor. The billionaire resigned as mayor of the city in 2014 and returned to the leadership of his company less than a year later. Bloomberg is actively involved in charity work. In total, he donated $4 billion to various causes.
11. Bernard Arnault
State: $41.5 billion
Change per year: + $7.5 billion
State Source: luxuries
Age: 68
A country: France
Bernard Arnault is the president of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of companies, which controls 70 brands, including Dom Perignon, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Sephora and Tag Heuer, as well as about 3,900 retail stores.
In 2016, LVMH sold Donna Karan (Donna Karan and DKNY brands) and acquired Rimowa, a premium carry-on luggage manufacturer.
Arnault has headed the company since 1989. In 2016, the holding's sales increased by 5% and reached a record €37.6 billion. Shares of Christian Dior and LVMH over the past year have risen in price by 20% and 29%, respectively.
Result: Arnault’s fortune increased by $7.5 billion, the businessman rose from 14th to 11th place in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world. This is the most high rate for Arnault since 2013.
12. Larry Page
State:$40.7 billion
Change over the year:+ $5.5 billion
Status source: Google
Age: 43
A country: USA
Larry Page is the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company. It was created in October 2015 to differentiate the main business search engine from other areas of activity.
Page founded Google in 1998 with Stanford University student Sergey Brin. In 2016, Google shares rose 18%, increasing Page's fortune by $5.5 billion.
According to media reports, Larry Page is personally funding two secret flying car startups: Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk.
13. Sergey Brin
State:$39.8 billion
Change over the year:+ $5.4 billion
Status source: Google
Age: 43
A country: USA
Brin serves as president of Alphabet, Google's parent company. Previously led the Google X division, which created Google's "ill-fated glasses" (one of Google's most notorious failures).
During 2016, Brin sold $760 million worth of Google shares.
The businessman founded Google in 1998 with Larry Page, whom they met at Stanford University.
Brin, a native of the USSR, is the richest immigrant to the United States and an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's anti-immigration initiatives.
14. Liliane Bettencourt
State:$39.5 billion
Change over the year:+ $3.4 billion
Status source: L'Oreal
Age: 94
A country: France
Liliane Bettencourt is the richest woman in the world; together with her children, she owns 33% of the cosmetics giant L'Oréal. last year the holding's shares rose in price by 17%, increasing her fortune by $3.4 billion.
L"Oréal was founded by Eugene Schuller (father of Liliane Bettencourt) in 1907. In 2011, Bettencourt, suffering from dementia, was placed under the care of her daughter, Françoise Meyers-Bettencourt. In 2012, Jean-Victor Meyers took over as head of L"Oréal - grandson of Lilian Bettencourt.
Bettencourt's relatives also initiated legal proceedings against photographer Francois-Marie Banier. He was accused of exploiting the physical weakness of Liliane Betancourt for personal gain as a trusted person.
In August 2016, a French appeals court ordered Banier to pay a fine of $400,000 and return assets worth $90 million. It was later also decided judgment about the arrest of Banier, he was ordered to pay an additional $170 million. Banier denies his guilt, he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.
15. Robson Walton
State:$34.1 billion
Change over the year:+ $2.2 billion
Status source: Walmart
Age: 72
A country: USA
Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He ran Walmart for 23 years after his father died in 1992. In 2015, Rob Walton was replaced as chairman of Walmart by his son-in-law Greg Penner.
In September 2016, Walmart acquired online retailer Jet.com. The holding's shares rose in price by 5% over the past year. Rob Walton still owns Walmart shares, and his family collectively owns more than half of the company's shares.
16. Jim Walton
State:$34 billion
Change over the year:+ $400 million
Status source: Walmart
Age: 68
A country: USA
Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He runs his family's Arvest Bank, whose total assets exceed $16 billion.
The businessman served on Walmart's board for more than a decade before giving way to his son, Stuart, in June 2016. Collectively, Jim and Sam Walton's other heirs own more than half of Walmart's shares, which are up more than 5% in 2016.
17. Alice Walton
State:$33.8 billion
Change over the year:+ $1.5 billion
Status source: Walmart
Age: 67 years old
A country: USA
Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Unlike her brothers, who worked at Walmart, Alice focused on art projects.
In 2011, Alice Walton opened the Crystal Bridges Museum in her family's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. It features works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Mark Rothko. Her personal art collection is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
18. Wang Jianlin
State:$31.3 billion
Change over the year:+ $2.6 billion
Status source: real estate, entertainment
Age: 62
A country: China
Wang Jianlin is the richest man in China. He has been like this for four years now. last year contract. Jianlin made his fortune by building hotels, residential real estate and shopping centers. He owns the Dalian Wanda Group, which has made several high-profile deals in the entertainment industry over the past few years.
In particular, in January 2016, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the American film company Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion (where, for example, the film The Dark Knight was created). Earlier, in 2012, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the AMC Entertainment cinema chain in the United States for $2.6 billion. In March 2017, Jianlin's company tried to acquire Dick Clark Productions (an American producer of television shows) for $1 billion, but the deal fell through.
At the same time, Jianlin is investing in the Chinese entertainment industry. In May 2016, Dalian Wanda opened Dalian Wanda-City, a $3 billion theme park complex in Nanchang, China. In total, Wang plans to open 20 more such complexes, mainly in China.
19. Li Ka-shing
State:$31.2 billion
Change over the year:+ $4.1 billion
Status source: various
Age: 88
A country: Hong Kong
Li Ka-shing is the richest man in Hong Kong and owns real estate developer Cheung Kong Property. Over the past 12 months (as of mid-February), the company's shares have risen by 31%. The businessman also made good money thanks to a jump in the value of shares of the Canadian company he controlled. oil company Husky Energy.
Li Ka-shing invested in Postal last year savings bank China, and also announced the acquisition of the Australian corporation Duet (distributor of electricity and natural gas) for $5 billion.
One of largest investors in Asia, Li Ka-shing has invested more than $28 billion in European companies over the past five years. Li Ka-shing's areas of interest include ports, suppliers utilities, telecommunications, real estate, retail trade. The billionaire employs more than 310,000 people in more than 50 countries.
20. Sheldon Adelson
State:$30.4 billion
Change over the year:+ $5.2 billion
Status source: casino
Age: 83
A country: USA
Sheldon Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands, the largest player in the US casino market. The company's shares have risen 23% in the 12 months to mid-February, which has been the main reason Adelson's fortune has risen over the past year.
Adelson actively invests abroad. In September 2016, Las Vegas Sands opened a new themed resort in Macau, China. The cost of the project was $2.9 billion. Earlier, in April 2016, Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a fine of $9 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges of violating the corruption law in Macau.
Sheldon Adelson has a reputation as one of the Republicans' "wallets" and is part of President Donald Trump's "inner circle." Adelson donated $5 million to Trump's election campaign, and the entrepreneur invested about $40 million more in the campaigns of Republican candidates in the congressional elections.
The son of immigrants from Lithuania and Wales, Sheldon Adelson grew up poor. As a child, he had to sleep on the floor in a cramped high-rise apartment in Boston. The future billionaire began earning money by selling newspapers. Adelson opened his first retail outlet at the age of 12, borrowing $200 from his uncle.
Forbes magazine estimated that there were 2,208 billionaires in the world in 2018, up from 2,043 in 2017. And the average wealth of these people is $4.1 billion, which is equivalent to or even greater than the GDP of some countries in the world. And collectively, all billionaires in the world are worth $9.1 trillion, up from $7.7 trillion in 2017.
According to the Forbes list, 67% (1490) of billionaires are so-called “self-made men”. That is, they did not inherit wealth, but earned it through their own labor.
Top 100 richest people in the world 2018 (Forbes)
| Place | Millionaire | State | Age | Source of income | A country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jeff Bezos | $112 billion | 54 | Amazon | USA |
| #2 | Bill Gates | $90 billion | 62 | Microsoft | USA |
| #3 | Warren Buffett | $84 billion | 87 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA |
| #4 | Bernard Arnault | $72 billion | 69 | LVMH | France |
| #5 | Mark Zuckerberg | $71 billion | 33 | USA | |
| #6 | Amancio Ortega | $70 billion | 81 | Zara | Spain |
| #7 | Carlos Slim Helu | $67.1 billion | 78 | telecom | Mexico |
| #8 | Charles Koch | $60 billion | 82 | Koch Industries | USA |
| #8 | David Koch | $60 billion | 77 | Koch Industries | USA |
| #10 | Larry Ellison | $58.5 billion | 73 | software | USA |
| #11 | Michael Bloomberg | $50 billion | 76 | Bloomberg L.P. | USA |
| #12 | Larry Page | $48.8 billion | 44 | USA | |
| #13 | Sergey Brin | $47.5 billion | 44 | USA | |
| #14 | Jim Walton | $46.4 billion | 69 | Walmart | USA |
| #15 | S. Robson Walton | $46.2 billion | 73 | Walmart | USA |
| #16 | Alice Walton | $46 billion | 68 | Walmart | USA |
| #17 | Ma Huateng | $45.3 billion | 46 | internet media | China |
| #18 | Francoise Bettencourt Meyers | $42.2 billion | 64 | L'Oreal | France |
| #19 | Mukesh Ambani | $40.1 billion | 60 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India |
| #20 | Jack Ma | $39 billion | 53 | e-commerce | China |
| #21 | Sheldon Adelson | $38.5 billion | 84 | casinos | USA |
| #22 | Steve Ballmer | $38.4 billion | 61 | Microsoft | USA |
| #23 | Li Ka-shing | $34.9 billion | 89 | diversified | Hong Kong |
| #24 | Hui Ka Yan | $30.3 billion | 59 | real estate | China |
| #24 | Lee Shau Kee | $30.3 billion | 90 | real estate | Hong Kong |
| #26 | Wang Jianlin | $30 billion | 63 | real estate | China |
| #27 | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | $29.8 billion | 66 | supermarkets | Germany |
| #28 | Phil Knight | $29.6 billion | 80 | Nike | USA |
| #29 | Jorge Paulo Lehmann | $27.4 billion | 78 | beer | Brazil |
| #30 | Francois Pinault | $27 billion | 81 | luxury goods | France |
| #31 | Georg Scheffler | $25.3 billion | 53 | auto parts | Germany |
| #32 | Susanne Klatten | $25 billion | 55 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| #32 | David Thomson | $25 billion | 60 | media | Canada |
| #34 | Jacqueline Mars | $23.6 billion | 78 | candy, pet food | USA |
| #34 | John Mars | $23.6 billion | 82 | candy, pet food | USA |
| #36 | Joseph Safra | $23.5 billion | 79 | banking | Brazil |
| #37 | Giovanni Ferrero | $23 billion | 53 | Nutella, chocolates | Italy |
| #37 | Dietrich Mateschitz | $23 billion | 73 | Red billion | Austria |
| #39 | Michael Dell | $22.7 billion | 53 | Dell computers | USA |
| #39 | Son of Masayoshi | $22.7 billion | 60 | internet, telecom | Japan |
| #41 | Serge Dassault | $22.6 billion | 92 | diversified | France |
| #42 | Stefan Quandt | $22 billion | 51 | BMW | Germany |
| #43 | Yang Huiyang | $21.9 billion | 36 | real estate | China |
| #44 | Paul Allen | $21.7 billion | 65 | Microsoft, investments | USA |
| #45 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | $21.2 billion | 82 | eyeglasses | Italy |
| #46 | Dieter Schwarz | $20.9 billion | 78 | retail | Germany |
| #47 | Thomas Peterffy | $20.3 billion | 73 | discount billionrokerage | USA |
| #48 | Theo Albrecht Jr. | $20.2 billion | 67 | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Germany |
| #48 | Len Blavatnik | $20.2 billion | 60 | diversified | USA |
| #50 | He Xiangjian | $20.1 billion | 75 | home appliances | China |
| #50 | Lui Che Woo | $20.1 billion | 88 | casinos | Hong Kong |
| #52 | James Simons | $20 billion | 79 | hedge funds | USA |
| #52 | Heinrich Sy | $20 billion | 93 | diversified | Philippines |
| #54 | Elon Musk | $19.9 billion | 46 | Tesla Motors | USA |
| #55 | Hinduja family | $19.5 billion | - | diversified | Great Britain |
| #55 | Tadashi Yanai | $19.5 billion | 69 | fashion retail | Japan |
| #57 | Vladimir Lisin | $19.1 billion | 61 | steel, transport | Russia |
| #58 | Artwork by Lauren Powell | $18.8 billion | 54 | Apple, Disney | USA |
| #58 | Azim Preji | $18.8 billion | 72 | software services | India |
| #60 | Alexey Mordashov | $18.7 billion | 52 | steel, investments | Russia |
| #61 | Lee Kun-Hee | $18.6 billion | 76 | Samsung | South Korea |
| #62 | Lakshmi Mittal | $18.5 billion | 67 | steel | India |
| #63 | Wang Wei | $18.2 billion | 48 | package delivery | China |
| #64 | Leonid Mikhelson | $18 billion | 62 | gas, chemicals | Russia |
| #65 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | $17.9 billion | 73 | drinks, real estate | Thailand |
| #66 | Pallonji Mistry | $17.8 billion | 88 | construction | Ireland |
| #67 | Ray Dalio | $17.7 billion | 68 | hedge funds | USA |
| #68 | Takemitsu Takizaki | $17.5 billion | 72 | sensors | Japan |
| #69 | William Dean | $17.4 billion | 46 | online games | China |
| #69 | R.Budi Hartono | $17.4 billion | 77 | banking, tobacco | Indonesia |
| #69 | Gina Rinehart | $17.4 billion | 64 | mining | Australia |
| #72 | German Larrea Mota Velasco | $17.3 billion | 64 | mining | Mexico |
| #73 | Carl Icahn | $16.8 billion | 82 | investments | USA |
| #73 | Stefan Persson | $16.8 billion | 70 | H&M | Sweden |
| #75 | Michael Hartono | $16.7 billion | 78 | banking, tobacco | Indonesia |
| #75 | Joseph Lau | $16.7 billion | 66 | real estate | Hong Kong |
| #77 | Thomas and Raymond Kwok | $16.5 billion | - | real estate | Hong Kong |
| #78 | Vagit Alekperov | $16.4 billion | 67 | oil | Russia |
| #78 | James Ratcliffe | $16.4 billion | 65 | chemicals | Great Britain |
| #80 | Donald Bren | $16.3 billion | 85 | real estate | USA |
| #80 | Iris Fontbona | $16.3 billion | 75 | mining | Chile |
| #82 | Gennady Timchenko | $16 billion | 65 | oil, gas | Russia |
| #83 | Abigail Johnson | $15.9 billion | 56 | money management | USA |
| #83 | Vladimir Potanin | $15.9 billion | 57 | metals | Russia |
| #83 | Lucas Walton | $15.9 billion | 31 | Walmart | USA |
| #86 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | $15.8 billion | 63 | Heineken | Netherlands |
| #87 | Zhang Zhidong | $15.6 billion | 46 | internet media | China |
| #88 | Peter Kelner | $15.5 billion | 53 | banking | Czech Republic |
| #88 | Andrey Melnichenko | $15.5 billion | 46 | coal, fertilizers | Russia |
| #88 | David and Simon Ruben | $15.5 billion | - | investments, real estate | Great Britain |
| #91 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne | $15.3 billion | 80 | shipping | Germany |
| #91 | Li Shufu | $15.3 billion | 54 | automobiles | China |
| #93 | Mikhail Fridman | $15.1 billion | 53 | oil, billionanking, telecom | Russia |
| #94 | Rupert Murdoch | $15 billion | 87 | newspapers, TV network | USA |
| #95 | Dhanin Chearavanont | $14.9 billion | 78 | diversified | Thailand |
| #96 | Robert Kuok | $14.8 billion | 94 | palm oil, shipping, property | Malaysia |
| #97 | Emmanuel Besnier | $14.7 billion | 47 | cheese | France |
| #98 | Shiv Nadar | $14.6 billion | 72 | software services | India |
| #99 | Victor Vekselberg | $14.4 billion | 60 | metals, energy | Russia |
| #100 | Aliko Dangote | $14.1 billion | 60 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria |
| #100 | Harold Hamm | $14.1 billion | 72 | oil & gas | USA |
We present to you the top 10 richest businessmen of 2018 from the list.
10. Larry Ellison
Net worth: $58.5 billion
The ranking opens with the ex-CEO of Oracle, which ranks second after Microsoft in the software market. Ellison left his position as CEO in 2014 after 38 years at the helm of the company. He is now the Chief Technology Officer.
His strategy to develop cloud technologies has brought Oracle shares up 18 percent over the past 12 months.
9. David Koch
Co-owner and executive vice president of multinational corporation Koch controls the second largest private company in USA. Charles and David Koch bought shares of their brothers Frederick and William to gain control of their father's company.
It is known that the Koch company is engaged in the creation of consumer goods, chemical technologies, the production of fertilizers and polymers, and owns oil refineries and pipelines. And this is not a complete list of her interests.
David Koch escaped death twice. In 1991, he was the only survivor after the plane he was flying in crashed. He also won his battle against prostate cancer. He is a generous donor who has donated more than $1.2 billion to cancer research programs. educational programs and other charitable needs.
8. Charles Koch
Wealth: $60 billion
The 82-year-old businessman is general director Koch Corporation. It has more than one hundred thousand employees.
7. Carlos Slim Helu
Owns: $67.1 billion
Mexico's richest resident controls America Movil, Latin America's largest operator mobile communications. In addition, Carlos Slim has interests in the mining industry, foreign telecommunications, construction, real estate, and a number of companies producing consumer goods. He also owns a 17% stake in The New York Times.
6. Amancio Ortega
Capital: $70 billion
The source of this Spanish billionaire's wealth is Zara Inditex, a Spanish fashion line. Ortega once worked as an errand boy for local store clothes. And now he owns over 200 stores in 48 countries.
But even with all this money, Ortega maintains a modest lifestyle. He eats lunch in the same canteen where his employees eat.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $71 billion
This is not the first time that the founder and CEO of Facebook is among the top five. richest billionaires. His already fantastic wealth has grown by $15 billion in a year as Facebook's share price soars and investors scramble to buy a stake in the popular social network.
For all his billion-dollar capital, Mark Zuckerberg does not look like a classic “greedy capitalist.” He is one of the three. Together with his wife Priscilla, Mark donated $25 million to fight Ebola in 2015. In addition, the Zuckerbergs donated $100 million worth of stock to improve the public school system in New Jersey.
4. Bernard Arnault
Total earnings: $72 billion
Bernard is the founder of the LVMH consortium, which deals with luxury goods. It includes more than seventy luxury brands. All of them are controlled by the parent company Groupe Arnault.
3. Warren Buffett
Number of billions: $84 billion
Since Donald Trump became president, Warren Buffett has had one of the best times of his life. Thanks to tax reform Trump's Berkshire Hathaway investment fund, owned by Buffett, received a record profit of $44.9 billion. Of this amount, 29 billion came after the US Congress approved one of the largest cuts in the history of the country. tax payments in the federal budget.
Warren is the most successful investor of all time and proudly holds the title of "Oracle of Omaha." At the age of eleven he acquired three shares in stock market USA. They cost $38 each. Buffett later sold them, making a $5 profit on each share. And after a few days the price of these valuable papers soared to $202. This first unsuccessful experience taught the future billionaire that he should not pursue short-term gain.
Now the 87-year-old businessman owns over 60 companies, including Dairy Queen, Duracell, Geico, and others.
2. Bill Gates
Net worth: $90 billion
The name of the “father” of Microsoft is unlikely to disappear from the list of the richest entrepreneurs anytime soon. Over the past 23 years, he has been named the king of billionaires 18 times. Today, the founder of Microsoft, the world's largest PC software company, is worth $90 billion. This is more than 4.7 times the state.
And, like many rich people in the West, Gates does not forget about charitable needs. His Gates Foundation has provided funds to improve the lives and health of children in different countries peace.
1. Jeff Bezos
Wealth: $112 billion
Here he is, the richest man on Earth according to Forbes. Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon, the largest player in the e-commerce market.
Jeff Bezos was able to take a place at the top of the global “money pyramid” due to the sharp growth of his company’s shares. Over the year, their price increased by 59%, which increased Bezos’s fortune by $39.2 billion.
The American magazine Forbes has published its latest annual ranking of the world's richest people. To be included in the list, you must have a net worth of at least $1 billion. This year, 2,208 people from 72 countries meet this requirement. Their total wealth increased by 18% compared to last year and amounted to $9.1 trillion.
This year, the Forbes ranking was topped by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos for the first time, displacing Microsoft founder Bill Gates to second place and investor Warren Buffett to third. The list's compilers estimated Bezos's fortune at $112 billion.
Bezos came out on top twice in 2017, according to Forbes, which ranks the fortunes of billionaires in real time.
On July 27, he managed to stay at the top of the list for only a few hours. On October 28, it again broke through to the first line of the rating - this happened after the publication quarterly report company, whose performance exceeded analysts' expectations. As a result, Amazon shares rose by 13%, and Bezos' fortune increased by more than $10 billion in just one day.
With a large gap from Bezos in second place in global Forbes rating Bill Gates is located - the Microsoft founder's fortune is estimated at $90 billion.
The third position in the global list of rich people is occupied by American investor and founder of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett with a fortune of $84 billion - the authors of the Forbes rating remind that Buffett promised to allocate 99% of his capital to charity. So far, $32 billion has been allocated for these purposes, the magazine notes.
Frenchman Bernard Arnault, who ranks fourth in the ranking, is more than $10 billion behind Buffett. Arnault owns the LVMH Moët Hennessy holding, an empire that includes world-famous brands from Louis Vuitton to Sephora. The wealth of the richest Frenchman is estimated at $72 billion. By the way, last year Arnault did not make it into the Forbes top ten.
The top 10 richest people in the world also included Spanish businessman, founder of the Zara chain Amancio Ortega ($70 billion), Mexican TV tycoon Carlos Slim ($67.1 billion), CEO and controlling shareholder of Coch Industries Charles and David Koch (both $60 each). billion). Larry Ellison, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle Corporation, closes the top ten with $58.5 billion.
The richest Russians according to Forbes
The magazine named the chairman of the board of directors and owner of a controlling stake in NLMK Vladimir Lisin as the wealthiest Russian of the year. The Russian entrepreneur's fortune is estimated at $19.1 billion. Over the past year, Lisin managed to add another $3 billion to his wealth and displace last year's leader Russian list Leonid Mikhelson.
Compared to 2017, Lisin’s position number in global ranking remained unchanged - the businessman still occupies 57th place.
Second place in the ranking, as last year, was retained by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Severstal Alexey Mordashov with a fortune of $18.7 billion - in 2017 the businessman managed to earn $1.2 billion. This is more than two times less than last year’s figure, when Mordashov increased his personal wealth by $2.7 billion.
The co-owner of NOVATEK and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson, who occupied the first line of the Russian list of the richest people in 2017, lost his position, ending up in third place in the ranking. At the end of 2017, his personal fortune amounted to $18 billion, having decreased by $0.4 billion.
The top 5 wealthiest Russian entrepreneurs also included Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov ($16.4 billion, increase - $1.9 billion) and owner of Volga Group and Volga Group LLC Gennady Timchenko ($16 billion, unchanged).
The top ten richest Russian businessmen at the end of 2017 also included the main owner of Interros Management Company Vladimir Potanin ($15.9 billion), the main shareholder of the coal company SUEK Andrey Melnichenko ($15.5 billion), co-owner of the Alfa Group consortium Mikhail Fridman ($15.1 billion), as well as the main owner of Renova Group of Companies Viktor Vekselberg ($14.4 billion).
Vekselberg became the ninth Russian to make it into the top hundred of the Forbes 2018 world list, ranking 93rd in the global ranking.
The founder of USM Holdings, Alisher Usmanov, who last year took fifth place in the Russian part, lost $2.7 billion in 2017 and now finds himself in tenth place with a fortune of $12.5 billion. Usmanov did not make it into the global hundred, ending up at 118 positions in the list.