Top 10 richest man in the world is the annual ranking done by the American business magazine Forbes. It is done every year on the March. The list of the wealthiest people in the world was first done in 1987.
Moreover, all the income excluding the one whose wealth comes from their position is listed for the ranking. However, all the income is then converted into us dollar and finalizes the one with the greatest income as the richest man in the world.
List of top 10 richest man in the world
Name | Income USD |
Jeff Bezos | $113 billion |
Bill Gates | $98 billion |
Bernard Arnault | $76 billion |
Warren Buffett | $67.5 billion |
Larry Ellison | $59 billion |
Amancio Ortega | $55.1 billion |
Mark Zuckerberg | $54.7 billion |
Jim Walton | $54.6 billion |
Alice Walton | $54. 4 billion |
S. Robson Walton | $54.1 billion |
1.Jeff Bezos
Jeffery Preston Bezos is the founder and CEO of a multinational company named Amazon. Born on 1964 January 12, he graduated from Princeton University in 1986.
In addition to this, Bezos has been ranked in the top richest man in the world since 2017. In 1994, Bezos found a company named Amazon focusing on e-commerce. Later on, it became the top and largest sales company in the world.
2. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is an American software developer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. Born in 1955 on October 28, he studied at Harvard University.
Moreover, bill gates has been listed in the top richest man in the world since 1995 to 2017. These four years, he is surpassed by CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos making him the second richest person in the world.
Furthermore, bill gates organization called bill and Melinda foundation has been listed in the world largest private charity.
3. Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is a French businessman and billionaire. He is the founder of Louis Vuitton SE. It is the world’s largest luxury good company.
Born on March 5, 1949, he became the top richest person in December 2019 for a very short period of time. He began his business carer in 1971 in his father’s company. This led to the foundation stone of his success.
4. Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is an American businessperson and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is also recognized as the most successful business person in the world.
Born in 1930 August 30, he completed his graduation from Columbia business school. As of July 2020, he has a net worth of USD 71. 8 million making him the fourth richest person in the world.
5. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is an American businessman and co-founder of oracle corporation. He founded this company in 1977 and served as CEO till 2014.
Born in 1944 by a single parent, he was grown up by his uncle and aunt after he caught up with pneumonia at the age of nine-month. Since then he met his original mother only after the age of 48.
Now, he has net worth USD 69.1 billion making him the fifth richest person in the world.