Top 10 richest people in the world
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The list of the world’s richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Here is the latest list of the world’s top 10 richest persons, based on the real-time Forbes list of May 24, 2021 .
Amancio Ortega
Noted as the richest person in Europe.He co-founded Inditex, the firm that is popular for its Zara Fashion chain. He owns 60% stakes in Inditex that has 8 brands like Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, and runs 7,500 stores around the world. His net worth is $89 billion.
Sergey Brin
The co-founder and board member of Alphabet, Sergey Brin has a net worth of $97.1 billion which ranks him in the tenth position among the world’s richest persons. He co-founded Google along with Larry Page in 1998 which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.
Larry Page
Larry Page, the co-founder of Google has a net worth of $100.2 billion and ranks in the ninth position among the world’s richest persons. He has also invested in Planetary Resources, the famed space exploration company.
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison has a net worth of $102.3 billion which he earned from Oracle, the software firm he cofounded in 1977. He quit as the CEO of the company in 2014 and since then he functions as the chairman of the board and chief technology advisor of the company.
Warren Buffet
Popularly known as the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet is seen as one of the most successful investors of all times. He runs Berkshire Hathaway that owns over 60 companies including the famous ones Geico insurance, Duracell, Dairy Queen Restaurant. His net worth is $108.7 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg
The co-founder, CEO and chairman of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg champions the social network that has become a go to communications avenue today. His net worth is $114.7 billion and today he owns about 15% stakes in Facebook after the firm went public in May 2012.Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire.
Bill Gates
The co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has a net worth of $125.5 billion. Having founded the software giant Microsoft along with Paul Allen, Bill Gates eventually sold away much of his stakes in the company retaining just 1% of the shares and investing the rest in stocks and other assets.
Elon Musk
Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX.Elon Musk’s rocket company is now valued at nearly $100 billion, currently, his net worth is $147.3 billion.
Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $186 billion and ranks as the second richest person on the earth today.
Bezos founded the behemoth Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle.
Bernard Arnault
LVMH France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault as the first richest person on the earth today . His net worth is $186.3 billion ensuing from his business across an empire of more than 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
