The
World's Billionaires is an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people,
compiled and published by the American business magazine Forbes in March. The
total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated, in United States
dollars, based on their assets and accounting for debt. Royalty and dictators
whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from the list. The list
has been published each year in March since 1987. Microsoft founder Bill Gates
has topped the list 15 of the past 20 years, including the most recent 2014
edition. In 2014, there were 1,645 people on the list, including a record 172
women. Roughly two-thirds of the list were entirely self-made and only about 1
in 8 billionaires achieved their wealth through inheritance alone.
Bellow,
you can find 25 richest people according to Forbes :
1. Bill Gates
Net
Worth: $76 B
Source
of wealth: Microsoft
Net
Worth: $72 B
Source
of wealth: telecom
3. Amancio Ortega
Net
Worth: $64 B
Source
of wealth: retail
4. Warren Buffett
Net
Worth: $58.2 B
Source
of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
5. Larry Ellison
Net
Worth: $48 B
Source
of wealth: Oracle
6. Charles Koch
Net
Worth: $40 B
Source
of wealth: diversified
6. David Koch
Net Worth:
$40 B
Source
of wealth: diversified
8. Sheldon Adelson
Net
Worth: $38 B
Source
of wealth: casinos
9. Christy Walton & family
Net
Worth: $36.7 B
Source
of wealth: Wal-Mart
10. Jim Walton
Net
Worth: $34.7 B
Source
of wealth: Wal-Mart
11. Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net
Worth: $34.5 B
Source
of wealth: L’Oreal
12. Stefan Persson
Net
Worth: $34.4 B
Source
of wealth: H&M
12. Alice Walton
Net
Worth: $34.3 B
Source
of wealth: Wal-Mart
14. S. Robson Walton
Net
Worth: $34.2 B
Source of
wealth: Wal-Mart
15. Bernard Arnault & family
Net Worth:
$33.5 B
Source of
wealth: LVMH
16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth:
$33 B
Source of
wealth: Bloomberg LP
17. Larry Page
Net Worth:
$32.3 B
Source of
wealth: Google
18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth:
$32 B
Source of
wealth: Amazon.com
19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth:
$31.8 B
Source of
wealth: Google
20. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth:
$31 B
Source of
wealth: diversified
21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth:
$28.5 B
Source of
wealth: Facebook
22. Michele Ferrero & family
Net Worth:
$26.5 B
Source of
wealth: chocolates
23. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth:
$25 B
Source of
wealth: cement, sugar, flour
23. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth:
$25 B
Source of
wealth: retail
25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth:
$24.5 B
Source of
wealth: investments
26. George Soros
Net Worth:
$23 B
Source of
wealth: hedge funds
27. David Thomson & family
Net Worth:
$22.6 B
Source of
wealth: media
28. Lui Che Woo
Net Worth:
$22 B
Source of
wealth: casinos
29. Dieter Schwarz
Net Worth:
$21.1 B
Source of
wealth: retail
30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth:
$20.4 B
Source of
wealth: investments
31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth:
$20 B
Source of
wealth: candy
31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth:
$20 B
Source of
wealth: candy
31. John Mars
Net Worth:
$20 B
Source of
wealth: candy
34. Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth:
$19.7 B
Source of
wealth: beer
35. Lee Shau Kee
Net Worth:
$19.6 B
Source of
wealth: diversified
36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth:
$19.3 B
Source of
wealth: Microsoft
36. Theo Albrecht Jr & family
Net Worth:
$19.3 B
Source of
wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s
38. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net Worth:
$19.2 B
Source of
wealth: eyeglasses
39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth:
$18.7 B
Source of
wealth: diversified
40. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth:
$18.6 B
Source of
wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
40. Alisher Usmanov
Net Worth:
$18.6 B
Source of
wealth: steel, telecom, investments
42. Michael Otto & family
Net Worth:
$18.4 B
Source of
wealth: retail, real estate
42. Masayoshi Son
Net Worth:
$18.4 B
Source of
wealth: internet, telecom
42. Phil Knight
Net Worth:
$18.4 B
Source of
wealth: Nike
45. Tadashi Yanai & family
Net Worth:
$17.9 B
Source of
wealth: retail
46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth:
$17.7 B
Source of
wealth: mining
47. Mikhail Fridman
Net Worth:
$17.6 B
Source of
wealth: oil, banking, telecom
48. Michael Dell
Net Worth:
$17.5 B
Source of
wealth: Dell
49. Susanne Klatten
Net Worth:
$17.4 B
Source of
wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals
50. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth:
$17.3 B
Source of
wealth: money management
Well, they
are lucky people. Need more than hardwork to be like them. Approximately
two-thirds of the world’s billionaires are self-made owners of fortunes, 13%
inherited their money, and 21% have been building on to wealth they received.
"Satisfaction has no limits, so made your own
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