Top 10 Richest People In The World 2020 (who is the richest person in the world)?
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Top 10 Richest People In The World Some Interesting Facts About The List
1 Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of 153.6 Billion US$ and ranks as the richest one on the earth today.
His position remains the same even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and transferring a quarter of his stakes in Amazon to her.
2 Bill Gates
The co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has a net worth of 107.8 Billion US$.
Having founded the software giant Microsoft along with Paul Allen, Bill Gates eventually sold away much of his stakes in the company retaining just 1% of the shares and investing the rest in stocks and other assets.
3 Bernard Arnault
LVMH – France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault ranks the second in the world in terms of riches.
His net worth today is 104.7 Billion US$ ensues from his business across an empire of more than 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
4 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 82.7 Billion US$ and today he owns about 15% stakes in Facebook after the firm went public in May 2012.
5 Warren Buffet
Popularly known as the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet is seen as one of the most successful investors of all times.
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He runs Berkshire Hathaway that owns over 60 companies including the famous ones Geico insurance, Duracell, Dairy Queen Restaurant.
His net worth is 70.4 Billion US$.
6. Steve Ballmer
As the former CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer led the firm from 2000 to 2014.
His net worth is 66.2 Billion US$ and in 2018 he invested $59 million in Social Solutions, a company that makes software for government agencies and non-profit organizations.
7 Amancio Ortega
Noted as the richest person in Europe, Amancio Ortega is also the wealthiest clothing merchant in the world today.
His net worth is 65.9 Billion US$.
8 Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison has a net worth of 65.4 Billion US$ which he earned from Oracle, the software firm he cofounded in 1977.
9 Larry Page
Larry Page, the cofounder of Google has a net worth of 63.2 Billion US$ and ranks in the ninth position among the world’s richest persons.
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.
10 Sergey Brin
The cofounder and board member of Alphabet, Sergey Brin has a net worth of 61.7 Billion US$ which ranks him in the eighth position among the world’s richest persons.
He cofounded Google along with Larry Page in 1998 which went public in 2004 and became Alphabet in 2015.
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