On the 32nd list of world's billionaires, the gap between the top one percent and the rest of the billionaires continued to widen, with the 20 richest people on the planet worth $1.2 trillion that amounts to 13 percent of all billionaires' fortunes combined.
And the eight richest have the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world — nearly 4 billion people. If these top billionaires continue to see returns on their wealth, we could see the world's first trillionaire in as little as 25 years.
On the 32nd list of world's billionaires, the gap between the top one percent and the rest of the billionaires continued to widen, with the 20 richest people on the planet worth $1.2 trillion that amounts to 13 percent of all billionaires' fortunes combined.
After stating that he had donated US$4 billion of dividends to Fundación Carlos Slim Helú, US$2 billion in 2006, and another US$2 billion in 2010, Slim was ranked fifth in Forbes' World's Biggest Givers in May 2011.
No. 1: Jeff Bezos | Net worth: $112 billion | Move over Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos is officially the richest man in the world. Amazon's CEO seized the top spot on Forbes "32nd Annual World Billionaires List" for the first time on Tuesday.
Not every billionaire in the US was rich enough to make the list. Brendan Hoffman / Getty On Tuesday, Forbes released its 2017 list of the richest people in America. The Forbes 400 list features the wealthiest billionaires in the US, but not every American with three commas in their net worth made the cut.
Ellison hasn't stinted when it comes to philanthropy. He's one of the billionaires who have signed the Giving Pledge, which is a commitment some of the world's richest people have made to donate most of their wealth to charity before their deaths.
Michael Bloomberg cofounded financial information and media company Bloomberg LP in 1981. After putting down the company's seed funding, he has retained an 88% stake in the business, which has revenue north of $9 billion. A major philanthropist, he has donated more than $5 billion to gun control, climate change and other causes.
The forbes 400 is the definitive list of wealth in america, profiling and ranking the country’s richest billionaires by their estimated net worths.
Carlos Slim was married to Soumaya Domit from 1967 until her death in 1999. Among her interests were various philanthropic projects, including the creation of a legal framework for organ donation. Slim has six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa, and Johanna.
Briefly No. 1: Spain's Amancio Ortega Ends Day Back At World's No. 2 Richest Spanish retail tycoon Amancio Ortega briefly surpassed Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates by mere millions of dollars to become the world’s richest person on Tuesday afternoon.
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world's billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion.
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world's billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion.
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world's billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion.
For the third year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world by Forbes's 2016 list of the world's billionaires. This is the 17th time that the founder of Microsoft has claimed the top spot. Amancio Ortega rose from last year's position of number four to second.
Jeff Bezos is officially the richest man in the world. He beat out former reigning champ Bill Gates who has been the richest person for 18 of the past 24 years. He beat out former reigning champ Bill Gates who has been the richest person for 18 of the past 24 years.
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In turn, it has brought incomparable wealth to its founder, Jeff Bezos. As of Monday’s market close, Bezos was worth more than $104 billion, making him the world’s richest person — at least when not factoring in inflation — since Forbes began tracking global wealth 30 years ago.
As of March 2018, Ortega had a net worth of $68.4 billion, making him the second wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault, and the sixth-wealthiest in the world. Ortega is also the wealthiest retailer in the world.
Even after losing $7.2 billion, Mark Zuckerberg is still among the 25 richest people in the world. He is the co-founder of the popular social networking site Facebook, of which he is chief executive and president.
In December 2012, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Carlos Slim Helú remained the world's richest person with an estimated net worth of US$75.5 billion. On March 5, 2013, Forbes stated that Slim was still maintaining his first-place position as the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$73 billion.
In September 2011, Ellison was listed on the Forbes list of billionaires as the fifth richest man in the world and was still the third richest American, with a net worth of about $36.5 billion. In September 2012, Ellison was again listed on the Forbes list of billionaires as the third richest American citizen, behind Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, with a net worth of $44 billion.
Not every billionaire in the US was rich enough to make the list. Brendan Hoffman / Getty On Tuesday, Forbes released its 2017 list of the richest people in America. The Forbes 400 list features the wealthiest billionaires in the US, but not every American with three commas in their net worth made the cut.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. Details about the calculations are provided in the net worth analysis on each billionaire’s profile page. The figures are updated at the close of every trading day in New York.
Charles Koch has been chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, America's second largest private company, since 1967. The conglomerate has $100 billion in revenues from businesses including pipelines, chemicals, Dixie cups, Brawny paper towels and Stainmaster carpets.
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Brin is the President of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. As of April 1, 2018, Brin is the 13th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$47.2 billion. Brin immigrated to the United States with his family from the Soviet Union at the age of 6.
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Robson has been chairman of Wal-Mart since 1992. While Wal-Mart's shares are nearly flat over past year, the 3 children of the founder collected $1.2 billion in dividends. His father, a former clerk, Sam Walton (d.1992) founded Bentonville store with brother James in 1962.