Hey Guys! Welcome back to The Amazing Top Tens. Today we are going to share the list of top 10 richest persons in the world, according to Forbes. Richest peoples have a staggering amount of wealth comparable to the GDP of many small countries. The list of richest persons shared annually by the American business magazine Forbes. Many of the world’s richest, like Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos or Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, are self-made and turned an idea into a billion-dollar fortune.
Let’s discuss about the top 10 billionaires of 2018 here:
1. Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is a 53 year old CEO of e-commerce company Amazon, which he founded in a garage in Seattle in 1994 after leaving his New York hedge fund job. His net worth is $112 billion, he is the first person to top over $100 as number one on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaire. Amazon.com grew to become the world’s largest online shopping retailer, now worth over $430 billion, according to CNBC.
Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million and he also owns a private space company Blue Origin, it is developing a reusable rocket that Bezos says will carry passengers.
2. Bill Gates
Bill Gates ranked second in the Forbes list with the net worth of $90 billion in 2018. He was born in Seattle in 1955 and used computer first in 1967, while a kid in school.
In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world’s largest PC Software company. He was Microsoft’s CEO until stepping down in 2000 but he remains a board member of Microsoft.
And now with his wife Melinda, Bill Gates chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched in 1999, the world’s largest private charitable trust foundation.
3. Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett ranked third in the Forbes list of top most wealthiest persons with the net worth of $84 billion. Known as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ he is one the most successful investors of all time.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO owns more than 60 companies, he is an iconic figure and genius investor who bought his first stock at the age of 11 and filed his first taxes when he was 13.
4. Bernard Arnault
The 68 year old French businessman began his career as a civil engineer and gained control of his family company, Groupe Arnault.
He ranked fourth in the Forbes world’s top wealthiest persons list with the net worth of $72 billion. Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 fashionable brands including Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon and Sephora. The French billionaire is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, which is the largest luxury goods company in the world.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest of the world’s top billionaires at the age of 33. He ranked fifth with the net worth of $71 billion.
A Harvard dropout founded Facebook in 2004 at the age of 19, then he took Facebook in public in 2012. The biggest social media platform which was first begun on college campuses, now has more than 1.2 billion users. The company is now worth $400 billion.
6. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish self-made billionaire and is one of the richest man in Europe and the wealthiest retailer in the world ranked sixth in the world’s richest persons list by Forbes with the net worth of $70 billion.
He is best known for founding Inditex fashion group, which includes Zara clothing stores with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera in 1975. He owns about 60% of Madrid-listed Inditex, which has 8 brands, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, and 7,500 stores around the world.
7. Carlos Slim Helu
Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is the richest person in Mexico and he owns more than 200 companies in industries ranging from banking to retail to telecommunications.
He ranked seventh in the Forbes richest persons list 2018 with the net worth of $67.1 billion. His influence extends outside of Mexico as well. He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies and 17% of The New York Times.
8. Charles and David Koch(tied)
Charles Koch, 81, is the CEO, Chairman and co-owner of Koch Industries, America’s second largest private company, since 1967.
Both he and his brother, 77 year old David Koch, the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries ranked eighth(tied) in the Forbes list of world’s top wealthiest persons in the world with the net worth of $60 billion each. The Koch brothers Koch Industries have revenue of $100 billion.
9. Larry Ellison
The 72 year old billionaire co-founded his software company Oracle, the world’s most popular database in 1977. He gave up the Oracle CEO role in 2014 but still serves as chairman of the board and chief technology officer. Oracle moved into hardware with its 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion.
Larry Ellison ranked ninth by the Forbes in the world’s richest persons list with the net worth of $58.5 billion.
10. Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg has many titles: American businessman, engineer, author, politician and philanthropist. He ranked tenth in the Forbes list of top wealthiest persons with the net worth of $50.8 billion.
Bloomberg is the founder, CEO and the owner of Bloomberg L.P., an information technology and media company that have now grown to be worth $45 billion with worth more than 100 offices worldwide. He also considered running as an independent in the 2016 presidential elections.
These are the top 10 persons who are listed in Forbes. We have collected this data to share the rich quality top 10 information about rich persons to you. You always get good information about many trending topics here on The Amazing Top Tens. Thanks for reading this article and if you have any suggestions, queries or thoughts about this topic please let us know in our comment section below.
Let’s discuss about the top 10 billionaires of 2018 here:
1. Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is a 53 year old CEO of e-commerce company Amazon, which he founded in a garage in Seattle in 1994 after leaving his New York hedge fund job. His net worth is $112 billion, he is the first person to top over $100 as number one on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaire. Amazon.com grew to become the world’s largest online shopping retailer, now worth over $430 billion, according to CNBC.
Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million and he also owns a private space company Blue Origin, it is developing a reusable rocket that Bezos says will carry passengers.
2. Bill Gates
Bill Gates ranked second in the Forbes list with the net worth of $90 billion in 2018. He was born in Seattle in 1955 and used computer first in 1967, while a kid in school.
In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world’s largest PC Software company. He was Microsoft’s CEO until stepping down in 2000 but he remains a board member of Microsoft.
And now with his wife Melinda, Bill Gates chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched in 1999, the world’s largest private charitable trust foundation.
3. Warren Buffett
Warren Edward Buffett ranked third in the Forbes list of top most wealthiest persons with the net worth of $84 billion. Known as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ he is one the most successful investors of all time.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO owns more than 60 companies, he is an iconic figure and genius investor who bought his first stock at the age of 11 and filed his first taxes when he was 13.
4. Bernard Arnault
The 68 year old French businessman began his career as a civil engineer and gained control of his family company, Groupe Arnault.
He ranked fourth in the Forbes world’s top wealthiest persons list with the net worth of $72 billion. Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 fashionable brands including Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Dom Perignon and Sephora. The French billionaire is the chairman and CEO of LVMH, which is the largest luxury goods company in the world.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest of the world’s top billionaires at the age of 33. He ranked fifth with the net worth of $71 billion.
A Harvard dropout founded Facebook in 2004 at the age of 19, then he took Facebook in public in 2012. The biggest social media platform which was first begun on college campuses, now has more than 1.2 billion users. The company is now worth $400 billion.
6. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is a Spanish self-made billionaire and is one of the richest man in Europe and the wealthiest retailer in the world ranked sixth in the world’s richest persons list by Forbes with the net worth of $70 billion.
He is best known for founding Inditex fashion group, which includes Zara clothing stores with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera in 1975. He owns about 60% of Madrid-listed Inditex, which has 8 brands, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, and 7,500 stores around the world.
7. Carlos Slim Helu
Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is the richest person in Mexico and he owns more than 200 companies in industries ranging from banking to retail to telecommunications.
He ranked seventh in the Forbes richest persons list 2018 with the net worth of $67.1 billion. His influence extends outside of Mexico as well. He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies and 17% of The New York Times.
8. Charles and David Koch(tied)
Charles Koch, 81, is the CEO, Chairman and co-owner of Koch Industries, America’s second largest private company, since 1967.
Both he and his brother, 77 year old David Koch, the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries ranked eighth(tied) in the Forbes list of world’s top wealthiest persons in the world with the net worth of $60 billion each. The Koch brothers Koch Industries have revenue of $100 billion.
9. Larry Ellison
The 72 year old billionaire co-founded his software company Oracle, the world’s most popular database in 1977. He gave up the Oracle CEO role in 2014 but still serves as chairman of the board and chief technology officer. Oracle moved into hardware with its 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion.
Larry Ellison ranked ninth by the Forbes in the world’s richest persons list with the net worth of $58.5 billion.
10. Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg is the founder, CEO and the owner of Bloomberg L.P., an information technology and media company that have now grown to be worth $45 billion with worth more than 100 offices worldwide. He also considered running as an independent in the 2016 presidential elections.
These are the top 10 persons who are listed in Forbes. We have collected this data to share the rich quality top 10 information about rich persons to you. You always get good information about many trending topics here on The Amazing Top Tens. Thanks for reading this article and if you have any suggestions, queries or thoughts about this topic please let us know in our comment section below.
