1. Bill
Gates
The co-founder microsoftt, tech magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist,
programmer, Bill Gates has a solid profile that makes him the richest
individual, his worth marked $85.9 billion. Also the founder of Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has made strides in every sphere he has
touched. He stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000 and as Chairman in 2008.
Currently, he works full-time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is
the technology adviser to the current CEO Satya Nadella.
2. Amancia OrtegaA
Founder and chairman of the Inditex
fashion group, which is best known for its global brand Zara, the Spanish
business magnate is valued at $75.8 billion and is the second richest
person in the world.
3. Warren Buffett
The most successful investor in the
world, Buffett is also a business magnate and a philanthropist, valued at $68.2
billion. He is the CEO and the largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathway, the
American multinational conglomerate holding company. Buffett, the third richest
person in the world, is often referred to as the “Wizard of Omaha” or “oracle of Omaha,” or the “Sage of Omaha,”and
is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality
despite his immense wealth.
4. Jeff Bezos
Founder chairman and the largest
shareholder of the online shopping giant Amazon, Bezos is an American
technology entrepreneur and investor, valued at $63.1 billion, the fourth
richest person in the world. Bezos’ other business interests include aerospace
and newspapers. He is the founder and owner of the privately-funded aerospace
developer and manufacturer Blue Origin. Founded in 2000, the company has
conducted test flights to space beginning in 2015, and plans for commercial
suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018. He also purchased The
Washington Post newspaper in
2013.
5. Charles Koch
Valued at $55.2 billion, American
businessman, political donor and philanthropist Charles Koch is the fifth
richest person in the world. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief
executive officer of Koch Industries, famous also for its mention in an popular
American TV show The
Newsroom. He owns 42% of the shares of the conglomerate.
6. David Koch
Brother of Charles Koch, David Koch is
the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries. Valued the same as his brother
at $55.2 billion, David is the sixth richest person in the world. David also
owns 42% of the conglomerate that the brother inherited from their father and
then expanded.
7. Carlos Slim
Slim is a Mexican business magnate,
investor, and philanthropist who is the seventh richest person in the world,
valued at $51.4 billion. Slim is known as the “Warren Buffett of Mexico”,
deriving his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number
of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.
8. Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, is
the eight richest person in the world valued at $49.7 billion. American
programmer, Internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist, he founded Facebook from
his college dorm room in Harvard. The website later expanded rapidly with one
billion users signing up by 2012.