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In 2017, Bloomberg announced its annual ranking of the five hundred richest people in the world. We will focus only on the first ten. So, richest people in the world according to the magazine "Big Rating".

Ingvar Kamprad

The Swedish businessman's net worth is estimated at $42.8 billion. Over the past year, Kamprad has become one billion dollars richer. As you know, he is the founder of IKEA. At the moment, Ingvar is quite a decent age - 90 years old. He divorced his first wife back in 1960, after ten years of marriage, married a second time in 1963, but his wife died in 2011. Now he has four children.

Larry Ellison

The American businessman has capital of $45.4 billion. He has risen well this year - his fortune has increased by $1.8 billion. He is one of the co-owners of the Oracle Corporation, which is engaged in the production and release of computer equipment and software. At the moment, Ellison is 72 years old. During his stormy life, he managed to get married and divorced four times. There are two children left from the second marriage.

David Koch

Today his condition is estimated at $47.8 billion. David increased his capital for last year by 8.2 billion dollars. He is now 76 years old and still remains married, from which he has three children.

Charles Koch

Brother of David Koch, who is also a co-owner of Koch Industries. The company has a varied range of activities - from oil to polymer materials. Like his brother, he enriched himself by $8.2 billion in a year. He is married and has two children. His condition is estimated at $47.8 billion.

Carlos Slim

The sixth place in today's ranking is occupied by a Mexican businessman, who moved down from third place in the ranking. Today its budget is estimated at 53.3 billion dollars, because over the past year he increased his fortune by 3.3 billion dollars.
It is worth noting that Slim is very diversified in terms of business projects. He owns various companies, ranging from construction to telecommunications.
He is currently 77 years old. He is not married, as he was widowed back in 1999. There are six children left from the marriage.

Mark Zuckerberg

The youngest billionaire occupies fifth place in the ranking. Despite his young years, compared to his closest competitors (only 32 years old), he managed to earn $59.3 billion in past years. This year he raised his fortune by $14.7 billion. Surprisingly, the founder of the world's largest social network Facebook leads a very modest lifestyle. He is married and had a daughter in 2015.

Amancio Ortega

The Spanish entrepreneur is confidently moving forward and takes fourth place in the ranking, with a result of $68.9 billion. This year was successful and brought him 1.9 billion dollars. Ortega has an extensive business and is the owner of the Inditex company, which is the owner of several large retail chains selling ready-made clothing. Zara can also be counted among them.

The Spanish billionaire is now 81 years old and has not had much luck in his marriages. His first marriage broke up and in 2001 he married again. Now he has three children (two from his first marriage and one from his second).

Jeff Bezos

The third position was quickly taken by the owner of the largest company, Amazon. He is moving towards first place at an incredible pace, because this year the Internet company brought him $28.1 billion - an incredible result. Bezos was engaged in trading, but recently he has become more active in investing in various projects in the field of new technologies. Overall, he is still quite young and is currently 53 years old. Has a wife and three children. Today he has $82.1 billion.

It is not surprising that it has been ranked first in the rankings for many years. The world-famous owner of Microsoft became richer by $10.6 billion this year. Bill's general condition is estimated at $85.6 billion. His company is a major supplier of various software throughout the world. Now the businessman is 61 years old and is married, from which he has three children.

The life of the rich has always been of interest. How did these people manage to amass such large fortunes, how much do they earn, what do they invest in and what do they spend their money on? Recently, among the owners of the largest monetary fortunes a certain trend has emerged. The highest positions in the ranking of the richest people in the world in 2018 were occupied by talented entrepreneurs and businessmen who achieved their wealth on their own, and did not receive it by inheritance.

10. Larry Ellison

Born in New York, he was raised in a family of adoptive parents. At a young age, Larry showed a talent for programming. In this discipline, he not only quickly mastered new knowledge, but also put forward his own bold ideas. While working for a small company called Amtex, Larry developed a very convenient, reliable and feature-rich database. And in the 70s of the last century, with the former head of the company, Robert Miner, he founded the company “Oracle”, which grew in ten years into a giant corporation. Ellison's fortune is now estimated at $58.5 billion. He owns the Italian Marchetti fighter jet, several huge luxury yachts, his own island of Lanai in Hawaii, as well as numerous luxurious houses and estates.

9. David Koch

The name of David Koch, one of the most influential businessmen of our time, politician and philanthropist, is associated with the name of his brother Charles and the company Koch Industries, founded by their father. From the inheritance received, the brothers created one of the most powerful concerns in the world, many times exceeding its initial capital. David Koch's fortune is now estimated at $60 billion. He is actively involved in political life, financially supports various Scientific research, education and the arts, and also allocates significant funds to charity. Currently, David Koch lives in New York, Manhattan. He also owns a luxurious mansion in Aspen (Colorado), where thousands of guests come to receive his hospitable host.

8. Charles Koch

David's older brother, owner and CEO Koch Industries Corporation. Having inherited his father's business together with his brother, and then expanding it thousands of times compared to the initial indicators, he belongs to the number richest people world with a fortune of 60 billion dollars. Charles has written several books detailing his own business strategy, and is also actively involved in various charitable projects. In particular, he founded a foundation to support the economic, social and humanitarian branches of science, calling it after himself. The businessman is also actively involved in the political life of the country. Being one of the richest people on the planet, Charles Koch leads a relatively modest lifestyle that does not correspond to his high social status.

7. Carlos Slim Helu

A Mexican businessman with Lebanese roots who managed to enter the top ranking of the richest people on the planet. Carlos received his business acumen and talent for running a business from his father, earning his first million at the age of 17. Based on the communications industry, his fortune is now estimated at $67.1 billion. Thanks to the policy pursued by Slima, more than 30 million new subscribers gained access to mobile communications. The billionaire's house is located in the most prestigious area of ​​Mexico. However, his main real estate, several luxurious mansions and high-rise buildings, are located in the United States. The businessman is actively involved in charity work, donating significant sums to fight poverty and educational programs for children.

6. Amancio Ortega

Spanish entrepreneur who founded the largest company Inditex, which owns nearly 7 thousand stores located in more than 80 countries. Did large investments in real estate in America and Europe, the gas industry and the tourism industry. The life of Amancio Ortega is a vivid example of how you can achieve outstanding results with your own talent, work and perseverance. Coming from a working-class family, the future billionaire began his working career at the age of 13 as a messenger in a clothing store. Currently, the businessman's fortune is estimated at $70 billion. He owns a skyscraper in Madrid, several luxury hotels, a 54-story condominium in Miami, a super-long-range jet, a luxury yacht, and a stake in the Spanish football league.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

American businessman, creator of the popular social network Facebook and at the same time the head of Facebook Ink. He is the youngest representative on the list of the first rich people on the planet. And in 2010, the popular American magazine Time recognized Zuckerberg as Person of the Year. Mark discovered his extraordinary programming abilities during his school years. Today his fortune is an impressive figure - more than 70 billion dollars. The businessman is a member of many charitable foundations, as well as the Oath of Giving group. All members of this philanthropic organization are committed to donating half of their income to charitable causes. He owns several houses and townhouses, as well as a beach on one of the Hawaiian islands. A businessman does not put wealth at the forefront, considering his main task to help people.

4. Bernard Arnault

The name of this talented person is closely associated with fashion and luxury. Having created the huge Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton empire, which controls the famous fashion brands Kenzo, Celine, Givenchy, Berluti, Loewe, Guerlain and others, the jewelry company Fred, as well as several elite alcohol brands, Bernard Arnault is not only the wealthiest person in France and Europe, but also one of the richest people on the planet. His fortune is estimated at $72 billion. However, he is not going to stop there and is actively buying new shares of companies. The billionaire also owns several of his own media outlets. He is involved in charity work, supporting talent in art and business. The Arnault family owns a unique collection of Renaissance paintings.

3. Warren Buffett

The largest American businessman and one of the most influential people in the world, whose total fortune has exceeded the fantastic mark of $84 billion. The main part of the businessman's income is a stake in the holding company Berkshire Hathaway. The entrepreneur donates huge sums of the money he earns to help people. In 2010, he donated 37 billion of his fortune to charities, becoming the largest philanthropist in the history of mankind. In ordinary life and everyday life, Buffett is modest and unpretentious. He still lives in the old two-story house, purchased back in 1957, but is worn in regular stores. The billionaire avoids luxury. His only expensive hobby is jet airplanes.

2. Bill Gates

The name of the legendary founder of Microsoft, the world's largest software company, as well as the developer of the Windows operating system, is known to everyone. For many years, it was he who topped the list of the richest people on the planet. Gates' current net worth is over $93 billion. His estate on the shores of Lake Washington, consisting of three interconnected pavilions, with a swimming pool and trout lake, is equipped with a huge amount of modern technology. No wonder many contemporaries call it the “House of the Future.” The billionaire donates huge sums to charity. Together with his wife, they organized a charitable foundation aimed at developing education, medicine and fighting poverty, to which they donated more than 28 billion.

1. Jeff Bezos

The list of the richest people on the planet this year was headed by the creator of the Internet company Amazon, Jeff Bezos, with an incredible figure of $131 billion! Such an impressive success of the American entrepreneur is due to the rapid growth of the shares of the company he manages, which rose in price by 60% last year. Recently, the richest man on the planet admitted that it is much more difficult for him to spend money than to earn it. Bezos owns five luxury mansions in several states, three luxury apartments in New York, the daily newspaper The Washington Post and a private space company planning to develop space tourism in the near future. The businessman and his wife donate tens of millions of dollars to scientific research.

For almost three decades, international business Forbes magazine » will publish a ranking of the wealthiest businessmen.

In 2015 year, as almost always, it was headed by Bill Gates, who founded Microsoft. But there were some surprises in the TOP 10 dollar billionaires of the world. For example, the list of the world's rich has noticeably “rejuvenated”: among the lucky ones who received the attention of the publication, there are 46 people under the age of 40. The “younger” generation is represented by Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz (creators of the social network Facebook), Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel (developers of the social network Snapchat).

In the prestigious ranking you can also find Russians: Vladimir Potanin ($15.8 billion), Alisher Usmanov ($14.2 billion), Roman Abramovich ($12.4 billion) and some others. But the top ten still contains entrepreneurs mainly from the States. But who are they - the richest People Earth according to the legendary magazine?

The TOP 10 billionaires in the world is revealed by a unique person - the richest woman in Europe, who is 93 years old. She earned her fortune as the heiress and co-owner of the L’Oreal cosmetics company, founded by her father, Eugene Schuller. Over the past year, Madame Bettencourt increased her income by $5.5 billion. She is the owner of the largest stake in the company (31%). The second largest shareholder is Nestle (29.8%). The entrepreneur's fortune is estimated at $40.1 billion.

9. Jim Walton

The son of the legendary Sam Walton, creator of the Wal-Mart Stores retail chain, is one of the richest people for a reason. Serving on the board of directors of the retail company, he is also the manager of the family bank Arvest. Thanks to active management activities, the businessman was able to increase his income by $5.9 billion. The capital of the 67-year-old American businessman is estimated at 40.6 billion.

8. Christy Walton

One of the few women in the ranking who increased her capital by $5 billion over the past year alone. Current financial condition The American woman is estimated at 41.7 billion. Her income comes from the Wal-Mart hypermarket chain, which the 66-year-old businesswoman became a co-owner after the tragic death of her husband John. He was the second son of chain founder Sam Walton.

6 – 7. Charles Koch and David Koch

It is no coincidence that these people occupy such positions. Charles Koch is one of America's leading entrepreneurs and philanthropists, who recently entered his ninth decade. David Koch is his younger brother, an engineer by training, with a master's degree in chemical engineering. At the age of 30, Charles began working in the family company, and at 39 he took the position of president. In addition to David and Charles, brothers Bill and Frederick worked in the company, but their shares were acquired for $1.3 billion.

David and Charles each managed to increase their profits by $2.9 billion in just a year. To this day, Charles is the chairman of the board of Koch Industries, a corporation specializing in the production and refining of oil and trading in “black gold.” David serves as Executive Vice President. The oil corporation is multinational. In the United States alone, it has over 50 thousand employees, and in another 59 countries there are branches employing about 20 thousand people.

At the end of 2013, the corporation created by Koch Sr. became the second largest private company in the United States. Its founding date is 1940, the name of its founder is Fred Koch, who invented new way oil refining. Charles Koch owns the company jointly with his brother and in equal shares: they each own 42% of the shares. According to the billionaire, the brainchild of the Koch family will become a public company only through his corpse. At the moment, Charles and David's fortunes are equal - $42.9 billion.

5. Lawrence Ellison

The 71-year-old American entrepreneur, who founded the Oracle Corporation and is its permanent leader, has firmly established himself in 5th place in the Forbes ranking, increasing his income by 6.3 billion dollars. The outstanding programmer's career took off in the 1970s when, while working for Ampex, he created a unique database management system (DBMS) for the CIA, called Oracle.

Already in 1977, he and a couple of colleagues created their own company, which 5 years later was named after the main product - the Oracle Database DBMS. Today, the corporation has branches in dozens of countries around the world, including Russia, and is one of the leading suppliers of server equipment. The corporation has 122 thousand employees, and its net profit is $11 billion. The billionaire's net worth unofficial Forbes ranking estimates at 54.3 billion.

4. Amancio Ortega

Spanish entrepreneur who founded the largest holding company, which includes well-known fashion brands:

• Zara;
• Oysho;
• Pull
• Massimo Dutti;
• Bershka;
• Stradivarius, etc.

The total profit of all companies included in the holding in Russia exceeds $40 billion. The Zara brand accounts for 49% of the company's revenue. In total, there are more than 5 thousand clothing stores in the world that belonged to Mr. Ortega. He founded his company together with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera. The Spanish businessman also successfully invests in foreign real estate in the USA, Portugal and the UK. The Spaniard's wealth is estimated at $64.5 billion, and his financial income over the past year increased by 500 million.

3. Warren Buffett

World-famous investor, executive director and chairman of the board of directors of the investment holding Berkshire Hathaway. This holding manages manufacturing companies in a variety of industries:

• automobile insurance (GEICO);
• rail transport (BNSF);
• wholesale trade of non-food and food products (McLane Company);
• Media (BH Media Group), etc.

Assets investment company are estimated at 534 billion dollars. And the businessman’s fortune is 72.7 billion. Despite his advanced age (the businessman is 85 years old), he does not lose his grip: over the previous year, Buffett increased his income by a record 14.5 billion dollars!

2. Carlos Slim Helu

In second place is rightfully a Mexican entrepreneur working primarily in the telecommunications industry. He owns the assets of a number of holdings, such as:

• America Movil is a company that controls 80% of land telephone lines in South America, with more than 215 million subscribers;
• Telmex is a company that has created a nationwide fiber optic network in Mexico and specializes in providing Internet access, IPTV and hosting services;
• Altria Group is the largest holding company, which includes tobacco manufacturers Phillip Morris USA (Marlboro, Bond cigarettes), John Middleton Inc. (cigars “Black&Mild”, “Royal Comfort”, “Prince Albert’s Soft”), food product manufacturer Kraft Foods (Nestle, Heinz, Toblerone, Estrella, Milka, etc.).

Mexican billionaire named richest man four times planets , and over the past year increased his fortune by $5.1 billion. It is estimated at 77.1 billion.

1. Bill Gates

The permanent leader of the list of the richest people on the planet for 7 years is Bill Gates. His condition according to the magazine Forbes estimated at $79.2 billion. In total, the billionaire was awarded the title of the richest person in the world 16 times: in 1996–2007 and 2009–2015.

Over the past 12 months, this entrepreneur's income has increased by more than $3.2 billion, although he is not an executive at Microsoft, serving as non-executive chairman of the board of directors. Currently, the founder of the computer empire is actively involved in charity and investment, heading the company Cascade Investment. He is not only the richest, but also the most generous billionaire, having donated a total of more than $36 billion. Bill Gates - first a person in the USA who suggested that billionaires give half of their income to charity!

Summarizing

In conclusion, it is worth noting: in the Forbes ranking, many settle down with entire families, managing enterprises created decades ago. Typically, trading enterprises, oil and cosmetics companies are inherited. And young people flocked to the Internet: the new generation of self-made billionaires, in most cases, achieve success thanks to the IT sector.

Someone is moving millions and billions, but it’s not you yet? To be honest, what do you think when you hear success stories about Her or Him, for whom everything is going fantastically well: the first million years like this at 25, the most expensive car, a luxurious house, several operating businesses with impressive assets…. The success stories of rich people, in fact, are too varied to be “combed” with one brush and perceived as stereotyped.

It may often seem that rich people became rich without lifting a finger - after all, such a successful person already had mountains of gold behind him, green rustling bills given by his parents, and not taking advantage of all this is a sin.

So that nothing seems, and finally understand the reality for yourself - that you can sit in the soft leather interior of a car, or open a bottle of the most expensive wine on your own terrace, and all this without being tied to ready-made soil, we will simply demonstrate 10 real stories becoming the richest people in the world from virtually nothing. From scratch, without support and golden diapers.

By the way, not all the biographies of the rich people of the world that we will now tell you about are familiar to you. If you were guided only by Forbes ratings, there will be a discovery. What's not a reason to expand your own borders?

10. Michael Rubin reveals the top ten richest people on the planet. The future billionaire and founder of the Kynetic company sold seeds to neighbors as a child. At the age of 10, the enterprising boy was already hiring 5 guys to remove snow from his neighbors’ lawns for a fee. At the age of 14, Michael already had his own store, and at the age of 23, under his leadership there was a company with a turnover of 50 million dollars. Michael's fortune is estimated at $2.3 billion. Almost always strong personalities start this way: by demonstrating an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age.

9. Oprah Winfrey will be the only woman in our ranking of the richest people in the world. Yes, not in first place, but if it were a ranking of hard work and determination, she could easily be given the championship. Now she is 62 years old and her path to success has nothing to do with the story of Cinderella. She can answer questions about how rich people got rich based on personal experience: She worked hard and achieved everything herself. Oprah Winfrey was born into a poor family. The mother was a maid, and the father was a miner.

For the first 6 years of her life, Oprah lived with her grandmother in the middle of nowhere. The American TV presenter herself admitted in an interview that she was raped at the age of 9 and became pregnant at 14. The child died shortly after birth. At the age of 17, Oprah began working as a reporter, and in 1986 she created her own program, “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” In 2011, she launched her own TV channel, OWN. The TV presenter's fortune is estimated at $3.2 billion.

8. This guy doesn’t move tens of billions, like some representatives of the rating, but he has something in stock: almost 10 billion dollars of capital earned by his own labor. He owns 7.6% of Facebook shares. Dustin Moskowitz was born into a Jewish family in Washington. His father worked as a psychiatrist, but more information about Dustin's family has not been disclosed.

7. In honorable seventh place in our TOP 10 richest people is Canadian-American engineer Elon Musk. He is 12 years older than Dustin Moskowitz. Elon Musk's capital is $12.3 billion. He founded SpaceX and X.com. The latter, after merging with Confinity, was named PayPal and was sold for $1.5 billion. Musk was born in South Africa. True, the father was a businessman, and the mother was a famous model, so it is difficult to call the family poor. But there is another side to the coin - Elon was often beaten at school, and this, of course, left a considerable mark on the level of self-esteem.

At age 12, Elon made his first video game and sold it for $500. This was the first independent income on the way to billions. If you look at what these children do from an early age, you can predict their future success. And success “overtook” Elon.

6. Meet Li Ka-shing - the richest and most influential person in Hong Kong and Asia. While Forbes assessed the capital of the Hong Kong “Superman” and counted 25.5 billion dollars, it grew to 34. And this is data for 2015. We think Lee has still done well in 2016. In narrow circles, this enterprising Hong Konger is called “Superman” and is now 87 years old.

Li Ka-shing is the chairman of the board of Cheung Kong Group and Hutchison Whampoa, which have a capitalization of about 15% of Hong Kong's stock market. Among the stories of rich people who started from scratch, his is one of the most difficult. To understand: Lee was born into the family of an ordinary teacher.

From the fifth grade, Kashin began selling watch straps, and a little later he got a job in a factory producing plastic watches. 16 hours of work in a factory and then attending evening school - this is how the Hong Kong guy Li Ka-shing began his path to his first million. Having gained experience at the factory, he began selling plastic flowers himself, and soon headed his own company.

5. The stories of rich people who started from scratch are not similar to each other. Just like the story of Sergei Brin, who also falls into fifth place in our ranking of the richest people in the world. Sergey is nothing at all - 42 years old and he is the co-founder of Google. Sergei was born into a Jewish family of mathematicians who moved to the United States in 1979, and the future billionaire was only 5 years old. In 2016, according to Forbes magazine, the fortune of an American entrepreneur with Russian roots was estimated at almost $35 billion.

4. You’ve probably heard about this guy too. Larry Page is an American billionaire who, together with Sergey Brin, created the first search engine, which eventually grew into the most powerful tool for searching for any information - Google. Larry was born into a professorial family, and while receiving his education at the prestigious Stanford University, he met Brin. The joint launch of Google, as we see, has become a goldmine for the guys. Now Larry Page's fortune is estimated at $32.3 billion, and this is 17th place in the Forbes ranking, however, in 2014. We dare to assume that in 2 years a couple of billions have been added.

Biographies of the world's richest people: TOP-3. Who's in the lead?

3. Another example of crazy success without any seemingly chance of it from birth is American businessman Sheldon Adelson. Sheldon is one of the twenty richest people according to Forbes magazine. Adelson once again proves: the richest people on the planet are not those who were born and immediately fell into golden swaddling clothes. The son of a taxi driver, a newspaper salesman at the age of 12, a court reporter and even a toiletries salesman. Sheldon suffered a lot. The future American billionaire was born into a Jewish family. And, by the way, he is recognized as the richest Jew.

According to the most recent data that was announced, Sheldon Adelson's net worth is $38 billion. Not bad, right? The billionaire receives his main income from his investments in real estate: the construction of casinos, hotels, shops, exhibition centers, etc.

2. We just write “Mark”, and you already understand who we are talking about. And yes, you were not mistaken. The founder of the social network Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, is also in the TOP 10 richest people in the world. In May, information on Mark’s condition was updated (talking about money), and the capital amounted to $51.6 billion. But the guy is only 32 years old! By the way, like many on the list, he is of Jewish origin. Father is a dentist, mother is a psychiatrist. Mark has 3 sisters. Do you think doctors could provide much for 4 children? While still a schoolboy, Mark developed an online version of the game “Risk”, and while studying at Harvard, he developed an internal one social network, which he didn’t bring to mind himself, but the guys came to the rescue: Dustin Moskowitz, Eduardo Saverin and others.

1. The ex-president of Inditex could not be left out of our list of the TOP 10 richest people in the world. And, you know, we put it first. While many people multiply their income several times, Amancio Ortega, we are sure, is not “lost.” It was he who in October last year received the title of the richest man on the planet according to Forbes magazine. But in May 2016, his fortune was estimated at $72.9 billion. If the name of the company Indetex doesn’t mean anything to you, then you have heard about the Zara brand. Amancio is also the founder of this brand.

Amancio's father was a railway worker, and his mother, even better, was a servant. The family was so poor that the guy did not even graduate from high school, and at the age of 13 he began working as a messenger in a shirt store. Yes, did the 13-year-old boy then think that in 2015 he would top the ranking of the richest people on the planet? We doubt it. Today, the billionaire invests considerable sums in real estate in Florida, Madrid, London, as well as in banks and tourism.

This is what the ranking of the richest people in the world looks like, who started their path to success from scratch. Are there no boundaries? There really aren't any. Just take action and any goal will be achieved. Who knows, maybe you will end up in the Forbes ranking in a couple of years.

Forbes magazine annually compiles a popular ranking of the planet's billionaires, which determines who is the richest person in the world; in 2018, the ranking included 2,124 businessmen with a fortune ranging from $1 to $112 billion. Let's look at the top ten.

Bezos tops the Forbes list, rightfully, as one of the richest people of 2018, having increased his net worth by $39 billion over the past year. The main, first ideological creator of the online store Amazon.com. He is the only owner of a twelve-figure fortune on the planet - $112 billion. Having been successful in the financial sector for many years, Jeff took a risk (1994) with his successful career on Wall Street, deciding to develop an Internet platform and was not mistaken; his rapid success brings profit to this day. Bezos's large income last year was due to increased demand for the brand's shares. The multi-billionaire at the top of the list has a passion:

• To astronautics;
• Development of modern equipment for passenger transportation of citizens beyond space;
• Passion for “sea excavations”, retrieving the remains of the NASSA space shuttles from the depths.

2nd place. Bill Gates

Once one of the richest people in the world according to the Forbes rating, he ranks honorably second among the top ten richest people of 2018. The well-known company Microsoft brings a stable income to Gates, who owns 3 percent of the corporation's shares. His fortune is estimated at $90 billion, additional income are investments aimed at several progressively developing areas: Canadian Railways, the processing company Republic Services, a car dealer plant. Gates' focus on charitable goals is worthy of praise; special attention is paid to the healthcare system and the poverty of second world countries.

3rd place. Warren Buffett

At the age of 87, Buffett reached the third level of the ranking of wealthy people on the planet ($84 billion). The main way to increase his capital is by investing in many popular companies, such as:

• Coca-Cola;
• Dairy Queen;
• Bank of America;
• Many others, more than fifty of them.

Buffett began his career quite early - at the age of 11, investing dollars borrowed from his parent into shares of several companies; his wait was crowned with success. Charity is not alien to this entrepreneur, who has created a family foundation. Despite his sedate age, Buffett continues to actively participate in the affairs of his company, investing, and cooperation with the largest corporations in the United States of America.

4th place. Bernard Arnault

A French capitalist, a connoisseur of true luxury, Arnault returned in 2018 to the Top 5 ranking of rich people ($72 billion). His famous company has the right to sell luxury items from the world's most famous brands:

• Hennessy;
• Louis Vuitton;
• Christian Dior.

By the way, speaking of the latter, the Arnault family entered into a deal with the fashion house in 2017, thereby becoming the sole holders of the Christian Dior fashion brand, which brings a lot to the budget. An increase in demand and sales for luxury products by 13% (about $42 billion) contributed to Arnault rising to fourth place in the ranking.

5th place. Mark Zuckerberg

Despite many conflicting reviews about the famous Facebook network, of which Zuckerberg is the founder, pressure from government structures (the Russian-US controversy after the presidential election), the company's shares began to rise steadily. The estimated fortune of the young genius, who is included in the ranking of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes magazine, is at just over $70 billion. The full owner is actively engaged in his activities (in the area of ​​IT development), collaborating with other popular projects such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus VR (modern virtual reality devices).

6th place. Amancio Ortega

The Spanish textile tycoon, 80 years old, is a shareholder of the largest Zara holding, one of the main components of his capital. Ortega opened his first business with his wife in his first marriage, sewing bath accessories and cutting underwear at home, then mastering the entire Spanish market. 2017 brought a financial loss of $1.3 billion due to a decline in the company's stock prices. An additional tool for stable income to one’s fortune ($70 billion) are annual investments, about $400 million, in real estate largest city centers:

• NY;
• Miami;
• Barcelona;
• London;
• Madrid.

7th place. Carlos Slim Helu

In addition to this American ranking, Slim Elu is considered the richest man in Mexico ($67 billion) in 2018. Owns a controlling stake in the largest Latin American mobile operator. The unprecedented rise in shares of America Movil by 39 percent in 2017 reflected significant contribution on his financial well-being. He owns 17% of the shares of the business newspaper The New York Times, and also receives investments from real estate (real estate firm), consumer market, mining segment.

8th place. Charles Koch

An influential American, Koch, who has weight in US politics, business, and philanthropy. A successful 82-year-old entrepreneur, he increases his wealth ($60 billion) by making profits from the production of the oil refinery and other areas of the Koch holding. The family contract, together with his brother, owns the huge, profitable corporation Koch Industries, where Charles Koch presides as chairman of the board of directors.

9th place. David Koch

Slightly inferior to his brother Charles, David Koch topped the top ten “richest people in the world 2018.” The stability of his income is provided by Koch Industries, founded back in 1940 by their father. The company has many industries, in various fields:

• Oil refining;
• Construction of a pipeline system;
• Large-scale production of paper products, glasses, and other profitable projects.

The Koch family pays special attention to the field of education, allocating significant funds for charitable needs, such as developing programs and receiving grants. David Koch's fortune is estimated at $60 billion.

10th place. Larry Ellison

Rounding out the top 10 richest and most influential people on the planet, according to Forbes magazine, is Larry Ellison, a former CIA employee and former CEO of his own business project, Oracle. Net profit for the previous year amounted to $6.3 billion, the main source of income was Oracle assets (price increase by 18%). The company is engaged in cloud technologies. The entrepreneur is a fan of yachting (sailing), and also actively cooperates with charitable organizations. His fortune is estimated at 58.5 billion.

Complete Forbes list

In total, the list of dollar billionaires according to Forbes contains more than two thousand names! You can get acquainted with it by following the link. Unfortunately, it is not possible to translate such a long list, so you will have to read it in English. The list can be sorted by name, age, condition, field of activity and nationality.