Feb 22, 2021
By: Vaamanaa SethiWorld Rank: 1 | Net Worth: $189.3 billion | Bezos also acquired American newspaper ‘The Washington Post’ in 2013 for $250 million.
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World Rank: 2 | Net Worth: $182.2 billion | Co-founded online bank X.com, now known as PayPal. Musk owns 21 percent of electric car firm Tesla, but has pledged more than half his stake as collateral for loans.
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World Rank: 4 | Net Worth: $123.7 billion | One of the best known pioneers of the software revolution. He is also co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, world’s largest private charity.
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World Rank: 5 | Net Worth: $95.7 billion | In 2003, at the age of 23, he became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire as he launched the social networking giant.
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World Rank: 6 | Net Worth: $91.7 billion | Known as one of the most successful investors in the world, Buffett has promised to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes.
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World Rank: 7 | Net Worth: $90.9 billion | He served as CEO of Alphabet Inc. from April 2011 to July 2015. He continues to be Alphabet Inc’s board member, employee and controlling shareholder.
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World Rank: 9 | Net Worth: $88.2 billion | He was the president of Alphabet Inc. until 2019 and continues to be Alphabet Inc’s board member, employee and controlling shareholder.
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World Rank: 10 | Net Worth: $85.5 billion | He also owns the 41st largest island of the US, Lanai and Hawaiian islands.
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World Rank: 11 | Net Worth: $80.4 billion | He is currently the owner of Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.
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World Rank: 17 | Net Worth: $65.1 billion | She owned over $11 billion shares of Walmart.
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