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Top 50 richest people In the world: Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire

Top 50 richest people In the world: Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire
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Let us take a look at the top 50 richest people and how they reached there. The amounts and information next to each name gives clues of what made them rich. Here are a few interesting facts of the top 50 richest people of the world.


List of top 50 richest persons in the world


Position

Billionaire’s Name

Net Worth in Bn US$

Company

Country

1

Jeff Bezos

140

Amazon

USA

2

Bernard Arnault

107

LVMH

France

3

Bill Gates

106

Microsoft

USA

4

Warren Buffett

102

Berkshire Hathaway

USA

5

Mark Zuckerberg

84

Facebook

USA

6

Amancio Ortega

81

Inditex

Spain

7

Carlos Slim Helu & family

72

America Movil

Mexico

8

Sergey Brin

68

Google

USA

9

Larry Page

67

Google

USA

9

Mukesh Ambani

67

Reliance

India

9

Steve Ballmer

67

Microsoft

USA

12

Alice Walton

59

Walmart

USA

13

Michael Bloomberg

58

Bloomberg

USA

14

Jim Walton

57

Walmart

USA

15

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

56

L'Oreal

France

16

Bertrand Puech & family

55

Hermes

France

16

Robson Walton

55

Walmart

USA

18

Larry Ellison

54

Oracle

USA

19

Phil Knight

49

Nike

USA

20

Elon Musk

46

Tesla Motors

USA

21

Ma Yun & Family

45

Alibaba

China

22

Francois Pinault & family

44

Kering

France

22

Ma Huateng

44

Tencent

China

22

MacKenzie Bezos

44

Amazon

USA

25

Charles Koch

39

Koch Industries

USA

25

Julia Koch & family

39

Koch Industries

USA

27

David Thomson & family

38

Thomson Reuters

Canada

28

Jacqueline Mars

36

Mars

USA

28

John Mars

36

Mars

USA

30

Giovanni Ferrero

34

Ferrero Rocher

Belgium

31

Xu Jiayin

33

Evergrande

China

32

Sheldon Adelson

32

Las Vegas Sands

USA

33

Leonardo Del Vecchio

29

Luxottica

Italy

33

Vladimir Potanin

29

Interros

Russia

35

Li Ka-shing

28

Cheung Kong

China

35

Michael Dell

28

Dell Technologies

USA

35

Sun Piaoyang & Zhong Huijuan

28

Hengrui, Hansoh

China

38

Lee Shau Kee

27

Henderson Land

China

38

SP Hinduja & family

27

Hinduja

UK

38

Yang Huiyan & Family

27

Country Garden

China

41

Carl Icahn

26

Icahn Enterprises

USA

41

He Xiangjian & Family

26

Midea

China

43

Laurene Powell Jobs & family

24

Walt Disney

USA

44

Masayoshi Son

23

Softbank

Japan

45

Alain Wertheimer

22

Chanel

France

45

Dieter Schwarz

22

Schwarz

Germany

45

Ding Lei

22

Netease

China

45

Gerard Wertheimer

22

Chanel

USA

45

Jorge Paulo Lemann

22

3G Capital

Switzerland

45

Leonid Mikhelson

22

Novatek

Russia



Nearly 50 % of the top 50 richest persons are from the USA

With 24 richest persons in the list hailing from the US, the country has a neat 50% presence in the list.

Only 4 countries claim more than 1 slot in the list of top 50 richest persons

US, China, France and Russia are the four countries that have claimed more than 1 slot for its countrymen. There are 24 US residents, 9 Chinese natives, 5 French citizens and 2 Russians on the list. The remaining countries could not have more than one of the top 50 richest people on the earth.

Only 3 countries have created the majority of top 50 richest persons in the world

With the US sending the maximum number of 24 richest persons to the list, the two other countries that have a significant representation on the list are China and France grabbing 9 slots and 5 slots respectively. No other country on the earth has created a significant percentage of rich persons figuring on the list.

List of 10 countries that have claimed one slot each for their natives

Countries including Switzerland, Germany, Japan, UK, Spain, Mexico, India, Italy, Belgium and Canada have one person each to the list of top 50 richest persons on the earth.

The top 50 richest persons are from 14 countries of the world

The top 50 richest persons of the world are from 14 countries including US, China, France, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, UK, Spain, Mexico, India, Italy, Belgium and Canada. No other country other than these 14 could produce a billionaire to find a place among the top 50 richest persons.

Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire among the top 50 richest persons

With a net worth of US $ 84 Bn, Mark Zuckerberg (35 years) of Facebook is the youngest one on the list of top 50 richest persons. A little older than him at the age of 39, Yang Huiyan of China is the second youngest person on the list. The remaining persons are at least more than 40 years.

Only 5 people in the list have managed to retain their same positions on the list

Only 5 among the top 50 richest persons have managed to retain their position on the list by continuing in the same position like last year. All the others have either moved up or down in the list.

24 persons have come down from their wealth status compared to last year

24 persons (nearly 50%) in the list have lost their ranking by one or more positions when compared to last year.

21 have migrated to higher positions when compared to last year

21 billionaires have migrated to higher positions on the list of 50 richest persons when compared to their ranking last year.

In the year 2020, three new names enter the list of top 50 richest persons.

This year, we found three new names in the list of top 50 richest persons. The new entrants to the list are MacKenzie Bezos of Amazon from the USA, Julia Koch and family of Koch Industries from USA, and Giovanni Ferrero of Ferrero Rocher of Belgium. Their net worth is at US $ 44 bn, US $ 38 bn and US $ 34 bn respectively.



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