The 100 richest persons holding the most wealth in the world. Here are a few interesting facts that we gather by analyzing the list.
List of top 100 people in the world
Position
Name of the billionaire
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
51
James Simons
21
Renaissance Technologies
USA
51
Takemitsu Takizaki & family
21
Keyence
Japan
51
Vagit Alekperov
21
Lukoil
Russia
54
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
20
Thai Beverage
Thailand
54
Stephen Schwarzman
20
Blackstone
USA
56
Gennady Timchenko
19
Gunvor
Switzerland
56
Qin Yinglin & Qian Ying
19
Muyuan
China
56
Rupert Murdoch
19
News
USA
56
Wang Wei
19
SF Express
China
60
Eric Schmidt
18
Google
USA
60
Huang Zheng
18
Pinduoduo
China
60
Leonard Blavatnik
18
Lyondellbasell
UK
60
R Budi Hartono
18
Bank Central Asia
Indonesia
60
Ray Dalio
18
Bridgewater Associates
USA
60
Thomas Peterffy
18
Interactive Brokers
USA
60
Vladimir Lisin
18
Novolipetsk Steel
Russia
60
Zhang Zhidong
18
Tencent
China
68
Donald Bren
17
Irvine Company
USA
68
Elaine Marshall & family
17
Koch Industries
USA
68
Gautam Adani
17
Adani Enterprises
India
68
Henry Cheng Kar-shun & family
17
Chow Tai Fook
China
68
Hugh Grosvenor
17
Grosvenor
UK
68
Joseph Lau Luen Hung
17
Chinese Estates
China
68
Joseph Safra
17
Safra
Brazil
68
Lee Kun Hee
17
Samsung
South Korea
68
Michael Hartono
17
Bank Central Asia
Indonesia
68
Petr Kellner
17
PPF
Czech Republic
68
Shiv Nadar & family
17
HCL
India
68
Tadashi Yanai
17
Fast Retailing
Japan
68
Wang Jianlin & family
17
Wanda
China
68
Yan Hao
17
China Pacific Construction
China
82
Abigail Johnson
16
Fidelity
USA
82
Andrey Melnichenko
16
Suek
Russia
82
Dietrich Mateschitz
16
Red Bull
Austria
82
Klaus-Michael Kuhne
16
Kuehne & Nagel
Switzerland
82
Lukas Walton
16
Walmart
USA
82
Roman Abramovich
16
Millhouse
Russia
82
Viktor Vekselberg
16
Renova
Russia
82
Yao Zhenhua
16
Baoneng
China
82
Zhang Yong & Shu Ping
16
Haidilao
China
91
Beate Heister
15
Aldi Sued
Germany
91
Chen Jianhua & Fan Hongwei
15
Hengli
China
91
Karl Albrecht Jr & family
15
Aldi Sued
Germany
91
Lakshmi N Mittal
15
ArcelorMittal
UK
91
Li Shufu & family
15
Geely
China
91
Reinhold Wurth & family
15
Wurth
Germany
91
Robert Kuok
15
Kuok Brothers
China
91
Ronald Perelman
15
Scientific Game
USA
91
Steve Cohen
15
Sac Capital
USA
91
Uday Kotak
15
Kotak Mahindra
India
91
Xu Rongmao & family
15
Shimao
China
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The highest and the lowest net worth
Jeff Bezos of Amazon, the richest one of the world from the US has a net worth of US$ 140 bn. The last 11 members of the list share the same net worth of US$ 15 bn each. Hence to find a place even at the tail end of the list, you must have earned a lot.
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The majority of the richest persons are from the US
The US has created 36% billionaires among the world’s top 100 richest persons. With 23%, China occupies the second position with the most in top 100 richest persons in the world.
Seven countries produced more than 4 billionaires in the top 100 richest list
Analyzing the list, we find 36 US billionaires, 23 Chinese nationals, 7 Russians, 7 UK residents, 5 billionaires from France, 4 German residents, and 4 Indians. These seven countries are the ones that have produced more than 4 billionaires to find a place in the top 100 richest persons of the world.
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Shiv Nadar & family of HCL grew his wealth the fastest
When compared to the earlier list, Shiv Nadar family of HCL company in India has moved up by 290 positions by growing their wealth rather very fast to capture the 68th position in the top 100 persons list.
Five people have moved downward in the list
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Dietrich Mateschitz of Red Bull in Austria has moved down by 44 positions to find a place in the 82nd place. In the earlier list, he could be seen among the top 50 richest persons in the world. Viktor Vekselberg of Renova from Russia and Ronald Perelman of Scientific Game from the USA have moved down by 25 points. Elaine Marshall and family of Koch Industries, USA and Joseph Safra from Safra, Brazil have slid down in the list by 24 positions when compared to the previous list.
The youngest and the oldest billionaires
At the age of 29, Hugh Grosvenor of Grosvenor from the UK holding a place in the 68th position is the youngest billionaire we find in the list. The senior most billionaire by age in the 91st position Robert Kuok of Kuok Brothers from China who is aged 96 years. He is followed by Lee Shau Kee of Henderson Land aged 92 years is also from China and he holds the 38th position. In the 35th position, we find Li Ka-shing of Cheung Kong who is again from China. Hence the three senior most billionaires in the list aged over 90 are from China.
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