The World's Top 10 Richest People
Below is a list of world's top 10 richest people according to Forbes. Jeff Bezos (Amazon CEO) became the richest person in the world in October 2017. As of January 8, 2018, he had worth of over $100 billion. The eight of the world's 10 wealthiest people are American citizens.
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1. Jeff Bezos Net worth: $103 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Amazon.com Citizenship: USA Born: January 12, 1964 Education: Princeton University Spouse: MacKenzie Bezos Children: Three sons and one daughter |
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2. Bill Gates Net worth: $92 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Microsoft Citizenship: USA Born: October 28, 1955, Seattle Spouse: Melinda Gates Education: Harvard College, Harvard University, Lakeside School |
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3. Warren Buffett Net worth: $86 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway Citizenship: USA Born: August 30, 1930, Omaha Education: University of Nebraska Lincoln, Columbia University Spouse: Astrid Menks (m. 2006), Susan Buffett (m. 1952–2004) |
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4. Amancio Ortega Net worth: $77 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Inditex Group Citizenship: Spain Born: March 28, 1936, León, Spain Spouse: Rosalia Mera (m. 1966–1986) |
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5. Mark Zuckerberg Net worth: $75 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Facebook Citizenship: USA Born: May 14, 1984 Education: Harvard University Spouse: Priscilla Chan Children: Maxima Chan Zuckerberg |
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6. Carlos Slim Net worth: $67 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso Citizenship: Mexico Born: January 28, 1940, Mexico City Education: National Autonomous University of Mexico Spouse: Soumaya Domit Gemayel (1967–1999) Children: Carlos Slim Domit, Soumaya Slim Domit, Vanessa Slim Domit, Johanna Slim Domit, Patrick Slim Domit, Marco Antonio Slim Domit. |
| 7. Bernard Arnault Net worth: $67 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: LVMH (Christian Dior is the main holding company of LVMH) Citizenship: France Born: March 5, 1949 Education: Ecole Polytechnique de Paris Spouse: Anne Dewavrin (1973–1990), Helene Mercier (1991) |
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8. Lawrence Ellison Net worth: $59 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Oracle Corporation Citizenship: USA Born: August 17, 1944, Manhattan Spouse: Melanie Craft (2003–2010), Barbara Broothe (1983–1986), Nancy Wheeler Jenkins (1977–1978), Adda Quinn (1967–1974) |
| 9. Larry Page Net worth: $51 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Google Citizenship: USA Born: March 26, 1973 Education: East Lansing High School, Montessori Radmoor, Stanford University, University of Michigan Spouse: Lucinda Southworth |
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10. Charles Koch Net worth: $51 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Koch Industries, Inc. Citizenship: USA Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Born: November 1, 1935, Wichita, Kansas Spouse: Elizabeth B. Koch (m. 1972) |
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10. David Koch Net worth: $51 billion (01/2018) Source of wealth: Koch Industries, Inc. Citizenship: USA Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Born: May 3, 1940, Wichita, Kansas Spouse: Julia Margaret Flesher (m. 1996) |