Carlos Slim is no longuer the richest man in the world. This position belongs today to Bill Gates.
The list below shows the top 100
The list below shows the top 100
1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom
3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B
Source of wealth: retail
Net Worth: $64 B
Source of wealth: retail
4. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
5. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $48 B
Source of wealth: Oracle
Source of wealth: Oracle
6. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
6. David Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
8. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos
9. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
10. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
11. Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net Worth: $34.5 B
Source of wealth: L’Oreal
Net Worth: $34.5 B
Source of wealth: L’Oreal
12. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Source of wealth: H&M
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Source of wealth: H&M
13. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
15. Bernard Arnault & family
Net Worth: $33.5 B
Source of wealth: LVMH
Net Worth: $33.5 B
Source of wealth: LVMH
16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
17. Larry Page
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google
20. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth: $31 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $31 B
Source of wealth: diversified
21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
22. Michele Ferrero & family
Net Worth: $26.5 B
Source of wealth: chocolates
Net Worth: $26.5 B
Source of wealth: chocolates
23. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour
23. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: retail
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: retail
25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
26. George Soros
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
27. David Thomson & family
Net Worth: $22.6 B
Source of wealth: media
Net Worth: $22.6 B
Source of wealth: media
28. Lui Che Woo
Net Worth: $22 B
Source of wealth: casinos
Net Worth: $22 B
Source of wealth: casinos
29. Dieter Schwarz
Net Worth: $21.1 B
Source of wealth: retail
30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth: $20.4 B
Source of wealth: investments
Net Worth: $21.1 B
Source of wealth: retail
30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth: $20.4 B
Source of wealth: investments
31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
Source of wealth: candy
31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
31. John Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
34. Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth: $19.7 B
Source of wealth: beer
Net Worth: $19.7 B
Source of wealth: beer
35. Lee Shau Kee
Net Worth: $19.6 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $19.6 B
Source of wealth: diversified
36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
36. Theo Albrecht Jr & family
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s
38. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net Worth: $19.2 B
Source of wealth: eyeglasses
Net Worth: $19.2 B
Source of wealth: eyeglasses
39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified
40. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
40. Alisher Usmanov
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments
42. Michael Otto & family
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: retail, real estate
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: retail, real estate
42. Masayoshi Son
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: internet, telecom
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: internet, telecom
42. Phil Knight
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: Nike
Source of wealth: Nike
45. Tadashi Yanai & family
Net Worth: $17.9 B
Source of wealth: retail
46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: mining
Net Worth: $17.9 B
Source of wealth: retail
46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: mining
47. Mikhail Fridman
Net Worth: $17.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom
Net Worth: $17.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom
48. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $17.5 B
Source of wealth: Dell
Net Worth: $17.5 B
Source of wealth: Dell
49. Susanne Klatten
Net Worth: $17.4 B
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals
Net Worth: $17.4 B
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals
50. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth: $17.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
Net Worth: $17.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
51. Viktor Vekselberg
Net Worth: $17.2 B
Source of wealth: metals, energy
Net Worth: $17.2 B
Source of wealth: metals, energy
52. Lakshmi Mittal
Net Worth: $16.7 B
Source of wealth: steel
Net Worth: $16.7 B
Source of wealth: steel
53. Vladimir Lisin
Net Worth: $16.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, transport
Net Worth: $16.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, transport
54. Cheng Yu-tung
Net Worth: $16.2 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $16.2 B
Source of wealth: diversified
55. Joseph Safra
Net Worth: $16 B
Source of wealth: banking
Net Worth: $16 B
Source of wealth: banking
56. Paul Allen
Net Worth: $15.9 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments
Net Worth: $15.9 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments
57. Leonid Mikhelson
Net Worth: $15.6 B
Source of wealth: gas, chemicals
Source of wealth: gas, chemicals
58. Iris Fontbona & family
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: mining
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: mining
58. Anne Cox Chambers
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: media
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: media
58. Francois Pinault & family
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: retail
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: retail
61. Gennady Timchenko
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
61. Azim Premji
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: software
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
61. Azim Premji
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: software
61. Mohammed Al Amoudi
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil, diversified
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil, diversified
64. Wang Jianlin
Net Worth: $15.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
Net Worth: $15.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
65. Charles Ergen
Net Worth: $15 B
Source of wealth: Dish Network
Net Worth: $15 B
Source of wealth: Dish Network
66. Stefan Quandt
Net Worth: $14.9 B
Source of wealth: BMW
Net Worth: $14.9 B
Source of wealth: BMW
67. German Larrea Mota Velasco & family
Net Worth: $14.7 B
Source of wealth: mining
Net Worth: $14.7 B
Source of wealth: mining
68. Harold Hamm
Net Worth: $14.6 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
Net Worth: $14.6 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
69. Donald Bren
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
69. Ray Dalio
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
Source of wealth: hedge funds
71. Georg Schaeffler
Net Worth: $14.3 B
Source of wealth: ball bearings
Net Worth: $14.3 B
Source of wealth: ball bearings
72. Luis Carlos Sarmiento
Net Worth: $14.2 B
Source of wealth: banking
Net Worth: $14.2 B
Source of wealth: banking
73. Ronald Perelman
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts
73. Laurene Powell Jobs & family
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
73. Serge Dassault & family
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: aviation
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: aviation
76. Vagit Alekperov
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: Lukoil
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: Lukoil
76. John Fredriksen
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: shipping
78. Rupert Murdoch & family
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: media
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: shipping
78. Rupert Murdoch & family
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: media
78. John Paulson
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
80. Ma Huateng
Net Worth: $13.4 B
Source of wealth: internet media
Net Worth: $13.4 B
Source of wealth: internet media
81. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family
Net Worth: $13 B
Source of wealth: real estate
Net Worth: $13 B
Source of wealth: real estate
82. Pallonji Mistry
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: construction
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: construction
82. Jack Taylor & family
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
82. Dilip Shanghvi
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
82. Johanna Quandt
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: BMW
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: BMW
86. Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate
86. Vladimir Potanin
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: metals
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: metals
88. Rinat Akhmetov
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: steel, coal
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: steel, coal
88. James Simons
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
90. Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family
Net Worth: $12.4 B
Source of wealth: mining
Net Worth: $12.4 B
Source of wealth: mining
91. Robin Li
Net Worth: $12.1 B
Source of wealth: internet search
Net Worth: $12.1 B
Source of wealth: internet search
92. Ernesto Bertarelli & family
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: biotech, investments
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: biotech, investments
92. Hans Rausing
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: packaging
94. Zong Qinghou
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: beverages
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: packaging
94. Zong Qinghou
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: beverages
95. Robert Kuok
Net Worth: $11.5 B
Source of wealth: palm oil/shipping/property
Net Worth: $11.5 B
Source of wealth: palm oil/shipping/property
95. David & Simon Reuben
Net Worth: $11.5 B
Source of wealth: investments, real estate
Source of wealth: investments, real estate
97. Andrey Melnichenko
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: coal, fertilizers
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: coal, fertilizers
97. Dhanin Chearavanont & family
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: food
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: food
97. Henry Sy & family
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: diversified
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: diversified
100. Ananda Krishnan
Net Worth: $11.3 B
Source of wealth: telecoms
Net Worth: $11.3 B
Source of wealth: telecoms