TheList of Richest People in the World 2020
Do youknow who the richest people in the world are? Well, most of you might know themeven if you are not in business or interested in this subject. As you continueto read a few names and faces will appear in your head that will be on the listof the richest people in the world. All of them are revolutionary in theirindustry and have a huge role in changing the world. Below we have listed thetop 11 richest people in the world of 2020:
Jeff Bezos
The richest man on this planet is the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. He started Amazon as an online bookstore and was able to sell only a few in his initial years but now he is the richest person alive. He added around $40 billion in the last couple of years as Amazon starts making huge profits. His value increased when he acquired Wholefoods, launched drone shipping and prime membership.
Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is the owner of Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey which was formed after merging two businesses. It is a well-known luxury fashion brand. Bernard is making some major moves as in the year 2017 he was at 14th place of the top richest people in the world but in 2020, he has jumped to the second spot after replacing Bill Gates.
Bill Gates
Everyone knows the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates. He has been on the top of the list of richest people in the world for 12 years and his company is the world's largest PC software company. His net worth is on a decline since he reached the $100 billion mark, therefore, he has slipped to no.3 on the list.
Warren Buffett
The most successful investor on this planet is Warren Buffett therefore; young investors around the world idolize him. He is an entrepreneur, VC and the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. With all of his acquisitions, he is the 4th richest person in this world but he still lives in his home which he purchased in 1958 for $31,000.
Amancio Ortega
Have you ever heard about the luxury fashion clothing brand ZARA? Amancio Ortega is the founder of Inditex fashion group which owns ZARA. He is the 5th richest person on this planet despite losing around $11 billion from his net worth in the last few months.
Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is an American entrepreneur and famous for making the biggest social media company, Facebook which he started with his friends in his hostel room of Harvard University. Instagram and Whatsapp are the biggest acquisition of Facebook.
Afterthe Cambridge data scandal, he slipped to the 6th position from 3rd due to thefalling of Facebook stock price.
Larry Ellison
Having a net worth of over $66 billion Larry Ellison is at the 7th position in the list of richest people in the world. He is the founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation which has emerged as one of the most valuable tech companies over the years. It is almost a 40-year-old company and has over 130,000 employees.
Carlos Slim Helu
Carlos Slim Helu is the owner of conglomerate 'Grupo Carso' and he has invested in various industries like health care, media, energy, real estate and retail. He has been on the top of the list of richest people in the world for 4 years but now due to various losses he has slipped to 8th spot.
Larry Page
One of the most successful companies in the world currently is Google and Larry Page along with his college mate Sergey Brin created it in a garage in the year 1998. Since its inception, Google has acquired YouTube which made both of the co-founder one of the richest people in the world.
Sergey Brin
Another co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin is at the 10th position in the list of richest people in the world. He is just a few billions behind his friend Larry Page in this list but with the combined efforts of these two has made Google what is it today.
Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani is a famous Indian business leader, owner, MD and the biggest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited. He is the richest man in Indian as well as in Asia and now he is moving up in the list of the richest people in the world.
