Elon Musk beats Zuckerberg in the race to riches, who are the top 15 richest men of the world today?

Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates retain top positions in Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index

Published: November 18, 2020 14:19 Jaya Chandran, Online Editor

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1. JEFF BEZOS $185B: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos continues to top the richest list. Sometime in August 2020 he became the first person ever whose net worth soared over $200 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Image Credit: Reuters

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2. BILL GATES $129B: Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates is the second richest person on earth with Bloomberg Billionaire index listing his net worth to be $129 billion. Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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3. ELON R MUSK $110B: With Tesla's addition to the S&P 500 index, CEO Elon Musk's wealth rose more than $10b, surpassing that of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Image Credit: WP

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4. MARK ZUCKERBERG $104B: In August 2020, Mark Zuckerberg became the third person on Earth worth over $100 billion. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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5. BERNARD ARNAULT $102B: The French businessman and art collector, Bernard Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury-goods company. Image Credit: Agency

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6. WARREN BUFFETT $88.0B: The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most successful investors in the world and a regular feature on the world's richest list. Image Credit: AP

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7. LARRY PAGE $82.7B: Google co-counder and former CEO of Alphabet Image Credit: Agency

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8. SERGEY BRIN $80.0B: Google co-counder and former president of Google's parent company Alphabet Image Credit: AP

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9. STEVE BALLMER $77.5B: US businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014 Image Credit: AP

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10. MUKESH AMBANI $75.5B: The richest Indian businessman and Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. Image Credit: AFP

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11. FRANCOISE BETTENCOURT MEYERS $74.8B: The richest woman in the world is a French heiress and granddaughter of L ‘Oreal founder. Image Credit: GN Archive

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12. LARRY ELLISON $68.9B: The US business magnate noted for being the cofounder of technology giant Oracle Corporation. Image Credit: AP

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13. AMANCIO ORTEGA $67.8B: Spanish billionaire who is the founder of Inditex fashion group, which operates the chain of Zara clothing and accessories outlets. Image Credit: Reuters

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14. ROB WALTON $64.2B: An heir to the Walmart fortune who was also the former chairman of the company. Image Credit: Screengrab

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15. ZHONG SHANSHAN $64.0B: Chinese billionaire and businessman who is the chairman of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company. He is also the owner of pharma giant Wantai. Image Credit: GN Archive

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