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.
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.
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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
WP
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4. MARK ZUCKERBERG $104B: In August 2020, Mark Zuckerberg became the third person on Earth worth over $100 billion.
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.
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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.
AP
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7. LARRY PAGE $82.7B: Google co-counder and former CEO of Alphabet
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8. SERGEY BRIN $80.0B: Google co-counder and former president of Google's parent company Alphabet
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
AP
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10. MUKESH AMBANI $75.5B: The richest Indian businessman and Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.
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.
GN Archive
12/15
12. LARRY ELLISON $68.9B: The US business magnate noted for being the cofounder of technology giant Oracle Corporation.
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.
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.
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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.
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