Who's up the ladder and whose capital shrank; let's check out the details of the top 20 richest people of the world (males).
CEO, Amazon
Age: 55
Net worth: $131 billion
Investments: e-commerce colossal Amazon's founder and a heavy investor in space technology and owning The Washington Post Newspaper
Co-founder, Microsoft
Age: 63
Net worth: $96.5 billion
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 88
Net worth: $82.5 billion
Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Age: 69
Net worth: $76 billion
Investments: oversees an empire of more than 60 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
Honorary chairman, América Móvil
Age: 79
Net worth: $64 billion
Investment: Also owns a stake in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate, as well as 17% of The New York Times.
Co-founder, Oracle
Age: 74
Net worth: $62.5 billion
Quick Note: As per BBC, the Facebook chief executive and founder's wealth has shrunk by $8.7bn (£6.6bn) in the past year, as the company battled privacy scandals.
Co-founder, Bloomberg
Age: 77
Net worth: $55.5 billion
CEO, Alphabet Inc.
Age: 45
Net worth: $50.8 billion
CEO, Koch Industries
Age: 83
Net worth: $50.5 billion
Co-majority shareholder, Koch Industries
Age: 78
Net worth: $50.5 billion
Age: 45
Net worth: $49.8 billion
Chairwoman of family's L'Oreal holdings and granddaughter of L'Oreal's founder
Age: 65
Net worth: $49.3 billion
Walmart heir; chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
Age: 70
Net worth: $44.6 billion
Walmart heir; chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Age: 69
Net worth: $44.4 billion
Chairman, Walmart
Age: 74
Net worth: $44.3 billion
Former CEO of Microsoft; current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Age: 62
Net worth: $41.2 billion
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