The ‘2019’ Billionaires: Top 20 Richest People of the world
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).
1. Jeff Bezos and family (United States of America)
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
2. Bill Gates (United States of America)
Co-founder, Microsoft
Age: 63
Net worth: $96.5 billion
3. Warren Buffett (United States of America)
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 88
Net worth: $82.5 billion
4. Bernard Arnault & family (France)
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.
5. Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico)
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.
6. Amancio Ortega (Spain)
Co-founder, Zara
Age: 82
Net worth: $62.7 billion
7. Larry Ellison (United States of America)
Co-founder, Oracle
Age: 74
Net worth: $62.5 billion
8. Mark Zuckerberg (United States of America)
Co-founder and CEO, Facebook
Age: 34
Net worth: $62.3 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.
9. Michael Bloomberg (United States of America)
Co-founder, Bloomberg
Age: 77
Net worth: $55.5 billion
10. Larry Page (United States of America)
CEO, Alphabet
Age: 45
Net worth: $50.8 billion
11. Charles Koch (United States of America)
CEO, Koch Industries
Age: 83
Net worth: $50.5 billion
12. David Koch (United States of America)
Co-majority shareholder, Koch Industries
Age: 78
Net worth: $50.5 billion
13. Mukesh Ambani (India)
Chairman, Reliance Industries
Age: 61
Net worth: $50 billion
14. Sergey Brin (United States of America)
President, Alphabet Inc.
Age: 45
Net worth: $49.8 billion
15. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family (France)
Chairwoman of family’s L’Oreal holdings and granddaughter of L’Oreal’s founder
Age: 65
Net worth: $49.3 billion
16. Jim Walton (United States of America)
Walmart heir; chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
Age: 70
Net worth: $44.6 billion
17. Alice Walton (United States of America)
Walmart heir; chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Age: 69
Net worth: $44.4 billion
18. Rob Walton (United States of America)
Chairman, Walmart
Age: 74
Net worth: $44.3 billion
19. Steve Ballmer (United States of America)
Former CEO of Microsoft; current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Age: 62
Net worth: $41.2 billion
20. Ma Huateng (China)
Chairman of Tencent Holdings
Age: 47
Net worth: $38.8 billion
