This article presents the list of the 50 richest people in the world, listed in descending order, according to information from Forbes magazine.
The list of the 50 richest people in the world in 2017, prepared by Forbes magazine and presented in March 2017, is led by Bill Gates , founder of Microsoft , for the fourth year in a row, with a net worth that amounts to 86 billion dollars. Warren Buffett, 86 years old, is the second richest man in the world and Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, closes the podium. In the list, the first woman appears in 14th place, with a fortune of 39.5 billion dollars. In the top 50 of the richest in 2016 there is no Portuguese, with the most represented country being the United States of America.
# | Name | Parents | Net worth | revenue source |
1 | bill Gates | USA | 86 billion dollars | Microsoft |
2 | Warren Buffett | USA | 75.6 billion dollars | Berkshire Hathaway |
3 | Jeff Bezos | USA | 72.8 billion dollars | Amazon.com |
4 | Amancio Ortega | Spain | 71.3 billion dollars | Zara |
5 | Mark Zuckerberg | USA | 56 billion dollars | |
6 | Carlos Slim Helu | Mexico | 54.5 billion dollars | Telecommunications |
7 | Larry Ellison | USA | 52.2 billion dollars | software |
8 | Charles Koch | USA | 48.3 billion dollars | diversified |
9 | David Koch | USA | 48.3 billion dollars | diversified |
10 | Michael Bloomberg | USA | 47.5 billion dollars | Bloomberg LP |
11 | Bernard Arnault | France | 41.5 billion dollars | LVMH |
12 | Larry Page | USA | 40.7 billion dollars | |
13 | Sergey Brin | USA | 39.8 billion dollars | |
14 | Liliane Bettencourt | France | 39.5 billion dollars | L’OrĂ©al |
15 | S. Robson Walton | USA | 34.1 billion dollars | Wal-Mart |
16 | Jim Walton | USA | 34 billion dollars | Wal-Mart |
17 | Alice Walton | USA | 33.8 billion dollars | Wal-Mart |
18 | Wang Jianlin | China | 31.3 billion dollars | real estate |
19 | Li Ka-shing | Hong Kong | 31.2 billion dollars | diversified |
20 | Sheldon Adelson | USA | 30.4 billion dollars | casinos |
21 | Steve Ballmer | USA | 30 billion dollars | Microsoft |
22 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | Brazil | 29.2 billion dollars | Brewery |
23 | Jack Ma | China | 28.3 billion dollars | e-commerce |
24 | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | Germany | 27.2 billion dollars | supermarkets |
25 | David Thomson | Canada | 27.2 billion dollars | Average |
26 | Jacqueline Mars | USA | 27 billion dollars | Candy |
27 | John Mars | USA | 27 billion dollars | Candy |
28 | Phil Knight | USA | 26.2 billion dollars | Nike |
29 | Maria Franca Fissolo | Italy | 25.2 billion dollars | chocolates |
30 | George Soros | USA | 25.2 billion dollars | venture funds |
31 | Ma Huateng | China | 24.9 billion dollars | Digital Media |
32 | Lee Shau Kee | Hong Kong | 24.4 billion dollars | real estate |
33 | Mukesh Ambani | India | 23.2 billion dollars | Oil and Gas |
34 | Masayoshi Son | Japan | 21.2 billion dollars | Telecommunications |
35 | Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen | Denmark | 21.1 billion dollars | Lego |
36 | Georg Schaeffler | Germany | 20.7 billion dollars | Automobiles |
37 | Joseph Safra | Brazil | 20.5 billion dollars | banking |
38 | Michael Dell | USA | 20.4 billion dollars | Dell computers |
39 | Susanne Klatten | Germany | 20.4 billion dollars | BMW, Pharmaceuticals |
40 | Len Blavatnik | USA | 20 billion dollars | Diversified |
41 | Laurene Powell Jobs | USA | 20 billion dollars | Apple, Disney |
42 | Paul Allen | USA | 19.9 billion dollars | Microsoft , Investments |
43 | Stefan Persson | Sweden | 19.6 billion dollars | H&M |
44 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. | Germany | 18.8 billion dollars | Aldi, Trader Joe’s |
45 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | Saudi Arabia | 18.7 billion dollars | investments |
46 | Leonid Mikhelson | Russia | 18.4 billion dollars | Gas, Chemicals |
47 | Charles Ergen | USA | 18.3 billion dollars | satellite TV |
48 | Stefan Quandt | Germany | 18.3 billion dollars | BMW |
49 | James Simons | USA | 18 billion dollars | venture funds |
50 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | Italy | 17.9 billion dollars | Glasses |