The Top 10 Richest Men in the World: Famous Millionaires

The Top 10 Richest Men in the World: Famous Millionaires

The richest men in the world have amassed massive fortunes that make even Donald Trump look small. What do you think it takes to become one of the richest men in the world? Do these billionaires inherit their money, or do they work their way up? Let’s find out! Here are the top 10 richest men in the world!

1) Jeff Bezos – $131 Billion

Jeff Bezos is one of the wealthiest men on earth. He was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is an American technology entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. Bezos was ranked as the world's richest man for a time before Bill Gates surpassed him in October 2018.

2) Bill Gates – $96.5 Billion

Bill Gates is an American business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman and CEO. He has also authored or co-authored several books.

Mark Zuckerberg – $71 Billion: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer, Internet entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook.

3) Bernard Arnault – $76 Billion

Bernard Arnault has a net worth of $76 billion and is the richest man in France. He is also one of the richest men in the world. His wealth comes from his ownership stake in LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, which he co-founded with his then-wife Giscard d’Estaing, who was a Minister of Finance at that time.

4) Warren Buffett – $67.5 Billion

Warren Buffett is an American investor and business magnate, often considered the world's most successful investor. He is currently ranked as the third richest person in the world with a net worth of $67.5 billion. Buffett began his career working at his father's brokerage firm before buying out his former employer and establishing one of America's largest investment firms.

5) Amancio Ortega – $64 Billion

Amancio Ortega is a Spanish entrepreneur who founded clothing giant Zara, now one of the world's largest fashion retailers. With a net worth estimated at $64 billion, he has recently been ranked as the richest man in Europe and third-richest man in the world by Forbes.

6) Mark Zuckerberg – $62.3 Billion

Mark Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook. The youngest self-made billionaire on earth, he had a net worth of $62.3 billion as of March 2017. Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984 to Karen and Edward Zuckerberg in White Plains, New York.

7) Larry Ellison – $58.5 Billion

Larry Ellison is the founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation. He graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in mathematics and became an employee at Ampex. In 1977, he quit his job to become a freelance programmer. In 1979, he founded Software Development Laboratories (SDL). It was renamed Oracle Corporation on January 27th 1982 after its SQL database product. Oracle is one of the most widely used relational databases for managing data.

8) Michael Bloomberg – $55.5 Billion

Michael Bloomberg is an American politician and entrepreneur. He served as the 108th Mayor of New York City, holding that office for three consecutive terms between 2002 and 2013. His net worth is $55.5 billion, making him one of the richest people in America.

9) Jim Walton – $54.7 Billion

Jim Walton is the youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. He has served on Wal-Mart's board since 1988 and was elected chairman of the company in 1992.

10) Alice Walton – $54.4 Billion

Alice Walton is an American heiress and philanthropist. She is one of four children born to Sam Walton, founder of Walmart and Helen Robson Walton, who served as director of The Walton Family Foundation until her death in 2007. Alice graduated from Trinity University with a degree in economics. She went on to work for her father's company as a buyer at the Walmart division headquarters but left soon after she became pregnant with her first child.