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Most people in one way or another strive for wealth, and rightly so - who in our modern world does not like to live in a big way and not deny yourself anything? But the people who will be discussed below do not dream of wealth, they are already fabulously rich. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the TOP the richest people this planet.

The richest people in the world - TOP 10

Prestigious financial and economic journal Forbes recently posted a world ranking of the richest people in the world, which is released annually.

In one year, the number of rich people increased by 13%. Their earnings are multiplying every day, and their total fortune has grown to $7.67 trillion.

Who are they - the wealthiest people on this planet, and who is the richest person in the world?

1. Bill Gates. This is not the first year in a row that Bill has been ranked first on the list of the richest people in the world. About 40 years ago, together with his friend Paul Allen, Bill founded the Microsoft Corporation, which became the starting point in successful career billionaire. In 2017, the businessman's fortune grew to $86 billion.
2. . An investor who started investing as a child by borrowing money from his father. His first purchase was Cities Service Preferred, purchased for $38 and sold for $40. Warren now invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and , and his net worth is about $75.6 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos. Another billionaire, one of the top richest people in the world. His financial position is $72.8 billion. Jeff made the list due to the sudden rise in the shares of the company he founded, and this helped the owner to sit on the third line of the rating. His business started with a simple desire – at the very beginning, Jeff just wanted to sell books to people online.
4. Amancio Ortega. One of the richest retailers in the world who made his fortune with the firm Zara, which was created by him in 1975 in a team with his deceased wife Rosalia Mera. Gradually, the clothing brand gained popularity around the world. Ortega is currently investing in real estate. His earnings are $71.3 billion.
5. Mark Zuckerberg. The hero of instructive stories and films, as well as the creator social network. In order to do what he loves, Mark left Harvard, but this did not stop him from making a huge fortune in $56 billion. The shares of his company continue to grow and bring him additional income.
6. Carlos Slim Elu. The richest person of Mexican origin. Carlos is the owner of the company America Movil, which provides communications services in Latin America, also owns shares in various Mexican corporations and a 17% stake in the American newspaper The New York Times. General financial condition –$54.5 billion.
7. Larry Ellison. In his youth, Larry managed to study at two universities and even contacted the CIA, but true success came to him after the creation of the company Oracle, the second largest manufacturer in terms of revenue software after . AT recent times corporation is developing cloud technologies. Capital Larry reaches $52.2 billion.
8. Charles Koch. The owner of the earned funds in $48.3 billion, one of the owners of the holding Koch Industries(second owner is his brother David). The company is engaged in oil refining. The father of the brothers, who are among the most influential figures in the world of politics, business and charity, created the first factory in 1940.
9. David Koch. The second owner of the family holding Koch Industries. His condition is estimated in the same way as the condition of his brother - $48.3 billion. David and Charles are actively involved in charity work and support the educational sector. For example, once they issued a grant to a foundation that helped black students.
10. Michael Bloomberg. Wall Street careerist, successful entrepreneur and former Mayor of the City of New York, owner of a company that seeks financial information for clients. Michael is a generous philanthropist who has donated over $4 billion in total. The businessman's fortune is estimated at $47.5 billion.

The richest people in Russia - TOP 10

The Russian economy is gradually stabilizing, everything is returning to normal in the financial world, oil prices are growing, and Russian billionaires and millionaires continue to grow rich. Rating " Forbes"published a new list of the richest people in the world, but did not forget about the richest people in our country.

1. Leonid Mikhelson. Heads all official and unofficial lists. Businessman, shareholder of a gas company, as well as a contributor to the Sibur company. His condition is estimated at $18.4 billion is the largest number in Forbes ranking among the Russian rich. Leonid sponsors art exhibitions and collects various art objects.
2. Alexey Mordashov. Alexey has a fortune in $17.5 billion. He is a member of many prestigious companies: Russian Steel, as well as the World Association of Steel Manufacturers. Has an online grocery store, has shares in a large tour operator TUI is interested in poetry, art and sports.
3. Vladimir Lisin. Vladimir owns shares in the enterprise " Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works", he also owns an international transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V.. But Vladimir is not only interested in business: a large shooting center "Fox Hole" was built near Moscow by a businessman. Vladimir's condition $16.1 billion.
4. Gennady Timchenko. Also included in the list of 100 richest people in the world. The current income is $16 billion. Second owner Gunvor Group, one of the world's largest commodity traders, currently holds stakes in Sibur, Transoil and Stroytransgaz. According to US authorities, Gennady is a close friend of Putin.
5. Alisher Usmanov. Businessman with a fortune in $15.2 billion and this figure continues to increase every year. He is the owner of a vast business empire, recognized as one of the most influential people world according to Forbes. Owns a steel company Metalloinvest", the second largest mobile operator countries " Megaphone"and a journalistic enterprise" Kommersant».
6. Vagit Alekperov. In possession is $14.5 billion. The head of the corporation "", which is the largest independent oil company in the country. Vagit also wrote and published the book “Russian Oil: Past, Present and Future” and created the Our Future social fund, which supports active citizens in the field of social entrepreneurship.
7. Mikhail Fridman. Member of the board of Alfa Group, one of the managers of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Creator of LetterOne Holdings S.A (L1), which is engaged in foreign projects in the oil and gas sector. This company created its own investment business L1 Health (shares in medicine). State - $14.4 billion.
8. Vladimir Potanin. On the eighth line is the owner management company Interros, CEO and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hermitage Museum with a fortune in $14.3 billion. Enlisted the support of the government and became the largest contributor to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi by building the Rosa Khutor ski resort.
9. Andrey Melnichenko. State - $13.2 billion. One of the richest people in Russia according to Forbes. Owns assets largest enterprises, including a mineral production company, a coal corporation and an electric power enterprise. One of the founders of MDM Bank, a large industrial empire was built on its basis.
10. Victor Vekselberg. Made a fortune the size of $12.4 billion. He is the President of the Foundation Skolkovo", as well as the chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies. Owns shares in the aluminum company UC Rusal, a Swiss company leader in the semiconductor technology market Oerlikon, as well as an international industrial company Sulzer.

TOP richest people in history

Today's entrepreneurs are in the billions, and sometimes the stories of the world's richest people show that the path to the top can start with a simple accident. But not only modern people lucky with money - history knows many examples of achieving fabulous wealth, which repeatedly exceed the successes of modern rich people.

1. John Rockefeller. Perhaps the most famous rich man in the world. His condition was estimated at $318 billion- this is several times more than the richest person modern world Bill Gates. He is the founder of the Standard Oil company, thanks to which he received his recognition and wealth. In 1880, Rockefeller held about 95% of America's oil production in his hands.
2. Andrew Carnegie. An intelligent entrepreneur from America, whose fortune reached $310 billion. With a loan taken in his youth, Andrew bought shares in Adams Express, which began to bring good income. It is the largest manufacturer of steel and iron in America. His enterprises Carnegie Steel Company and U.S. Steel turned him into a dollar millionaire.
3. Nicholas II. If converted into modern money, the Emperor's fortune would have reached $253 billion. All wealth was received by Nicholas as an inheritance from his father. There is no reliable information about whether the Emperor was engaged in increasing his wealth, but the fact remains that Nikolai entered the list of the richest people in the world in the history of mankind.
4. William Henry Vanderbilt. A capitalist who lives in the 19th century and has a fortune in $232 billion. After the death of the pope, William received about 90 billion, but in the end he more than doubled them. He owned a railway company and was considered during the years of his life the richest man in the world.
5. Osman Ali Khan. Ali Khan was born in India, had the title of prince and had a fortune in $211 billion. But Osman inherited not only the throne from his father, but also an entrepreneurial streak - he was a world monopolist in the supply of diamonds. In the mid-20th century, its budget was estimated at $2 million (at that time), which was about 2% of America's GDP.
6. Andrew Mellon. American-born bank employee. He decided to follow the path of his father, who is also a banker. At the age of 17 he founded own enterprise in logging, after which he took up the position of bank manager. At one time he served as America's Treasury Secretary, as well as America's ambassador to the UK. His condition is $189 billion.
7. Henry Ford. Car king having about $188 billion(translated into modern course). He started his career at the age of 16 with the duties of a mechanical engineer, and ended up founding own company Ford Motor Company. Ford set up a complete production of cars, from the extraction of materials and ending with the release of finished models. To this day, his cars are popular with consumers.
8. Mark Licinius Crassus. An ancient general who lived from 115-53 BC. Mark bought houses after fires, restored them and sold them for more, and that is how he built his business. There were rumors that Mark deliberately burned houses in search of profit. Also, the commander was engaged in human trafficking, search and mining of silver. Mark's condition $170 billion.
9. Basil II. The state of the emperor of Byzantium from the Macedonian family includes $169 billion. There is practically no information about this ruler. History only knows that Basil expanded the territory of Byzantium and annexed neighboring lands to it. Unfortunately, he could not strengthen them - after his death, the empire did not live long.
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Another rich man interesting history. The state of the American entrepreneur - $167 billion. Cornelius left school in the 4th grade on his own conviction, borrowed $ 100 from his mother and bought a boat on which he transported people. A year later, he already had a capital of $ 1000 and then he was nicknamed the Captain. Then he bought other ships, soon he had a real flotilla. At 23, he headed the most big company for intercontinental transportation in America. Cornelius was also involved in the railroad business.

The richest people in Russia and the world are annually included in unofficial ratings and elite lists of Forbes magazine. What is the secret of their success - in enterprise, perseverance or simple luck and luck? Unfortunately, there is no answer to this question - everyone has their own path, from labor to genius.

1. Bill Gates

State:$76 billion

Sources: Microsoft investment

Country: USA

Age: 58

He is the leader again. Thanks to the growth of Microsoft quotes, the founder of the corporation returned to the top of the Forbes global ranking after four years of superiority of the Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. Over the year, Bill Gates' fortune has grown by $ 9 billion. Thus, over the past twenty years, the businessman climbs to the top of the Forbes list for the fifteenth time. In February, he left the post of chairman of the board of directors of Microsoft, but remained in his native company in the status of a technology adviser to the new CEO Satya Nadella. At the same time, Gates does not forget about his incarnation as a philanthropist: in total, his family foundation has already donated $ 28 billion to those in need. The organization continues to fight to reduce the incidence of polio in third world countries. And for this purpose, the founder of Microsoft raised $335 million from other members of the Forbes list: Carlos Slim and Michael Bloomberg donated $100 million each to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

2. Carlos Slim and family

State:$72 billion

Sources: telecommunications

Country: Mexico

Age: 74

The four-year hegemony of the Mexican on the Forbes list has come to an end. The main reason that Carlos Slim's fortune has decreased by $1 billion over the year is the collapse of quotations of his mining company Minera Frisco, whose shares have fallen in price by more than 50% over the year against the backdrop of falling prices for gold and copper. Coupled with a decline in the value of the billionaire's main asset, America Movil, the largest telecommunications operator in Latin America, this led to the fact that the tycoon was the only one in the top 10 rating who "impoverished" in a year. Slim's business empire is increasingly causing questions from antitrust regulators - it controls a 70 percent share of the fixed and mobile communications Mexico. The billionaire also owns controlling stakes in the industrial conglomerate Grupo Carso, the investment company Grupo Financiero Inbursa, the development company Inmuebles Carso and the infrastructure Ideal. Slim remains a minority shareholder in a number of American companies- in particular, the publishing The New York Times Co. and retailer Saks Fifth Avenue.

3. Amancio Ortega

State:$64 billion

Sources: retail

Country: Spain

Age: 77

The owner of the trading empire Inditex (brand Zara, etc.) not only stayed in third place in the global rankings, but also strengthened its position in relation to Warren Buffett, who dropped out of the top 3, “oracle from Omaha”. In a year, the "king of retail" got rich by another $ 7 billion (and in two years - by a fantastic $ 26.5 billion). Despite the fact that Amancio Ortega left the post of chairman of the board of directors of Inditex back in 2011, he is in no hurry to part with control in the company - he still owns about 60% of the shares. The billionaire is also expanding his real estate portfolio market value$ 4 billion. And many objects have not yet exhausted their growth potential, since they were acquired by Ortega "at the bottom" of the market that collapsed during the crisis. The pearl of his collection is the 43-storey skyscraper Torre Picasso in Madrid (the building also houses the local office of Google). In 2013, the owner of Inditex purchased four new buildings in the Spanish capital, as well as in New York and London, spending $830 million on purchases, bringing his total number of properties to 26. The son of a railway worker, Ortega started out as an assistant in a clothing store. He founded his business in his youth: together with his first wife Rosalia Mera (now deceased), the future billionaire sewed underwear for sale in his living room. Mera bore Ortega two children - a daughter, Sandra, and a son, Marcos. The third heir to the fortune of the founder of Inditex was his second daughter Marta (her mother is the current wife of billionaire Flora Perez Marcot).

4. Warren Buffett

State:$58.2 billion

Sources: Berkshire Hathaway

Country: USA

Age: 83

Old age does not prevent the legendary investor from making really big deals. With 3G Capital, Warren Buffett last year took over famed ketchup maker H. J. Heinz, invested $4 billion in oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, and acquired energy company NV Energy for $5.6 billion, adding to the portfolio of assets of his Berkshire Hathaway investment empire. As a result, the Oracle of Omaha's fortune grew by $4.7 billion, despite a July donation of a $2 billion package to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In total, Buffett has already donated $ 20 billion of personal funds to charity. The secret to his success? As the billionaire himself wrote in a letter to Berkshire investors this year, his best investment was not stocks or companies at all, but Benjamin Graham's 1949 book The Smart Investor, which he read back in 1949. The simple and accessible logic of the work, according to Buffett, turned his worldview upside down and taught him the basics of finance. Today, the owner of Berkshire advises not to succumb to short-term market euphoria and invest "long", not counting on a momentary jackpot.

5. Larry Ellison

State:$48 billion

Sources: Oracle

Country: USA

Age: 69

The founder and CEO of a software corporation added $5 billion to his fortune in a year - all thanks to the growth of Oracle quotes. But Larry Ellison is not going to stop there: he strives to be the first in everything, from the America's Cup regatta, where his Oracle Team USA team finishes first for the second year in a row, to business battles with other IT giants. In August, the owner of Oracle in one interview went through two competitors at once: he said that better days Apple is gone with his death close friend Steve Jobs, and Google, contrary to its famous principle of Don't Be Evil, has become "absolute evil" due to endless patent litigation over the Android operating system. Ellison collects houses on the coast of Malibu and owns 98% of the territory of the Hawaiian island of Lanai, on which he is implementing a utopian project "heaven on earth". His daughter Megan is an influential Hollywood producer behind the success of the comedy-drama American Hustle and the Osama bin Laden assassination documentary Target Number One.

6. Charles Koch

State:$40 billion

Sources: Koch Industries

Country: USA

Age: 78

Since 1967, Charles Koch has been a permanent chairman of the board of directors and CEO of the family conglomerate Koch Industries, the second largest company in the United States in terms of revenue (last year, the figure was $115 billion). The businessman's fortune increased by another $6 billion over the year as the business empire of the industrial brothers grows with new assets. AT last year they acquired electronics maker Molex for $7.2 billion and shelled out $1.5 billion for pulp products maker Buckeye Technologies. Charles and David Koch own 84% of Koch Industries. The brothers remain one of the main Republican lobbyists in the United States: in 2014, they again invested heavily in the campaign in the midterm elections to the Senate, so that Democrat Harry Reid even accused the billionaires of trying to "buy the country." Reed’s words were called “disrespectful comments beyond the bounds of decency” by those around the Kochs.

7. David Koch

State:$40 billion

Sources: Koch Industries

Country: USA

Age: 73

Officially the wealthiest resident of New York, David Koch, like his brother Charles, increased his fortune by $ 6 billion in a year. Together, they own 84% of Koch Industries, a family-owned conglomerate with annual revenues of $ 115 billion. The second largest private company The US has interests in a range of industries, from oil pipelines and oil refining to construction and toilet paper. David, along with his brother, is one of the main donors of the Republican Party, in 2013 he made a one-time contribution of $ 1.25 million to the activities of a political organization.

8. Sheldon Adelson

State:$38 billion

Sources: gambling business

Country: USA

Age: 80

Sheldon Adelson earned an average of $32 million a day in 2013. This allowed him to enter the top 10 of the Forbes global ranking for the first time since 2007. The billionaire gambling empire Las Vegas Sands is worth more than all of its American rivals combined. The reason for this dynamic is the Asian boom: Adelson managed to become one of the main beneficiaries of the “casino fever” in Macau and Singapore and increase his fortune by $11.5 billion in a year. The businessman plans to implement an ambitious investment project worth $30 billion in the suburbs of Madrid: there, in fact, a new gambling capital of Spain, and even the whole of Europe, should grow. It took more than a year to agree on the terms of the project, but the market appreciated Adelson's tenacity: after all questions were cleared, Las Vegas Sands shares jumped more than 3% in a month. The billionaire, like the Kokhi brothers, does not hesitate to invest large sums in the Republican Party - last year alone he spent $100 million on political lobbyists. Adelson's fix idea is to ban online casinos in the United States. In this endeavor, he is opposed by a number of influential investors, including George Soros. But the owner of Las Vegas Sands, as he himself told Forbes, is ready to "spend as much as it takes" to defeat opponents in a hardware struggle.

9. Christy Walton and family

State:$36.7 billion

Sources: wal mart

Country: USA

Age: 59

Christy Walton became the richest woman in the world again, ahead of the owner of the empire L'Oreal Liliane Bettencourt. The widow of the son of Wal-Mart founder John Walton wins this title for the fourth time in the last five years. She inherited the fortune after her husband's death in a plane crash in 2005. A former Green Beret who served as a medic during the Vietnam War, John prudently invested his personal capital in First Solar, a solar energy company, making Christy the wealthiest of all the Waltons in the Forbes ranking. First Solar's stock sank heavily in 2011, so that Christie's "family" leadership no longer looked as confident as before. But last year, the papers again went into steady growth, adding 46%, and the widow of John Walton "got rich" by $ 466 million. However, the basis of her fortune is still a stake in the world's largest retailer, founded in 1962 by her late husband's father Sam Walton and his brother James. Wal-Mart shares rose 6% in 2013. Christie received $460 million in dividends last year.

10. Jim Walton

State:$34.7 billion

Sources: wal mart

Country: USA

Age: 66

The youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, Jim has cemented himself at number ten on the list thanks to a 6% rise in the retailer's quotes last year. The company's revenue in 2013 was about $470 billion. The Wal-Mart empire today is a chain with 2.2 million employees and 11,000 stores worldwide. Jim received $475 million in dividends last year. He is still CEO of the Walton family bank Arvest Bank, which has divisions in four states: Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The bank's value is estimated at $1.8 billion, and its net profit in 2012 was about $100 million.

11. Liliane Bettencourt and family

State:$34.6 billion

Sources: L'oreal

Country: France

Age: 91

The heiress of the cosmetics empire L'Oreal is no longer the richest woman in the world, although her fortune continues to increase due to the growth of quotes French company(+9% in 2013). In fact, Liliane Bettencourt only formally remains the largest owner of the business empire founded by her father: since 2011, she has been removed from the operational management of L’Oreal after losing a protracted legal battle with her own daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyer. She proved that her mother is not able to lead due to old age and illness - Lillian is already over 90 and she suffers from senile dementia. In February 2012, the grandmother was replaced on the board of directors by her grandson, 25-year-old Jean-Victor Meyer. The Bettencourt family is expected to solidify its influence in L'Oreal in 2014 with an 8% stake in the company from Swiss food manufacturer Nestle. The share of Lilian's heirs will grow up to 33% following the transaction.

12. Stefan Persson

State:$34.5 billion

Sources: H&M

Country: Sweden

Age: 66

The chairman of the board of directors of the Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), as well as the owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega, strengthens its positions in the Forbes rating year by year due to the growth in quotations of the leading company in the fast fashion segment (budget clothing and accessories created according to the patterns of collections from -couture). In 2013, H&M shares rose 25%. Stefan Persson and his family members control 38% of the shares (and 70% of the voting rights in the company) founded by the businessman's father Erling Persson in 1947. H&M last year was the first among major retailers to provide safety guarantees to workers in factories in Bangladesh, and also increased their wages to a living wage. This happened after the roof collapsed at one of the Bangladeshi factories. The emergency building is no longer operated by the company. Stefan Persson has entrusted operational management business to 38-year-old son Karl-Johan, CEO and co-owner of H&M, while he focused on strategic issues. He enjoys skiing, tennis and golf, and also collects English estates: last year, the billionaire bought a new estate in Wiltshire - Savernake, not far from his other properties near the village of Linkenholt in Hampshire.

13. Alice Walton

State:$34.4 billion

Sources: wal mart

Country: USA

Age: 64

If Hillary Clinton decides to run for president in 2016, she can definitely count on a true ally in Alice Walton. The daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton has known the Clintons since Bill was governor of Arkansas and only cherished thoughts of the presidency. And Alice has already entered the pool of businessmen who are ready to support Hillary's candidacy in the Democratic primaries. However, the main passion of the heiress of the Wal-Mart empire is not politics, but art. The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art founded by Alice in Bentonville, Arkansas boasts a representative permanent exhibition featuring works by Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Georgia O'Keeffe. Walton donated some masterpieces to the museum from her personal collection (estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars). Alice also has a reputation as a top philanthropist in a billionaire dynasty. In 2012, he donated more than $2 million to the development of school education, and the family charitable foundation over the five years of its existence, it has accumulated about $ 2 billion in funds received from all the Waltons.

14. Robson Walton

State:$34.2 billion

Sources: wal mart

Country: USA

Age: 69

The eldest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton continues his father's legacy: he chairs the company's board of directors and assumes responsibility for the entire business empire with $470 billion in revenue, 2.2 million employees and 11,000 stores worldwide. The year turned out to be difficult for Robson: at the end of the summer, Wal-Mart workers in 15 US cities rebelled against low, in their opinion, wages, in Mexico, top managers of the company were accused of corruption, and in Bangladesh - of violations labor law. In June, a group of minority shareholders demanded the billionaire's resignation from the board of directors, which he has been heading since 1992. And yet, the world's largest retailer is doing well. Founded in 1962 by brothers Sam and James Walton, the company's stock rose 6% in 2013. Robson received about $465 million in dividends. He also owns a $500 million stake in Hyatt Hotels. Before joining the "family" company, Robson managed to get the status of a partner in the law firm Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2012, he made headlines after crashing his unique Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe, one of only five existing $15 million models in the world.

15. Bernard Arnault and family

State:$33.5 billion

Sources: LVMH

Country: France

Age: 64

The owner of Louis Vuitton's luxury empire, Moet Hennessy, which includes 60 well-known brands (Dom Perignon, Bulgari, Fendi, Sephora, etc.), increased his fortune by $4.5 billion in a year, but this did not prevent him from falling five lines in the rating. Bernard Arnault, head of LVMH since 1989, is considered one of the most influential people in the world of fashion and taste - and the billionaire takes this role seriously. “I consider myself an ambassador for French heritage and French culture,” he says. “What we do becomes a symbol, rooted in Versailles and Marie Antoinette.” Now public, the LVMH business empire has long been a family business. Heir to his father's construction fortune, Bernard got his start in 1984 when he bought the rights to several fashion brands, including Christian Dior, for $15 million. Today, the revenue of his business is estimated at $ 40 billion, and the operational management is gradually moving away to children - daughter Delphine and son Antoine. In December, Antoine took over Loro Piana, an Italian luxury accessories company that LVMH bought 80% of in July for $2.6 billion. The billionaire’s son also remains the director of Berluti, a shoe brand that is ramping up its expansion into new luxury product categories. Delphine is the executive vice president of Louis Vuitton, LVMH's largest and most profitable brand. The pillars of Arnaud Sr.'s fortune also remain the now independent Christian Dior and a stake in the Carrefour supermarket chain. Bernard is married to pianist Helene Mercier, with whom the billionaire had three more heirs.

State:$33 billion

Sources: Bloomberg L.P.

Country: USA

Age: 72

Michael Bloomberg officially ceased being the world's richest mayor in 2013. After 12 years in New York City, the billionaire steps down as mayor and finally finds time to pursue his longstanding philanthropic and political endeavors, including lobbying for new US gun restrictions, training business journalists in Africa, and donating $53 million to Brazil's stagnating fishing industry. , Chile and the Philippines. Bloomberg invested $100 million in the fight against polio, donating funds to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, bringing the total volume of his own philanthropic projects to $2.4 billion. thanks to the growth of Bloomberg LP quotes, which he founded in 1982 after being fired from Salomon Brothers financial company(revenue in 2012 - $8.3 billion). The billionaire still controls an 88% stake in Bloomberg, and also owns at least ten houses in Manhattan and in the elite areas of Westchester County and the Haptons. The billionaire also has an estate in Bermuda.

17. Larry Page

State:$32.3 billion

Sources: Google

Country: USA

Age: 40

The co-founder and CEO of Google is increasingly confident in the role of head of the corporation. In just two weeks in January this year, he pulled off two major deals, first buying ex-Apple design start-up smart thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion and then selling Chinese smartphone maker Motorola for $2.9 billion. Investors and shareholders like Larry Page's strategy: Google shares jumped to record levels, up almost 50% in a year. As a result, the fortune of the CEO of the company (as well as the second co-founder of Google Sergey Brin) for the first time exceeded $ 30 billion. In April, Google will carry out a reallocation of securities and issue class C shares without voting rights for the first time. The move would secure the company's decision-making power to management led by Page, who owns approximately 24 million class B shares (10 such shares give one vote). The billionaire is still suffering from a ligament disease, although his subordinates have made a special device for him to facilitate communication. An adept at clean energy, Page has outfitted his Palo Alto homes with the most innovative alternative energy sources.

18. Jeff Bezos

State:$32 billion

Sources: Amazon.com

Country: USA

Age: 50

Jeff Bezos's fortune in 2013 grew by $13 billion - only Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (+ $14.7 billion) had a more successful year. The main reason for such dynamics is the growth in the value of Amazon shares by 55%. In October, the billionaire became the owner of one of the most influential world publications - The Washington Post newspaper cost him $ 250 million. A month later, Bezos sold about 1% of Amazon shares, gaining about $ 260 million for a package of 1 million shares. In December, he shocked the market with a plan to create delivery drones for an online retailer, which, according to the founder of the company, will be able to reduce delivery time to half an hour in the next five years. Bezos, an engineering and computer science graduate from Princeton University, began his career on Wall Street, but quickly recognized the prospects of the Internet and moved to Seattle, where he founded the online bookstore Amazon in 1995. Today, the billionaire's company trades on the Internet in almost every possible category of goods.

19. Sergey Brin

State:$31.8 billion

Sources: Google

Country: USA

Age: 40

The fortune of Google co-founder Sergey Brin has grown in reporting period by $7 billion and for the first time in history exceeded the mark of $30 billion, against the backdrop of an increase in the company's quotations in 2013 by almost 50%. The billionaire entrusted the operational management of the search giant to his longtime partner Larry Page, while he focused on the development of the mysterious division of Google X, which generates the industry's most breakthrough ideas and seeks to translate these ideas into reality. Brin's portfolio includes an unmanned vehicle and augmented reality glasses, which the businessman himself never seems to take off. In April 2014, Google will change its shareholding structure by issuing Class C shares - no voting rights. The move will place the decision-making levers of the company in the hands of management, led by Brin and Page. Today, Brin owns over 23 million class B shares (10 shares = 1 vote). According to rumors, in August, Sergei broke up with his wife Ann Wojcicki after six years of marriage due to an affair with another Google employee. The couple were known as one of the most active philanthropists in Silicon Valley: in February they donated $ 53 million to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for research aimed at combating Parkinson's disease.

20. Li Ka-shing

State:$31 billion

Sources: investments

Country: Hong Kong (PRC)

Age: 85

Owner of one of the fastest growing global industrial conglomerates, Li Ka-shing now employs 270,000 people in 52 countries. The richest man in Asia, he could be much higher on the Forbes list if the tycoon were more serious about his own investments in technology companies. Li Ka-shing became one of the first investors in Facebook, but - paradoxically - did not earn anything from it. The decision, which, according to the businessman himself, he pondered in December 2007 for no longer than five minutes, was easy for him, like the rest of the bets on the "gray horses" in technology. The money was channeled through the billionaire's charitable foundation. And it was this foundation that became the beneficiary of the further explosive growth of Mark Zuckerberg's social network. The same happened with other successful investments of Li Ka-shing - streaming service Spotify, voice recognition service Siri, bitcoin payment provider BitPay, etc. The entrepreneur owns stakes in Hutchinson Whampoa, Cheung Kong and Husky Energy. Over the past two years, these assets have earned him $ 1.7 billion in dividends. A native of the Chinese province of Guangdong, the future billionaire fled to Hong Kong with his family at the height of the Sino-Japanese war as a child. Soon his father, a primary school teacher, died of tuberculosis. At the age of twelve, Li had to leave school and work in a watch factory to support his family. At 14, he was already working full time. In 1950, Lee established his own production of plastic toys and FMCG. After reading in business magazines about the popularity of artificial flowers, the aspiring businessman soon repurposed his enterprise - and so began the path to a multibillion-dollar business empire. Cheung Kong - the first and main company of Li Ka-shing - is named after the Yangtze River, which, like a conglomerate of a Hong Kong magnate, becomes a powerful stream, absorbing many smaller water arteries.

Forbes analysts have once again calculated the income of the wealthiest inhabitants of the planet. As a result, it became known that 492 billionaires live in the USA alone, and 152 in China. Surprisingly, there are also billionaires in such traditionally poor countries as Tanzania, Algeria and Uganda.

We offer the top ten, which includes richest people in the world 2014. There were no Russians among them. Alisher Usmanov with a considerable fortune of $ 18.6 billion is located on the 40th line of the Forbes rating.

10. Jim Walton ($34.7 billion)

The younger son of Sam Walton, who founded the Wal-Mart chain, not only owns a stake in the company, but also serves as CEO of the Walton Arvest Bank family bank. Jim is only slightly inferior in size to his sister-in-law Christy Walton, who is on the 9th line of the rating.

9. Christy Walton (worth $36.7 billion)

The only woman in the top ten richest people on the planet is the widow of the son of the founder of the Wal-Mart retail chain. In 2013, Christie made $466 million rich. Wal-Mart shares have risen in price over the past year by 6%.

8. Sheldon Adelson (worth $38 billion)

Throughout 2013, Adelson earned about $32 million a day. Sheldon owns the largest gaming empire in the US called Las Vegas Sands. The billionaire plans to build a new gambling capital in Europe in Spain.

7. David Koch ($40 billion worth)

At 73, David is actively involved in the management of the companies of the family conglomerate Koch Industries. The conglomerate is the second largest private company in America. A diversified business allows you to generate income from a variety of industries from construction and oil to the production of toilet paper.

6. Charles Koch (worth $40 billion)

The CEO and co-owner of Koch Industries does business with brother David. In addition, the Koch brothers are actively involved in political lobbying, investing millions in the Republican Senate elections.

5. Larry Ellison (worth $48 billion)

The founder and director of Oracle gets rich on the growth of quotes for his offspring. Ellison owns several houses at once in the south of Malibu and 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai. The businessman also invests in sports - his team of yachtsmen Oracle Team USA won first place in the regatta for the America's Cup.

4. Warren Buffett ($58.2 billion)

At 83, the Oracle of Omaha is not slowing down. Last year, Buffett acquired the food concern H. J. Heinz, the tycoon invested about $4 billion in ExxonMobil, and for $5.6 billion he acquired energy company N.V Energy.

3. Amancio Ortega ($64 billion)

The Spanish billionaire owns famous brand Zara and several other successful brands. Ortega is actively expanding its real estate portfolio, acquiring buildings in Madrid, New York, and London.

2. Carlos Slim (worth $72 billion)

Shares of one of Slim's main assets, mining company Minera Frisco, fell by 50% over the year, which did not allow Carlos to maintain leadership in the ranking. However, the tycoon still controls 70% of Mexico's mobile and landline telephone networks.

1. Bill Gates (owns $76 billion)

Four previous years the richest man in the world ceded the championship in the ranking to the Mexican Carlos Slim. However, the growth of Microsoft quotes allowed Bill to top the list again. Naturally, Gates traditionally donates a lot to charity. In total, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided $28 billion in aid to those in need.

On March 3, Forbes magazine presented its annual world ranking of billionaires. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates returned four years later on the 2014 list of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $76 billion, up $9 billion from the previous year.

In total, the ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 according to Forbes included 1645 people with a fortune of $1 billion. Their total fortune is $6.4 trillion - $1 trillion. more than a year earlier. There are 268 newcomers on the list, 42 of them are women. Overall, there are 172 women in the ranking, which is also a new record after last year's figure (138 women).

Last year's leader, Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, dropped to second place with a net worth of $72 billion. Amancio Ortega, the main owner of Inditex (Zara network), closed the top three of the list, as a year ago, whose fortune increased by $7 billion to $64 billion in a year. .

American investor Warren Buffett remained in fourth position - despite an increase in his fortune by $4.7 billion, to $58.2 billion. Fifth position was taken by the founder and CEO of Oracle Larry Ellison, whose fortune in 2013 increased by $5 billion - to $48 billion

Further on the positions are the American industrial magnates, the brothers Charles and David Kohey - each with a fortune of $ 40 billion, the heirs of the Walmart empire Christie and Jim Walton - $ 36.7 billion and $ 34.7 billion, respectively, as well as the owner of the international gambling network Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune grew by a record $11.5 billion in a year to $38 billion.

The richest of Russian billionaires: Alisher Usmanov - with a fortune of $ 18.6 billion, took 40th place in the ranking. The 47th position is occupied by the main owner of Alfa Group, Mikhail Fridman - $ 17.6 billion), the 51st position is the owner of the Renova Group, Viktor Vekselberg - $ 17.2 billion. The 53rd place was taken by the main owner of NLMK Vladimir Lisin - $16.6 billion, 57th and 61st - co-owners of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson ($15.6 billion) and Gennady Timchenko ($15.3 billion). The top 100 also includes the main owner of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov (No. 76, fortune - $ 13.6 billion), CEO of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin (No. 86 - $ 12.6 billion), co-owner of EuroChem and SUEK Andrey Melnichenko (No. 97 - $11.4 billion) and ex-co-owner of TNK-BP German Khan (No. 100 - $11.3 billion). Mikhail Prokhorov closes the top ten richest Russians in the world list (No. 109 - $ 10.9 billion). The Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 included 111 Russians - one more than a year earlier. Their combined wealth fell from $427 billion to $422 billion, down 1.17%.

The average fortune of a participant in the ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 is $4.7 billion. family business. The bar for getting into the top 20 of the list has risen by $8 billion to $31 billion.

2013 was the most successful year for Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg - the rapid growth in the value of shares of the social network allowed him to increase his fortune from $13.3 billion to $28.5 billion. .6 billion to $300 million

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Bloomberg has calculated who in 2014 became the richest in the world. Here are 25 businessmen and investors who certainly don't live paycheck to paycheck.

25. Forrest Mars ($26.5 billion)

Forrest Mars (born 1931) is the co-owner of Mars Inc., which makes sweets (Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, Orbit), pet food (Pedigree, Whiskas), and food (Uncle Ben's).

24. Jacqueline Mars ($26.5 billion)

Jacqueline Mars, 75, is one of several women on the list. She owns Mars Inc. with her two brothers John and Forrest.

23. Al-Waleed bin Talal ($27.1 billion)

Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud (born 1955) is a Saudi tycoon and founder of the Kingdom Holding corporation, which invests in hotels, real estate and securities.

22. Sheldon Adelson ($28.2 billion)

Sheldon Adelson is a business mogul, investor and philanthropist. He holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and is the main shareholder of Las Vegas Sands. Also known for his large investments in Republican candidates.

21. Jack Ma ($28.4 billion)

Jack Ma is a former English teacher and now the richest man in China. Ma is the founder and CEO of Alibaba Group and the first Chinese businessman to appear on the cover of Forbes. Known for his charitable projects in the field of nature conservation.

20. Jeff Bezos ($28.6 billion)

Bezos, 50, is the head and largest shareholder of Amazon. Bezos, a former computer engineer with a bachelor's degree, bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million.

19. Sergey Brin ($29.4 billion)

Russian-American Sergey Brin – director and co-founder Google. Together with his classmate Larry Page, they own about 16% of the company. Donates millions to Parkinson's disease research.

18. Lee Ka-Shin ($29.6 billion)

Li Ka-Shin (born 1928) is a Hong Kong tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the head of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Cheung Kong Holdings corporations. It is considered the world's largest port operator and seller of perfumes and cosmetics.

17. Stefan Persson ($29.6 billion)

Persson, 67, is a Swedish billionaire and avid athlete. He is the chairman of the board of directors and the main shareholder of H&M, which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson donated $60 million to build a new center for the Nobel Foundation.

16. Larry Page ($29.7 billion)

Larry Page (born 1973) is an American business magnate and computer genius, co-founder and CEO of Google. Page is a supporter of hybrid electric vehicles and investment in alternative energy.

15. Bernard Arnault ($31.1 billion)

Arnaud (born 1949) is the head of LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and the richest man in France, also owns a number of wineries and an impressive art collection including works by Picasso, Yves Klein, Henry Moore and Andy Warhol.

14. Lillian Bettencourt ($33 billion)

Frenchwoman Liliane Bettencourt is a socialite, businesswoman, philanthropist and the richest woman in Europe. This 92-year-old lady owns 33% of L'Oreal, having inherited it from her father in 1957.

13. Mark Zuckerberg ($34.5 billion)

Zuckerberg, 30, is an American programmer and businessman, one of the five co-founders and CEO of Facebook. In 2010, Time magazine named Zuckerberg its Person of the Year.

12. Alice Walton ($39 billion)

Alice Walton (born 1949) - youngest child in the family of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, and co-owner of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the world's largest trading company. In 2011, she donated her art collection to the Crystal Bridges Museum.

11. Rob Walton ($39.7 billion)

Rob Walton, 70, is the eldest son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. A vintage car collector and race car driver, Rob Walton became the head of Wal-Mart after his father's death in 1992.

10. Jim Walton ($40.8 billion)

Jim Walton is the third child of Sam Walton and heir to his fortune. Jim succeeded his brother John as CEO of Wal-Mart after his death in 2005. He also runs Arvest Bank and Community Publishers.

9. Christy Walton ($41.8 billion)

Christy Walton, widow of John Walton, second son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, became the richest woman in the world in 2014. Her husband died in an experimental plane crash in 2005.

8. Ingvar Kamprad ($45 billion)

Swedish tycoon Ingvar Kamprad is the founder of the Ikea Group, the world's largest home goods retailer. Since 1976 lives in Switzerland.

7. Larry Ellison ($48.8 billion)

Larry Ellison, 70, is the founder and largest shareholder of Oracle. Allison collects samurai weapons, enjoys tennis and playing the guitar. He gave 1% of his fortune to charity.

6. David Koch ($50.3 billion)

David Koch is Executive Vice President and Board Member of Koch Industries. Koch is considered one of the most generous American billionaires, he finances many cultural and medical organizations.

5. Charles Koch ($50.3 billion)

David's older brother, Charles Koch, is co-owner and head of Koch Industries. The brothers own 42% of the shares. Charles also sponsors a number of organizations, including the Humanities Research Institute and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

4. Amancio Ortega ($61.1 billion)

Amancio Ortega (born 1936) is a Spanish magnate, founder and CEO of Fashion Group Inditex, the world's largest clothing retailer (Zara chain). Ortega is the richest man in Europe.

3. Carlos Slim ($72.6 billion)

Slim is a Mexican tycoon, head of Telmex and America Movil, as well as an investor and philanthropist. Previously, he was the richest person in the world (2010-2013).

2. Warren Buffett ($73.8 billion)

The "Wizard of Omaha," Buffett, 84, is the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett promised to give most of his fortune to charity, primarily through the Gates Foundation, and encourages other billionaires to follow suit.

1. Bill Gates ($86.6 billion)

Gates is the co-founder and former head of Microsoft. He stepped away from his job at Microsoft for a foundation he and his wife founded to support healthcare and fight poverty.