Top 10 richest people in the world

From year to year, Forbes magazine has been the top richest people on the planet in order to understand which of them is richer in 2018. This year, 2124 businessmen entered the top, whose fortune varies from 1 to 112 billion dollars. Below are the top ten most successful and wealthy people around the world.

Jeff Bezos

And the famous multimillionaire Jeff Bezos will head this list, over the past year alone he has increased his wealth by $ 39 billion. Bezos is the only person on our planet whose capital consists of twelve characters - 112 billion dollars. Over the years, he successfully worked on Wall Street, but in 1994 he decided to risk it all and invest all his strength in the development of the online platform - this was the right decision, since today it brings him a huge income. He was able to get such a big income due to the fact that the demand for his brand shares sharply increased. Like any ordinary person, a multibillionaire has his own hobbies, to which he has a significant attraction:

• astronautics;
• development of the latest technologies for the transportation of citizens in space;
• "Marine excavation", namely, the extraction of sunken shuttles from the oceans NASSA.

Bill Gates

Forbes Forbes Top Leader Takes Honorary Second Out Of The Top Ten Forbes Rankings. Gates receives the main income from Microsoft; he owns 3% of the corporation. His capital was estimated at 90 billion dollars, he receives additional income from investments in promising and developing areas. Gates’s penchant for charity is commendable and deserves special attention; he donates the most to money for the health care system and assistance to second world countries that are mired in poverty.

Warren Buffett

Career age is not a hindrance, and in his 87 years Buffett reached the third position in this ranking of the world's richest people (84 billion ＄). He could achieve such a lot of money by investing in many popular companies, such as:

• IBM
• Bank of America
• Dairy Queen;
• Coca-Cola;
• and many others, more than fifty.

Buffett's career began at a fairly young age, when he was only 11 years old. He borrowed money from his parents and directed it to the shares of some companies, after waiting a certain time, his business was successful. He does not forget about charity, the billionaire opened a family fund. Despite the fact that Buffett is far from young, he still continues to actively manage his company, to cooperate with major US companies.

Bernard Arnault

In 2018, Bernard Arnault returned to the top Forbes, his fortune is about 72 billion dollars. He is the owner of popular world brands and a well-known company that has the right to sell luxury items:

• Christian Dior;
• Hennessy;
• Louis Vuitton.

It is worth mentioning that in 2017 the Arno family completely took over the Christian Dior fashion house, which brings a very substantial contribution to the budget of the rich. In 2018, the demand for luxury products increased (+ 13%, which equals about $ 42 billion), which contributed to the rise of Arno in the ranking of successful and wealthy people around the world.

Mark Zuckerberg

Despite the fact that Facebook’s creation is not always flattering, and sometimes even there is pressure from the authorities, the company's shares are steadily raising the price bar up. Experts estimate the condition of the young genius at more than $ 70 billion. The young multi-billionaire is actively involved in IT-sphere, interacting with other well-known projects: Instagram and WhatsApp.

Amancio Ortega

The sixth position in the top is held by the Spanish 80-year-old tycoon Amancio Ortega.He opened his first business with his wife from his first marriage, the essence of the matter was sewing bath accessories. In 2017, he suffered significant financial losses, which were recorded in the amount of $ 1.3 billion, due to a decrease in the value of his company's shares. He receives additional income from annual investments in real estate of the largest city centers in cities such as:

• Madrid;
• Miami
• London;
• Barcelona
• New York.

Carlos Slim Elu

Besides the fact that Slim Elu takes the honorable 7th position in the Forbes top, he is also the wealthiest and most influential person in Mexico in 2018. His fortune totals 67 billion dollars. In his hands is a controlling stake in the largest Latin American mobile operator, as well as a 17% stake in the popular newspaper The New York Times. In 2017, America Movil's stock price rose by as much as 39%, which had a very significant impact on its financial well-being. Slim Elu also receives investments from a real estate company, the mining segment and the consumer market.

Charles Koch

The 8th position of the top is proudly placed by American Charles Koch, who has his weight in the politics of the United States of America, the sphere of philanthropist and business. His fortune is 60 billion dollars. The basis of his wealth is the development of the oil refinery and other areas of the Koch Industries holding. He does not own this successful corporation alone, but along with his younger brother David Koch, but the director of the brothers Charles Koch is the director.

David koch

Quite a bit inferior to his brother, David Koch took ninth place in the ranking of the popular financial magazine Forbes. Stable income comes from Koch Industries, which his father founded in the distant 1940s. The company is divided into many industries in various fields:

• large-scale production of glasses and paper products;
• pipeline system construction;
• oil refining.

The Koch family pays considerable attention to the educational system; very substantial charitable investments are regularly allocated for its support. David Koch’s fortune fluctuates around $ 59 billion.

Larry allison

The right to close the "dozens" of the richest people fell to a former CIA employee - Larry Ellison. Last year, net income amounted to 6.3 billion dollars, the main source of earnings were Oracle assets. The company itself was based on cloud technology. The entrepreneur has a strong attraction to yachts, he is a true fan of sailing. In addition, Allison is actively collaborating with charitable foundations. His fortune was estimated at 58.5 billion dollars.