Gates took the first line of the list of the world's richest people from Forbes

Over the course of thirty years, Forbes publishes the rating of the wealthiest people living on our planet once a year. Summing up the year, the anniversary list was headed by Bill Gates, but he worked most of all and accordingly increased his financial assets the most Mark Zuckerberg.

It is noteworthy that according to the experts of the journal, 1810 billionaires live on Earth, their total capital is $ 6.48 trillion.

Golden billionaires

Paul Allen's partner for the creation of Microsoft's Bill Gates for the seventeenth time managed to lead the rating of an influential publication. The state of the largest philanthropist is estimated at $ 75 billion.

The second place belongs to Amancio Ortega, who owns the company Inditex, which includes the well-known fashionista Zara. The Spaniard's condition is $ 67 billion.

The third position, given assets for 2016, by Warren Buffett. Experts believe that the state of the American investor is $ 60.8 billion.

In the top 5 also included Carlos Slim and Jeff Bezos. The property of the Mexican telemagnet is estimated at $ 50 billion, and the main holder of Amazon shares is $ 45.2 billion.

The list of the richest people includes Facebook founder Mark Zuckerber ($ 44.6 billion), Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ($ 43.6 billion), Bloomberg's Michael Bloomberg ($ 40 billion), Charles and David Kochov ($ 39.6 billion each from the brothers).

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Rich compatriots

As for the Russians, the main shareholder of Novatek and Sibur was recognized as the most secured. The capital of Leonid Mikhelson, who occupies the 60th line, is $ 14.4 billion.

Next come the main shareholder of Alfa Mikhail Fridman - $ 13.3 billion, businessman Alisher Usmanov - $ 12.5 billion.

By the way, Lillian Bettancourt was recognized as the richest woman. The daughter of l'Oreal founder Lillian Bettancourt owns $ 36.1 billion, and the names of 190 women appear in the rating.