Revealed: The 10 richest billionaires of 2015
The world’s top 400 richest people lost a total of $19bn this year, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index.
The biggest losers was Warren Buffett who lost $11.3bn while Bill Gates’ wealth shrunk by $3bn.
Zara boss Amancio Ortega, with a $73.2bn wealth pile, pipped Carlos Slim to become the world’s second-richest person.
The year has been kind to tech billionaires with Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth more than doubling to $59bn, making him now the fourth-richest person in the world.
Zuckerberg became the world’s eighth richest man after a $11.6bn boost to his riches. He’s now worth a cool $46.1bn.
According to Bloomberg, the 400 richest people in the world control around $3.9 trillion. Take a look at the top 10 richest people as of today:
The world’s richest people
1. Bill Gates - $83.6bn
2. Amancio Ortega - $73.2bn
3. Warren Buffett - $62.5bn
4. Jeff Bezos - $59.3bn
5. Carlos Slim - $53bn
6= Charles Koch - $50.4bn
6= David Koch - $50.4bn
8. Mark Zuckerberg - $46.1bn
9. Larry Page - $40.1bn
10. Larry Ellison - $39.9bn
Comments
Post a Comment