Top 20 Richest People in the World control a staggering portion of the world economy: $1.46 trillion — more than the annual GDP of Australia, Spain, or Mexico. That’s according to new data provided to CompareStudio by Forbes, which conducts research on the super-wealthy.
20Li Ka-Shing
Net Worth: $27.1 B
Age: 87
Source: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
19Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth: $27.8 B
Age: 76
Source: Beer
Country of Citizenship: Brazil
18Wang Jianlin
Net Worth: $28.7 B
Age: 61
Source: Real Estate
Country of Citizenship: China
17S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $31.9 B
Age: 71
Source: Wal-Mart
Country of Citizenship: United States
16Alice Walton
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Age: 66
Source: Wal-Mart
Country of Citizenship: United States
15Jim Walton
Net Worth: $33.6 B
Age: 67
Source: Wal-Mart
Country of Citizenship: United States
14Bernard Arnault
Net Worth: $34 B
Age: 67
Source: LVMH
Country of Citizenship: France
13Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Age: 42
Source: Google
Country of Citizenship: United States
12Larry Page
Net Worth: $35.2 B
Age: 43
Source: Google
Country of Citizenship: United States
11Liliane Bettencourt
Net Worth: $36.1 B
Age: 93
Source: L’Oreal
Country of Citizenship: France
The Top 20 Richest People in the World
10David Koch
Net Worth: $39.6 B
Age: 76
Source: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: United States
9Charles Koch
Net Worth: $39.6 B
Age: 80
Source: Diversified
Country of Citizenship: United States
8Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $40 B
Age: 74
Source: Bloomberg LP
Country of Citizenship: United States
7Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $43.6 B
Age: 71
Source: Oracle
Country of Citizenship: United States
6Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $44.6 B
Age: 32
Source: Facebook
Country of Citizenship: United States
5Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $45.2 B
Age: 52
Source: Amazon.com
Country of Citizenship: United States
4Carlos Slim Helu
Net Worth: $50 B
Age: 76
Source: Telecom
Country of Citizenship: United States
3Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $60.8 B
Age: 85
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Country of Citizenship: United States
1Bill Gates
Net Worth: $75 B
Age: 60
Source: Microsoft
Country of Citizenship: United States
