500 richest people in the world

 500 richest people in the world.  Below is the list of the 500 richest people in the world. all of them put together worth $4.4 trillion. it is a roll of familiar names (people like Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump), as well as unfamiliar ones. You’ll spot January Koum, the WhatsApp founder, and Alexander Vik, the financier who has enriched himself from trendy bubble and left in his wake infinite hated investors. And foreigners like Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, the grandchild of the toy founder, and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, one among the richest woman in the world, thanks to her family stake’s in the name beverage company.  they too have made capitalism work very well.

1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft

2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom

3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B
Source of wealth: retail

4. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

5. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $48 B
Source of wealth: Oracle

6. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified

6. David Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified

8. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos

9. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

10. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

11. Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net Worth: $34.5 B
Source of wealth: L’Oreal

12. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Source of wealth: H&M

13. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

15. Bernard Arnault & family
Net Worth: $33.5 B
Source of wealth: LVMH

16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

17. Larry Page
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google

18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Amazon.com

19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google

20. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth: $31 B
Source of wealth: diversified

21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook

22. Michele Ferrero & family
Net Worth: $26.5 B
Source of wealth: chocolates

23. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour

23. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: retail

25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: investments

26. George Soros
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

27. David Thomson & family
Net Worth: $22.6 B
Source of wealth: media

28. Lui Che Woo
Net Worth: $22 B
Source of wealth: casinos

29. Dieter Schwarz
Net Worth: $21.1 B
Source of wealth: retail

30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth: $20.4 B
Source of wealth: investments

31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

31. John Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

34. Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth: $19.7 B
Source of wealth: beer

35. Lee Shau Kee
Net Worth: $19.6 B
Source of wealth: diversified

36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft

36. Theo Albrecht Jr & family
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s

38. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net Worth: $19.2 B
Source of wealth: eyeglasses

39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified

40. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas

40. Alisher Usmanov
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments

42. Michael Otto & family
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: retail, real estate

42. Masayoshi Son
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: internet, telecom

42. Phil Knight
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: Nike

45. Tadashi Yanai & family
Net Worth: $17.9 B
Source of wealth: retail

46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: mining

47. Mikhail Fridman
Net Worth: $17.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

48. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $17.5 B
Source of wealth: Dell

49. Susanne Klatten
Net Worth: $17.4 B
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals

50. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth: $17.3 B
Source of wealth: money management

51. Viktor Vekselberg
Net Worth: $17.2 B
Source of wealth: metals, energy

52. Lakshmi Mittal
Net Worth: $16.7 B
Source of wealth: steel

53. Vladimir Lisin
Net Worth: $16.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, transport

54. Cheng Yu-tung
Net Worth: $16.2 B
Source of wealth: diversified

55. Joseph Safra
Net Worth: $16 B
Source of wealth: banking

56. Paul Allen
Net Worth: $15.9 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments

57. Leonid Mikhelson
Net Worth: $15.6 B
Source of wealth: gas, chemicals

58. Iris Fontbona & family
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: mining

58. Anne Cox Chambers
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: media

58. Francois Pinault & family
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: retail

61. Gennady Timchenko
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas

61. Azim Premji
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: software

61. Mohammed Al Amoudi
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: oil, diversified

64. Wang Jianlin
Net Worth: $15.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate

65. Charles Ergen
Net Worth: $15 B
Source of wealth: Dish Network

66. Stefan Quandt
Net Worth: $14.9 B
Source of wealth: BMW

67. German Larrea Mota Velasco & family
Net Worth: $14.7 B
Source of wealth: mining

68. Harold Hamm
Net Worth: $14.6 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas

69. Donald Bren
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate

69. Ray Dalio
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

71. Georg Schaeffler
Net Worth: $14.3 B
Source of wealth: ball bearings

72. Luis Carlos Sarmiento
Net Worth: $14.2 B
Source of wealth: banking

73. Ronald Perelman
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts

73. Laurene Powell Jobs & family
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney

73. Serge Dassault & family
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: aviation

76. Vagit Alekperov
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: Lukoil

76. John Fredriksen
Net Worth: $13.6 B
Source of wealth: shipping

78. Rupert Murdoch & family
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: media

78. John Paulson
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

80. Ma Huateng
Net Worth: $13.4 B
Source of wealth: internet media

81. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family
Net Worth: $13 B
Source of wealth: real estate

82. Pallonji Mistry
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: construction

82. Jack Taylor & family
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

82. Dilip Shanghvi
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

82. Johanna Quandt
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: BMW

86. Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate

86. Vladimir Potanin
Net Worth: $12.6 B
Source of wealth: metals

88. Rinat Akhmetov
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: steel, coal

88. James Simons
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

90. Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family
Net Worth: $12.4 B
Source of wealth: mining

91. Robin Li
Net Worth: $12.1 B
Source of wealth: internet search

92. Ernesto Bertarelli & family
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: biotech, investments

92. Hans Rausing
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: packaging

94. Zong Qinghou
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: beverages

95. Robert Kuok
Net Worth: $11.5 B
Source of wealth: palm oil/shipping/property

95. David & Simon Reuben
Net Worth: $11.5 B
Source of wealth: investments, real estate

97. Andrey Melnichenko
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: coal, fertilizers

97. Dhanin Chearavanont & family
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: food

97. Henry Sy & family
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: diversified

100. Ananda Krishnan
Net Worth: $11.3 B
Source of wealth: telecoms

100. German Khan
Net Worth: $11.3 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

102. Shiv Nadar
Net Worth: $11.1 B
Source of wealth: information technology

102. Lee Kun-Hee
Net Worth: $11.1 B
Source of wealth: Samsung

102. Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila & family
Net Worth: $11.1 B
Source of wealth: beer

102. Miuccia Prada
Net Worth: $11.1 B
Source of wealth: Prada

106. Steve Cohen
Net Worth: $11 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

106. Petr Kellner
Net Worth: $11 B
Source of wealth: banking, insurance

106. Robert & Philip Ng
Net Worth: $11 B
Source of wealth: real estate

109. Mikhail Prokhorov
Net Worth: $10.9 B
Source of wealth: investments

109. Andrew Beal
Net Worth: $10.9 B
Source of wealth: banks, real estate

111. Hansjoerg Wyss
Net Worth: $10.5 B
Source of wealth: medical devices

111. Alexey Mordashov
Net Worth: $10.5 B
Source of wealth: steel, investments

113. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
Net Worth: $10.4 B
Source of wealth: Heineken

113. Philip Anschutz
Net Worth: $10.4 B
Source of wealth: investments

113. Stefano Pessina
Net Worth: $10.4 B
Source of wealth: drugstores

113. Klaus-Michael Kuehne
Net Worth: $10.4 B
Source of wealth: shipping

117. Li Hejun
Net Worth: $10.3 B
Source of wealth: renewable energy

117. Sergei Galitsky
Net Worth: $10.3 B
Source of wealth: retail

119. Marcel Herrmann Telles
Net Worth: $10.2 B
Source of wealth: beer

119. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Net Worth: $10.2 B
Source of wealth: Lego

121. Charles Butt & family
Net Worth: $10.1 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets

122. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

122. Stephen Schwarzman
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: private equity

122. Jack Ma
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: e-commerce

122. Hinduja Brothers
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: diversified

122. Carrie Perrodo & family
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: Inherited

122. David Tepper
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

122. George Kaiser
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, banking

129. Giorgio Armani
Net Worth: $9.9 B
Source of wealth: fashion

130. Richard Kinder
Net Worth: $9.5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines

130. Tsai Eng-Meng
Net Worth: $9.5 B
Source of wealth: food, beverages

132. Hiroshi Mikitani
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: online retailing

132. Edward Johnson III
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: money management

132. Eric Schmidt
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: Google

132. Samuel Newhouse Jr
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: media

136. Dietrich Mateschitz
Net Worth: $9.2 B
Source of wealth: Red Bull

137. Roberto Irineu Marinho
Net Worth: $9.1 B
Source of wealth: media

137. Roman Abramovich
Net Worth: $9.1 B
Source of wealth: steel, investments

137. Joao Roberto Marinho
Net Worth: $9.1 B
Source of wealth: media

137. Jose Roberto Marinho
Net Worth: $9.1 B
Source of wealth: media

141. Silvio Berlusconi & family
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: media

141. Alain Wertheimer
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: Chanel

141. Gerard Wertheimer
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: Chanel

141. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: drinks

141. Vladimir Yevtushenkov
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: telecom

146. Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Net Worth: $8.9 B
Source of wealth: beer

147. Thomas Peterffy
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: discount brokerage

147. Dmitry Rybolovlev
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: fertilizer

147. Hasso Plattner
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: software

147. Elaine Marshall & family
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: diversified

147. Alexei Kuzmichev
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

152. Ludwig Merckle
Net Worth: $8.6 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

153. Michael Kadoorie & family
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: diversified

153. Donald Newhouse
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: media

153. Galen Weston & family
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: retail

153. Hank & Doug Meijer
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets