the Forbes magazine just shared yours annual list of the richest people in the world. In her they appear 2 thousand 755 billionaires, Of which 86% saw their fortunes increase in one year, contrary to what many believed due to the economic effects of the pandemic.
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Meet those who lead the first places:
1. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is now the CEO of Amazon.
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The 57-year-old American businessman has been in this position since 2018 and has not given up. It is speculated that the Amazon founder’s fortune is around $ 177 billion.
2. Elon Musk
Musk speaking at the inauguration of the 2019 Tesla Model I ®.
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The 49-year-old South African is positioned at number two, thanks to his desire to revolutionize both land and space transportation with companies such as Tesla and SpaceX. Its wealth is at $ 151 billion.
3. Bernard Arnault
Arnault led the program so that his factories could begin producing antibacterial by hand, to be sent free of charge to the French health authorities in the wake of the pandemic.
The French tycoon reaches this position thanks to his ability to create trends in the world. It works with 70 different brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. It is estimated that the wealth of this 72-year-old man is $ 150 billion.
4. Bill Gates
The tycoon studied at prestigious universities such as Harvard University, Lakeside School and Heathcote High School.
The co-founder of computer giant Microsoft dropped to fourth place. He and his wife lead the foundation that bears their names, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which is the largest private charity in the world. It is estimated that this 65-year-old man has a wealth of $ 124 billion.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg has said he plans to give away 99% of his Facebook shares over his lifetime.
The founder of Facebook has revolutionized the technology industry as its social network has become one of the favorite communication tools during the pandemic. Despite being just 36 years old it is estimated that this American has a wealth of $ 97 billion.
6. Warren Buffett
Entrepreneur Buffett remains the largest shareholder in Delta Air Line.
The 89-year-old American businessman, known as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’, is one of the most successful investors of all time. He serves as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a company that wholly or partially owns the shares of various business groups in the United States. Its wealth approaches the $ 96 billion.
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7. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison was the founder of Oracle, where he was executive director from 1977 to 2015.
Larry Ellison is president, chief technology officer and co-founder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns about 35.4% of the shares. This 76-year-old American has an estimated wealth in $ 93 billion.
8. Larry Page
He is one of the creators of Google, the most used search engine in the world.
Although Page resigned as CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company in December 2019 remains a board member and is a majority shareholder.. This 48-year-old American has a wealth of $ 91.5 billion.
9. Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin still holds control of 16% of the Google company.
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Brin is an American theorist and computer scientist of Russian descent who, along with Larry Page, founded Google. $ 2.5 billion separates Brin from his colleague Page, as it is estimated lto wealth of this man, of 47 years, is of $ 89 billion.
10. Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani, was considered the most profitable entrepreneur in 2019.
Ambani chairs and directs Reliance Industries, which has stakes in petrochemicals, oil and gas, telecommunications and retail. This native man of India has managed, thanks to diversified businesses, to amass a wealth of $ 84.5 billion.
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