1. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos founded the e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 inside a garage in Seattle. He started off by selling books but gradually has become a one-stop solution for everything under the sun. His current net worth is $131B.
2. Bill Gates
Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s biggest software maker, and owns about 1 per cent of the Redmond, Washington-based company.
Bill Gates is currently a board member for Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A). His current net worth is $96.5B
3. Warren Buffett
He is one of the successful investors of all time. He is the owner of insurer Geico, battery maker Duracell, restaurant chain Dairy Queen and many more such big companies. He started as young as an eleven-year-old boy. In 2019, he donated $3.6 billion to the foundation of his friends Bill and Melinda Gates. His net worth is $82.5.
4. Bernard Arnault & family
He is the Chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, commonly referred to as LVMH, the world’s largest luxury-goods company. Arnault heads the big shot companies like Louis Vuitton and Sephora. His net worth is $76B.
5. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Carlos Slim Helu is Mexico’s richest man, and his family controls America Movil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom company. He has branched into various ventures like Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies, also holds 17% of shares of The New York Times. His net worth is $64B.
