Forbes has released the current list of the Top 50 richest people in the world
and the current richest man in Africa Aliko Dangote couldn't make the list.
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Aliko Dangote dropped from a net worth of $25 billion last two years to about $12.5 billion this year.---
Bill Gates on the other hand,the founder of Microsoft is still the richest man in the world.He held this position as the world's richest person for four years in a row, and for 18 out of the past 23 years.
Forbes Top 50 Richest People In The World
- Name
- Net Worth
- Age
- Source of Income
- Country
$86 Billion
61yrs
Microsoft
United States
2. Warren Buffett
$75.6 Billion
87yrs
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Berkshire Hathaway----
United States
3. Jeff Bezos
$72.8 Billion
53yrs
Amazon.com
United States
4. Amancio Ortega
$71.3 Billiion
81yrs
Zara
Spain
5. Mark Zuckerberg
$56 Billion
33yrs
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Facebook---
United States
6. Carlos Slim Helu
$54.5 Billion
77yrs
telecom
Mexico
7. Larry Ellison
$52.2 Billion
73yrs
software
United States
8. Charles Koch
$48.3 Billion
81yrs
diversified
United States
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9. David Koch
$48.3 Billion
77yrs
diversified
United States
10. Michael Bloomberg
$47.5 Billion
75yrs
Bloomberg LP
United States
11. Bernard Arnault
$41.5 Billion
68yrs
LVMH
France
12. Larry Page
$40.7 Billion
44yrs
United States
13. Sergey Brin
$39.8 Billion
44yrs
United States
14. Liliane Bettencourt
$39.5 Billion
94yrs
L'Oreal
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France
15. S. Robson Walton
$34.1 Billion
72yrs
Wal-Mart
United States
16. Jim Walton
$34 Billion
69yrs
Wal-Mart
United States
17. Alice Walton
$33.8 Billion
68yrs
Wal-Mart
United States
18. Wang Jianlin
$31.3 Billion
63yrs
real estate
China
19. Li Ka-shing
$31.2 Billion
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89yrs ----
diversified
Hong Kong
20. Sheldon Adelson
$30.4 Billion
84yrs
casinos
United States
21. Steve Ballmer
$30 Billion
61yrs
Microsoft
United States
22. Jorge Paulo Lemann
$29.2 Billion
78yrs
beer
Brazil
23. Jack Ma
$28.3 Billion
53yrs
e-commerce
China
24. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.
$27.2 Billion
supermarkets
Germany
25. David Thomson
$27.2 Billion
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media
Canada
26. Jacqueline Mars
$27 Billion
78yrs
candy
United States
27. John Mars
$27 Billion
82yrs
candy
United States
28. Phil Knight
$26.2 Billion
79yrs
Nike
United States
29. Maria Franca Fissolo
$25.2 Billion
82yrs
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Nutella,
chocolates
Italy
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30. George Soros
$25.2 Billion
87yrs
hedge funds
United States
31. Ma teng
$24.9 Billion
46yrs
internet media
China
32. Lee Shau Kee
$24.4 Billion
89yrs
real estate
Hong Kong
33. Mukesh Ambani
$23.2 Billion
60yrs
petrochemicals
oil & gas
India
34. Masayoshi Son
$21.2 Billion
60yrs
internet, telecom
Japan
35. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
$21.1 Billion
69 yrs
Lego
Denmark
36. Georg Schaeffler
$20.7 Billion
52 yrs
automotive
Germany
37. Joseph Safra
$20.5 Billion
78yrs
banking
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Brazil---
38. Michael Dell
$20.4 Billion
52yrs
Dell computers
United States
39. Susanne Klatten
$20.4 Billion
55yrs
BMW
pharmaceuticals
Germany
40. Len Blavatnik
$20 Billion
60yrs
diversified
United States
41. Laurene Powell Jobs
$20 Billion
53yrs
Apple Disney
United States
42. Paul Allen
$19.9 Billion
64yrs
Microsoft
investments
United States
43. Stefan Persson
$19.6 Billion
70yrs
H&M
Sweden
44. Theo Albrecht, Jr.
$18.8 Billion
66yrs
Aldi, Trader Joe's
Germany
45. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
$18.7 Billion
62yrs
investments
Saudi Arabia
46. Leonid Mikhelson
$18.4 Billion
62yrs
gas, chemicals
Russia
47. Charles Ergen
$18.3 Billion
64yrs
satellite TV
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United States----
48. Stefan Quandt
$18.3 Billion
51yrs
BMW
Germany
49. James Simons
$18 Billion
79yrs
hedge funds
United States
50. Leonardo Del Vecchio
$17.9 Billion
82yrs
eyeglasses
Italy
Source: forbes.com
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