Richest people in the world revealed
Zara billionaire Amancio Ortega has overtaken Microsoft magnate Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world.
Latest figures from Forbes show that shares of Ortega’s business Inditex, parent company to Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear,are up boosting his personal fortune by $1.7bn. His wealth stands at $79.5bn compared to Gates’ $78.5bn.
Ortega was briefly the world’s richest man for the first time in October 2015 after Inditex shares hit an all-time high and boosted Ortega’s net worth to $80bn.
| ame | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship | ||
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#1 | Bill Gates | $75 B | 60 | Microsoft | United States |
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#2 | Amancio Ortega | $67 B | 80 | Zara | Spain |
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#3 | Warren Buffett | $60.8 B | 85 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
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#4 | Carlos Slim Helu | $50 B | 76 | telecom | Mexico |
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#5 | Jeff Bezos | $45.2 B | 52 | Amazon.com | United States |
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#6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $44.6 B | 32 | United States | |
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#7 | Larry Ellison | $43.6 B | 71 | Oracle | United States |
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#8 | Michael Bloomberg | $40 B | 74 | Bloomberg LP | United States |
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#9 | Charles Koch | $39.6 B | 80 | diversified | United States |
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#9 | David Koch | $39.6 B |
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