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Most people in one way or another strive for wealth, and rightly so - who in our modern world does not like to live in a big way and not deny yourself anything? But the people who will be discussed below do not dream of wealth, they are already fabulously rich. We suggest you familiarize yourself with the TOP of the richest people on this planet.

The richest people in the world - TOP 10

Prestigious financial and economic journal Forbes recently posted a world ranking of the richest people in the world, which is released annually.

In one year, the number of rich people increased by 13%. Their earnings are multiplying every day, and their total fortune has grown to $7.67 trillion.

Who are they - the wealthiest people on this planet, and who is the richest person in the world?

1. Bill Gates. This is not the first year in a row that Bill has been ranked first on the list of the richest people in the world. About 40 years ago, together with his friend Paul Allen, Bill founded the Microsoft Corporation, which became the starting point in a successful career as a billionaire. In 2017, the businessman's fortune grew to $86 billion.
2. . An investor who started investing as a child by borrowing money from his father. His first purchase was Cities Service Preferred, purchased for $38 and sold for $40. Warren now invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and , and his net worth is about $75.6 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos. Another billionaire, one of the top richest people in the world. His financial position is $72.8 billion. Jeff made the list due to the sudden rise in the shares of the company he founded, and this helped the owner to sit on the third line of the rating. His business started with a simple desire – at the very beginning, Jeff just wanted to sell books to people online.
4. Amancio Ortega. One of the richest retailers in the world who made his fortune with the firm Zara, which was created by him in 1975 in a team with his deceased wife Rosalia Mera. Gradually, the clothing brand gained popularity around the world. Ortega is currently investing in real estate. His earnings are $71.3 billion.
5. Mark Zuckerberg. The hero of instructive stories and films, as well as the creator of the social network. In order to do what he loves, Mark left Harvard, but this did not stop him from making a huge fortune in $56 billion. The shares of his company continue to grow and bring him additional income.
6. Carlos Slim Elu. The richest person of Mexican origin. Carlos is the owner of the company America Movil, which provides communications services in Latin America, also owns shares in various Mexican corporations and a 17% stake in the American newspaper The New York Times. General financial condition - $54.5 billion.
7. Larry Ellison. In his youth, Larry managed to study at two universities and even contacted the CIA, but true success came to him after the creation of the company Oracle, the second largest software maker in terms of revenue after . Recently, the corporation has been developing cloud technologies. Capital Larry reaches $52.2 billion.
8. Charles Koch. The owner of the earned funds in $48.3 billion, one of the owners of the holding Koch Industries(second owner is his brother David). The company is engaged in oil refining. The father of the brothers, who are among the most influential figures in the world of politics, business and charity, created the first factory in 1940.
9. David Koch. The second owner of the family holding Koch Industries. His condition is estimated in the same way as the condition of his brother - $48.3 billion. David and Charles are actively involved in charity work and support the educational sector. For example, once they issued a grant to a foundation that helped black students.
10. Michael Bloomberg. Wall Street careerist, successful entrepreneur and former mayor of the City of New York, owner of a company that seeks financial information for clients. Michael is a generous philanthropist who has donated over $4 billion in total. The businessman's fortune is estimated at $47.5 billion.

The richest people in Russia - TOP 10

The Russian economy is gradually stabilizing, everything is returning to normal in the financial world, oil prices are growing, and Russian billionaires and millionaires continue to grow rich. Rating " Forbes"published a new list of the richest people in the world, but did not forget about the richest people in our country.

1. Leonid Mikhelson. Heads all official and unofficial lists. Businessman, shareholder of a gas company, as well as a contributor to the Sibur company. His condition is estimated at $18.4 billion- this is the largest figure in the Forbes ranking among the Russian rich. Leonid sponsors art exhibitions and collects various art objects.
2. Alexey Mordashov. Alexey has a fortune in $17.5 billion. He is a member of many prestigious companies: Russian Steel, as well as the World Association of Steel Manufacturers. He has an online grocery store, has shares in a major travel operator TUI, is fond of poetry, art and sports.
3. Vladimir Lisin. Vladimir owns shares in the enterprise " Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works", he also owns an international transport group Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V.. But Vladimir is not only interested in business: a large shooting center "Fox Hole" was built near Moscow by a businessman. Vladimir's condition $16.1 billion.
4. Gennady Timchenko. Also included in the list of 100 richest people in the world. The current income is $16 billion. Second owner Gunvor Group, one of the world's largest commodity traders, currently holds stakes in Sibur, Transoil and Stroytransgaz. According to US authorities, Gennady is a close friend of Putin.
5. Alisher Usmanov. Businessman with a fortune in $15.2 billion and this figure continues to increase every year. He is the owner of a vast business empire, recognized as one of the most influential people in the world according to Forbes. Owns a steel company Metalloinvest", the second largest mobile operator in the country" Megaphone"and a journalistic enterprise" Kommersant».
6. Vagit Alekperov. In possession is $14.5 billion. The head of the corporation "", which is the largest independent oil company in the country. Vagit also wrote and published the book "Russian Oil: Past, Present and Future" and created the Our Future social fund, which supports active citizens in the field of social entrepreneurship.
7. Mikhail Fridman. Member of the board of Alfa Group, one of the managers of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. Creator of LetterOne Holdings S.A (L1), which is engaged in foreign projects in the oil and gas sector. This company created its own investment business L1 Health (shares in medicine). State - $14.4 billion.
8. Vladimir Potanin. On the eighth line is the owner of the Interros management company, the general director and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hermitage Museum with a fortune of $14.3 billion. Enlisted the support of the government and became the largest contributor to the 2014 Olympics in Sochi by building the Rosa Khutor ski resort.
9. Andrey Melnichenko. State - $13.2 billion. One of the richest people in Russia according to Forbes. Owns the assets of the largest enterprises, including a mineral production company, a coal corporation and an electric power company. One of the founders of MDM Bank, a large industrial empire was built on its basis.
10. Viktor Vekselberg. Made a fortune the size of $12.4 billion. He is the President of the Foundation Skolkovo", as well as the chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies. Owns shares in the aluminum company UC Rusal, a Swiss company leader in the semiconductor technology market Oerlikon, as well as an international industrial company Sulzer.

TOP richest people in history

Today's entrepreneurs are in the billions, and sometimes the stories of the world's richest people show that the path to the top can start with a simple accident. But not only modern people are lucky with money - history knows many examples of achieving fabulous wealth, which repeatedly exceed the successes of modern rich people.

1. John Rockefeller. Perhaps the most famous rich man in the world. His condition was estimated at $318 billion- This is several times more than that of the richest man in the modern world, Bill Gates. He is the founder of the Standard Oil company, thanks to which he received his recognition and wealth. In 1880, Rockefeller held about 95% of America's oil production in his hands.
2. Andrew Carnegie. An intelligent entrepreneur from America, whose fortune reached $310 billion. With a loan taken in his youth, Andrew bought shares in Adams Express, which began to bring good income. It is the largest manufacturer of steel and iron in America. His enterprises Carnegie Steel Company and U.S. Steel turned him into a dollar millionaire.
3. Nicholas II. If converted into modern money, the Emperor's fortune would have reached $253 billion. All wealth was received by Nicholas as an inheritance from his father. There is no reliable information about whether the Emperor was engaged in increasing his wealth, but the fact remains that Nikolai entered the list of the richest people in the world in the history of mankind.
4. William Henry Vanderbilt. A capitalist who lives in the 19th century and has a fortune in $232 billion. After the death of the pope, William received about 90 billion, but in the end he more than doubled them. He owned a railway company and was considered during the years of his life the richest man in the world.
5. Osman Ali Khan. Ali Khan was born in India, had the title of prince and had a fortune in $211 billion. But Osman inherited not only the throne from his father, but also an entrepreneurial streak - he was a world monopolist in the supply of diamonds. In the mid-20th century, its budget was estimated at $2 million (at that time), which was about 2% of America's GDP.
6. Andrew Mellon. American-born bank employee. He decided to follow the path of his father, who is also a banker. At the age of 17, he founded his own logging company, after which he took the position of a bank manager. At one time he served as America's Treasury Secretary, as well as America's ambassador to the UK. His condition is $189 billion.
7. Henry Ford. Car king having about $188 billion(translated into the modern course). He started his career at the age of 16 with the duties of a mechanical engineer, and ended up founding his own company, Ford Motor Company. Ford set up a complete production of cars, from the extraction of materials and ending with the release of finished models. To this day, his cars are popular with consumers.
8. Mark Licinius Crassus. An ancient general who lived from 115-53 BC. Mark bought houses after fires, restored them and sold them for more, and that is how he built his business. There were rumors that Mark deliberately burned houses in search of profit. Also, the commander was engaged in human trafficking, search and mining of silver. Mark's condition $170 billion.
9. Basil II. The state of the emperor of Byzantium from the Macedonian family includes $169 billion. There is practically no information about this ruler. History only knows that Basil expanded the territory of Byzantium and annexed neighboring lands to it. Unfortunately, he could not strengthen them - after his death, the empire did not live long.
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Another rich man with an interesting history. The state of the American entrepreneur - $167 billion. Cornelius left school in the 4th grade on his own conviction, borrowed $ 100 from his mother and bought a boat on which he transported people. A year later, he already had a capital of $ 1000 and then he was nicknamed the Captain. Then he bought other ships, soon he had a real flotilla. At 23, he ran the largest intercontinental shipping company in America. Cornelius was also involved in the railroad business.

The richest people in Russia and the world are annually included in unofficial ratings and elite lists of Forbes magazine. What is the secret of their success - in enterprise, perseverance or simple luck and luck? Unfortunately, there is no answer to this question - everyone has their own path, from labor to genius.

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They account for 13% of the $2,208 billion owned by the top 100 billionaires. The minimum entry threshold for this elite club is $39 billion, up 28% from last year.

1. JEFF BEZOS
$112 billion, USA

The richest man on the planet, the head of Amazon, became the first billionaire with a net worth of over $100 billion. Shares of the e-commerce giant rose by 59% in 12 months, adding almost $39.2 billion to Bezos' fortune - a record increase. He also owns the Washington Post and the aerospace company Blue Origin.

2. BILL GATES
$90 billion, USA
Gates has lost first place in the ranking of the richest for only the sixth time in the past 22 years. Over the past year, the Microsoft co-founder's fortune has increased by $4 billion, but he is far from Bezos's epic leap.

3. WARREN BUFFET
$84 billion, USA
In January, the 87-year-old billionaire appointed two senior Berkshire Hathaway employees to vice chair positions, the first step in a plan to take over the company. For now, however, Buffett, who says he's feeling great, continues to manage Berkshire, whose shares are up 16% since the start of last year.

4. BERNARD ARNO
$72 billion, France
The record income of the empire of premium brands LVMH and the purchase of almost 100% of the fashion house Christian Dior allowed Arnault to increase his fortune by $ 30.5 billion.

5. MARK ZUCKERBERG
$71 billion, USA
The head of Facebook is now under scrutiny because of the role the world's largest social network played in meddling in the US election from Russia. Nevertheless, the value of the company's shares increased by 31%, which added $15 billion to Zuckerberg's fortune.

6. AMANCIO ORTEGA
$70 billion, Spain
Much of Ortega's fortune is tied to Inditex, which runs brands like Zara. The company's shares sank, reducing it by $1.3 billion.

7. CARLOS SLIM HELU
$67.1 billion, Mexico

Slim's net worth increased by $12.6 billion compared to last year, mainly due to the fact that the shares of his telecommunications company América Móvil rose by 39%.

8. CHARLES KOCH
$60 billion, USA
In November, Koch Industries, with a turnover of $ 100 billion, announced the launch of the venture arm of Koch Disruptive Technologies, led by Charles Koch's son Chase. The company has already become a lead investor in an Israeli medical device startup with a $150 million investment.

8. DAVID KOCH
$60 billion, USA
The executive vice president of Koch Industries and his brother Charles made all the headlines in November when their holding's investment arm invested $650 million to buy failing publisher Time magazine. The total amount of the transaction, where Meredith Corp. acted as the main investor, amounted to $2.8 billion.

10. Larry Ellison
$58.5 billion, USA
In the cloud computing market, Oracle competes with Salesforce and Amazon, but despite this, the company's shares rose by 13%. Ellison, who owns a quarter of the shares, is $6.3 billion richer.

11. MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
$50 billion, USA
The former mayor of New York continues to run his company, Bloomberg LP, which provides financial information and develops a media platform. He supports a pro-gun control organization that has launched new initiatives to protect students since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

12. LARRY PAGE
$48.8 billion, USA
The Google co-founder and CEO of parent company Alphabet is said to be in talks with Saudi Arabia to build a technology hub in the kingdom. Page's fortune has increased by $8.1 billion over the past year.

13. SERGEY BRIN
$47.5 billion, USA

Page's Google partner is the richest immigrant in America. He is now president of Alphabet and reportedly uses the company's air fleet for both personal travel and the delivery of humanitarian aid to remote areas of the planet.

14. JIM WALTON
$46.4 billion, USA
The youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton was a member of the company's board of directors until 2016. He now manages the family bank Arvest.

15. Samuel Robson Walton
$46.2 billion, USA
Sam Walton's eldest son was chairman of Walmart for 23 years. Today, Samuel Robson is one of three family members still involved with the company. He and Stuart Walton, Jim Walton's son, are members of the board of directors, while his son-in-law, Gregory Penner, is chairman.

16. Alice Walton
$46 billion, USA
The only daughter of Sam Walton is not involved in the management of the family business, but she owns many shares of Walmart, which makes her the richest woman in the world.

17. MA HUATEN
$45.3 billion, China
Ma became Asia's richest man for the first time thanks in part to the success of his company Tencent's WeChat messenger, with almost 1 billion active users. Tencent also has stakes in Tesla, Snap (Snapchat's parent company) and streaming music service Spotify.

18. FRANCOISE BETANCOUR-MYERS
$42.2 billion, France

Her mother, L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, died in September 2017, leaving her fortune to Bettencourt-Myers and her family.

19. MUKESH AMBANI
$40.1 billion, India
The Indian mogul returned to the top 20 for the first time since 2012.

20. JACK MA
$39 billion, China
In 2017, Ma propelled e-commerce giant Alibaba to new heights by partnering with the Olympics for the first time and signing a streaming deal with Disney. Alibaba shares surged 76%, propelling Ma into the top 20 for the first time.

Forbes magazine annually compiles a popular rating of the planet's billionaires, which determines who is the richest person in the world. In 2018, the rating included 2,124 businessmen with a fortune of $1 to $112 billion. Let's look at the top ten.

Bezos tops the Forbes list, rightfully one of the richest people of 2018, having increased his net worth by $39 billion over the past year. The main, the first ideological creator of the Amazon.com online store. He is the only owner of a twelve-figure fortune on the planet - $ 112 billion. Having been successful in the financial sector for many years, Jeff risked (1994) his successful career on Wall Street, deciding to develop an Internet site and was not mistaken, his rapid success is still profitable today. Such a large income of Bezos last year is due to increased demand for shares of the brand. The top-ranked multibillionaire has a passion for:

• To astronautics;
• Development of modern equipment for passenger transportation of citizens outside space;
• Passion for "marine excavations", extracting from the depths of the remains of NASA space shuttles.

2nd place. Bill Gates

Once one of the richest people in the world according to Forbes, he takes an honorable second place out of the top ten rich people in 2018. The well-known company Microsoft brings a steady income to Gates, who owns 3 percent of the corporation's shares. His fortune is estimated at $ 90 billion, additional income is investments aimed at several progressively developing areas: the Canadian railway, the Republic Services processing company, the car dealer plant. Gates' focus on charitable goals is commendable, with special attention paid to the healthcare system, the poverty of second world countries.

3rd place. Warren Buffett

At the age of 87, Buffett has reached the third place in the ranking of wealthy people on the planet ($84 billion). The main way to increase his capital is by investing in many popular companies, such as:

• Coca Cola
• Dairy Queen;
• Bank of America;
• Many others, more than fifty.

Buffett began his career quite early - the age of formation is 11 years old, having directed the dollars borrowed from his parent to the shares of several companies, the expectation was crowned with success. Charity is not alien to this entrepreneur who has created a family foundation. Despite his age, Buffett continues to take an active part in the affairs of his company, investing, and cooperating with the largest corporations in the United States of America.

4th place. Bernard Arnault

The French capitalist, connoisseur of real luxury, Arnault returned in 2018 to the Top 5 in the ranking of the rich ($ 72 billion). His famous company has the right to sell luxury items, the world's most famous brands:

• Hennessy;
• Louis Vuitton;
• Christian Dior.

By the way, speaking of the latter, the Arno family in 2017 made a deal with the fashion house, thereby becoming the sole holders of the Christian Dior fashion brand, which brings a lot to the budget. An increase in demand, sales for luxury products by 13% (about $ 42 billion) contributed to the rise of Arno in the ranking to the fourth line.

5th place. Mark Zuckerberg

Despite a lot of conflicting reviews about the well-known Facebook network, the founder of which is Zuckerberg, pressure from the authorities (the controversy between the Russian Federation and the United States after the presidential election), the company's shares began to rise steadily. The assessment of the state of the young genius, included in the ranking of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes magazine, is at a level of just over $ 70 billion. The full owner is active in its activities (in the field of IT development), collaborating with other popular projects such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus VR (modern virtual reality devices).

6th place. Amancio Ortega

The Spanish "textile" tycoon, aged 80, is a stakeholder in the largest Zara holding, one of the main components of his capital. Ortega opened his first business with his wife in his first marriage, sewing bath accessories at home, tailoring underwear, then mastering the entire Spanish market. 2017 brought a loss in financial terms, amounting to $1.3 billion due to a decrease in the price of the company's shares. An additional tool for stable income to your fortune ($ 70 billion) is annual investments, about $ 400 million, in the real estate of the largest city centers:

• New York;
• Miami;
• Barcelona;
• London;
• Madrid.

7th place. Carlos Slim Elu

In addition to this American rating, Slim Elu is considered the richest person in Mexico ($ 67 billion) in 2018. It has a controlling stake in the largest Latin American mobile operator. America Movil's unprecedented 39 percent rally in 2017 has been a major contributor to his financial health. He holds a 17% stake in The New York Times business newspaper, and also receives investments from real estate (a real estate company), the consumer market, and the mining segment.

8th place. Charles Koch

Influential American Koch, who has weight in US politics, business, patronage. A successful 82-year-old entrepreneur, he multiplies his wealth ($60 billion) by profiting from the output of an oil refinery, other areas of the Koch holding. The family contract, along with his brother, owns the huge profitable corporation Koch Industries, where Charles Koch presides as chairman of the board of directors.

9th place. David Koch

Slightly behind his brother Charles, David Koch topped the top ten "richest people in the world in 2018". The stability of his income is provided by Koch Industries, founded back in 1940 by their father. The company has many industries, in various areas:

• Oil refining;
• Construction of a pipeline system;
• Large-scale production of paper products, glasses, other profitable projects.

The Koch family pays special attention to the field of education, the allocation of significant funds for charitable needs, such as the development of programs, and the receipt of grants. David Koch's fortune is estimated at $60 billion.

10th place. Larry Ellison

Closes the top 10 richest and most influential people on the planet, according to Forbes magazine, Larry Ellison is a former CIA employee, the former CEO of his own business project Oracle. Net profit for the previous year was $6.3 billion, the main source of income was the assets of "Oracle" (up 18% in prices). The company is engaged in cloud technologies. The entrepreneur is a fan of yachting (sailing), and also actively cooperates with charitable organizations. His fortune is estimated at 58.5 billion.

Full Forbes list

In total, the list of dollar billionaires according to Forbes contains more than two thousand names! You can get acquainted with it at the link. Unfortunately, it is not possible to translate such a long list, so you will have to read in English. The list can be sorted by name, age, status, occupation, and nationality.

Whatever they say about modern Russia in other states. Many foreigners are seriously surprised when they enter our country and do not see bears, felt boots and samovars on the street. Fortunately, the modern world dictates new rules, and today in our country you can meet a huge number of people who are not only educated, but also wealthy. Not surprisingly, in an article recently published by Forbes magazine, the richest people in Russia flaunt on the front page!

How many rich people are in Russia?

Every year in our country, data on the wealthiest citizens are published. At the same time, publications choose a variety of variations of these lists. For example, an article was recently published where only the richest young people in Russia were mentioned. It is worth noting that in order to achieve a certain financial weight in modern society, you need to spend more than one year of your life. The 100 richest people in Russia are mostly successful businessmen and politicians who have been able to achieve high results over the years of hard work. According to experts, the same people are almost always included in the list, only the positions of millionaires change. At the same time, it should be noted that the number of accumulated billions for each of the submitted applicants is only increasing every year. The TOP of the richest people in Russia are famous personalities and people about whom practically nothing is known to the public. Although there are those surnames that have long been included even in the colloquial use of our citizens, for example, Roman Abramovich. In order to talk about each representative who occupies a certain step in the hundred financial leaders of our country, you need to spend a huge amount of time. Therefore, here will be a list of the 10 richest people in Russia.

Place 10. Vagit Alekperov. Wealth: $14.8 billion

I would like to start this list from the last step and introduce a billionaire who ranks 10th in the ranking. Vagit Alekperov is a person who works with the most valuable thing in our state - oil. Despite the fact that the future billionaire was born in Azerbaijan, he was lucky enough to become one of those who today occupy leadership positions in our country. This contender for the title of "The Richest Man in Russia" began his career as a simple engineer, working at the Caspmorneft enterprise. It is worth noting that Alekperov began his career back in the time of the USSR, he held important positions at various enterprises, and in the 1990s he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Industry. Immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vagit Alekperov went into private business and by 1993 became the general director of the well-known LUKOIL concern. And despite the fact that scandals and gossip constantly rumble around this person, he has managed to significantly increase his fortune over the past ten years, bringing it to the mark of 14.8 billion rubles.

Place 9. Vladimir Potanin. Wealth: $14 billion

The penultimate place in the ranking of the 10 richest people in Russia is Vladimir Potanin, who managed to earn about 14 billion dollars during his career. This person may be known to those who are somehow familiar with the Interros holding, because it is in this organization that the billionaire holds the position of president. Potanin began his journey in government organizations, immediately after he graduated from the university. Having gained valuable experience while working at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Vladimir Potanin begins to actively work with the private business sector. Unlike the previous representative of the richest people in Russia, Potanin prefers to engage in various types of business. He owns the largest holding Prof-Media, as well as a number of the most popular publications in Russia. But the main source of his income is still considered to be the direction that is associated with the energy resources of our country. Potanin is actively working with the export of raw materials, using the Norilsk Nickel and Interros companies.

Place 8. Mikhail Fridman. Wealth: $16 billion

The list of the richest people in Russia also includes a man who is a native of Ukraine. Mikhail Fridman was born in Lvov. All his adult life, the billionaire, who occupies the 8th place in the ranking of the most successful people in our country, has lived in the Russian Federation. Here Fridman was educated and took his first managerial position at the Elektrostal plant. By the 1980s, Mikhail Fridman began to actively engage in entrepreneurial activities. It turns out quite successfully for him and brings the first fruits, which years later will make him one of the richest people in Russia. Just like the previous representatives of the rating, Friedman prefers to export raw materials. This is not surprising, because, according to statistics, this is the most valuable thing in our state. Over the years of his activity, the billionaire managed to found a company called Alfa Group. Mikhail Fridman is also actively involved in the political life of Russia today.

Place 7. Suleiman Kerimov. Wealth: $16.5 billion

This person, unlike other representatives who are included in the rating of the richest people in Russia, earned his fortune on investments. Suleiman Kerimov rightly took the 7th place in the list of billionaires of our country, because he went to his goal throughout his life. Kerimov was born and raised in Derbent in an ordinary family. Educated in Dagestan, graduating from the Faculty of Economics. The first job of the future billionaire is the Eltav plant in Makhachkala, where he worked for a long time as an economist in his specialty. But by 1995, Kerimov began to quickly climb the career ladder and held the position of deputy director of the Soyuz-Finance enterprise, and not just anywhere, but already in Moscow. Thanks to the analytical mindset, Suleiman can easily work not only with documents, but also with securities of the main enterprises of our country. Today he is a major shareholder. In his investment portfolio, you can find securities of such enterprises as Gazprom, Sberbank, Nafta-Moscow and other large companies.

Place 6. Alexey Mordashov. Wealth: $17 billion

The list of the richest people in Russia also includes a man who earned his fortune through active cooperation with the West. The future billionaire began his career in St. Petersburg, where he studied at the Engineering and Economics Institute. By a happy coincidence for Mordashov, Anatoly Chubais taught at this educational institution during this period. It was this person who influenced the further development of events in the life of Alexei Mordashov and helped him make a brilliant career as an entrepreneur. Immediately after the future billionaire graduated from an educational institution, he began his work at a metallurgical plant in the city of Cherepovets. Without much difficulty, after a couple of years, Mordashov was able to become a director at this enterprise, however, by this time the organization had been renamed Severstal OJSC. Today, this enterprise is highly valued and considered one of the most profitable in our country, but during the period when Mordashov was its leader, the situation was far from being so rosy. For this reason, the future billionaire began to actively develop a scheme of cooperation with Western countries, which brought him his current fortune.

Place 5. Roman Abramovich. Wealth: $17 billion

This surname is widely known in our country and abroad, as mentioned above, and many believe that the richest man in Russia is Roman Abramovich. Despite the fact that this billionaire in 2014 took only 5th position in the list of "lucky ones", he is considered one of the most successful businessmen in the Russian Federation. The oligarch was born in the city of Saratov, but did not spend much time in this city. Together with his family, Roman Abramovich actively moved from place to place until he finally settled in Moscow. Oddly enough, the future oligarch did not want to receive an education, and immediately after the army he actively went into business. Trade - that's what attracted Abramovich. Initially, he worked in various directions, until he settled on oil. One of the main achievements of this man was the creation of the Sibneft oil company, which brought profit to its owner for many years. The oligarch was also interested in political life, but the Russians fell in love with him not for his active work, but for his personal life, which was always full of bright shades of luxury and wealth.

Place 4. Oleg Deripaska. Wealth: $19 billion

Surprisingly, the richest people in the world (Russia in particular) are always engaged in business related to the resources of our planet. Fourth place is occupied by a billionaire who earned his capital with the help of aluminum. Oleg Deripaska is the name of a man who deserves a place of honor in the top ten richest people in our country, but among the people he is called the "aluminum king". The future oligarch, unlike his predecessors, was born and raised in a small farm with the symbolic name Zhelezny. After Deripaska graduated with honors from the university, he began to actively engage in investment. It is worth noting that the future oligarch was well versed in this area and from the mid-90s he actively invested in the metallurgical field. Building his successful career, Deripaska managed to work as the general director of an aluminum plant in Sayanogorsk, take part in the development of the Siberian Aluminum company, and also become the general director of RUSAL.

Place 3. Alisher Usmanov. Wealth: $20 billion

The honorable third place is occupied by a person whose biography is as entertaining as the directions in which he works today. The contender for the title of "The richest man in Russia", who takes third place in 2014, was born and raised in Tashkent. Alisher Usmanov is the name of a person who was able to achieve his success using the most unexpected directions in business. Despite the fact that the future businessman grew up in the family of a prosecutor, immediately after graduating from MGIMO with a degree in International Law, Usmanov was convicted of extortion. The future oligarch spent almost 6 years in prison before it turned out that all the evidence for this crime was fabricated. Perhaps it was the fact that Alisher Usmanov spent so much time in prison that influenced the choice of business in which he began to engage. In Kazakhstan, Usmanov organized extreme hunting for people who could afford it. Having achieved some success, the future oligarch decided to conquer Russia as well, which he did very well. Today, one of the richest people in our country is a major shareholder and owner of the popular publication Kommerasant.

Place 2. Mikhail Prokhorov. Wealth: $22 billion

The ten richest people in Russia, considered by us in this article, could not do without the presence of Mikhail Prokhorov, who ranks second in the ranking. This man became known to the Russians largely due to his perseverance. Of the entire list presented, perhaps only this person can be considered a native Muscovite. Prokhorov was born and raised in the capital, where he was educated and served in the army. The career of this billionaire is directly connected with Vladimir Potanin, because it was with him that the future oligarch owned the securities of Norilsk Nickel. According to experts, Prokhorov could have shown himself to the maximum in the position of general director, but in 2005 business partners began a lengthy litigation to divide property. After the career of a successful businessman ended in failure, the billionaire actively engaged in political activities. He was the leader of the Right Cause party. At the same time, it should be said that almost all information about this oligarch is hidden, although a number of articles have been published in the media that cover events from the life of Prokhorov related to international scandals.

Place 1. Vladimir Lisin. Wealth: $24 billion

So our conversation reached the first place in the rating, which is occupied by the well-known billionaire Vladimir Lisin. The richest man in Russia, at least in 2014, began his career as an ordinary electrician. According to leading experts, this man has done a great job, going from the simplest steelworker to a billionaire. Trans Commodities - this company interested the future oligarch back in the distant 1980s, when few people thought about profitable investments. After Lisin earned his capital, he invested it in the shares of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works. Like all rich people, the billionaire leads a largely closed lifestyle, so it is not easy to get any information about such an important figure in our country. It is known that he prefers to lead a quiet life. This confirms the fact that for the entire time of his career, Lisin did not become a defendant in a single scandal.

Who are the richest people in the world - Forbes in 2019 published the next list of the top 100 dollar billionaires. There are 2153 people on the planet who have reached the status of a billionaire. At present, due to economic problems and the weakness of the stock markets, the number of rich people shows a downward trend. Despite the fact that the level of wealth of billionaires constantly fluctuates, the top 20 richest people in the world, consisting of 20 people, remain unchanged.

Top 20 richest people in the world according to Forbes

Compared to the previous year, the total number of billionaires in Forbes magazine has decreased by 55 people, and now the list of the richest people in the world is 2153. Among them, twenty of those who are the richest people in the world stand out. The rating of dollar billionaires, the 20 richest tycoons is compiled according to the authoritative American magazine Forbes:

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The richest Russian according to Forbes in 2019

And the richest Russian according to Forbes in 2019 was Leonid Mikhelson. His capital is estimated at $ 24 billion, which is 5.46 times less than the wealth of the richest American.

Leonid Mikhelson is the richest Russian in 2019 according to Forbes magazine

Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world in 2019

Jeff Bezos is the CEO of the online marketplace Amazon. Now he ranks first in the ranking of the super-rich people on earth according to Forbes. He is the only one who has a twelve-figure fortune. His net worth is reported to be approximately US$131 billion. This amount is astronomical, and Mr. Bezos easily overtakes Bill Gates, who is in 2nd place. He has been holding his rating since 2017.

Born on 01/12/1964 in the large city of Albuquerque, Jeff could not boast of a happy start. He never saw his father leave his family. From the age of 4, the boy was raised by his stepfather, a Cuban immigrant who gave his adopted son his last name. He became a good father to the child, helping him develop his innate extraordinary technical abilities. From improvised materials, he invented a solar battery, an alarm system, a microwave oven. He created his creations in the garage.

Despite his love for astronautics, D. Bezos received his education in the field of electrical engineering and IT, having graduated from Princeton University. After an ordinary job in the field of IT on Wall Street, the future billionaire got a job at the D. E. Shaw & Co hedge fund, where he reached the position of a top manager. In the last days of 1994, D. Bezos founded the Amazon.com Internet project, starting a business with the sale of books. Now it is the largest trading platform in the world, providing the supply of cloud infrastructure.

Bezos has also made his childhood dream of space come true by founding Blue Origin, a private space tourism company. In addition, the billionaire acquired The Washington Post publishing house, gradually transferring printed matter to the digital environment. Thus, Bezos became the owner of three major projects:

• Amazon IT company;
• aerospace corporation;
• largest publishing house.

What is the secret of Mr. Jeff Bezos, who went from a young garage inventor to a world-famous owner of a multibillion-dollar fortune? According to the wealthy oligarch, his companies strive to provide the public consumer with a fair deal. This billionaire industry captain firmly believes that his drive to prove the best quality with the best possible services at the lowest possible cost has driven his company to the astronomical success that Amazon has achieved.

In the words of entrepreneur Bezos: “There are two types of companies. Those who work to charge you more money and those who work to charge you less. We are for the second. So, Bezos said, Amazon aims to provide the best price combined with the best possible service for less money charged to consumers. This is one of the main principles of achieving wealth, according to Bezos. When others sacrifice service and quality by raising the price, consider improving quality, service, and lowering the price.

Photo of the richest man in the world

On his instagram @jeffbezos, Jeff shares photos from his holidays, ideas, working moments, and a success story with subscribers.

Who is the richest person in the world in 2018?

If in 2017 the rating of the richest people in the world was headed by Bill Gates with his 86 billion fortune, then in 2018 he was seriously supplanted by Jeff Bezos with a capital of 112 billion dollars. The reason for the record jump in capitalization was the rapid growth of shares (almost 60%) of the brainchild of Bezos - Amazon.

The fortune of the richest man in the world and how he earned his capital

In 2018, according to Forbes, D. Bezos' earnings reached the highest mark - 160 thousand dollars in 1 minute. The size of the billionaire's fortune is constantly changing. Shares (16%) of the web giant Amazone bring him about 125 billion dollars, another 21 billion regularly comes from his second and third project. The richest man in the world today has a fortune of $131 billion, having made a profit of $19 billion over the past year. So far, the billionaire holds the highest position among the top rich people in the world, despite the divorce from his wife.

John Rockefeller is the richest man in the history of mankind

D. Bezos is by far the richest man in the world, Forbes states this fact. But no one has yet managed to reach the size of the capital of John Rockefeller. This is the richest man in the history of the world, whose fortune was estimated at 340 billion dollars at the time of his death. The oil tycoon and founder of the largest corporations was born into a poor family with many children and achieved his wealth on his own.

John Rockefeller is the richest man in history

His father's upbringing helped him acquire the skills of a businessman.

He began to work at the age of seven, carefully recording all his financial affairs on paper.

Thanks to commercial ingenuity, logical thinking, and the ability to carefully keep accounts, the future billionaire managed to tame money and make it work for him. His oil company, Standard Oil, became the largest monopoly in American history. At the same time, Rockefeller allocated 10% of the profits to the church until the end of his life and actively participated in charity.