Powerful of this world: the most influential people in the world. The richest people in the world, Russia and in the history of the 100 richest people

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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.

is a very wealthy investor. He manages to remain one of the richest people on the planet thanks to additional sources of income. The oligarch manages to receive significant sums of money through investments in the engineering industry, the railway industry, and activities related to waste processing.

The richest people in the world, according to Forbes, in 2018 - Warren Buffett, he occupies the third position in the ranking. His personal net worth is $75.6 billion.

Compared to 2017, there is a steady rise in business. Growth is estimated at about 14.8 billion.

Warren Buffett

In order to reduce risks, Warren is trying to expand his investment portfolio. The main investments are connected with oil, metallurgical and food industries. Not so long ago, Buffett became the owner of a steel holding company called Precision Castparts.

The deal turned out to be very profitable. Now there is an active investment of funds through the purchase of shares in oil companies, investing in Tim Hortons, Burger King.

The creator and owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has risen to the third line of the list of the richest people in the world.

Space travel is the main passion of the billionaire

Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin is developing reusable rockets.

Its assets are estimated at $72.8 billion. This amount was the reason for the rise in the rating due to the strong growth of the shares (67%) of the company. The profit from the rise of Amazon stock quotes amounted to $ 27.6 billion.

Owners of billions

One of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes, is Carlos Slim Elu from Mexico with a fortune of $54.5 billion. In 2018, positive changes are taking place in his capital, the increase reaches 4.5 billion rubles.

Carlos Slim Elu

Slim Elu was also able to get into the list of the richest people due to the fact that he is a shareholder of the American publishing house The New York Times, and his dollar among the shareholders is very significant. The tycoon controls Grupo Carso (a conglomerate), Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Ideal's financial structure.

The top 10 richest people include Mark Zuckerberg (5th in Forbes) as he owns $56 billion. The success of this man, about whom a film was even made, is associated with the creation of the Facebook social network.

He is the head of the network today. Mark's capital has only been growing lately. Interestingly, this rich philanthropist is going to sell almost all the shares of his company for charitable purposes (99%).

Mark Zuckerberg

Larry Ellison was able to earn a little less (52.2 billion). Ellison got into the rating due to the fact that he heads Oracle Corporation, is the main shareholder in NetSuite Inc. He is an initial investor in Salesforce.com (an American company).

The most significant personalities on the planet

You can become the richest person in the world thanks to successful investments, a good choice of profession, the creation of a significant invention, etc. In addition to the ratings of the richest people, the list of 100 subjects is updated annually. It is compiled by Time magazine in America.

Vladimir Putin, the President of the Russian Federation, is on the list, joining Hollywood actors, singers, other politicians, businessmen, and designers.

In order to obtain a description of each subject, the editors invited famous personalities: P. Poroshenko, B. Obama, M. Kane, etc. Influential people of the world are determined by the vote of readers. Vladimir Putin was able to get the most votes.

Putin turned out to be more influential than US President Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor. It was V. Putin who won almost 7% of the vote in 2018. Putin owes these changes to the worsening economic situation in his country.

According to the political scientist of the United States of America Ian Bremmer, Putin provokes a feeling of admiration in people around the world.

Other influential people in the world in the top five:

singer Rihanna;
Lady Gaga;
Taylor Swift;
2NE1 - CL (soloist of a South Korean pop group).

The magazine prepared 5 copies of the cover for printing. They depict personalities whose names are very popular and influential. Among them are Kanye West, Bradley Cooper, Misty Copeland, Ruth Bader, Jorge Ramos.

Rihanna is on the list of influential people

The list also includes such influential people of the world as Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Emma Watson, Diane von Furstenberg, Bradley Cooper, Alexander Wang, Kim Kardashian, etc.

Live and get rich

The richest people have many worries every day. What are the real thoughts of rich people, how to live in order to become better every day, increase your wealth, enjoy life?

When a person was able to earn a decent fortune, he certainly has his own specific life philosophy, which he adheres to.

It is interesting that not all tycoons live in a big way, they are used to spending a lot, some live a modest life. Everything is connected with the fact that each individual subject has his own attitude towards money.

Where do the richest people live? For example, Warren Buffett still lives in a house that he bought back in the middle of the last century for $31,500. According to his philosophy, you need to live in a room that fully meets all needs, not being equal to the mansions of others.

Hollywood success

You don't have to have your own business to be on the Forbes list. Among the 100 richest people are talented actresses. The ranking of the wealthiest actresses of 2016 in Hollywood has been compiled.

The film "Snow White and the Huntsman" brought immense popularity, a high fee and superiority to Kristen Stewart, who is only 22 years old. She managed to earn $34.5 million. The actress became famous after playing in the Twilight Saga.

Kristen Stewart

Further, Cameron Diaz is included in the ranking on the second line. Her earnings amounted to 34 million dollars. The film "Bad Teacher", which shows a rather specific American humor, turned out to be very successful. At the box office, the income was 216 million.

Sandra Bullock's fortune increased by $25 million. In the photo, Sandra can be seen absolutely happy, because she manages to do an excellent job with all the roles. The film "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is no exception.

The fourth line rightfully belongs to Angelina Jolie, her earnings are 20 million. Her fortune is earned not by successful roles, but by excellent photos, as she regularly takes part in photo shoots of the most fashionable magazines.

Illustration: Michael Witte

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 annually updates its list of the richest people in the world. 2018 turned out to be diverse for the rich: someone increased their fortune, but for someone it was not so sweet. Let's take a closer look at the Forbes 2018 list and find out who became the richest person in the world, where the richest Russian is located, and how many women made it to the Forbes list this year.

The list is topped by the same people as in 2017. First up is Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. He managed to beat Bill Gates in 2017 thanks to a 60% increase in Amazon shares. Bezos is worth $112 billion. Old Bill is second with $91 billion. Warren Buffett is third with $77 billion. His Berkshare Hataway has changed its conservative investment policy a bit in recent years and is successfully multiplying the wealth of its shareholders.

Fourth was Bernard Arnault, owner of the LouisVuitton Moet Hennessey group of companies. Carlos Slim Elu, the richest Mexican, owner of AmericaMovil telecommunications holding, climbed to fifth place. Carlos pushed out Mark Zuckerberg from 5th place. The sixth was the founder and owner of the Zara fashion house chain Amancio Ortega. His fortune is estimated at $ 57 billion. Seventh - Larry Ellison, founder of Oraclec $ 52 billion.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has had a challenging year in 2018. In the work of the most popular social network, failures occurred more than once, leading to data leakage. It cost Zuckerberg billions and now he is in eighth place with $46 billion. In the top ten of the Forbes 2018 list, this is the most significant change.

Rounding out the top ten are Google owners Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They are in ninth and tenth place, respectively, with $46 billion and $45 billion.

The richest women in the Forbes 2018 list

There are significantly fewer female representatives among the richest people on the planet than men. Nevertheless, they are and it is worth paying attention to the representatives of the first hundred. The most successful of them was Francoise Betancourt Myers. The Frenchwoman owns a 33% stake in L'Oreal, which she inherited from her mother, Liliana Bettencourt (died in 2017). With a fortune of $ 44 billion, Bettencourt ranked 11th on the Forbes list. In 2018, she overtook her nearest competitor.

This is Alice Walton, heiress to the Walmart supermarket chain. She took 16th place with a fortune of $ 41 billion. Curiously, representatives of the Walmart empire Jim and Sam Walton also took 15th and 17th places.

In 32nd place is another woman - Jacqueline Mars. The owner of the company that makes those famous Mars bars is now 78 years old and the granddaughter of Frank Mars, the company's founder. Her fortune is $22 billion.

In 43rd place is Susanne Klatten, Germany's richest woman with $20 billion, who inherited a 19% stake in BMW. In addition to the German mark, Suzanne owns the pharmaceutical company Altana. At 53m is Yang Huiyan, China's richest woman with a net worth of $18 billion. At 60m is Lauren Powell Jobs, wife of the late Steve Jobs. In addition to Apple, Lauren owns Disney shares, her fortune is estimated at $ 17 billion. At 80m - Executive Director and owner of 23% of Heineken Charlene De Carvalho-Heineken with $ 13 billion. At 82m - Abigail Johnson, CEO and owner of 24.5% of Fidelity Investments with $ 12 billion

Closes the first hundred of the Forbes 2018 list is also a woman. Gina Rinehart is Australia's richest man and owner of the Hancock Prospecting iron ore company, which she inherited from her father. Gina's net worth is $12 billion.

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.