In Figures: The Top Five Richest People in the World

Did you ever wonder who the richest people in the world are? Well, somehow we all did. In this article we are going to talk about the top 5 richest people in the world, some of them may surprise you while others not at all for they have always sustained a place on the list. So, here are the top 5 richest people:

5. Bernard Arnault

  The French billionaire businessman and art collector comes at the 5. top on our list. How not and he is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's LARGEST luxury-goods company which has some of the most prestigious fashion brands under it. Combining his artistic passion and business, Mr. Arnault became the richest person in fashion, in 2018, topping Zara's Amancio Ortega. As well as being the richest in the world in 2019 and early 2020.

4. Mark Zuckerberg

  I think we have all heard of his name at least once in our life. Mr. Zuckerberg is known for co-founding Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. He is also a co-founder of the solar sail spacecraft development project Breakthrough Starshot and serves as one of its board members. All this and more made Mr. Zuckerberg come at 4. top of our list gaining nearly $16 billion in 2020. He was even richer a month ago when he became a centabillionaire, though currently, he’ll have to settle for just $95.8 billion.

3. Elon Musk

  Mr. Musk is seen by many as a tech-savvy man who is in touch with his legions of fans. He is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAl. Well, with all these businesses it is quite normal to take a place on every list. With $108 billion to his name, he comes at the 3. top of our list.

2. Bill Gates

  The American business magnate and a software developer. He is also known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. Pick a list of the richest people from the last 2 decades and Mr. Gates will always be near the top. This has remained true even for 2020 where he’s worth $121 billion, a $7.6 billion increase in 2020 alone.

1. Jeff Bezos

  The businessman whose name has always been linked to Amazon. I don't know about you but personally, I'm not surprised at all of Mr. Bezos being the richest man in the world, especially at these times, as his profits doubled after the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Bezos has a net worth of nearly $176 billion.

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