Top 10 Richest People In The World

Top 10 Richest People In The World 2020

The Forbes list shows the richest people in the world every year. These people can be found in the current 2020 ranking.

Every year Forbes introduces the richest people in the world. There will be some changes in the top ten in 2020. Nevertheless, it continues to be dominated by Americans. Who was able to join the top ten? Whose assets have increased and which ones have decreased? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos still the richest person in the world?

Forbes list: the richest people in the world 2020

10th place: Rob Walton, USA

New among the ten richest people in the world is one of the Walmart heirs. Rob Walton is the eldest son of Sam Walton, the founder of the Walmart retail group. Compared to the last ranking, Rob Walton was able to increase his fortune by 2.2 billion US dollars and thus has a possession of 54.1 billion dollars and tenth place.

9th place: Alice Walton, USA

Alice Walton is a little richer than her brother. She is the only daughter of Sam Walton and, unlike her two brothers, is not equally committed to Walmart, but is more interested in art. Your net worth is $ 54.4 billion.

8th place: Jim Walton, USA

The third place in the Walton family ranked eighth among the richest people in the world. Jim Walton, the youngest son of Wallmart founder Sam Walton, will make $ 54.6 billion in 2020, bringing in a good $ 500 million, or $ 200 million more than his two siblings Rob and Alice.

7th place: Mark Zuckerberg, USA

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg finished seventh in the ranking of the world's richest people in 2020. The American, according to the current Forbes list, has a fortune of $ 54.7 billion - at just 35 years of age.

Most recently, Zuckerberg was ranked fifth of the richest with $ 80.7 billion in assets.

6th place: Amancio Ortega, Spain

The first European in this ranking is the Spaniard Amancio Ortega. The textile company Inditex is behind him. These include some well-known brands such as Zara, Pull & Bear and Bershka. Ortega took his first steps in the textile industry in 1963 with the sale of bathrobes. Nine years later he laid the cornerstone for Inditex with Confecciones GOA. Compared to the last ranking, Amancio Ortega suffered significant losses in assets, but was just able to defend his sixth place with assets of $ 55.1 billion.

5th place: Larry Ellison, USA

Back to the States. The fifth richest person in the world goes to Larry Ellison. The Oracle founder was able to make up two places compared to the previous ranking and passed Amancio Ortega and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. It is currently $ 59 billion.

4th place: Warren Buffet, USA

Not on the podium, but in fourth place, stock market legend Warren Buffet makes it. The American, also known as the "Oracle of Omaha", runs the holding company Berkshire Hathaway and will make $ 67.5 billion in 2020. Most recently, Warren Buffet claimed fourth place among the richest people in the world, at that time, however, with total assets of a whopping $ 89.4 billion.

3rd place: Bernard Arnault and family, France

The second European in the ranking of the richest people in the world comes from France. Bernard Arnault and family have total assets of $ 76 billion. The Frenchman is a shareholder of the luxury group Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and is the third richest person on the planet. In the end, however, the Frenchman had taken second place. Back then, with assets of $ 113.6 billion.

2nd place: Bill Gates, USA

The Microsoft founder was able to win back second place from Bernard Arnault. However, he also has to accept significant losses. Bill Gates' assets are currently $ 98 billion. In 2019, they were $ 108.8 billion.

1st place: Jeff Bezos, USA

According to the Forbes list, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is or will remain the richest person in the world in 2020. He is the only person on earth whose assets currently have a triple-digit billion euro value. Jeff Bezos' fortune is currently $ 113 billion.