“I wanna be a billionaire so freakin’ bad….” as Bruno Mars is singing in one of the popular songs. So, today, our Mashbox team created for you a list of the 10 wealthiest people in the world. Who knows, maybe you are gonna be there one day as well? 😉
10)
Net worth: $43 billion
Age: 90
Country: Sweden
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Self-made; IKEA
9)
Net worth: $45.3 billion
Age: 72
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Oracle
(c) forbes.com
8)
Net worth: $47.9 billion
Age: 76
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Koch Industries
(c) politico.com
7)
Net worth: $47.9 billion
Age: 81
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Koch Industries
(c) politico.com
6)
Net worth: $50.7 billion
Age: 77
Country: Mexico
Industry: Telecom
Source of wealth: Self-made; Grupo Carso
(c) financell.com
5)
Net worth: $58.5 billion
Age: 32
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Facebook
(c) abcnews.go.com
4)
Net worth: $68.5 billion
Age: 80
Country: Spain
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Self-made; Inditex
3)
Net worth: $73.1 billion
Age: 53
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Amazon.com
(c) forbes.com
2)
Net worth: $77.2 billion
Age: 86
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Berkshire Hathaway
(c) money.cnn.com
1) Bill Gates
Net worth: $85.2 billion
Age: 61
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft
(c) emaze.com
Source: businessinsider.de
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