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The richest people on the planet: 33 billionaires

Most recently, the list of the richest people in the world was published. The data obtained from this list show that these are entrepreneurs and self-made businessmen who are at the highest positions, so that the leaders are no longer those who inherited their wealth. Of course, it should also be taken into account that there are many families in the list that transfer their wealth and their companies by inheritance, such as the owners of Koch Industries, Walmart and even the cosmetic empire of L'Oreal, more and more self-made billionaires appear on the list from all over the world. Most of them made their billions in the high-tech industry, such as, for example, Jack Ma or Mark Zuckerberg. It's time to find out who is the richest in the world?

Alain and Gerard Wertheimer - $ 24 billion

The brothers are the owners and managers of the famous perfume company House of Chanel.

Samuel and Donald Newhouse - $ 25 billion

The brothers inherited Advance Publications, a multimillion-dollar publishing empire, which owns such publications as "New Yorker" and "Vog".

Ma Huateng - $ 26 billion

The Chinese Internet businessman is the founder, president, executive director and member of the board of Tencent. It is a holding company, whose subsidiaries are engaged in everything: online advertising, press, entertainment and payment systems.

George Soros - $ 26 billion

Soros is one of the most famous and successful investors in the world. However, he began with a small, working as a railway porter and a waiter, thus earning himself for training at the London School of Economics.

Phil Knight - 26 billion dollars

Knight is the co-founder and honorary chairman of one of the world's most famous sports companies Nike.

Maria Franca Fissolo - $ 26 billion

Italian billionaire is the owner of one of the largest in Europe confectionery companies Ferrero. She is the widow of Michel Ferrero.

Mukesh Ambani - $ 28 billion

Ambani is chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited, which is listed on the Forture 500 list.

Axel Dumas - $ 28 Billion

He is the executive director of one of the largest fashion houses Hermès. He belongs to the sixth generation of the family, who founded this house in 1837 and has since directed them.

Family Henkel - $ 28 billion

The German company dealing with chemical and consumer products was founded in 1876 by Fritz Henkel. Christophe Henkel inherited the company in 1999, when his father Conrad passed away.

Steve Ballmer - $ 30 Billion

Ballmer is a former CEO of Microsoft, who held this position from 2000 to 2014. Now he is the owner of the basketball team "Los Angeles Clippers".

Jorge Paulo Lehmann - $ 31 billion

Lehmann is the richest man in Brazil and made his fortune as a legend of corporate takeovers.

Sheldon Adelson - $ 31 billion

He is the founder and executive director of the gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corp, as well as an active member of the Republican Party.

Lee Ka-shing - 32 billion dollars

He is one of the richest people in China, and he is one of the first big investors in Facebook. He also acquired the British telecommunications company O2 in 2015 for 15 billion.

Wang Jianlin - 33 billion dollars

He is the founder of the largest Chinese real estate company, the Dalian Wanda Group, and also owns 20 percent of the Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.

Jack Ma - $ 36 billion

This Chinese high-tech billionaire is the founder and executive chairman of the giant electronic commerce Alibaba Group.

Ingvar Kamprad and his family - $ 36 billion

The Swedish business tycoon is the founder of IKEA, one of the largest furniture stores and the most beloved brands in the world, and he has been at the head of this company for more than 70 years.

Carl and Theo Albrecht, Jr., Beate Hayster and the family - $ 39 billion

The German Karl Albrecht founded the Aldi supermarket chain together with his brother Theo.

Stephen Quandt and Suzanne Klatten - $ 39 billion

He is the son of Herbert and Johanna Kwandt, and he owns 25 percent of the shares of the automobile giant BMW, while his sister has 20 percent at his disposal.

Lillian Bettencourt - $ 41 billion

She is the heiress of the condition that she got with the cosmetic company L'Oreal, and she is the largest shareholder of this company.

Sergey Brin - 43 billion dollars

A Russian-American computer scientist, together with Larry Page, created the technical giant Google.

Larry Page - $ 44 billion

Page has outperformed his partner in creating Google Sergey Brin by one billion.

Bernard Arnault - $ 45 billion

Arno is chairman and CEO of the world's largest luxury goods company LVMH.

Michael Bloomberg - $ 50 Billion

He is the founder, owner and CEO of a global company, whose business is finance, software and media, Bloomberg. It is worth noting that he bequeathed half his fortune to charity after his death.

Larry Ellison - 52 billion dollars

Ellison is the founder and chairman of the international giant Oracle. He is also a fan of yachts, and is listed as buying some of the most outstanding yachts in the world, and the acquisition of whole Hawaiian islands.

Carlos Slim Helou and his family - $ 59 billion

He is the richest man in Mexico, and he has become one of the richest self-made billionaires in the world after taking control of one of America's largest mobile telecommunications companies America Movil.

Mark Zuckerberg - $ 61 billion

This 32-year-old man is chairman, executive director and co-founder of the world's largest social network Facebook.

John and Jacqueline Mars - $ 63 billion

Brother and sister are the heirs of the confectionery empire, which is known for all the production of Mars bars.

Warren Buffett - $ 79 billion

This legendary investor is considered the most successful investor in the world, and he achieved this title as chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. He also promised to give 99 percent of his fortune to charity.

Jeff Bezos - $ 80 billion

He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest online retail store. He is also a successful investor, and is engaged in investments through his own investment company Bezos Expeditions.

Amancio Ortega - $ 82 billion

In 1985, Ortega created Inditex, a company that owns brands such as Zara, Bershka, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti. He also owns 60 percent of the company's shares.

Bill Gates - $ 91 billion

Gates earned his fortune by becoming a co-founder of the world's largest software development company for personal computers, Microsoft.

Charles and David Kochi - 102 billion dollars

Charles was chairman and executive director of the second-largest private company of the United States of America Koch Industries since 1967. This is a family business, and his brother David is vice president of the company.

The Walton family - 130 billion dollars

This American family has created the world's largest retail company, Walmart. The three most prominent members of the family who live today are Jim, Rob and Alice.

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