Top 10 Richest People - 2015 - Ranked

Money and wealth related topics are always interesting. But it gets even more interesting when we come to billionaires.

There are 1,645 Billionaires around the world whose total net worth is $6.4 Trillion.The Microsoft co-founder and Chairman, William H. Bill Gates is the leader on the list with a net worth of $80.5 Billion, according to the Forbes Magazine.

72 in the list are women. The 30 year old american Internet genius and Facebook creator, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest in the list with a net worth of $33.8 Billion which makes him the 15th richest person in the world.

Here is the list of the richest Billionaires in 2015.

10. Alice Walton: $40.7 Billion

Alice Walton is the daughter of the Walmart founder, Sam Walton. The 65 year old american billionaire is also the chairman of the Crystal Bridges Museum Of American Art. As for 2015 her wealth is $40.7 Billion.

9. David Koch: $41.5 Billion

The 74 year old american billionaire is the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries. His wealth comes from 42% share of the company making him the 9th richest men in the world.

8. Charles Koch: $41.5 Billion

Charles Koch is the twin brother of David Koch. He is the Chaiman and CEO of Koch Industries. Like his Billionaire brother his wealth comes also fromt the 42% share.

7. Jim Walton: $42.2 Billion

The 67 year old american billionaire's wealth comes from different sources. His main source of income is the 12.6% shares of Wal-Mart. He is also the the owner of Benton Country Daily Record.

6. Christy Walton and family: $43.1 Billion

Christy Walton is 58 years old and has a net worth of $43.1 Billion which makes her the 6th richest person in the world. She is the Wal-Mart widow owning 402 billion shares (12% share of Wal-Mart). She inherited the weatlh after the death of her husband in a plane crash in 2005.

5. Larry Ellison: $53.8 Billion

Larry Ellison is the founder and CEO of the IT and technology based company Oracle. He has a net worth of almost $54 Billion makinghim the 5th richest person in the world. His wealth comes from the 23% stocks from Oracle.


4. Amancio Ortega: $59.3 Billion

Amancio Ortega is 78 years old and was born in Spain. He left school when he was only13 to work in a retail shop. Later he founded Inditex which is a company that owns brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti and Oysho. His wealth comes from 59% share of Inditex. With a net worth of $59.3 Billion he is the 4th richest person in the world.


3. Warren Buffett: $72.9 Billion

In the year of 2008, the Berkshire Hathaway founder, Warren Buffett was the richest person in the world. However in the late years he was strugguling to survive in the market. He bought his first share when he was only 11 years old. He is the 3rd richest person with a net worth of $72.9 Billion. Buffett is a close friend with Bill Gates. As a generous person he donates regularly to Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.


2. Carlos Slim Helu and family: $73 Billion

Carlos Slim is 74 years old, born in Mexico and he is the Cheif Executive of telecomunication companies Telmex and America Movil. He is the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $73 Billion. He is also the founder of Grupo Carso which holds properties in media, telecomuncations, airlines, technology, finance, retail and real state. He holds 46% shares of Grupo Carso.


1. Bill Gates: $80.5 Billion

The co-founder of Microsoft, the world's largest computer sofwere company, William H. Gates is the richest man in the world with a net worth of $80.5 Billion. He owns 398 million shares from Microsoft (4.8% share) which is the main source of his handsome income. Bill Gates is one ofthe most influential people of the 20th century because of the computer revolution. 

Gates donated almost $20 Billion to his own charity called Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In 1994, he bought a collection of writings of Leonardo Da Vinci for $30 Million. If Bill Gates was a country it would be the world's 36th richest country.

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