10. Liliane Bettencourt – 38.9 billion
Attention was drawn to Bettencourt after several of her staff members were found guilty of taking advantage of her mental state to steal millions from her. One of them included celebrity photographer Francois-Marie Banier, who received a sentence of 3 years in prison, and was also ordered to pay Bettencourt 172 million dollars in damage. Bettencourt is the richest person in France, and all of Europe.
9. Charles and David Koch – 39.6 billion each
Brothers Charles and David Koch are the primary shareholders of the multinational Koch Industries. Koch Industries is primarily involved in the oil industry and chemical technology business, and also has subsidiaries trading, investments, and manufacturing of products such as paper towels and dixie cups. Koch Industries is the second largest privately held company in the USA. Charles Koch has been chairman of the company since 1967, when it was worth 50 million.
In the past, his younger brother Charles Koch is trying to run as a GOP candidate with support from David. David Koch is also playing an active philanthropist donated $ 1.2 billion for various reasons by David Koch Charitable Foundation. Brothers regularly fund the Republican cause.
8. Michael Bloomberg – 40 billion
> Michael Bloomberg of New York City from 2013 to 2002, is best known for the 108th mayor, as well as serving as his current career as a politician. He Bloomberg LP, the owner and CEO of his career with Solomon Brothers was established in 1981 as follows.
There was much speculation that Bloomberg will run in the 2016 elections, and Bloomberg is considering running as an independent candidate because of dissatisfaction with the line-up. However, he later chose not to, and focus their energy on Bloomberg LP.
Larry Ellison – 43.6 billion
Self-made entrepreneur Larry Ellison began his journey to riches by building a computer database for the CIA in the 1970s. The database "Oracle", in 1977. He is currently nominated to generate a name for the software development labs was founded in the name of the software company, Ellison future billion-dollar software giant the $ 2,000 investment with two colleagues.
Before becoming one of the richest people on earth, Ellison dropped out of college - twice! He spent two years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and then attended the University of Chicago for one term, which sparked his interest in computer design.
He is also a licensed pilot and owner of two military aircraft. They also had more success in rowing.
6. Mark Zuckerberg – 44.6 billion
Mark Zuckerberg's likely you have an account on its website that a billion. Facebook is the largest social network users 1.65 billion hosting world. Facebook was founded in 2004 as a small social network in his Harvard dorm room. This Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard after removing began to pursue her dreams in Silicon Valley. 31 years old, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in one.
Facebook has acquired more than 50 companies during his life. The first major achievement of 2012. Instagram photo-sharing social network to a billion dollars in April 2014 it purchased for a whopping $ 19 billion a messaging app was WhatsApp. In March, a month later, Facebook bought the company's virtual reality eye to 2 billion in an attempt to cash in on the rapidly growing field of VR gaming.
However, Zuckerberg did not sign many oath to like other billionaires, his wife Priscilla Chan pledged to give at least 99 percent of their income to charity during his lifetime. Priscilla Chan equality, health, advocating for the development of education, has been influential in her husband's philanthropal decisions. In California Zuckerberg and Chan plan to create a special charity for schools.
5. Jeff Bezos – 45.2 Billion
Chances are that if you ordered something on the internet, you've ordered at least something from Amazon.com. The sheer size of the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also manages two other successful companies. He said that aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin founder and owner, and the Washington Post has managed to buy 250 million in August 2013.
A hedge fund investor Bezos of Amazon in 1994 was inspired to do so after reading about the use of the Internet boom began business in your garage, as leaving his job. Bezos their attention to detail and work well known for his skills as a manager.
Through Amazon.com, Bezos has launched many charitable campaigns. They have supported several campaigns for equality, and often donated for scientific and educational projects.
4. Carlos Slim Helu – 50 billion
Carlos Slim Helu, Carlos Slim, often shortened to just get the title of the world's richest person several times. "Mexico is known as Warren Buffett", he has made his fortune through investment and ownership of several large companies. The telephone services Company: Telmex and America Movil, the largest mobile phone service provider in Latin America e o. From everyday products such as beverage slim financial services, to participate in an incredibly diverse portfolio of businesses.
Despite its wealth, the primary residence of the Slim is close to a 6 bedroom house where he grew up in Mexico City. He is actively involved in the real estate business, often buying and selling properties in top cities such as New York City and Beverly Hills. He opened the largest aquarium in Latin America in 2014, Inbursa aquarium. Slim founded multiple charitable funds through his many companies.
3. Warren Buffett – 60.8 billion
By far, the most successful investor Warren Buffett on the ground. The CEO and is a key part of Berkshire Hathaway said. It is even more incredible that they made.To this day, he is known for his frugal habits, despite its massive wealth. From a young age he had a propensity for trade and investment. The first kind of soda, gum, and was selling newspapers at home.
Berkshire Hathaway owns large companies such as fruits, Geico, Dairy Queen, and loom. Also Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, major interests in IBM. It is the fifth most valuable company in America.
To this day, despite his massive wealth, is known for his frugal habits. It also lives in the same house he bought in 1958 for 31,500 dollars. Although he usually frugal with himself, he is generous toward others. Buffett Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the possibility has pledged to give away 83 percent of his wealth which would make the charitable donation in history.
2. Amancio Ortega – 67 billion
Spanish businessman Amancio Ortega, founder of a small textile factory in 1963. The family, who had a modest beginning in 1975. He later then by 1980 my wife Rosalia make their primary money, clothing company Zara founded, Zara stores all over Spain. In 1989, the store was the first ever created in the United States. As ever expanding, it's like Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear businesses. The owner of the textile company Inditex, considered by many to be one of the most modern textile companies in the world.
He made a fortune in the recent quiet about your money, it is known Ortega real estate business. This property portfolio is a combined 8 billion. Zara is very low profile and private with their personal lives, and Ortega's official photo 2012. He was released in 1999. Caritas aid organization had donated 20 million euros, so they're certainly not all having myself.
1.Bill Gates – 75 billion
Programmer, entrepreneur, business, investor, philanthropist and scholar Bill Gates, the biggest software company in the world in 1975. Founded in 2014, Microsoft software was the largest shareholder in the company. He said that in 2000, he stepped down to the Chief Software Architect until the Microsoft CEO.
Although he was actually on track to becoming a lawyer, Gates found himself attracted to computers at an early age. He enrolled at Harvard in 1973. He did not have a concrete plan of study, but most could spend time around the school computers.
In June 2006, Gates said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a private charity and wife Melinda will be part-time work at Microsoft, and full-time announcement. The charity has an endowment of more than $ 40 billion.
