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The rating was compiled by Forbes, and this is the data on the results 2017 of the year. The full list is available at this link (there you will also find the most interesting details about all the defendants), but who got into top 10.
1. Vladimir Lisin (61) - $ 19.1 billion
Capital: a block of shares in the international steel company Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, NLMK (84%), the transport holding Universal Cargo Logistics (100%).
2.Alexey Mordashov (52) - $ 18.7 billion
Capital: Severstal (77%), TUI (23%), Nord Gold (98.4%), Power Machines.
Together with Yuri Kovalchuk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Rossiya, he owns shares in this credit and financial institution, National Media Group and Tele2.
3. Leonid Mikhelson (62) - $ 18 billion
Capital: stake in Novatek gas company (24.76%), gas processing and petrochemical enterprise Sibur (48.48%).
4. Vagit Alekperov (67 years old) - $ 16.4 billion
Capital: a block of shares in NK Lukoil (24.8%).
5. Gennady Timchenko (65) - $ 16 billion
Capital: Novatek (23.5%), Sibur (17%), Stroytransneftegaz (less than 50%), Stroytransgaz (80%), Transoil (80%).
6.Vladimir Potanin (57) - $ 15.9 billion
Capital: over 30% of shares of Norilsk Nickel.
7.Andrey Melnichenko (46) - $ 15.5 billion
Capital: stakes in the coal company SUEK (92.2%), the Swiss company Eurochem (90%), the Siberian generating company (92.2%).
8.Mikhail Fridman (53) - $ 15.1 billion
Capital: the main owner of the LetterOne Holdings group (German oil and gas company Dea, Veon - 56.2%, Turkcell - 13.22%) and the assets of the consortium Alfa Group (Alfa Bank - 90.1%, AlfaStrakhovanie, X5 Retail Group - 47.9%, A1).
9.Viktor Vekselberg (61) - $ 14.4 billion
Capital: aluminum company UC Rusal (7.65%), Swiss Oerlikon (40%) and Sulzer (57%).
10. Alisher Usmanov (64) - $ 12.5 billion
Capital: the main shareholder (48%) of USM Holdings, which unites assets in the mining industry and metallurgy (Metalloinvest, the Baikal Mining Company), telecommunications (Megafon), has stakes in media assets (Publishing House Kommersant), development (Khimki Group ») And sports (London Arsenal).
The publication notes that 2017th for most of the participants was successful, which is confirmed by the numbers: the total fortune of the 200 richest entrepreneurs increased by 25 billion dollars - up to 485 billion. There are more billionaires - 106 (and it was 96 ).
This is already 15th the ranking of the wealthiest gentlemen entrepreneurs and the 8th - out of 200 lines (before that Forbes chose the best 100, and in the 2011 ranking it doubled the number of positions). And here are three of the most remarkable facts, we think, showing what has changed since then.
1. Lisin, who was then number one, had a state of 24 billion dollars.
3. Seven years ago, there was only one woman in the top 200 - Elena Baturina ( 77th a place - 1,2 billion dollars), now - six: in addition to Baturina ( 79th place, the size of the state is the same), Tatiana Bakalchuk ( 165th a place - 600 million), Elena Rybolovleva ( 171st a place - 600 million), Natalia Fileva ( 172th a place - 600 million), Olga Belyavtseva ( 185th a place - 500 million), Polina Deripaska ( 189th a place - 500 million).
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TOP 10 richest people in the World 2017 according to Forbes
1. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world
- Condition: 86 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, owns a 3% stake in his company, which is approximately 13% of his fortune. The rest of the money he earns: investment in the Canadian National Railways, the American engineering company, etc. The richest man in the world.
Forbes tops the list 18 times out of 23. Bill Gates earns $ 6,659 per minute.
- Condition: 75.6 billion
- Source of earnings: Berkshire Hathaway
- Age: 87
- Country: USA
The richest private investor in human history. The main capital is concentrated in Berkshire Hathaway. The largest philanthropist in modern history.
Sells at auction every year the right to have breakfast with him. The last time such a right cost the buyer $ 3 million.
Founder of Facebook and the youngest of the Forbes top 10 billionaires.
- Condition: 54.4 billion
- Source of income: Grupo Carso
- Age: 78
- Country: Mexico
A businessman who is actively involved in telecommunications. From 2010 to 2013, he was the richest man in the world.
- Condition: 52.2 billion
- Source of income: Oracle
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
A businessman who made his fortune on software development and implementation. Before the dot-com crash in 2000, he was one of the three richest people on the planet.
- Condition: 48.3 billion
- Age: 82
- Country: USA
Known as an active politician and sponsor of the US Republican Party. In 2012, he invested 400 million to resist the election of Barack Obama.
- Condition: 48.3 billion
- Source of income: Koch Industries
- Age: 77
- Country: USA
Unlike his brother, he is less interested in politics and is busy with the affairs of the company. Reinvests about $ 110 billion a year in his own business.
- Condition: 47.5 billion
- Source of income: Bloomberg.LP
- Age: 76
- Country: USA
108th mayor of New York, entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Bloomberg news agency. Rounding out the top 10 richest people in the world.
20 richest people in the world according to Forbes
- Condition: 41.5 billion
- Source of income: Louis Vuitton
- Age: 68
- Country: USA
In 2011-2012 he was one of the four richest people in the world.
- Condition: 40.7 billion
- Source of earnings: Google
- Age: 44
- Country: USA
CEO of Google.
- Condition: 39.8
- Source of earnings: Google
- Age: 44
- Country: USA
Developer and co-founder of Google.
- Condition: 39.5 billion
- Source of income: L'Oreal
- Age: 95
- Country: France
The richest woman in the world.
15. Robson Walton
- Condition: 34.1 billion
- Source of earnings: Wal-Mart
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
Head of WalMart Corporation.
- Condition: 34 billion
- Source of income: Arvest
- Age: 69
- Country: USA
Youngest son of the Walton family, chairman of Arvest Bank. Has a stake in Wal-Mart.
Owner of the largest casino chain in Las Vegas. Closes the 20 richest people in the world at the moment.
List of TOP-100 richest people in the world in 2018
21.Steve Ballmer
- Condition: 30 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
From 2000 to 2014 he was the CEO of Microsoft Corporation. The richest employee in the world.
22. Georges Lemmann
- Condition: 29.2 billion
- Source of income: Beer business
- Age: 78
- Country: Brazil
The richest Brazilian in the world.
23. Jack Ma
- Condition: 28.3 billion
- Source of income: E-commerce
- Age: 53
- Country: China
Chairman of the Board of the Alibaba Group.
24. Karl Albrecht
- Condition: 27.2 billion
- Age: 85
- Country: Germany
Owns the largest supermarket chain in Germany.
25.David Thomson
- Condition: 27.2 billion
- Source of income: Media
- Age: 60
- Country: Canada
Everyone still considers him a dark horse among all billionaires. The most secretive of all the top 100.
26. Jacqueline Mars
- Condition: 27 billion
- Source of earnings: Mars
- Age: 78
- Country: USA
Granddaughter of the founder of Mars Incorporated.
27. John Mars
- Condition: 27 billion
- Source of earnings: Mars
- Age: 82
- Country: USA
Chairman of Mars Incorporated.
28. Phil Knight
- Condition: 26.2 billion
- Source of income: Nike
- Age: 79
- Country: USA
One of the founders of Nike.
29. Maria Franco Fissolo
- Condition: 25.2 billion
- Source of income: Nutella
- Age: 83
- Country: Italy
The richest of all the inhabitants of Italy.
30. George Soros
- Condition: 25.2 billion
- Age: 87
- Country: USA
The man who with his own hands provoked the fall of the British pound on September 16, 1992. He earned over $ 1 billion on this event.
31. Ma Huateng
- Condition: 24.9 billion
- Source of income: Internet Media
- Age: 46
- Country: China
In the list of the most influential people in the world, he is firmly in the top 50.
32. Lee Shauki
- Condition: 24.4 billion
- Source of income: Henderson Land Development Company Limited
- Age: 90
- Country: Hong Kong
Chairman of the Hong Kong Gas Company.
33. Mukesh Ambani
- Condition: 23.2 billion
- Source of income: Reliance Indusries
- Age: 60
- Country: India
For 3 years now, he has been suing his brother over the price of gas delivery.
34. Masayoshi Dream
- Condition: 21.2 billion
- Source of income: Soft Bank
- Age: 60
- Country: Japan
He made his fortune by introducing Internet technologies into business.
35. Kirk Christiansen
- Wealth: 21.1 billion
- Source of income: Lego
- Age: 70
- Country: Denmark
Founder of the Lego company.
36. George Schaeffler
- Condition: 20.7 billion
- Source of income: Schaeffler Group
- Age: 53
- Country: Germany
He made his fortune on bearings.
37. Joseph Safra
- Condition: 20.5 billion
- Source of income: Safra Group
- Age: 79
- Country: Brazil
Owner of a banking empire.
- Condition: 20.4 billion
- Source of income: Dell computers
- Age: 52
- Country: USA
He started working at home, selling homemade modifications to computers.
39. Susan Klatten
- Condition: 20.4 billion
- Age: 55
- Country: Germany
Owns 50% of shares in Altana pharmaceutical company and 12% in BMW.
40. Leonid Blavatnik
- Condition: 20 billion
- Source of income: Access Industries
- Age: 60
- Country: USA
Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress.
41. Lauren Jobs
- Condition: 20 billion
- Source of income: Apple, Disney
- Age: 54
- Country: USA
Founder of a natural food supply company in the USA. Steve Jboss's wife.
42. Paul Allen
- Condition: 19.9 billion
- Source of income: Microsoft and private investment
- Age: 65
- Country: USA
Co-founder of Microsoft.
43. Stephen Perrson
- Condition: 19.6 billion
- Source of income: H&M
- Age: 70
- Country: Sweden
Largest shareholder in H&M, founded by his father.
44. Theo Albrecht
- Condition: 18.8 billion
- Source of income: Supermarkets
- Age: 67
- Country: Germany
Co-founder of a large supermarket chain in Germany, together with his brother Karl.
45. Al-Walid ibn Talal
- Condition: 18.7
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 62
- Country: Saudi Arabia.
The nephew of the high king. Made a fortune buying stocks.
46. Leonid Mikhelson
- Condition: 18.4 billion
- Source of income: Novatek
- Age: 62
- Country Russia
The richest Russian according to Forbes magazine.
47. Charles Ergen
- Condition: 18.3
- Source of income: EchoStar
- Age: 64
- Country: USA
Made a fortune on satellite TV.
48. Stefan Quandt
- Condition: 18.3 billion
- Source of income: BMW
- Age: 51
- Country: Germany
It is he who owns most of the stake in BMW.
49. James Simons
- Condition: 18 billion
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 79
- Country: USA
American mathematician and candidate of the Academy of Sciences. Made a fortune trading.
50. Leonardo Del Vechio
- Condition: 17.9 billion
- Source of income: Luxottica
- Age: 82
- Country: Italy
His firm develops and supplies glasses, contact lenses and frames.
51. Alexey Mordashov
- Condition: 17.5
- Source of income: Severstal
- Age: 52
- Country Russia
One of the most recognized and quoted businessmen in Russia and abroad.
52. William Ding
- Condition: 17.3 billion
- Source of income: NetEase
- Age: 46
- Country: China
The richest man in the global gaming industry.
53. Dieter Schwartz
- Condition: 17 billion
- Source of income: Chairman
- Age: 78
- Country: Germany
Dieter actively supports projects in the field of children's education and science.
54. Ray Dalio
- Condition: 16.8 billion
- Source of income: Bridgewater Associates
- Age: 68
- Country: USA
Another genius investor. At the age of 12, he bought shares of Northeast Airlines for $ 300, and within a few years his investment had tripled.
55. Karl Icahn
- Condition: 16.6 billion
- Source of income: Investments
- Age: 81
- Country: USA
He started his career as an ordinary stockbroker. Later he became one of the most sought-after financiers in America.
56. Lakshmi Mittal
- Condition: 16.4 billion
- Source of income: Mittal Steel Company N.V.
- Age: 67
- Country: India
In 2008, he was one of the 4 richest people in the world. Does business in the CIS.
57. Vladimir Lisin
- Condition: 16.1 billion
- Source of income: Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant
- Age: 61
- Country Russia
In 2011, he was recognized as the richest Russian businessman.
58. Serge Dassault
- Condition: 16.1 billion
- Source of income: Groupe Dassault
- Age: 92
- Country: France
Mayor of Corbeil-Eson, a southern suburb of Paris
59. Gennady Timchenko
- Condition: 16 billion
- Source of income: Volga Group
- Age: 65
- Country Russia
Specializes in investments in energy and transport infrastructure.
60. Wai Wei
- Condition: 15.9 billion
- Source of income: investing
- Age: 48
- Country: China
He started making money as an ordinary taxi driver.
61. Tadashi Yanai
- Condition: 15.9 billion
- Source of income: Uniclo
- Age: 68
- Country: Japan
Owner of Japan's largest casual wear chain.
62. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
- Condition: 15.8 billion
- Source of income: TCC Land
- Age: 73
- Country: Thailand
The beer produced by Charoen's company has become a national symbol.
63. Francois Pinault
- Wealth: 15.7 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 81
- Country: France
One of the richest collectors in the world. His collection is in the Venetian palace of Palazzo Grassi.
64. Hinduya Family
- Condition: 15 billion
- Source of income: Hinduja Group
- Country: England
The Hinduya company is engaged in the production of cars, military equipment and explosives.
65. David and Ruben Herself
- Wealth: 15.3 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 75
- Country: England
In 2007, the brothers were on the 8th line of the Forbes list.
66. Donald Bren
- Condition: 15.2 billion
- Source of income: Irvine Company
- Age: 85
- Country: USA
He made his money in the construction business.
67. Alisher Usmanov
- Condition: 15.2 billion
- Source of income: USM Holdings
- Age: 64
- Country Russia
From 2013 to 2015, he topped the list of the richest people in Russia.
68. Lee Gong Hee
- Condition: 15.1 billion
- Source of income: Samsung
- Age: 76
- Country: South Korea
Chairman of the Samsung concern.
69. Thomas and Raymond Kwok
- Condition: 15 billion
- Source of income: Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai
- Country: Hong Kong
The most recognizable Hong Kong businessmen.
70. Joseph Lau
- Condition: 15 billion
- Source of income: Chinese Estates Holdings
- Age: 66
- Country: Hong Kong
The largest shareholder of a real estate holding in Hong Kong.
71. Gina Rinehart
- Condition: 15 billion
- Source of earnings: Hancock Prospecting
- Age: 63
- Country: Australia
Richest man in Australia.
72. Azim Premji
- Condition: 14.9 billion
- Source of income: Wipro Limited
- Age: 72
- Country: India
Engaged in software development in India. He is often referred to as the second Bill Gates.
73. Marcel Hermann Telles
- Condition: 14.8 billion
- Source of income: InBev
- Age: 68
- Country: Brazil
The owner of the largest beer company in the world.
74. Vagit Alekperov
- Condition: 14.5 billion
- Source of income: Lukoil
- Age: 67
- Country Russia
Stable in the top 10 Russian businessmen according to Forbes.
75. Mikhail Fridman
- Condition: 14.4 billion
- Source of income: Alfa-Group
- Age: 53
- Country Russia
Owner of Alfa-Bank.
76. Abigail Johnson
- Condition: 14.4
- Source of earnings: Fidelity Investments
- Age: 56
- Country: USA
He invests and distributes funds to various companies.
77. Pallonji Mistry
- Condition: 14.3 billion
- Source of income: Tata Sons
- Age: 88
- Country: India
Lives in Ireland and is the richest person in this country. A person closed to the press.
78. Vladimir Potanin
- Condition: 14.3 billion
- Source of income: Norilsk Nickel
- Age: 57
- Country Russia
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage.
79. Wang Venyin
- Condition: 14 billion
- Source of income: Amer International Group's
- Age: 50
- Country: China
Back in 2015, he was # 125 on the Forbes list. He is engaged in the mining business.
80. Elon Musk
- Condition: 13.9 billion
- Source of income: Tesla Motors
- Age: 46
- Country: USA
Founder of PayPal, developer of electric vehicles Tesla Motors, chief engineer of SpaceX.
81. Stefano Pessina
- Condition: 13.9 billion
- Source of money: Alliance Boots plc
- Age: 76
- Country: Italy
Owner of a family-owned pharmaceutical company.
82. Herman Larrea Mota-Velasco
- Condition: 13.8 billion
- Source of income: Grupo México
- Age: 64
- Country: Mexico
Herman Larrea's company is the third in the world in terms of copper production per year.
83. Thomas Peterffy
- Condition: 13.8 billion
- Source of income: Interactive Brokers
- Age: 73
- Country: USA
He played a key role in the creation of the Boston Otions Exchange.
84. Iris Fontbona
- Condition: 13.7 billion
- Source of income: Quinenco
- Age: 75
- Country: Chile
Widow of the Chilean billionaire Andronico Lexico, who died of cancer.
85.Dilip Changvi
- Condition: 13.7 billion
- Source of income: SPIL
- Age: 62
- Country: India
Dilipa is the fifth largest drug manufacturer in India.
86. Dietrich Mateschitz
- Condition: 13.4 billion
- Source of income: Red Bull GmbH
- Age: 73
- Country: Austria
Half of the Red Bull concern owns.
87. Harold Hamm
- Condition: 13.3 billion
- Source of income: Harold Hamm Truck Service,
- Age: 72
- Country: USA
Owns oil companies in America.
88. Robin Lee
- Condition: 13.3 billion
- Source of income: Baidu
- Age: 49
- Country: China
Owns the Chinese search engine Baidu.
89.Andrey Melnichenko
- Condition: 13.2 billion
- Source of income: Siberian Coal Energy Company
- Age: 45
- Country Russia
Owner of the largest mineral fertilizers network in Russia.
90. Rupert Murdoch
- Condition: 13.1 billion
- Source of income: 21st Century Fox.
- Age: 86
- Country: USA
The largest owner of film companies in the world.
91. Heinz Hermann Thiele
- Condition: 13.1 billion
- Source of income: Knorr-Bremse AG
- Age: 76
- Country: Germany
An active philanthropist. Received an award for supporting childhood cancer research and helping developing countries.
92. Stephen Cohen
- Condition: 13 billion
- Source of income: Trading on the stock exchange
- Age: 61
- Country: USA
In America he is called the Supernatural Trader.
93. Patrick Drahi
- Condition: 13 billion
- Source of income: Altice
- Age: 54
- Country: France
Founder of the French news channel i24News.
94. Henry C.
- Condition: 12.77 billion
- Source of income: SM Prime Holdings
- Age: 93
- Country: Philippines
Considered one of the world's most forward-thinking entrepreneurs.
95. Charlene Heineken
- Condition: 12.6 billion
- Source of income: Heineken
- Age: 63
- Country: Netherlands
She is the owner of a controlling stake in Heineken. Included in the list of "Tomorrow of your country".
96. Philip Anschutz
- Condition: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: investments
- Age: 78
- Country: USA
Manages enterprises operating in various areas of industrial activity.
97. Ronald Perelman
- Condition: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: Salomon Brothers
- Age: 91
- Country: USA
Known as the "Corporation Absorber".
98. Hans Rausing
- Condition: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: Tetra Lavar Groupp
- Age: 75
- Country: Sweden
Sold a stake in his company to his brother for $ 7 billion.
99. Carlos Alberto Sicupira
- Condition: 12.5 billion
- Source of income: AmBev
- Age: 70
- Country: Brazil
Bachelor in Research.
100. Viktor Vekselberg
- State: 12.4
- Source of income: Renova
- Age: 60
- Country Russia
Closes the top 100 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine.
Jaromir Romanov
Forbes magazine has published the 15th updated rating of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia, whose total fortune is estimated at $ 485 billion.
The first line of the rating for the fourth time is occupied by the chairman of the board of directors of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works Vladimir Lisin ($ 19.1 billion), the second place went to the owner of Severstal Alexei Mordashov ($ 18.7 billion), the third position is taken by the chairman of the board of PJSC “ Novatek ”Leonid Mikhelson ($ 18 billion).
The top ten also includes the president of NK Lukoil Vagit Alekperov ($ 16.4 billion), member of the board of directors of Novatek and Sibur Gennady Timchenko ($ 16.1 billion), president of the Interros holding Vladimir Potanin (15, $ 9 billion), Chairman of the EuroChem Strategy Committee Andrey Melnichenko ($ 15.5 billion), co-owner of LetterOne Holdings and Alfa Group Mikhail Fridman ($ 15.1 billion), and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renova Group Viktor Vekselberg ($ 14.4 billion) and the main shareholder of USM Yjldings Alisher Usmanov ($ 12.5 billion).
Interestingly, only four women were included in the list of the richest people in the country. The highest line of the rating among the fair sex, 79th place, was taken by the wife of the ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov Elena Baturina, whose fortune is estimated at $ 1.2 billion.
Also among the richest businessmen in Russia was Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, against whom Roskomnadzor launched a war, trying to block the messenger for refusing to comply with the FSB order to provide the department with keys from user correspondence. According to Forbes, Pavel Durov owns $ 1.7 billion and is ranked 58th. Note that over the past year, Durov doubled his capital - in 2017 he was in 100th place in Forbes, and his fortune was estimated at $ 980 million.
The youngest businessman of the 200 richest was 22-year-old Deni Bazhaev, the heir to the founder of the Alliance Group, Ziya Bazhaev, who died in the Yak-400 plane crash in 2000. The young man owns $ 600 million as of 2018.
The list of the richest businessmen in Russia also includes the founder of KVD Group, Denis Shtengelov ($ 600 million), who co-owns the infamous Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping center, where a fire in March 2018 killed 64 people, including 41 children.
Forbes notes that, despite market stagnation and expectations of new Western sanctions, 2017 was a good year for most businessmen: the combined fortune of the 200 richest entrepreneurs grew by $ 25 billion, and the number of billionaires increased from 96 to 106. The cut-off threshold remained the same - 500 million dollars, and the entrance ticket to the top ten went up to 12.5 billion dollars (in 2017 - 12.4 billion dollars).
“First of all, I am an entrepreneur, not a blogger,” says Dmitry Portnyagin, the owner of several large businesses, including the Chinese export-import company Transitplus, the travel company Transformator Travel and the Choice design studio. He decided to start a YouTube channel "Transformer" in 2016, since then its audience has reached more than 1 million viewers. We met with Dmitry in the center of Moscow, in Audi City Moscow, to talk about business, ambitions and cars.
You started your first business in China. How did it all begin?
Among my first jobs was this: I worked as a guide in China, drove groups of 45 people. On trips, I bought goods and resold them at a higher price in Russia. At that time, China was not yet so technologically advanced, and it was more difficult to work with the Chinese: they did not pay attention to quality, they were only interested in quantity.
Do business in China and Russia differ?
It differs very much. We have a combination of personal relationships and business, and the Chinese do not seem to know what a relationship is. It is impossible to be friends with them. If you have problems, then you yourself will solve them. They can be on friendly terms with you for a long time, and then one day they let you down badly. And for them this is absolutely normal. Moreover, the Chinese are not creators, they are producers. They take something ready-made and produce it cheaply. We say that they steal ideas, and they say they have borrowed. Recently I was at a technology exhibition in Las Vegas, and there the Americans said that they were tearing their hair out because they had been investing in some technology for 15 years, and the Chinese saw it at the presentation and a month later they threw it on the market 4 times. cheaper.
If there is a race between Russia and China for the title of world business power, will China win?
They won't lose! You cannot strangle them, you cannot kill them. You can exile the Chinese and the Russian to the toughest point in the world. The Chinese will survive, the Russian is not a fact.
And if you and the Chinese are exiled? Who will win?
It will be a fierce battle. I lived in China for a long time and learned a lot from them.
Are partnerships with the Chinese possible?
If you are a profitable partner, the Chinese will not jump off you. They courting partners very strongly.
The richest person in the world in 2019 earned over $ 3,000 per minute. His fortune is estimated at $ 131 billion. And this, oddly enough, is not Bill Gates, who several times was recognized as the wealthiest man in the world.
The richest people in the world, included in the TOP-10, own more than half of all the money in the world. This is the data that was published in a 2017 IMF report. Since then, the situation has not changed dramatically. However, new faces have entered the list of the richest people in the world.
TOP of the richest people in the world
According to Forbes, the richest people in the world have long occupied their positions in the TOP-100 ranking. But the TOP-10 rating is constantly changing, depending on the trends in the world market.
Thus, the richest person in the world in 2020 is Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon. His closest competitor needs to make great efforts to overtake him. Considering that the popularity of the Amazon service is growing every year, experts predict that Bill Gates will be even further behind.
Success stories: how to become the richest
It is interesting to know how rich people made their fortune, in order to know in which direction to move to repeat their feat. Studying another person's success story can often lead to the desired results.
Jeff Bezos
The skyrocketing earnings have been driven by a sharp rise in the price of his company's shares. In 2017, the value of Amazon increased by 59%. The businessman is constantly improving the quality of his service, which makes him very popular in the world.
Jeff Bezos is the richest man on the planet
The entrepreneur has spent his entire life building networks for international sales. But he decided to create Amazon only at the end of 1994. He also has a company called Blue Origins, which develops projects for the development of space tourism.
Jeff Bezos is actively involved in charity work. Every year he spends millions of dollars to fight cancer. He also founded the Bezos family foundation, the funds of which go to investments in the scientific and educational fields.
Bill Gates
His fortune is based on successful competition with other software vendors. Most people today use Windows on their computers. The use of licensed software and the release of games and other programs by Microsoft increase the revenues of the organization and its founder.
Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.
He also has Corbis, a corporation that specializes in the creation of licensed photographs and videos. Its main idea is that over time, people will decorate houses not with paintings, but with their electronic versions. Today, active cooperation is underway with the leading museums of the world.
BgC3 (Bill Gates Company 3) provides a science center. The entrepreneur invests a lot of money in it for the development of software technologies and information security.
Bill Gates is also the founder of the largest charitable foundation named after himself and his wife. The foundation's mission is to improve the world's health system and fight hunger.
Warren Buffett
He owns more than 60 companies. He invests in various companies, acquiring a share of shares, which allows him to generate income in the long term. Entrepreneurs are most interested in ambitious startups. As Warren Buffett himself says, his intuition of where to invest helps him enter the ranking of the richest people in the world.
Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of our time.
Warren Buffett's income has increased significantly since Donald Trump came to power. He introduced some tax breaks, which led to a decrease in the costs of this entrepreneur.
Buffett has authored many income-related books. He himself is very conservative, so he tries not to invest in areas that are incomprehensible to him. That is why he became one of the last to invest in IT technologies and still ignores cryptocurrencies.
Bernard Arnault
His company has founded more than 70 well-known global brands that are controlled by LVMH. His income directly depends on the level of sales. Therefore, his position in the ranking of the richest people in the world is unstable. Back in 2017, he was not included in the ranking of the 10 richest people in the world, but over the year his income increased so much that he was able to take the 4th line at once according to Forbes.
The businessman himself has been awarded several times for his contribution to art in various countries. This is one of the least known personalities in the world. He tries not to give interviews. If journalists manage to meet with him, then he remains laconic.
Mark Zuckerberg
One of the youngest billionaires in the world. The growth of his income is due to the growth of shares of the social network Facebook. Many entrepreneurs are fighting to get shares in his corporation. A distinctive feature of Mark Zuckerberg is that he is only engaged in the development of this company, not trying to found new brands.
It is worth noting that Mark Zuckerberg receives a salary of only $ 1. All other income is dividends from his company. Despite his wealth, he leads a humble lifestyle. Today he has a wife and a child.
Amancio Ortega
His company Zara Industries has more than 200 stores in almost 50 countries around the world. The Zara brand is well known and popular. Expanding online sales opportunities allows you to increase your company's revenue.
Today, Zara offers cooperation under a franchise agreement, which significantly increases the number of branded stores in various countries of the world. Favorable terms of cooperation increase interest in the company, which allows to increase the income of Amancio Ortega.
The businessman himself was able to fulfill his dream - to create his own unique model of doing business, which allows him to create high-quality clothes at affordable prices. Many today are studying this man's success story in business schools. At the moment, he has completely retired from business and is retired, enjoying life.
Carlos Slim
He owns the largest cellular operator in Mexico. He also has a stake in the mining industry and in foreign telecommunications companies. The entrepreneur is constantly looking for new ways to diversify his income. In this regard, a 17% stake in The New York Times was once purchased.
Carlos Slim invests in various fields. He has a stake in mining, chemical, construction and other areas of the economy. And he buys not only shares of Mexican companies.
The entrepreneur himself is a widower. He has 6 children, three of whom hold positions in his business empire. He did not inherit millions, but he always had a stable income and sought to increase his fortune. Throughout his life, Carlos Slim was distinguished by frugality and a modest lifestyle.
Charles and David Koch
They are co-owners of Koch Industries, which works to create wealth in various industries. They once bought back shares from their brothers in order to take control of their father's organization after his death. Today the company employs over 100 thousand people. The products they produce are successfully sold not only in the USA, but also in Latin America, Europe and Russia.
These brothers are quite intelligent and calm. Their main merit lies in the fact that they inspire each of their employees that their work is their property. Therefore, everyone is obliged to work in such a way as to preserve their capital and increase it.
It is worth noting that this approach and a generous legacy helped the brothers build a successful business empire.
Larry Ellison
He is considered the second person after Bill Gates in the field of software production. Its software is actively used in financial and credit and other commercial structures. He helps to establish business processes. Today, the firm is actively adopting cloud technologies, which has increased its share price by 18%. He left the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming the Technical Director of the organization.
The businessman has always demanded complete dedication from his employees, as a result of which his company has become one of the most dynamically developing in the world. As head of the corporation, he was aggressive. Customers were often deceived, and any methods were used to fight competitors. The decision to leave the post of the head of Oracle is connected with another marriage.
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