In a world with booming entrepreneurship success stories, success is often measured by the value one has in terms of money. The success, however, is years of hard work and toil that gets people where they are today.
Bloomberg has released a list of the ten richest people in the world, with their net worth in billions of dollars. They profiled 200 billionaires for the exercise.
We look at the who’s who of the list.
1. Bill Gates
The co-founder of Microsoft, tech magnate, entrepreneur, philanthropist, programmer, Bill Gates has a solid profile that makes him the richest individual, his worth marked $85.9 billion. Also the founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has made strides in every sphere he has touched. He stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000 and as Chairman in 2008. Currently, he works full-time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is the technology adviser to the current CEO Satya Nadella.
2. Amancia Ortega
Founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group, which is best known for its global brand Zara, the Spanish business magnate is valued at $75.8 billion and is the second richest person in the world.
3. Warren Buffett
The most successful investor in the world, Buffett is also a business magnate and a philanthropist, valued at $68.2 billion. He is the CEO and the largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathway, the American multinational conglomerate holding company. Buffett, the third richest person in the world, is often referred to as the “Wizard of Omaha” or “Oracle of Omaha,” or the “Sage of Omaha,”and is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.
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