The 11 richest people in the world in 2017
(Baonghean.vn) - The prestigious magazine Forbes has just announced the list of the richest people in the world in 2017. This year, billionaire Jeff Bezos - the owner of Amazon has overtaken Bill Gates to take the number 1 position.
1. Jeff Bezos - Amazon
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This is the first time Jeff Bezos has become the richest man in the world. This 53-year-old American businessman founded the world's leading retail website Amazon.com. Not only strong in retail, Amazon also develops technology products and e-books. Jeff Bezos's assets are estimated to be more than 90.6 billion USD. |
2. Bill Gates - Microsoft
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After being defeated by Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates fell to the second richest person in the world. Perhaps Bill Gates is the most famous billionaire from the late 20th century, early 21st century. Bill Gates is the founder and former CEO of the technology corporation Microsoft. Bill Gates is one of the most famous examples of success of all time, especially the story of dropping out of Harvard University to do software business and founding Microsoft. Bill Gates's assets in 2017 were 86 billion USD. |
3. Amancio Ortega - Zara
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Amancio Ortega - the owner of the number one fashion retailer Zara is the third richest person in the world at the present time. Amancio Ortega was also the richest person in the world in October 2015 and September 2016. As the founder and owner of the famous Spanish fashion brand: Zara, but Amancio Ortega is a person with a simple and discreet lifestyle, rarely appearing in the media. It is known that Amancio Ortega often wears simple clothes and the products are not from any famous fashion brand, including Zara. Amancio Ortega's total assets at this time is 85.5 billion USD. |
4. Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway
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Warren Buffett - known as "The Wall Street Stock Exchange King". Warren Buffett is currently the largest shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Buffett is famous for his steadfast investment philosophy, from a middle-class businessman on Wall Street he quickly became a legend. Warren Buffett's business philosophy has become as famous as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, he was also included in TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Warren Buffett's current net worth is 74.3 billion USD. |
5. Mark Zuckerberg - Facebook
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This young billionaire born in 1984 is the founder of Facebook - the world's largest social network today. Mark Zuckerberg and his friends founded Facebook in 2004, when he was a student at Harvard University. Currently, Mark Zuckerberg is still holding the position of CEO of Facebook and this social network promises to continue to develop in the future, being one of the pioneers in the 4.0 industrial revolution. Currently, Mark Zuckerberg's total assets are 72.2 billion USD. |
6. Carlos Slim Helu - Telmex
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Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican businessman of Lebanese and Asian descent. He is the "telecommunications tycoon" of South America. In 1990, Carlos Slim Helu became the boss of the largest telecommunications company in Latin America, Telmex. Telmex was one of the first telecommunications corporations in the world to develop the popular ADSL service in the late 90s and early 2000s. Carlos Slim Helu is currently the dominant figure in the entire telecommunications system in Mexico and has the greatest influence in the Latin American region. Carlos Slim Helu's total assets are 69.7 billion USD. |
7. Larry Ellison - Oracle
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Larry Ellison, whose real name is Lawrence Joseph Ellison, is an American billionaire, founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, which specializes in management software. Oracle has achieved great success in the 4.0 technology revolution, when the company's software is applied by most large companies and corporations in the world. Up to now, Oracle is still the management software brand that is applied by most companies and corporations in the world. This helps Larry Ellison have a total asset of up to 62.1 billion USD. |
8. Michael Bloomberg - Bloomberg LP
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Michael Bloomberg is the founder and largest shareholder of Bloomberg LP - a media company specializing in financial news and information services. This is one of the most prestigious financial and stock television channels, magazines and websites in the US, followed by many businessmen and investors. Michael Bloomberg is also a politician, having served as mayor of New York City, a member of the Democratic Party (until 2001) and a member of the Republican Party (from 2001 to 2009) and an independent politician (from 2009 onwards). Michael Bloomberg owns assets worth 53.3 billion USD. |
9.Bernard Arnault - Louis Vuitton
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Bernard Arnault is known as the "fashion tycoon" - the owner of world-famous luxury fashion brands such as Christian Dior, Givenchy and especially Louis Vuitton. Bernard Arnault used to do business in the fields of civil construction and hotels. However, Bernard Arnault's biggest step forward was his business in the fashion industry, acquiring fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Givenchy and dozens of other famous fashion brands. The assets of this French businessman are up to 53 billion USD. |
10. Koch Brothers - Koch Industries
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The Koch brothers are the founders and owners of Koch Industries, including Charles Koch and David Koch. Koch Industries is the largest oil and gas industrial corporation in the United States, with 6,400 km of high-capacity oil pipelines, operated by 60,000 employees. Despite being such a powerful corporation, Koch Industries is a private corporation, not a stock company. Charles Koch once said, "If you want Koch Industries to go public, you have to go over my dead body first." Currently, the Koch Brothers' assets are about 48.5 billion USD each. |
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