Almost every person has the question "who is the richest person in the world?" Thoughts that pop up at the same time are different, but, probably, they all come down to about one thing: the eccentric was lucky ... now I would spend this money correctly ...
Bill Gates
In 2015, the founder of Microsoft, who presented humanity with an affordable computer, celebrates its 60th anniversary in late October. Over the past two decades, Bill Gates for the 16th time topped the ranking of the richest people in the world. He is trying very hard to leave the first step, spending tremendous money on charity: he gave most of his company's shares to his own foundation to improve education and healthcare in the United States, to fight epidemics in Africa and around the world.
In total, over $ 37 billion was given to them for noble purposes, and yet he was again recognized as the owner of the world's largest fortune - $ 76.5 billion.
Amancio Ortega
The richest European, a Spanish clothing merchant, owner of the Zara and many others, was born into a very poor railway worker family 79 years ago. Due to poverty, he could not finish high school and from the age of 13 went to work as a messenger in a clothing store. He started his first independent business with his first wife when they sewed nightgowns, lingerie and bathrobes in their own living room, and in 1975 the first ready-made clothing store was opened.
Ortega successfully invests in real estate, in profitable projects, and, unlike other rating neighbors, increases his condition, in spite of any crises. He has very little left to head the Forbes list of "the most rich people of the world, ”he has as of mid-2015 $ 68.2 billion.
Carlos Slim Elu and family
The Mexican businessman, a descendant of immigrants from Lebanon, made his first million at the age of 17, thanks to his innate talent and the appropriate upbringing of his father - a successful merchant. The ability to choose the right areas for investment has not failed Carlos throughout his life, and now he is 75 years old. So, he was one of the first to understand the promise of the communications industry and became the owner of the largest mobile communication networks, the Internet, etc. on the South American continent. Success in financial matters led to the fact that for several years - from 2010 to 2013 - his name was was the answer to the question “who is the richest man in the world?”: in terms of income, he was ahead of Bill Gates himself at that time.
Now he is losing ground even to Ortega and occupying the “bronze” line of the rating with a result of $ 62.8 billion.
Warren Buffett
This powerful old man is the oldest of the richest people on the planet (85 years old), but he is still actively involved in the activities of the investment company he organized. For example, at the end of 2014, battery manufacturer Duracell joined his empire. And he began by reading smart books, of which he most often recalls what was written by a financial genius Benjamin Graham Smart Investor Management. Following the directions in this book, Buffett has turned the poor Berkshire Hathaway into one of the largest corporations in the world.
He can afford, like Gates, to conduct extensive philanthropic activities, sending billions of dollars to charitable foundations, which he still has enough - $ 62.1.
Larry allison
The founder of the IT-company Oracle is a new format for answering the question "who is the richest man in the world?" Fatherless, Ellison was given by his mother to bring up relatives and reached a lot with his mind.He made his fortune on the development of computer software, including for the CIA, and the company he founded gained significant weight in the era of general computerization.
He is distinguished by unprecedented energy and pressure, which he requires from his employees. Still delving into all the little things in the activities of his company, Allison is like a classic entrepreneur at the initial stage of development of the American economy. Passion for extreme sports, where the main thing is to achieve the highest speed - and several spectacular marriages and divorces made him a charismatic hero of the secular chronicle. He flies on airplanes, buys the most expensive yachts and participates in sailing regattas. He does not leave his dream to get around Bill Gates in the ranking of the rich, assuring that only out of sports interest.
71-year-old businessman ranks fifth in the top of the richest people on the planet with a result of $ 47.6 billion.
Forbes Rating
Since 1917, millions of people have been looking at the pages of Forbes magazine, wanting to find out who is the richest man in the world. Now you can find out that in the list of billionaires there are more and more young people, more women, more Chinese. There are fewer Russian billionaires.
And such a rating may resemble banal truths, for example, “happiness is not in money”. You just need to remember the name - Aristotle Onassis. The richest man in the world in the 70s of the last century, he struggled all his life with a congenital disease - myasthenia gravis, which manifested itself as fatigue, lost his only son in a plane crash when he was only 25 years old. Being married to the most beautiful and talented women, he could not find peace in the family, which turned into a field of enmity between the heirs. In a word - no luck ...
