Top 10 Richest People In The World 2017

Who are the richest people in the world? Everyone wants to know for general knowledge. Most people have a pretty good idea, even if they’re not an entrepreneur, or interested in the subject at all for that matter. As you’re reading this, you probably already have names popping into your head as to who will appear on the list of the richest. Let’s check out in this article, we have listed the top 10 richest people in the world as of 2017.

1. Bill Gates, $86 billion

William Henry Gates III is a co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation and is an American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen launched Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company.

2. Jeff Bezos, $75.6 billion

Jeffrey Preston Bezos, best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, the world's largest online shopping retailer, is an American technology and retail entrepreneur, investor, computer scientist, and philanthropist.

3. Warren Buffett, $74.9 billion

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Buffett serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.

4. Amancio Ortega, $74.2 billion

Amancio Ortega Gaona is a Spanish business tycoon. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops. Amancio is the wealthiest retailer in the world.

5. Mark Zuckerberg, $61.4 billion

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Facebook, and currently operates as its chairman and chief executive officer.

6. Carlos Slim, $58.1 billion

Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world.

7. Charles Koch, $48.7 billion

Charles de Ganahl Koch is an American businessman, political donor and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries since 1967, while his brother David Koch serves as Executive Vice President.

8. David Koch, $47.9 billion

David Hamilton Koch is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He joined the family business Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States, in 1970.

9. Larry Ellison, $47 billion

Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder, executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation.

10. Bernard Arnault, $43.5 billion

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate, an investor, and an art collector. Arnault is the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LVMH, the world's largest luxury-goods company.