Some people are at the right place at the right time. They can ride that wave of success and do something awesome for the world. When you start to serve the basic needs of the people and do it well, you reach billionaire status. Here are some of the world richest people in the world! Don’t hate, congratulate!
Bill Gates: $79.2 billion
This is an obvious one. Since the implementation of Microsoft in 1975, the computer industry has done nothing but grow and grow with Gates the forefront of an indispensable technology.
Carlos Slim Helu: $77.1 billion
Responsible for the largest mobile-phone carrier in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world, this Mexican mogul owns América Móvil, headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Warren Buffett: $72.7 billion
Possibly one of the most successful investors of contemporary time, Warren Buffet is a self-made billionaire. Owner of HJ Heinz, Burger King, partial own of Anheuser-Busch InBev., Buffet is best known for his investments in Berkshire Hathaway.
Amancio Ortega: $64.5 billion
Though super-humble, Mr. Ortega comes in as number 4 on the list of the richest people in the world for cofounding Zara in 1975. The retail giant has beginnings in his livingroom where he and his ex-wife, Rosalia Mera pieced together lingerie and bathrobes.
Larry Ellison: $54.3 billion
Hardware and software; that’s what makes your computer work. And behind it all is the master programmer Larry Ellison who is largely self-taught and creator of Oracle, the second-largest software maker by revenue, behind Microsoft.
Charles Koch: $42.9 billion
Love them or hate them, the Koch Brothers are here to stay, coming in at number 6 and 7 on the list. Charles is a man of many titles: co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, the owners of everything from oil refining and chemicals to pollution control equipment and fibers.
David Koch: $42.9 billion
David Koch, Charles’ brother, serves as Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, a company that had no-so-humble beginnings in oil and was handed down from their father, Fred C. Koch.
Christy Walton: $41.7 billion
Nothing like the endearing Walton family on the old television show, Christy the daughter-in-law of the late Sam Walton and founder of Walmart, is one of only 2 women on the list of richest people in the world.
Jim Walton: $40.6 billion
A mere $1.1 billion behind Christy, the youngest son of Sam Walton still has a pretty high net worth becoming the Walton Enterprises as president in 1975.
Liliane Bettencourt: $40.1 billion
The second woman on the list, the 92 years young French socialite and L’Oreal owner inherited the company from her father, Eugène Schueller, the founder of one of the world’s largest cosmetics companies.