Forbes Richest Billionaire 2018 list out; This man dethroned Bill Gates and topped the list
The most awaited Forbes richest billionaires 2018 list is out and everyone is very excited to know who won the race and became the richest man in the world.
If you are thinking that this time also Bill Gates is on the top than you are wrong. He is not the one to bag the title of Richest man. Bill Gates has been dethroned by the one and only Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
The list holds around 2200 billionaires and in total, their net worth in total is $9.1 trillion. According, to reports, he has won the title for the first time in this annual list.
Jeff Bezos has a whopping $112 billion while Bill Gates has just $90 billion. In the last 24 years, Gates has topped the list not one or two but 18 times. The 3rd spot was taken by Warren Buffet with a net worth of a whopping $84 billion.
Donald Trump’s position fell from 766 to 544; even Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian on the list at the 19th position with a net worth of $40.1 billion.
Here’s the list of top 10 billionaires;
Here’s the top 10 list:
1. Jeff Bezos (Amazon) – $112 billion
2. Bill Gates (Microsoft) – $90 billion
3. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) – $84 billion
4. Bernard Arnault & family (LVMH) – $72 billion
5. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) – $71 billion
6. Amancio Ortega (Zara) – $70 billion
7. Carlos Slim Helu & family (telecom) $67.1 billion
8. Charles Koch (Koch Industries) – $60 billion
9. David Koch (Koch Industries) – $60 billion
10. Larry Ellison (software) – $58.5 billion
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First published: 7 March 2018, 15:30 IST