Richest people in the world by 2017
10.
David Koch
9.
Charles Koch
8.
Michael Bloomberg
7.
Larry Ellison
6.
Mark Zuckerberg
5.
Carlos Slim Helu
4.
Jeff Bezos
3.
Warren Buffet
2.
Amancio Ortega
1.
Bill Gates
Here
we enlist the Top 10 richest people in the world by 2017 as given by the Forbes
Magazine,
10.
David Koch:
"I contribute to public candidate campaigns, and there's a
federal limit on how much you can contribute to each individual candidate. I
obey the law in that regard, and I feel like I'm doing it properly". David Koch
He
is an American business magnate, political activist, philanthropist and
chemical engineer. He is the Alma meter of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and is currently the executive vice-president of Koch industries. He is the
founder of Citizens for a Sound Economy. He and Charles Koch have donated to
political campaigns of Republican. He is recognised for his philanthropy to
cultural and medical institutions and support to conservative causes. His net
worth is estimated to be US$ 44.2 billion.
9.
Charles Koch:
"People should only profit to the extent they make other
peoples lives better". Charles
Koch
Charles
de Ganahl Koch is an American business tycoon and philanthropist. He is the
co-owner, chairman and CEO of Koch industries. The conglomerate originally
involved in oil refining and chemicals but now have polymers and fibre,
minerals, fertilizers, ranching and pollution control equipment. Koch
Industries is the second largest privately owned conglomerate by revenue in the
US. His net worth is estimated to be US$36 billion derived from his 42% stakes
in Koch Industries.
8.
Michael Bloomberg:
"I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism
every day. Michael Bloomberg"
Born
in Boston, Massachusetts, US, he is an American business magnate, politician
and philanthropist. He is the founder, owner and CEO of Bloomberg L.P, a global
financial data and media company. He served as the 108th Mayor of New York City
from 2002 to 2013. He has always been very active in the country’s politics.
With a net worth of US$46.7 billion, he is the eighth richest person in the world.
7.
Larry Ellison:
"We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to
upgrade. We don't decide for you". Larry
Ellison
Lawrence
Joseph Ellison is an American businessman, who is the co-founder of Oracle
Corporation. He serves as the executive chairman and chief technology officer
of Oracle. He is a drop out from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and the University of Chicago. Later, he started Oracle that became a
successful database vendor to mid and low range systems. He is also a licensed
aircraft pilot who owns two military jets. He is known for philanthropic
activities and has signed The Giving Pledge. He obtains a salary of US$ 63.6
million and has a net worth of about US$ 51.2 billion.
6.
Mark Zuckerberg:
"I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things
that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress". Mark Zuckerberg
He
is an American richest internet entrepreneur, programmer and philanthropist. He
is the chairman, CEO and co-founder of the social networking website Facebook.
Facebook is the most popular social networking site with the highest number of
users all over the world. He has pledged to give 99% of his Facebook shares to
the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. He has been named among the 100 most
influential people in the World by Time, since 2010. His net worth is estimated
to be about US$ 51.2 billion.
5.
Carlos Slim Helu:
"It's important to give a better country to your children, but
it is more important to give better children to your country". Carlos Slim Helu
He
is a Lebanese Mexican business mogul, investor and a philanthropist. He is the
chairman and CEO of Telmex, America Movil, Samsung Mexico and the conglomerate
Grupo Carso. His conglomerate comprises of a wide array of industries that
include industrial manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, real estate,
airlines, media, energy, hospitality, entertainment and many more. He is often
referred to as “Warren Buffet of Mexico”. His net assets are estimated to be
US$ 52.2 billion.
4.
Jeff Bezos:
"If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is
a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more
pioneering". Jeff Bezos
Jeffrey
Preston “Jeff” Bezos is an American technology magnate and investor. As the
founder and CEO of Amazon.com, he has played a major role in the growth of
e-commerce. He is the founder and owner of the aerospace developer and
manufacturer Blue Origin that has plans for commercial suborbital human
spaceflight. He purchased The Washington Post newspaper in 2013. He obtains a
salary of US$ 80,000 per annum and has net worth of about US$ 65.2 billion.
3.
Warren Buffet:
"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so
long as you don't do too many things wrong". Warren
Buffet.
He
is an American business tycoon, investor and philanthropist. He is the
chairman, CEO and the major shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. He is said to be
one of the most successful investors in the world. He is referred to as the
Sage of Omaha or Oracle of Omaha for his personal frugality despite his immense
wealth. He gives away 99 per cent of his assets to philanthropic causes,
chiefly via Gates Foundation. He was named as one of the world’s most
influential people in 2012 by Time.
2.
Amancio Ortega:
"Innovation and constant
improvement… must keep on being the motivating idea of our Group throughout the
21st century". Amancio
Ortega
Born
in Busdongo de Arbas, Leon, Spain, Ortego is a Spanish business tycoon. He is
the co-founder and the chairman of the Inditex Group. The group brings the
chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops. He is the board member of
Inditex and Daez Groups. He is currently the second richest man in the world,
with net worth of about US$73.5 billion.
1.Bill Gates:
I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars,
there’s a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that. But once
you get much beyond that, I have to tell you, it’s the same hamburger." --
Bill Gates
Bill
Gates The richest man in the world is an American businessman, programmer,
entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor. He co-founded the world’s largest PC
software company Microsoft in 1975. He is an Alma meter of Harvard University
and has served as the CEO, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft.
He was the no.1 wealthiest from 1995 to 2007, again in 2009 and has been since
2014. He is recognised as one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the personal
computer evolution. This wealthiest man on Earth has net worth of US$76.6
billion. Bill Gates is known for numerous philanthropic activities through the
Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, donating large amounts of money to various
humanitarian causes and science research programmes.
