While Forbes updates their list of the world’s billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion.
Richest person in the world?
20. Jack Ma (China)
Founder and Executive Chairman, Alibaba Group
Age: 53
Net worth: $39 billion
19. Mukesh Ambani (India)
Founder and Chairman, Reliance Industries
Age: 60
Net worth: $40.1 billion
18. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family (France)
Chairwoman of family’s L’Oreal holdings and granddaughter of L’Oreal’s founder
Age: 64
Net worth: $42.2 billion
17. Ma Huateng (China)
Chairman and CEO, Tencent Holdings
Age: 46
Net worth: $45.3 billion
16. Alice Walton (U.S.)
Wal-Mart heir; Chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Age: 68
Net worth: $46 billion
15. Rob Walton (U.S.)
Chairman, Wal-Mart Stores
Age: 73
Net worth: $46.2 billion
14. Jim Walton (U.S.)
Wal-Mart heir; Chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
Age: 69
Net worth: $46.4
13. Sergey Brin (U.S.)
President, Google
Age: 44
Net worth: $47.5 billion
12. Larry Page (U.S.)
CEO, Alphabet
Age: 44
Net worth: $48.8 billion
11. Michael Bloomberg (U.S.)
CEO, Bloomberg
Age: 76
Net worth: $50 billion
10. Larry Ellison (U.S.)
Co-founder, Oracle
Age: 73
Net worth: $58.5 billion
9 (tie). David Koch (U.S.)
Executive Vice President, Koch Industries
Age: 77
Net worth: $60 billion
7. Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico)
Honorary Chairman, América Móvie
Age: 78
Net worth: $67.1 billion
