Richest people in the world:Top 5
Richest people in the world:Top 5 Richest billionaires Who is the richest person in the world? 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. 1. Jeff Bezos (U.S.) CEO, Amazon Age: 54 Net worth: $112 billion Bezos is the first person to top $100 billion on the Forbes list of billionaires. 2. Bill Gates (U.S.) Co-founder, Microsoft Age: 62 Net worth: $90 billion 3. Warren Buffett (U.S.) CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Age: 87 Net worth: $84 billion 4. Bernard Arnault (France) Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Age: 69 Net worth: $72 billion 5. Mark Zuckerberg (U.S.) Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Facebook Age: 33 Net worth: $71 billion