Top 10 Richest Man in The World

The list of the world’s top richest persons can vary every year, depending on their latest net worth and financial performance. Here is the latest information of the top 10 richest men in the world, according to the Forbes list of April 2021, and some interesting quotes by them.

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1. Jeff Bezos

Rank – 1
Net Worth – $183.4 B
Age – 57
Source – Amazon
Country – United States

Jeff Bezos, the founder, and CEO of Amazon has a net worth of $183.9 billion and ranks as the first richest man in the world. Jeff Bezos founded the e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. His position remains unchanged even after divorcing his wife MacKenzie in 2019 and transferring a quarter of his stake in Amazon to her.

I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

2. Bernard Arnault & Family

Rank – 2
Net Worth – $180.0 B
Age – 72
Source – LVMH
Country – France

LVMH – France Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault rank second richest man in the world. His net worth is $180.0 billion ensuing from his business across an empire of more than 70 brands including well-known names such as Louis Vuitton and Sephora.

I see myself as an ambassador of French heritage and French culture. What we create is emblematic. It’s linked to Versailles, to Marie Antoinette.4. Bill Gates – $129.2 billion

3. Elon Musk

Rank – 3
Net Worth – $143.7 B
Age – 49
Source – Tesla, SpaceX
Country – United States

Elon Musk, the CEO and Chairman of Tesla has a net worth of 143.7 billion and holds the third position in the list of top 10 richest man in the world. Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation on Earth and in space, through his electric vehicle company Tesla and his rocket company SpaceX.

I operate on the physics approach to analysis. You boil things down to the first principles or fundamental truths in a particular area and then you reason up from there.

4. Bill Gates

Rank – 4
Net Worth – $126.5 B
Age – 65
Source – Microsoft
Country – United States

Bill Gates, the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has a net worth of $126.5 billion. Gates has sold a large portion of his stake in Microsoft, the company he co-founded with Paul Allen in 1975. As of March 2020, when Gates stepped down from the Microsoft board, he owned about 1% of the company’s shares and invested the rest in stocks and other assets. On May 3, 2021, Bill and Melinda announced on Twitter that they were ending their 27-year marriage. They will continue to serve as co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.

Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Rank – 5
Net Worth – $109.8 B
Age – 37
Source – Facebook
Country – United States

The co-founder, CEO, and chairman of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg champions the social network that has become a tool during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. His net worth is $109.8 billion and he is at 5th rank in the list of top 10 richest people in the world. He took Facebook public in May 2012 and still owns about 15% of the stock.

We may not have the power to create the world we want immediately, but we can all start working on the long term today.

6. Warren Buffet

Rank – 6
Net Worth – $106.9 B
Age – 90
Source – Berkshire Hathaway
Country – United States

Warren Buffett, popularly known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is one of the most successful investors of all time with a net worth of $106.9 billion. Buffet runs Berkshire Hathaway that owns over 60 companies including the famous ones Geico insurance, Duracell, Dairy Queen Restaurant.

Rational people don’t risk what they have and need for what they don’t have and don’t need.

7. Larry Ellison

Rank – 7
Net Worth – $100.0 B
Age – 76
Source – Software
Country – United States

Larry Ellison is the chairman, chief technology officer, and co-founder of software firm Oracle. He owns about 35% stock of Oracle company and has a net worth of $100.0 billion. He quit the role of CEO of the company in 2014 and since then he functions as the chairman of the board and chief technology advisor of the company

When people start telling you that you’re crazy, you just might be on to the most important innovation in your life.

8. Larry Page

Rank – 8
Net Worth – $96.2 B
Age – 48
Source – Google
Country – United States

Larry Page, the co-founder of Google has a net worth of $96.2 billion and ranks in the eighth position among the list of the richest man of the world. Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.

You never lose a dream; it just incubates as a hobby.

9. Sergey Brin

Rank – 9
Net Worth – $93.3 B
Age – 47
Source – Google
Country – United States

Sergey Brin, Alphabet’s co-founder, and board member has a net worth of $93.3 billion, which ranks him in the tenth position among the world’s richest persons. He co-founded Google along with Larry Page in 1998 which went public in 2004 and changed its name to Alphabet in 2015.

Obviously, everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted, and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world.

10. Amancio Ortega

Rank – 10
Net Worth – $84.4 B
Age – 85
Source – Zara
Country – Spain

Amancio Ortega of Spain is one of the wealthiest clothing retailers in the world with a net worth of $87.4 billion. In 1975, he co-founded Inditex, which is best known for its Zara fashion chain, with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera (d. 2013). He owns about 60% of the Madrid-listed Inditex, which has eight brands and 7,500 stores around the world, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear.