If you are interested in the top 100 richest people in the world currently, you will find this article useful. Forbes is reputable organisation that tracks the wealth of the richest people all over the world. Once in a year, the organisation publishes its annual rich list but tracking of wealth is done all year round. There is a real-time billionaires list on the Forbes website that is updated frequently. This list of top 100 richest people in the world was generated using that list.
For the latest updates on the billionaires list, visit https://www.forbes.com/real-timebillionaires. Jeff Bezos, the Amazon boss maintains his position as the richest man in the world despite splitting from his wife. The divorce cost him a fortune. His ex-wife as a result of the divorce features on this billionaires list.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft boss also maintains his position as the second richest person in the world. Bernard Arnault rounds up the top three. Find out the rest of the top 100 richest people in the world below.
Top 100 Richest People In The World
- Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $175.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Amazon
Age: 56
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: In Relationship
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University
- Bill Gates
Net worth: $114 billion
Source of Wealth: Microsoft
Age: 64
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Dropped out of Harvard University
- Bernard Arnault & Family
Net worth: $113.2 billion
Source of Wealth: LVMH
Age: 71
Citizenship: France
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Ecole Polytechnique de Paris
- Elon Musk
Net worth: $93.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Tesla, SpaceX
Age: 49
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: In a relationship
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania
- Mark Zuckerberg
Net worth: $91.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Facebook
Age: 36
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Dropped out of Harvard University
- Mukesh Ambani
Net worth: $85.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Petrochemicals, oil & gas
Age: 63
Citizenship: India
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering from University of Bombay. Dropped out of Stanford University
- Warren Buffet
Net worth: $80.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 90
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Widowed, Remarried
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska Lincoln, Master’s degree from Columbia University
- Larry Ellison
Net worth: $80.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Software
Age: 76
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: In a relationship
Education: Dropped out of University of Chicago and University of Illinois
- Steve Ballmer
Net worth: $69.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Microsoft
Age: 64
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Harvard. Dropped out of Stanford University
- Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $69.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Zara
Age: 84
Citizenship: Spain
Relationship: Married
- Alice Walton
Net worth: $64.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Walmart
Age: 70
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Divorced
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Trinity University
- Jim Walton
Net worth: $64.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Walmart
Age: 72
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas
- Larry Page
Net worth: $64.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Google
Age: 47
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Michigan. Master’s degree from Stanford University
- Francoise Bettencourt Meyers $ Family
Net worth: $64.4 billion
Source of Wealth: L’Oreal
Age: 67
Citizenship: France
Relationship: Married
- Rob Walton
Net worth: $64.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Walmart
Age: 75
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas. Doctor of Jurisprudence from Columbia University.
- Sergey Brin
Net worth: $62.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Google
Age: 47
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland, College Park. Master’s degree from Stanford University
- Ma Huateng
Net worth: $56.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Internet media
Age: 48
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Shenzhen University
- MacKenzie Scott
Net worth: $56.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Amazon
Age: 50
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Divorced
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University
- Zhong Shanshan
Net worth: $53.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Beverages, Pharmaceuticals
Age: 65
Citizenship: China
- Michael Bloomberg
Net worth: $54.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Bloomberg LP
Age: 78
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: In a relationship
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University. MBA from Harvard Business School
- Carlos Slim Helu & Family
Net worth: $51.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Telecom
Age: 80
Citizenship: Mexico
Relationship: Widowed
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- Jack Ma
Net worth: $50.5 billion
Source of Wealth: e-commerce
Age: 56
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Hangzhou Teacher’s Institute
- Daniel Gilbert
Net worth: $45.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Quicken Loans
Age: 58
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. LLB from Wayne State University
- Charles Koch
Net worth: $44.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Koch Industries
Age: 84
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Master’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Julia Koch & Family
Net worth: $ 44.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Koch Industries
Age: 58
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Widowed
26. Francois Pinault & Family
Net worth: $44.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Luxury Goods
Age: 84
Citizenship: France
Relationship: Married
Education: High school drop out
27. Phil Knight & Family
Net worth: $44 billion
Source of Wealth: Nike
Age: 82
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon. MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
28. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.
Net worth: $41.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Supermarkets
Citizenship: Germany
29. David Thomson & Family
Net worth: $38.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Media
Age: 63
Citizenship: Canada
Relationship: Divorced
Education: M.A from University of Cambridge
30. Michael Dell
Net worth: $37.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Dell Computers
Age: 55
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Dropped out of The University of Texas at Austin
31. Dieter Schwarz
Net worth: $35.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Retail
Age: 80
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
32. Sun Piaoyang
Net worth: $35 billion
Source of Wealth: Pharmaceuticals
Age: 62
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from China Pharmaceutical University. Doctorate from Nanjing University
33. Masayoshi Son
Net worth: $31.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Internet, Telecom
Age: 63
Citizenship: Japan
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of California Berkeley
34. Tadashi Yanai & Family
Net worth: $31.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Fashion retail
Age: 71
Citizenship: Japan
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Waseda Univeristy
35. Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $30.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Casinos
Age: 87
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Dropped out of City College of New York
36. He Xiangjian
Net worth: $29.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Home appliances
Age: 78
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
37. William Lei Ding
Net worth: $29.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Online games
Age: 48
Citizenship: China
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
38. John Mars
Net worth: $28.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Candy, Pet food
Age: 84
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Yale University. Diploma from The Hotchkiss School
39. Jacqueline Mars
Net worth: $28.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Candy, Pet food
Age: 80
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Divorced
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College
40. Li Ka-shing
Net worth: $28.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Diversified
Age: 92
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Relationship: Widowed
Education: High school drop out
41. Yang Huiyan & Family
Net worth: $28.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Age: 38
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University
42. Hui Ka Yan
Net worth: $28.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Age: 61
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University of Science & Technology
43. Colin Zheng Huang
Net worth: $27.9 billion
Source of Wealth: e-commerce
Age: 40
Citizenship: China
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University. Master’s degree from University of Wisconsin Madison.
44. Wang Wei
Net worth: $28.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Package delivery
Citizenship: China
45. Dietrich Mateschitz
Net worth: $27.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Red Bull
Age: 76
Citizenship: Austria
Relationship: Single
Education: MBA from University of Vienna
46. Giovanni Ferrero
Net worth: $26.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Nutella, Chocolates
Age: 56
Citizenship: Italy
Relationship: Married
47. Lee Shau Kee
Net worth: $26.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Age: 92
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Relationship: Divorced
48. Takemitsu Takizaki
Net worth: $ 25.8 billion
Source of Wealth: Sensors
Age: 75
Citizenship: Japan
Relationship: Married
49. Len Blavatnik
Net worth: $25.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Music, Chemicals
Age: 63
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Moscow State University. Master’s degree from Columbia University. MBA from Harvard Business School.
50. Alain Wertheimer
Net worth: $24.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Chanel
Age: 72
Citizenship: France
Relationship: Married
51. Gerard Wertheimer
Net worth: $24.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Chanel
Age: 69
Citizenship: France
Relationship: Married
52. Susanne Klatten
Net worth: $23.5 billion
Source of Wealth: BMW, Pharmaceuticals
Age: 58
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
Education: MBA from International Institute for Management and Development
52. Jim Simons
Net worth: $23.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Hedge funds
Age: 82
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Doctorate from University of California, Berkeley
54. Pang Kang
Net worth: $23.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Soy sauce
Age: 64
Citizenship: China
55. Joseph Safra
Net worth: $22.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Banking
Age: 81
Citizenship: Brazil
Relationship: Married
56. Vladimir Lisin
Net worth: $22.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Steel, Transport
Age: 64
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Siberian Metallurgical Institute. Doctorate from Russian Academy of Economics
57. Vladimir Potanin
Net worth: $22.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Metals
Age: 59
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Moscow Institute of International Relations
58. Qin Yinglin & Family
Net worth: $22.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Pig breeding
Age: 55
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
59. Suleiman Kerimov & Family
Net worth: $21.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Investments
Age: 54
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Dagestan State University
60. Zhang Yong
Net worth: $21.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Restaurants
Age: 50
Citizenship: Singapore
Relationship: Married
61. Eric Yuan & Family
Net worth: 21.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Video Conferencing
Age: 50
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Shandong Institute of Business and Technology. Master’s degree from China University of Mining and Technology.
62. Leonid Mikhelson
Net worth: $21.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Gas, Chemicals
Age: 65
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Kuybyshev Engineering and Construction Institute
63. Theo Albrecht, Jr. & Family
Net worth: $21.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s
Age: 69
Citizenship: Germany
64. Shiv Nadar
Net worth: $20.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Software services
Age: 75
Citizenship: India
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from PSG College of Technology
65. Zhong Huijuan
Net worth: $20 billion
Source of Wealth: Pharmaceuticals
Age: 59
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
66. Reinhold Wuerth & Family
Net worth: $19.8 billion
Source of Wealth: FASTENERS
Age: 85
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
66. Lee Kun-hee
Net worth: $19.8 billion
Source of Wealth: Samsung
Age: 78
Citizenship: South Korea
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Waseda University
68. Zhang Zhidong
Net worth: $19.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Internet media
Age: 48
Citizenship: China
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Shenzhen University. Master’s degree from South China University of Technology.
69. Leonardo Del Vecchio & Family
Net worth: $19.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Eyeglasses
Age: 85
Citizenship: Italy
Relationship: Married
69. Alexey Mordashov & Family
Net worth: $19.2
Source of Wealth: Steel, Investments
Age: 54
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Leningrad Institute of Economics. MBA from University of Northumbria
71. Wang Xing
Net Worth: $19.1 billion
Source of Wealth: e-commerce
Age: 41
Citizenship: China
Education: Graduated from Tsinghua University
72. Lei Jun
Net worth: $19.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Smartphones
Age: 50
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University
73. Laurene Powell Jobs & Family
Net worth: $18.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Apple, Disney
Age: 56
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Widowed
74. Leonard Lauder
Net worth: $18.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Estee Lauder
Age: 83
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Widowed, Remarried
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania
75. Goh Cheng Liang
Net worth: $18.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Paints
Age: 93
Citizenship: Singapore
Relationship: Widowed
76. Petr Kellner
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Finance, Telecommunications
Age: 56
Citizenship: Czechia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Economics in Prague
77. Petr Kellner
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Finance, Telecommunications
Age: 56
Citizenship: Czechia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Economics in Prague
78. Gennady Timchenko
Net worth: $18.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Oil & gas
Age: 67
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Leningrad Mechanical Institute
79. Stephen Schwarzman
Net worth: $18.1 billion
Source of Wealth: Investments
Age: 73
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Yale University. MBA from Harvard Business School
80. Dietmar Hopp & Family
Net worth: $18.1
Source of Wealth: Software
Age: 80
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
Education: Master’s degree from University of Karlsruhe
81. James Ratcliffe
Net worth: $18 billion
Source of Wealth: Chemicals
Age: 67
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Relationship: Married
82. Li Xiting
Net worth: $17.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Medical devices
Age: 69
Citizenship: Singapore
Education: Bachelor’s degree from University of Science and Technology of China
83. Stefan Persson
Net worth: 17.8 billion
Source of Wealth: H&M
Age: 72
Citizenship: Sweden
Relationship: Married
84. Rupert Murdoch & Family
Net worth: $17.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Newspapers, TV network
Age: 89
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Oxford University. Master’s degree from Oxford University
85. Pierre Omidyar
Net worth: $17.6 billion
Source of Wealth: eBay, Paypal
Age: 53
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University
85. Vagit Alekperov
Net worth: $17.6 billion
Source of Wealth: Oil
Age: 70
Citizenship: Russia
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry
86. Stefan Quandt
Net worth: $17.4 billion
Source of Wealth: BMW
Age: 54
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
88. Emmanuel Besnier
Net worth: $17.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Cheese
Age: 50
Citizenship: France
89. Hasso Plattner & Family
Net worth: $17.2 billion
Source of Wealth: Software
Age: 76
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
Education: Master’s degree from University of Karlsruhe
90. Klaus-Michael Kuehne
Net worth: $17.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Shipping
Age: 83
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
91. Thomas Peterffy
Net worth: $17 billion
Source of Wealth: Discount brokerage
Age: 78
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Divorced
Education: Dropped out of New York University
92. Guatam Adani
Net worth: $16.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Commodities, Ports
Age: 58
Citizenship: India
Relationship: Married
92. Ray Dalio
Net worth: $16.9 billion
Source of Wealth: Hedge funds
Age: 71
Citizenship: United States
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Long Island University. MBA from Harvard University
94. Robin Zeng
Net worth: $16.8 billion
Source of Wealth: Batteries
Age: 51
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Education: Doctorate from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
95. Wu Yajun & Family
Net worth: $16.7 billion
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Age: 56
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Divorced
96. Li Yongxin & Family
Net worth: $16.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Education
Age: 44
Citizenship: China
Relationship: Married
Education: Bachelor’s degree from Peking University
97. Joseph Lau
Net worth: $16.5 billion
Source of Wealth: Real estate
Age: 69
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Relationship: Divorced
98. R. Budi Hartono
Net worth: $16.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Banking, tobacco
Age: 79
Citizenship: Indonesia
Relationship: Married
99. Heinz Hermann Thiele & Family
Net worth: $16.4 billion
Source of Wealth: Brakes
Age: 79
Citizenship: Germany
Relationship: Married
100. Jorge Paulo Lemann & Family
Net worth: $16.3 billion
Source of Wealth: Beer
Age: 81
Citizenship: Brazil
Relationship: Married
Conclusion (Top 100 Richest People in The World)
That concludes this article on the top 100 richest people in the world. The article will be updated periodically to reflect changes in the composition of the top 100 richest people in the world.