In the last 10 years, the rich have gotten a whole lot richer.
Here’s a look at the net worth of the 10 richest people in the world, as ranked
Dec-2019,according to Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires List, compared to the same billionaires’ net worth on Aug-2010 the date Forbes locked in 2010's ranking of the wealthiest billionaires.
10. Mukesh Ambani
Chairman of Indian oil and gas company Reliance Industries
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian billionaire business magnate, and the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value
2010 net worth: $29 billion
2019 net worth: $59.7 billion
How much richer in decade: $30.7 billion
9. Larry Page
Co-founder of Google
Lawrence Edward Page is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for being one of the co-founders of Google along with Sergey Brin. Page was the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. until stepping down on December 3, 2019
2010 net worth: $17.5 billion
2019 net worth: $61.1 billion
How much richer in decade: $43.6 billion
8. Carlos Slim Helu (and family)
Telecom mogul, including on the board of directors of America Movil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecommunications company.
Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business magnate, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the Forbes business magazine.
2010 net worth: $53.5 billion
2019 net worth: $63.5 billion
How much richer in decade: $10 billion
7. Larry Ellison
Co-founder of Oracle
Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who is a co-founder and the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation.
2010 net worth: $28 billion
2019 net worth: $66.4 billion
How much richer in decade: $38.4 billion
6. Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Facebook
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. He also co-founded and is a board member of the solar sail spacecraft development project Breakthrough Starshot.
The powerful social media that has become Facebook, is credited to Mark Zuckerberg. The co-founder and his wife will donate $3 billion of their fortune to help find a cure for all diseases. Together, their goal is to “advance human potential.”
2010 net worth: $4 billion
2019 net worth: $76.3 billion
How much richer in decade: $72.3 billion
5. Amancio Ortega
Co-founder of Spanish fashion company Inditex, which owns Zara.
Amancio Ortega Gaona is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories shops.
2010 net worth: $25 billion
2019 net worth: $77.1 billion
How much richer in decade: $52.1 billion
4. Warren Buffett
Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
He is having stakes in Coca-Cola, American Express, and ownership of Geico, Buffet added $3.5 billion to his wealth in 2015. Despite dropping behind other wealthy beings, Buffet’s success is still an on-going process.
2010 net worth: $47 billion
2019 net worth: $88.8 billion
How much richer in decade: $41.8 billion
3. Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft
Microsoft’s run has been amazing through the decades, battling it out with known competitors such as Apple. Along with his Microsoft endeavors, Gate’s foundation takes a focus on K-12 education.
Gates has stepped down his position at Microsoft, but still remains a board member. Technology is steadily changing, and he wants to ensure his company is moving in the best possible way.
2010 net worth: $53 billion
2019 net worth: $108.2 billion
How much richer in decade: $55.2 billion
2. Bernard Arnault (and family)
Chairman and chief executive of French company LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods conglomerate
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French billionaire business magnate, and art collector. Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, LVMH, the world's largest luxury-goods company. In April 2018, he became the richest person in fashion, topping Zara's Amancio Ortega
2010 net worth: $27.5 billion
2019 net worth: $109.9 billion
How much richer in decade: $82.4 billion
1. Jeff Bezos
the founder, chief executive officer, and president of Amazon
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon company has seen tremendous progression over the last twelve months alone. Obtaining his bachelors degree for arts/science from Princeton University, Bezos is one of the world’s most successful businessmen.
2010 net worth: $12.3 billion
2019 net worth: $111.5 billion
How much richer in decade: $99.2 billion
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