Bloomberg Billionaire Index has recently issued the list of 500 billionaires of the world. Out of which, we bring you the list of top 10 richest billionaires along with the current net worth.
The list by Bloomberg was issued as of 21 Jun’20.
1. Jeff Bezos (Net Worth – $160 Billion)
Jeff Bezos is best known as the founder, CEO, and president of the multinational technology company Amazon. The YTD change in the industrialist’s net worth saw an increase of $45.4 billion making him the richest man in the world.
2. Bill Gates (Net Worth – $112 Billion)
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has taken the second place in Bloomberg’s Billionaire list. Though his net worth saw a decline of $824 million, Gates has still managed to secure a position amongst the top 10 billionaires, and looking at his net worth, it will remain the same for a very long time.
3. Mark Zuckerberg (Net Worth – $90.6 Billion)
The co-founder, chairman, CEO, and controlling shareholder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has made the third position on the list. Zuckerberg’s net worth saw a jump of $12.2 billion.
4. Bernard Arnault (Net Worth – $87.4 Billion)
Bernard Arnault is a French billionaire businessman and the chairman and CEO of LVMH Moët Hennessy which is also the parent company of Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury-goods company. Bernard’s YTD change saw a decline of $ 17.8 billion.
In April 2018, he became the richest person in fashion, toppling Zara’s Amancio Ortega.
5. Warren Buffett (Net Worth – $71.5 Billion)
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Warren Buffett is an American investor and business tycoon who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As of December 2019, Buffett was considered as the fourth-wealthiest person in the world. However, his YTD change in his net worth saw a decline of $ 17.8 billion and brought him one place down to the 5th position in the list.
6. Steve Ballmer (Net Worth – $70.5 Billion)
Steve Ballmer is the ex-CEO of Microsoft who replaced Bill Gates in 2000 and retained the position till 2014. He is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His net-worth saw an increase of $ 12.4 billion making him the 6th richest billionaire in the world.
7. Larry Page (Net Worth – $68.1 Billion)
Larry Page is 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.
8. Sergey Brin (Net Worth – $66 Billion)
Along with Larry Page, Sergey Brin co-founded Google and was the president of Google‘s parent company Alphabet Inc. until he stepped down from the role in December 2019.
9. Mukesh Ambani (Net Worth – $64.5 Billion)
Mukesh Ambani is the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd., which is a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s most valuable company by market value. Mukesh Ambani has also been termed as the richest man in Asia. His net worth has witnessed a jump by $5.83 billion.
10. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (Net Worth – $62 Billion)
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French billionaire heiress and an author of Bible commentaries and works on Jewish-Christian relations. She is the only daughter and heiress of Liliane Bettencourt, and her family owns the company L’Oréal.
