Top 100 Billionaires
Name Net Worth Age Source Country of Citizenship Bill Gates 86 61 Microsoft United States Warren Buffett 75.6 87 Berkshire Hathaway United States Jeff Bezos 72.8 53 Amazon.com United States Amancio Ortega 71.3 81 Zara Spain Mark Zuckerberg 56 33 Facebook United States Carlos Slim Helu 54.5 77 telecom Mexico Larry Ellison 52.2 73 software United States David Koch 48.3 77 diversified United States Charles Koch 48.3 81 diversified United States Michael Bloomberg 47.5 75 Bloomberg LP United States Bernard Arnault 41.5 68 LVMH France Larry Page 40.7 44 Google United States Sergey Brin 39.8 44 Google United States Liliane Bettencourt 39.5 94 L'Oreal France S. Robson Walton 34.1 72 Wal-Mart United States Jim Walton 34 69 Wal-Mart United States Alice Walton 33.8 67 Wal-Mart United States Wang Jianlin 31.3 62 real estate China Li Ka-shing 31.2 89 diversified Hong Kong Sheldon Adelson 30.4 84 casinos United States Steve Ballmer 30 61 Microsoft United States Jorge Paulo Lemann 29.2 78 beer Brazil Jack Ma 28.3 53 e-commerce China David Thomson 27.2 60 media Canada
Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. 27.2 - supermarkets Germany Jacqueline Mars 27 77 candy United States John Mars 27 81 candy United States Phil Knight 26.2 79 Nike United States George Soros 25.2 87 hedge funds United States Maria Franca Fissolo 25.2 82 Nutella, chocolates Italy Ma Huateng 24.9 45 internet media China Lee Shau Kee 24.4 89 real estate Hong Kong Mukesh Ambani 23.2 60 petrochemicals, oil & gas India Masayoshi Son 21.2 60 internet, telecom Japan Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen 21.1 69 Lego Denmark Georg Schaeffler 20.7 52 automotive Germany Joseph Safra 20.5 78 banking Brazil Susanne Klatten 20.4 55 BMW, pharmaceuticals Germany Michael Dell 20.4 52 Dell computers United States Laurene Powell Jobs 20 53 Apple, Disney United States Len Blavatnik 20 60 diversified United States Paul Allen 19.9 64 Microsoft, investments United States Stefan Persson 19.6 69 H&M Sweden Theo Albrecht, Jr. 18.8 66 Aldi, Trader Joe's Germany Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 18.7 62 investments Saudi Arabia Leonid Mikhelson 18.4 62 gas, chemicals Russia Stefan Quandt 18.3 51 BMW Germany Charles Ergen 18.3 64 satellite TV United States James Simons 18 79 hedge funds United States Leonardo Del Vecchio 17.9 82 eyeglasses Italy Alexey Mordashov 17.5 51 steel, investments Russia William Ding 17.3 45 online games China Dieter Schwarz 17 77 retail Germany
Ray Dalio 16.8 68 hedge funds United States Carl Icahn 16.6 81 investments United States Lakshmi Mittal 16.4 67 steel India Serge Dassault 16.1 92 diversified France Vladimir Lisin 16.1 61 steel, transport Russia Gennady Timchenko 16 64 oil, gas Russia Wang Wei 15.9 46 package delivery China Tadashi Yanai 15.9 68 fashion retail Japan Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi 15.8 73 drinks, real estate Thailand Francois Pinault 15.7 81 luxury goods France Donald Bren 15.2 85 real estate United States Alisher Usmanov 15.2 64 steel, telecom, investments Russia Lee Kun-Hee 15.1 75 Samsung South Korea Gina Rinehart 15 63 mining Australia Joseph Lau 15 66 real estate Hong Kong Azim Premji 14.9 72 software services India Marcel Herrmann Telles 14.8 67 beer Brazil Vagit Alekperov 14.5 67 oil Russia Abigail Johnson 14.4 55 money management United States Mikhail Fridman 14.4 53 oil, banking, telecom Russia Pallonji Mistry 14.3 88 construction Ireland Vladimir Potanin 14.3 56 metals Russia Wang Wenyin 14 49 mining, copper products China Stefano Pessina 13.9 76 drugstores Italy Elon Musk 13.9 46 Tesla Motors United States Thomas Peterffy 13.8 72 discount brokerage United States German Larrea Mota Velasco 13.8 63 mining Mexico Iris Fontbona 13.7 74 mining Chile Dilip Shanghvi 13.7 61 pharmaceuticals India
Dietrich Mateschitz 13.4 73 Red Bull Austria Robin Li 13.3 48 internet search China Harold Hamm 13.3 71 oil & gas United States Andrey Melnichenko 13.2 45 coal, fertilizers Russia Heinz Hermann Thiele 13.1 76 brakes Germany Rupert Murdoch 13.1 86 newspapers, TV network United States Steve Cohen 13 61 hedge funds United States Patrick Drahi 13 54 telecom France Henry Sy 12.7 92 SM Investments Corporation Philippines Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken 12.6 63 Heineken Netherlands Philip Anschutz 12.5 77 investments United States Ronald Perelman 12.5 74 leveraged buyouts United States Carlos Alberto Sicupira 12.5 69 beer Brazil Hans Rausing 12.5 91 packaging Sweden Klaus-Michael Kuehne 12.4 80 shipping Germany
Data on Career Paths
Name First Job Job Category E/I/W First Degree Degree Type Bill Gates Computer Software Entrepreneur Law (Dropout) Law Finance & Warren Buffett Investment Salesman Stocktrader Worker Economics Economics Software Developer - Wall Electrical Engineering & Jeff Bezos Street Software Developer Worker Computer Science Engineering Amancio Ortega Shop hand for a shirtmaker Retail Assistant Worker No Degree Social Media Creator Psychology & Computer Science Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) Entrepreneur (Dropout) Psychology Carlos Slim Helu Stock Trader Stocktrader Worker Civil Engineering Engineering Larry Ellison Software Developer Software Developer Worker Computer Science (Dropout) No Degree David Koch Technical Services Manager Inheritor Chemical Engineering Engineering Charles Koch Oil Refining Inheritor General Engineering Engineering Michael Bloomberg Investment Banking Stocktrader Worker Electrical Engineering Engineering Bernard Arnault Construction Inheritor Engineering Engineering Search Engine Creator Larry Page (Google) Entrepreneur Computer Engineering Engineering Search Engine Creator Computer Sergey Brin (Google) Entrepreneur Computer Science Science Liliane Bettencourt Cosmetics Designer Inheritor No Degree S. Robson Walton Law Inheritor Business Administration Business Jim Walton Real Estate Inheritor Business Administration Business Equity Analyst & Money Finance & Alice Walton Manager Inheritor Economics & Finance Economics Wang Jianlin Army Military Worker No Degree Salesman - Plastic Art / History of Li Ka-shing Manufacuturing Salesman Worker No Degree Art
Sheldon Adelson Sanitation Products Entrepreneur No Degree Steve Ballmer Sales - Product Manager Salesman Worker Mathematics & Economics Business Finance & Jorge Paulo Lemann Investment Banker Stocktrader Worker Economics Economics Jack Ma Translator Translator Worker English English David Thomson Investment Capital Stocktrader Worker History History Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. Unknown Unknown Unknown Jacqueline Mars Heiress to Mars (chocolate) Inheritor Anthropology History John Mars Heir to Mars (chocolate) Inheritor Engineering Engineering Accountant / Phil Knight Accountant - PwC Financial Role Worker Journalism English Traveling Salesman - Fancy Finance & George Soros Goods Salesman Salesman Worker Economics Economics Maria Franca Fissolo Chocolate Confentionary Inheritor No Degree Software Developer - Computer Ma Huateng Telecoms Software Developer Worker Computer Science Science Lee Shau Kee Property Development Entrepreneur No Degree Analyst - Government Mukesh Ambani Manufacturing Analyst Worker Chemical Engineering Engineering Computer Hardware Finance & Masayoshi Son Developor Entrepreneur Economics Economics Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Toy Company Inheritor Business Administration Business Georg Schaeffler Army Military Worker Business & Economics Business Accountant / Joseph Safra Financial Analyst Financial Role Worker No Degree Susanne Klatten Analyst - Advertising Agency Analyst Worker Business Finance Business Finance & Michael Dell Cold Call Salesman Salesman Worker Pre-Med Economics Laurene Powell Jobs Education Organisation Analyst Worker Political Science Politics
Len Blavatnik PetroChemicals Inheritor Dropout - Railway Engineering No Degree Computer Paul Allen Computer Programmer Software Developer Worker Computer Science Science Art / History of Stefan Persson Heir of H&M Inheritor Arts & Science Art Theo Albrecht, Jr. Grocery Store Retail Assistant Worker No Degree Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Construction & Real Estate Inheritor Business Administration Business Foreman - Construction Construction Leonid Mikhelson Business Worker Worker Civil Engineering Engineering Stefan Quandt Marketing Manager Marketing Role Worker Engineering Engineering Charles Ergen Satellite Dish Salesman Salesman Worker No Degree Mathematics James Simons Hedge Fund Investor Stocktrader Worker Mathematics Mathematics Leonardo Del Vecchio Toolmaker Manufacturer Worker No Degree Accountant / Alexey Mordashov Accountant Financial Role Worker Engineering & Economics Engineering William Ding Engineer Engineer Worker Electronic Science & Technology Engineering Dieter Schwarz Heir to Retail Inheritor No Degree Finance & Ray Dalio Commodity Futures Investor Stocktrader Worker Finance Economics Carl Icahn Stockbroker Stocktrader Worker Philiosophy Philiosophy Lakshmi Mittal Inherited a Steel Factory Inheritor Bachelor of Commerce Business Serge Dassault Inherited the Dassault Group Inheritor Law Law Vladimir Lisin Mechanic in Soviet Coalmine Mechanic Worker No Degree Gennady Timchenko Engineer - Power Generators Engineer Worker Electrical Engineering Engineering Entrepreneur - Delivery Wang Wei Services Entrepreneur No Degree Tadashi Yanai Salesman - Varied Retail Salesman Worker Economics & Political Science Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Salesman - Thai Whisky Salesman Worker No Degree
Francois Pinault Salesman - Luxury Goods Salesman Worker No Degree Business Administraion & Donald Bren Entrepreneur - Construction Entrepreneur Economics Business Alisher Usmanov Politician Politician Worker International Law Law Inherited the Samsung Lee Kun-Hee Group Inheritor Business Administration Business Inherited a prospecting Finance & Gina Rinehart company Inheritor Economics (Dropout) Economics Joseph Lau Entrepreneur - Real Estate Entrepreneur No Degree Entrepreneur - Vegetable Azim Premji products Entrepreneur Engineering Engineering Entrepreneur - Alcoholic Finance & Marcel Herrmann Telles Drinks Entrepreneur Economics Economics Vagit Alekperov Engineer - Oil Engineer Worker Chemical Engineering Engineering Accountant / Art / History of Abigail Johnson Financial Analyst Financial Role Worker Arts History Art Engineer - State Electrical Mikhail Fridman Factory Engineer Worker Metallurgical Engineering Engineering Pallonji Mistry Inherited the Tata Group Inheritor Civil Engineering Engineering Analyst - Ministry of Foreign International Economic Vladimir Potanin Trade Analyst Worker Relations Politics Wang Wenyin Warehouse Manager Retail Assistant Worker Engineering Engineering Inherited a Pharmaceutical Stefano Pessina Wholesaler Inheritor Nuclear Engineering Engineering Elon Musk Entrepeneur - Web Software Entrepreneur Physics Physics Thomas Peterffy Civil Engineer Engineer Worker Engineering Engineering German Larrea Mota Velasco Inherited a Mining Company Inheritor No Degree Iris Fontbona Inherited a Mining Company Inheritor No Degree Dilip Shanghvi Salesman - Pharmaceuticals Salesman Worker Commerce
Entrepreneur - Created Red Dietrich Mateschitz Bull drink Entrepreneur Marketing Business Robin Li Software Developer Software Developer Worker Information Management Business Harold Hamm Car Mechanic Mechanic Worker No Degree Finance & Andrey Melnichenko Entrepreneur - Banking Entrepreneur Economics Economics Heinz Hermann Thiele Legal Clerk Legal Assistant Worker Law Law Inherited a News Philosophy, Politics & Rupert Murdoch Corporation Inheritor Economics Philiosophy Steve Cohen Legal Advisor Legal Assistant Worker Law Law Patrick Drahi Marketing Analyst Marketing Role Worker Engineering Engineering Henry Sy Salesman - Shoes Salesman Worker Arts Medicine Charlene de Carvalho- Heineken Inherited Heineken Inheritor Law Law Philip Anschutz Inherited a Drilling Business Inheritor Business Business Ronald Perelman Inherited a Brewery Inheritor Business Business Carlos Alberto Sicupira Investment Banker Stocktrader Worker Business Administration Business Inherited a Food Packaging Finance & Hans Rausing Company Inheritor Economics Economics Klaus-Michael Kuehne Inherited a logistics company Inheritor Business Administration Business