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Top 5 Richest People In The World 2018

Everybody requires money in order to survive. Well, there are some individuals who have so much wealth that they can choose to overspend it and still not get to exhaust it. This article outlines the five most richest people in the world or worlds richest people.

Jeff Bezos (Current Net Worth $112 Billion)
Well, this entrepreneur tops up our list. He founded Amazon in 1994 just at his garage located in Seattle. This was just from resigning from his job. What comes as a surprise is that the billionaire had introduced the idea of coming up with an online bookstore to his employer, who ended up ignoring the idea. Although Amazon.com just started as an online bookselling platform, it grew up to become an online platform that sells almost everything. Jeff Bezos introduced Amazon to the public in the year 1997 and is now currently worth a whopping $100 million. Apart from this, This billionaire went ahead to purchase Washington post in the year 2013 at $250 million. He also owns 10,000- year clock and Blue Origin.

Bill Gates (Current Net Worth $90billion)
This name might have crossed your mind several times in the last few years. Well, this billionaire is still among the top 5 richest, now being at number two. He is the Co-Founder of Microsoft Corporation which he introduced to the public after choosing to drop out of Harvard University. His net worth has actually doubled since 2009. Over the years, he has given out large amounts of money to fight diseases such as Ebola, polio and malaria.

Warren Buffett (Current Net Worth $84billion)
This billionaire started by buying shares at Berkshire Hathaway, a textile company. By 1964, he had already become the largest shareholder. As we stand, this company single stock share is worth over $300,000. What has made this entrepreneur become so successful is the ability to invest in undervalued companies and making them gain the topmost value.

Bernard Arnault And Family (Current Net Worth $72 Billion) 
This is actually the only non-American standing in the top five billionaires list. This billionaire is the chairman of the largest luxury goods company, known as LVMH. It owns some of the largest luxurious brands such as Hennessey, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and many more.

Mark Zuckerberg (Current Net Worth $71 billion)
The list cannot be completed without adding this phenomena billionaire. Mark Zuckerberg. He is the CEO of Facebook, one of the leading social media platforms in the world with over a billion users. He is also the second Harvard University drop out in this top five list. 

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