Gates, Buffett, Zuckerberg ... Who else is in the top 30 of the world's richest people?

The richest people in the world control an impressive percentage of the world economy - more than a trillion dollars, which exceeds the annual GDP of Spain, Mexico or Turkey. Here is the list of the most successful people. Two-thirds of them achieved success from scratch! From the owners of technology companies to the heirs of fortunes, these are the richest representatives of mankind with incredible financial reserves. Who are they?

Ma Huaten

This entrepreneur for forty-five years from China can boast a fortune of twenty-two and a half billion dollars. He founded the largest Internet portal in China in 1998, when he was twenty-six. Among his projects are many successful, for example, the service of fast messages, community for online players and the application for purchases through the phone. The wealth of Ma is growing rapidly every year.

Phil Knight

The seventy-eight-year-old entrepreneur has twenty-five billion on his account. In the sixties, he began selling sports shoes under a brand that later became the world famous Nike. The company has built its popularity in cooperation with celebrities and athletes. The wealth of Phil over the past year has increased by a billion dollars.

George Soros

The eighty-six-year-old businessman has a fortune of more than twenty-five billion dollars. He founded a large hedge fund and played an important role in the British economy: in 1992, during the collapse of the British pound, he earned a billion a day! Over the past year, Soros's fortune has increased by eight hundred million.

Mukesh Ambani

The state of the fifty-nine-year-old Mukesh from India exceeds twenty-six billion. He inherited the position of head of Reliance Industries after his father died in 2002. The industrial conglomerate deals with energy, chemicals, fabrics, natural resources, trade and telecommunications. Ambani is the richest man in India. He owns a twenty-seven-story mansion, the construction of which cost a billion dollars.

Wang Wei

The forty-six-year-old Chinese businessman owns twenty-six and a half billion dollars. He founded the largest company in China to deliver parcels. Not so long ago, its shares began to be sold on the stock exchange, which made Vanga rich: for a year his fortune increased by almost twenty-three billion.

Steve Ballmer

An American businessman of sixty years owns a wealth of twenty-seven billion. In 1980, he dropped out of business school at Stanford to join his friend Bill Gates in his company. Then he received a salary of fifty thousand dollars and owned part of the shares. In 2000, he became the manager of Microsoft, when Gates retired. During his work he increased the company's profits by almost three hundred percent! Over the past year, Ballmer earned about five billion!

Sheldon Adelson

Eighty-three-year-old Adelson owns twenty-eight billion. He owns a large trade show in Las Vegas, a casino and other real estate. He has thirteen private planes! In 2015, he acquired the largest newspaper in Nevada for one hundred and forty million.

George Lehmann

The Brazilian owns almost twenty-nine billion dollars in his seventy-six years. He started as a journalist and a professional tennis player, but then he began to work in finance in a small brokerage firm. He has a talent for mergers and acquisitions. By 2015, he has conducted several of the largest deals in the world. Over the past year, he has grown rich by three billion.

Li Kashin

The entrepreneur from Hong Kong accounts for more than thirty billion. At the age of sixteen he began working at a factory for the production of plastic flowers, but six years later he opened his own factory. Over time, he became a significant investor: his funds were invested in companies such as Facebook and Skype. Later he plans to hand over his affairs to his son.

Wang Jianlin

This Chinese rich man owns more than thirty-one billion. He started his business in the eighties. It is associated with many different companies in different countries. Over the past year, his fortune has increased by almost five billion, and over the past few years it has doubled.

John and Jacqueline Mars

John runs the Mars sweets company along with his relatives Forrest and Jacqueline. John and Jacqueline each have more than thirty-two billion dollars. They own shares in the company, but do not manage it.

Alice Walton

The state of thirty-four billion belongs to the American Walton. She is the heiress of the late founder of the Walmart chain of stores. She never ruled a company, and in her free time she prefers patronage.

Jim Walton

Brother Alice is richer by a billion dollars. He is the regional bank's manager and has his shares in many companies, and also works as a director of Walmart.

Rob Walton

This is another representative of the family, owning a network of Walmart stores. He is the eldest son of the founder of business and started working in 1969, having replaced several leading positions in the company. His son-in-law will be his heir.

Jack Ma

The Chinese businessman owns the largest trading company in the country, managing the website "AliExpress." His fortune is almost thirty six billion and is constantly growing.

Lillian Betancourt

Heiress of the cosmetic company L'Oreal owns almost thirty-seven billion dollars. This is the richest woman in the world. She no longer engages in business, she only collects art.

Bernard Arnaud

This Frenchman's fortune is forty billion dollars. He sells luxury goods from Louis Vuitton to Dom Perignon. Once he worked as a simple engineer, but now he owns a lot of big companies, his fortune in the past year has grown by seven billion.

Sergey Brin

A forty-three-year-old entrepreneur has a fortune of more than forty-one billion. He is one of the founders of Google.

Larry Page

Forty-three-year-old Paige is a colleague of Bryn. His condition is approximately the same and is constantly growing.

Ingvar Kamprad

The Swedish businessman owns forty-three billion. He founded the Ikea when he was only seventeen. Now it is the largest furniture company in the world.

Larry Ellison

Allison owns Oracle, he owns forty-five billion dollars. In 2010, he began to receive a salary the size of one dollar a year and receives income from interest for shares.

David Koch

This investor owns forty-eight billion. His corporations are engaged in the production of all kinds of goods, and only over the past year his fortune has grown by a billion.

Charles Koch

The brother of David has the same fortune and is the president of the company.

Carlos Slim Elu

The Mexican owns more than fifty billion and two hundred companies in Mexico. He inherited some of them after the death of his father. A talented investor successfully conducts transactions, so his condition is growing.

Mark Zuckerberg

In just thirty-two years, Zuckerberg owns almost sixty billion. All because he founded Facebook - a company that is known all over the world. He is the youngest businessman on this list. Over the past year, he earned eleven billion.

Amancio Ortega

The Spanish entrepreneur owns a fortune of sixty-eight billion. He owns the largest fashionable empire of the planet Inditex, most of whose income is provided by the brand Zara.

Jeff Bezos

The American owns a score of seventy-three billion. He owns the company Amazon, engaged in trade in many countries around the world. In addition, he is engaged in investments.

Warren Buffett

This American has a fortune of almost eighty billion. He manages an investment company and is one of the most famous financiers in the world. He gives half of his fortune to charity.

Bill Gates

The richest man has a fortune of eighty-five million dollars. He became a billionaire when he was thirty. He is not only the richest, but also the most generous: his charitable organization spends millions annually.