According to Forbes, the wealth gap between Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is the biggest one between world's number 1 and 2 since 2001.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos certainly had one of the best year as for the first time ever, he managwed to rank the Forbes' list of world's richest. Bezos befor the first time, becoming the only person to appear in the Forbes ranks with a 12-figure fortune. Bezos outranked Bill Gates to rank the list.
According to Forbes, the wealth gap between Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is the biggest one between world's number 1 and 2 since 2001.
It should also be noted that with 585 billionaires, US has highest number of world's richest. Behind America is mainland China with a total of 373 billionaires.
India's richest man Mukesh Ambani acquired the 19th spot with a total of $40.1 billion wealth while China's Jack Ma is at 20th spot with $39 billion net worth.
Below we have listed out the top 10 world's richest: (Images: Reuters)
1. 10. Larry Ellison
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With $58.5 billion wealth, Larry Ellison is at the 10th spot on the link. Elliosn co-founded software firm Oracle in 1977. He resigned from Oracle's CEO post in 2014, however, he still serves as a board member and chief technology officer.
2. 9. David Koch
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David Koch holds majority shares of Koch industries with his brother Charles. Koch industries is US' second-largest firm. David Koch has a wealth of $60 billion.
Note: As his brother Charles Koch also acquired the equal net worth.of $60 billion, Forbes had a tie for eighth spot.
3. 8. Chales Koch
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David Koch's brother and Koch industries CEO and chairman, Charles Koch rules at the eighth spot on Forbes' world's billionaires in 2018. He too has a total wealth of $60 billion.
4. 7. Carlos Slim Helu
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Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu and his family control America Movil, Latin America's biggest mobile telecom firm. According to Forbes, Helu's 2018 net worth is $67.1 billion.
5. 6.Amancio Ortega
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Amancio Ortega is one of the richest men in Europe and the wealthiest retailer in the world. He has a net worth of $70 billion.
6. 5. Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has had a difficult 2018, however, he still managed to be the world's fifth billionaire. Zuckerberg has a net worth of $71 billion, Forbes stated.
7. 4. Bernard Arnault & family
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With $72 billion net wealth, Bernard Arnault oversees an empire of 70 brands including Louis Vuitton and Sephora. He is number fourth at the Forbes list.
8. 3. Warren Buffett
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Warren Buffett has a net wealth of $84 billion and currently is world's number 3 richest man.
9. 2. Bill Gates
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Warren Buffett's best friend is at world's number 2 billionaire with a net worth of $90 billion in 2018.
10. 1. Jeff Bezos
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Amazon's chief Jeff Bezos is the first person with a net worth surpassing $150 billion in the 3 decades that Forbes has tracked the richest Americans. At present, his 2018 billionaire's net wealth as of June 3, 2018 is $ 112 billion.
