10 Wealthiest People Right Now

10 Wealthiest People Right Now10 Wealthiest People Right NowDo you know, who are the wealthiest persons in the world right now? Which country does have the biggest share in this list? Continue reading and we will answer all of your questions.10. Liliane BettencourtLiliane is a daughter of Eugene Schueller, the founder of LOreal in 1907. Her familys share of the company is currently 33%. Liliane family story is not the happiest. She had a legal fights with her own daughter in order to andrang the company. Currently it is run by her 25 years old grandson Jean-Victor Meyers. Liliane suffers from dementia, but she remains the wealthiest woman in Europe.Net worth $40.1BCompany LOrealAge 92Country France9. Jim WaltonThe youngest son of a Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. This super store is doing extremely well and continues generating more money for Walton family. Jim is a CEO of Waltons Arvest bank, which is earning high profits as well.Net worth $40.6BCompany Wal-MartAge 67Country USA8. Ch risty WaltonShe is the worlds wealthiest women right now. She have married John Walton, Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran, who was a member of the wealthiest family in the world. This legendary family has founded Wal-Mart. Unfortunately John Walton has died in a plane crash in 2005. Christy is the wealthiest of the family, because her husband made a very successful investment into solar energy business shortly before his tragic death.Net worth $41.T BCompany Wal-MartAge 60Country USA7. David KochDavid Koch is in dienstgrad of Koch Industries along with his older brother Charles. This company has interests in oil, building materials, paper towels and even Dixie cups. David Koch is New Yorks richest resident. He invests loads of money on a different projects which take place in big apple.Net worth $42.9 BCompany Several CompaniesAge 75Country USA6. Charles KochThis 4 billionaire in the USA has enormously wide range of business activities. He has been a CEO of Koch Industries since 1 967. This company is currently 2 biggest private company inte USA. His interests aside the business are politics and philanthropy.Net worth $42.9 BCompany Several CompaniesAge 79Country USA5. Larry EllisonOne of the first tech-related Silicon Valley superstars. He has grown up in the middle class home in Chicago with his aunt. He has never honigwein his real father. When Larry built a database for CIA in 1977, he decided to build his own database company called Oracle. It was the beginning of tremendous growth of both his success and wealth.Net worth $54.3 BCompany OracleAge 70Country USA4. Amancio OrtegaAmancio Ortega was born in a poor environment. He grew up as a son of a railway worker. He is co-founder of fashion giant Zara. It all started in 1975 in his living room, where he started producing first pieces of lingerie and bathrobes. In 5 years Zara was known all over the Spain and ready to expand worldwide. Despite his wealth, he visits the same coffee shop every day and has a lunch with his employees in company cafeteria.Net worth $64.5 BCompany ZaraAge 79Country Spain3. Warren BuffettWarren once said, that his best investment was buying a Benjamin Grahams book The Intelligent Investor back in 1949. His company-Berkshire Hathaway is a diversified holding-gesellschaft company. It is classified as Class A stock, with one share worth $200,000. Warren has several other business and philanthropic interests.Net worth $72.7 BCompany Berkshire HathawayAge 84Country USA2. Carlos Slim HeluThis father of 6 children earned his wealth in telecommunication business. He has been moving from the third to the first place continuously for the past 20 years. His second place is caused by current Mexican anti-monopoly law. Carlos earns from his real estate company and stock trading as well.Net worth $77.1 BCompany telecomAge 75Country Mexico1. Bill GatesEveryone knows worlds wealthiest person. He has been number one in this list for 16 out of 21 years. We use his companys p roducts every day. If you are interested in knowing more about him, read this interesting infographic.Net worth $79.2 BCompany MicrosoftAge 59Country USAsource ForbesDo you like this story? Share it with your friends.Share Your Feedback or Ideas in the Comments