The Forbes list of the world’s richest people is out for November 2022 and there are some interesting changes at the top. Jeff Bezos remains in the top spot but there are a few new faces in the top 10. Here’s a look at the richest people in the world as of November 2022.
Jeff Bezos – $177 billion
Jeff Bezos is the creator, CEO of Amazon. He is also the owner of The Washington Post. Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $177 billion as of November 2019.Bezos born in New Mexico, on jan12,1964. He is the son of Jacklyn Gise and Ted Jorgensen. His mother was a teenage girl when she married his father, who was a bicycle shop owner. Bezos was raised in Houston, Texas. He studid in River Oaks Elementary School in Houston from 4th to 6th standard. He then went to Miami Palmetto High School in Miami, Florida, for one year before transferring to Riverside High School in Bellevue, Washington.Bezos graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. After completing graduation, he started working on Wall Street for D. E. Shaw & Co., a hedge fund firm. He resigned from his position at D. E. Shaw in 1994 to start Amazon.com in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon was originally founded as an online bookstore, but it soon began selling other items such as CDs and DVDs. Amazon has since expanded to sell a variety of items such as clothing, food, toys, electronics, and much more. Amazon also provides services such as cloud computing and streaming video through its Prime membership program. In 2013, Amazon acquired The Washington Post for $250 million dollars.
Bill Gates – $149 billion
As of November 2019, Bill Gates is the richest person in the world with a net worth of $149 billion. Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft and has been one of the richest people in the world for over two decades.Gates's wealth comes primarily from his stake in Microsoft, which he co-founded with Paul Allen in 1975. Gates was Microsoft's CEO until 2000, when he stepped down to focus on philanthropy. He remains chairman of Microsoft's board and is still its largest individual shareholder.
In addition to his stake in Microsoft, Gates also owns a significant amount of shares in Canadian National Railway and Berkshire Hathaway. He also has investments in several other companies, including Corbis and Cascade Investment.
Gates has given away billions of dollars to charity through his foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation focus was global health,development, education, and technology.
Bernard Arnault – $120 billion
French business magnate Bernard Arnault is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s largest luxury-goods company. He is also the majority shareholder of Christian Dior SE. In April 2018, Forbes magazine estimated his personal fortune at $120 billion, making him the richest person in fashion and the fourth richest person in the world.Arnault born in Mar 5,1949, in France. His father, Jean Arnault, was a civil engineer and a manufacturer of construction materials. His mother, Anne-Marie Carrere, was a homemaker. He has two brothers and one sister. He attended the Lycée Fénelon in Paris before enrolling at Ecole Polytechnique in 1968. He completed graduate degree in engineering 1971.After graduation, Arnault joined his father’s company as an assistant manager. In 1976, he was promoted to general manager of Ferret-Savinel, a subsidiary of his father’s company that specialized in engineering and construction materials. Two years later, he became a director of Financiere Agache, another family-owned holding company with interests in real estate and construction.
In 1984, Arnault took over as CEO of Financiere Agache/Agache Willot when his father retired. The following year, he began buying shares.He considerd in top richest people in the world.
Warren Buffett – $99 billion
Warren Buffett is an businessman , investor, and thropist in America. He is the CEO & Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and one of the most successful investors in the world. As of November 2020, Buffett has a net worth of $99 billion, making him the third richest person in the world.Buffett born in Omaha, Nebraska, and started his career as a delivery boy of newspaper. He later took jobs as a stockbroker and investment manager before starting his own investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett's investing philosophy is to buy stocks that are undervalued by the market and hold onto them for the long term. This strategy has made him one of the wealthiest people in the world.
In addition to his successful investing career, Buffett is also known for his philanthropy. He has pledged to give away 99% of his fortune to charitable causes, and has already donated billions of dollars to various organizations.
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Mark Zuckerberg – $93 billion
As the founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has a net worth of $93 billion as of November 2020. He is one of the youngest billionaires in the world, and his wealth has increased significantly since Facebook's IPO in 2012. In addition to his work with Facebook, Zuckerberg also co-founded the philanthropic organization Giving Pledge, and he is a signatory of The Giving Pledge.
Amancio Ortega – $87 billion
Amancio Ortega is a billionaire Spanish businessman and fashion executive . He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex, a clothing company that owns the Zara chain of retail stores. As of November 2019, Ortega was the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $87 billion.Ortega born in Busdongo de Arbas, Leon, in 1936 in Spain. He began working at a local shirtmaker as a teenager and eventually started his own textile business. In 1963 he founded Confecciones Goa, which became one of Spain's largest garment manufacturers. Ortega then launched his first clothing store, Zara, in 1975.Zara quickly became successful due to its unique business model of selling stylish clothes at low prices and rapidly replenishing its inventory based on customer demand. By 1999, there were already 1,000 Zara stores worldwide. In 2001, Ortega stepped down as chairman of Inditex but remained on the board of directors. As of 2019, there are over 7,000 Zara stores in 96 countries around the world.In addition to his stake in Inditex, Ortega also owns stakes in several other companies including real estate firm Mercadona and utility provider Iberdrola. He has a net worth of $87 billion as of November 2019 making him the second richest person in the world behind only Jeff Bezos.
Larry Ellison – $83 billion
Larry Ellison is an American businessman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation. As of October 2019, he was the sixth-richest person in the world, with a fortune of $83 billion.Ellison was born in New York City to an Italian American mother and an absent Jewish father. He was raised by his maternal aunt and uncle after his mother died when he was nine years old. He attended college for two years before droping out to pursue a career in business.He co-founded Oracle Corporation in 1977, initially specializing in developing software for mainframe computers. The company later shifted its focus to relational database management systems. Ellison has been CEO of Oracle since its inception; he has also served as chairman of the board and chief technology officer.In addition to his work at Oracle, Ellison has made significant philanthropic donations to medical research, education, and environmental causes. He is a major donor to the Democratic Party and supports various liberal causes.
Steve Ballmer – $77 billion
Steve Ballmer is an American businessman and the former CEO of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. In 2018, he ranked as the 20th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $77 billion.Ballmer was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan, where he attended Detroit Country Day School. He graduated from Harvard University in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in economics and applied mathematics. After college, he worked for Procter & Gamble and Goldman Sachs before joining Microsoft in 1980.At Microsoft, Ballmer was instrumental in developing the company's business strategy and oversaw the launch of several key products, including Windows 95 and Office 97. He also played a central role in the company's transformation from a focus on personal computers to a focus on services and devices.Under Ballmer's leadership, Microsoft's market value more than tripled, reaching a peak of $620 billion in 2000. However, the company's stock price stagnated during his later years as CEO, and he came under pressure from investors to step down. He announced his retirement in August 2013 and stepped down as CEO in February 2014.Since leaving Microsoft, Ballmer has been active in philanthropy and civic engagement. He is the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers and chairs the board of directors of Ballmer Group, a philanthropic organization that invests in economic opportunity for disadvantaged people.
Larry Page – $84.4 billion
He is the co-founder of Google and served as its CEO from 1998 to 2001. In addition, he is a member of the Alphabet Board of Directors. As of October 2019, Larry Page's net worth is estimated to be $50 billion.Born in East Lansing, Michigan, Page was interested in computers from an early age. He started programming when he was just six years old.As of 2019, Larry Page's net worth is estimated to be $50 billion dollars making him one of the richest people in the world.he and Sergey Brin co-founded Google, which is now the world’s largest search engine.Today, Google is one of the most valuable companies in the world and Larry Page is one of the richest men on earth.
Sergy Brin – $81 billion
Sergey Brin is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who, together with Larry Page, co-founded Google. As of April 2019, Brin is the 12th-richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $52.4 billion. Born in Moscow in 1973.Brin was born in Moscow in 1973 to Russian Jewish parents, who both were graduates of Moscow State University. His father Mikhail Brin was a mathematician and his mother Eugenia Brin was a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.After graduation, Brin and Page founded Google in 1998. The company has since grown to become one of the world's largest internet companies. In 2007, Brin and Page were each ranked #29 on Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. In 2008, they were ranked #6 on Bloomberg Markets magazine's list of 50 people who defined global finance that year.Now he is in Top 10 richest man in the World
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