The world's 5 richest people 2020, according Forbes data.
1-) Jeff Bezos
113 billion $
- Jeff Bezos founded e-commerce giant Amazon in 1994 from his garage in Seattle. He works as CEO and holds an 11.1% stake.
- Between March April and 2020, amid the outbreak, Amazon said it had hired 175,000 additional workers.
2-) Bill Gates
98 billion $
- With his wife Melinda, Bill Gates heads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private charity in the world.
- In May 2020, the Gates Foundation said it would spend $ 300 million to combat the Coronavirus outbreak, treatment, detection and vaccines.
3-) Bernard Arnault
76 billion $
- Bernard Arnault, one of the world's top flavour producers, runs an empire of 70 brands, including Louis Vuitton and Sephora.
- In November 2019, LVMH struck a deal to buy American jeweler Tiffany & Co for $ 16.2 billion, making it the largest luxury brand acquisition ever.
4-) Warren Buffett
67,5 billion $
- Warren Buffett, known as" Omaha Oraclei, " is one of the most successful investors of all time.
- Buffett runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than 60 companies, including insurance company Geico, battery maker Duracell and restaurant chain Dairy Queen.
5-) Larry Ellison
59 billion $
- Larry Ellison founded software firm Oracle in 1977 to require increased customer relationship management databases.
- He gave up his role as CEO of Oracle in 2014 but still serves as chairman and chief technology officer.