TOP 10 RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD 2017

1)Bill Gates
Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books.
Net worth: $86.90 billion USD (2017)

2)Amancio Ortega Gaona

Amancio Ortega Gaona is a Spanish business tycoon. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops
Net worth: $75.20 billion USD (2017)

3)Warren Buffett

CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is considered by some to be one of the most successful investors in the world, and as of March 2017 is the second wealthiest person in the United States with a total net worth of $78.7 billion.

Net worth: $78.70 billion USD (2017)

4)Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is an American engineer, technology and retail entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist who is best known as the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, which is the world's largest online shopping retailer. The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services, most recently video streaming and audio streaming. Amazon.com is currently the world's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web.

Net worth: $76.70 billion USD (2017)

5) MARK ZUCKERBERG

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Facebook. His net worth is estimated to be US$58.6 billion as of March 2017, ranking him the fifth richest person in the world.

Net worth: $59.40 billion USD (2017)

6) Carlos Slim

Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of 31 July 2016 he was #7 on Forbes listing of The World's Billionaires with a net worth estimated at more than $50 billion.

Net worth: $51.20 billion USD (2017)

7) Larry Ellison

Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who is co-founder of Oracle Corporation and was CEO from its founding until September 2014. He is the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. As of February 2017, he was listed by Forbes magazine as the fifth-wealthiest person in America and as the seventh-wealthiest in the world, with a fortune of $55 billion.

Net worth: $55 billion USD (2017)

8) Larry Page

Lawrence "Larry" Edward Page is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin. Page is the chief executive officer of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001 in favour of Eric Schmidt, he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to step aside a second time in July 2015 to become CEO of Alphabet, under which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries.

Net worth: $49.30 billion USD (2017)

9) Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg is an American businessman, author, politician, and philanthropist. His net worth is estimated at US$47.5 billion, as of March 2017, ranking him as the 8th richest person in the United States and the 10th richest person in the world

Net worth:47.5 billion USD (2017)

10) Steve Ballmer

Steven Anthony "Steve" Ballmer is the former chief executive officer of Microsoft from January 2000 to February 2014, and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Net worth: US$28.1 billion (December 2016)