No one is protected from adversity, not even the wealthiest people. They are threatened not by delay in loans or deprivation of wages, but by the vicissitudes of the market and fluctuations in prices on the exchange. That's list of the richest people in the world 2019, compiled annually by Forbes Magazine, declined by 55 billionaires.

Of the remaining 46%, they lost in income, and the total value of all the rich became 400 billion less. Only the United States did not affect the changes, where the number of billionaires not only did not decrease, but even increased. Apparently, the air of this country has a beneficial effect on capital growth, and most of the richest people in 2019 live there.

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Top 10 richest people in the world 2019

10. Larry Page

The state is 50.8 billion dollars.

The list of ten richest and most influential people in the world opens with the creator of the all-knowing Google, which every year brings the creators more than $ 100 billion. The staff at Alphabet (as the company is now called after the restructuring of three years ago) has about 60 thousand people who work in fifty countries around the world.

Larry himself did not turn into a toothy businessman completely and remained somewhat idealistic. In early 2000, he unleashed a corporate war to reduce the managerial stratum, but lost and was dismissed from his post as general director. Which, however, triumphantly returned ten years later.

9. Michael Bloomberg

The state is 55.5 billion dollars.

Did Michael know in 1981, when he invested all his money in the Bloomberg LP media holding, that over time he would become one of the richest people according to Forbes? Probably, he had some hunch (or, at least, hope).

Currently, Bloomberg owns almost 90% of the company, which brings 9 billion a year. The businessman and political ambitions are not alien - he is ready to spend at least 500 million dollars to prevent Donald Trump from winning the next election.

8. Mark Zuckerberg

The state is 62.3 billion dollars.

The largest social network in the world, Facebook, began very modestly. Then a 19-year-old student Zuckerberg created it in 2004, so that fellow students would be easier to get to know each other. Eight years later, Litsokniga became public. And six years later, Mark had to appear before the US Congress, where he explained how the data of 50 million users suddenly appeared at the disposal of a consulting firm.

In addition, Facebook was criticized a lot for an unhealthy atmosphere: the rampant distribution of fake news, bullying, and abuse. Perhaps that is why (and also due to the unleashed media war against George Soros) Zuckerberg lost almost $ 9 billion last year, thus going down three places in the ranking of the richest people on the planet in 2019.

7. Larry Allison

The fortune is 62.5 billion dollars.

The founding father of Oracle - one of the largest suppliers of server and software - although he left the post of CEO of the company, he still serves on the board of directors. He also holds the position of chief engineer.

In total, Ellison ran the Oracle for 37 years (and made a multi-billion dollar fortune during this time). Now he turned his attention to Tesla, in December 2018 acquired its shares for $ 3 million and as a result joined the board of directors. And in his free time, the businessman is trying to create a model of an ideal future on a single Hawaiian island, the purchase of which cost him $ 600 million.

6. Amancio Ortega

The state is 62.7 billion dollars.

One of the richest people in Europe dresses this very Europe. And not only her. Once upon a time, back in 1975, Ortega decided to bet on the so-called. “Fast fashion”, when the collections of one brand are updated several times a season and always meet the latest fashion trends.

The Inditex company founded by him is known to Russian-speaking customers in one of the most popular brands - Zara. Besides her, and other Spanish fashion brands, Ortega has more than seven thousand clothing stores around the world. Ortega dumps cash surpluses into real estate, buying houses in Spain, England and the USA.

5. Carlos Slim Elu

The fortune is 64 billion dollars.

This is the only Mexican in the top 10 richest billionaires of 2019 according to Forbes. The foundation of his fortune was laid more than a quarter century ago, when Carlos, with the support of foreign investors, bought back a stake in Mexico's only telephone company, Telmex.

And now Elu owns the largest mobile communications company not only in the country of sombrero, guitars and cacti, but also throughout Latin America. But his interests are not limited to telecommunications alone: ​​he owns stakes in mining companies, in the service sector, trades in real estate and owns a 17% stake in the New York Times. And in his spare time he collects objects of art that anyone can personally contemplate during the hours open for visiting at the museum in Mexico City.

4. Bernard Arnault

The fortune is 76 billion dollars.

A true Frenchman in the realm of American billionaires has achieved his honorable fourth place in the "gold" list, selling accessories and cosmetics. He owns a fashionable empire, which includes about 70 brands, including such famous ones as Louis Vitton and Sephora.

Surprisingly, even against the backdrop of the global crisis, people continue to actively buy luxury accessories. Over the past 2018, the revenues of the titanium of the fashion industry LVMH have broken all previous records. However, evil tongues hint that this happened mainly due to entering the Chinese market. Even the eastern beauties could not resist the charms of leather bags with the world famous monogram.

3. Warren Buffett

The state is 82.5 billion dollars.

Buffett made his name (and billions) in the investment market. He has such a striking flair for profit that he admires even experienced financiers. For his almost supernatural intuition, Warren earned the nickname "Oracle Omaha."

Buffett now runs Berkshire Hathaway, which owns more than fifty companies. Remember the clockwork hare with a drum that “works and works”? Yes, Duracell is also in the possession of Warren.

As he ages (the businessman is 88 years old), he increasingly thinks about his soul and even donated $ 3.4 billion to charity. He also, along with the second place in the ranking, Bill Gates, launched a campaign urging billionaires to voluntarily part with half their fortune. And he himself promised to distribute 99% of his goods, which has been eagerly awaited by people around for eight years now.

2. Bill Gates

The state is 96.5 billion dollars.

Everyone who owns a personal computer is familiar with the image of “color windows”. The Windows operating system continues to reign supreme on the software field. True, the founding father of Microsoft decided to retire, and although formally still remains on the board of directors of the company, he sold or donated most of his shares to charity.

Gates is now the most generous philanthropist in the world. Together with his wife, he runs the largest charitable foundation (which has already donated $ 35.8 billion to Microsoft shares). But Gates is not famous for charity alone. Two years ago, he decided to start investing and, together with twenty other rich people, opened the Breakthrough Energy investment fund, whose capital is $ 1 billion.

1. Jeff Bezos

The state is 131 billion dollars.

And here is the answer to the question “who is the richest man in the world in 2019” It was this billionaire who once created the giant Amazon retail chain. At that time, the servers of the current leader in online trading were quietly placed in the creator’s garage.

Until now, Bezos is the CEO of the company and owns 16% of its shares. Amazon's revenue for the past year amounted to $ 230 billion, and net profit more than three times exceeded the 2017 result. In addition to this trading giant, the richest man in the world owns The Washington Post and runs the Blue Origin company, which develops spacecraft for commercial use.

True, the status of the king of the mountain from crispy green pieces of paper can soon be shaken due to the upcoming divorce of Jeff. Indeed, according to the laws existing in the state of Washington, a spouse can claim half the state of Bezos (which will automatically make her the richest woman in the world).

The richest woman in the world

Betancourt Meyers

Fortune - 49.3 billion

The top 10 richest people in the world in 2019 are all men, but what about the beautiful half of humanity? Alas, the richest woman in the world is only on the 15th place on the general list. This place is taken by Betancourt Meyers, the heiress of L’Oreal capital (it was her grandfather who founded the company at the beginning of the 20th century).

The company's affairs are going very well - its profit over the past year has broken all records of the previous decade, and total revenue amounted to $ 30.6 billion. Accordingly, Betancourt's fortune also increased (by $ 7.1 billion, or 17%). The cosmetic giant owes such a big leap in profits to entering the Chinese market, which is now even ahead of North America in terms of sales.

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