Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2017. On the 30th anniversary of the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires, for the fourth year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world. In 2017, there was a record of 2,043 people on the list, which is the first time over 2,000 people were listed. This included 195 newcomers of whom 76 were from China and 25 from the U.S.; there were 56 people under 40 and it had a record of 227 women. The number of billionaires increased 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 in 2016; this was the biggest change in over 30 years of tracking billionaires globally. Added together, the total net worth for 2017’s billionaires was US$7.67 trillion, up from US$7.1 trillion in 2015. This was the first time after 12 years that Carlos Slim was not within the top five. The U.S. had the most billionaires in the world, with a record of 565. China had 319 (not including Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau), Germany had 114, and India had the fourth most with 101; India reached over 100 billionaires for its first time.
Here is a List of Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2017
- Bill Gates – $86.0 billion
- Warren Buffett – $75.6 billion
- Jeff Bezos – $72.8 billion
- Amancio Ortega – $71.3 billion
- Mark Zuckerberg – $56.0 billion
- Carlos Slim – $54.5 billion
- Larry Ellison – $52.2 billion
- Charles Koch – $48.3 billion
- David Koch – $48.3 billion
- Michael Bloomberg – $47.5 billion
