Elon Musk beats Zuckerberg in the race to riches, who are the top 15 richest men of the world today?

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Elon Musk beats Zuckerberg in the race to riches, who are the top 15 richest men of the world today?

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1. JEFF BEZOS $185B: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos continues to top the richest list. Sometime in August 2020 he became the first person ever whose net worth soared over $200 billion, according to Forbes and Bloomberg Billionaires Index.Image Credit: Reuters

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2. BILL GATES $129B: Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates is the second richest person on earth with Bloomberg Billionaire index listing his net worth to be $129 billion.Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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3. ELON R MUSK $110B: With Tesla’s addition to the S&P 500 index, CEO Elon Musk’s wealth rose more than $10b, surpassing that of Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergImage Credit: WP

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4. MARK ZUCKERBERG $104B: In August 2020, Mark Zuckerberg became the third person on Earth worth over $100 billion.Image Credit: Bloomberg

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5. BERNARD ARNAULT $102B: The French businessman and art collector, Bernard Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s largest luxury-goods company.Image Credit: Agency

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6. WARREN BUFFETT $88.0B: The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most successful investors in the world and a regular feature on the world’s richest list.Image Credit: AP

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7. LARRY PAGE $82.7B: Google co-counder and former CEO of AlphabetImage Credit: Agency

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8. SERGEY BRIN $80.0B: Google co-counder and former president of Google’s parent company AlphabetImage Credit: AP

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9. STEVE BALLMER $77.5B: US businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014Image Credit: AP

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10. MUKESH AMBANI $75.5B: The richest Indian businessman and Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited.Image Credit: AFP

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11. FRANCOISE BETTENCOURT MEYERS $74.8B: The richest woman in the world is a French heiress and granddaughter of L ‘Oreal founder.Image Credit: GN Archive

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12. LARRY ELLISON $68.9B: The US business magnate noted for being the cofounder of technology giant Oracle Corporation.Image Credit: AP

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13. AMANCIO ORTEGA $67.8B: Spanish billionaire who is the founder of Inditex fashion group, which operates the chain of Zara clothing and accessories outlets.Image Credit: Reuters

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14. ROB WALTON $64.2B: An heir to the Walmart fortune who was also the former chairman of the company.Image Credit: Screengrab

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15. ZHONG SHANSHAN $64.0B: Chinese billionaire and businessman who is the chairman of Nongfu Spring, a bottled water company. He is also the owner of pharma giant Wantai.Image Credit: GN Archive