In March 2019, Forbes released its annual billionaires list, which ranks the richest people on Earth by net worth. (There's a separate list just for women.)
Here are the richest people on the planet for spring 2019.
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20. Ma Huateng (China)
Chairman of Tencent Holdings
Age: 47 Net worth: $38.8 billion
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19. Steve Ballmer (U.S.)
Former CEO of Microsoft; current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Age: 62 Net worth: $41.2 billion
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18. Rob Walton (U.S.)
Chairman, Walmart
Age: 74 Net worth: $44.3 billion
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17. Alice Walton (U.S.)
Walmart heir; chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Age: 69 Net worth: $44.4 billion
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16. Jim Walton (U.S.)
Walmart heir; chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
Age: 70 Net worth: $44.6 billion
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15. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family (France)
Chairwoman of family's L'Oreal holdings and granddaughter of L'Oreal's founder
Age: 65 Net worth: $49.3 billion
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14. Sergey Brin (U.S.)
President, Alphabet Inc.
Age: 45 Net worth: $49.8 billion
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13. Mukesh Ambani (India)
Chairman, Reliance Industries
Age: 61 Net worth: $50 billion
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11 (tie). David Koch (U.S.)
Co-majority shareholder, Koch Industries
Age: 78 Net worth: $50.5 billion
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11 (tie). Charles Koch (U.S.)
CEO, Koch Industries
Age: 83 Net worth: $50.5 billion
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10. Larry Page (U.S.)
CEO, Alphabet
Age: 45 Net worth: $50.8 billion
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9. Michael Bloomberg (U.S.)
Co-founder, Bloomberg
Age: 77 Net worth: $55.5 billion
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8. Mark Zuckerberg (U.S.)
Co-founder and CEO, Facebook
Age: 34 Net worth: $62.3 billion
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7. Larry Ellison (U.S.)
Co-founder, Oracle
Age: 74 Net worth: $62.5 billion
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6. Amancio Ortega (Spain)
Co-founder, Zara
Age: 82 Net worth: $62.7 billion
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5. Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico)
Honorary chairman, América Móvil
Age: 79 Net worth: $64 billion
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4. Bernard Arnault & family (France)
Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Age: 69 Net worth: $76 billion
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3. Warren Buffett (U.S.)
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 88 Net worth: $82.5 billion
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2. Bill Gates (U.S.)
Co-founder, Microsoft
Age: 63 Net worth: $96.5 billion
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1. Jeff Bezos and family (U.S.)
CEO, Amazon
Age: 55 Net worth: $131 billion
Bezos became the first person to top $100 billion on the Forbes list of billionaires in early 2018. His recently announced divorce has launched speculation about whether estranged wife MacKenzie will land among the world's richest women.
