Who is the richest person in the world?

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.

Chairman of Tencent Holdings

Age: 47
Net worth: $38.8 billion

Former CEO of Microsoft; current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers

Age: 62
Net worth: $41.2 billion

Chairman, Walmart

Age: 74
Net worth: $44.3 billion

Walmart heir; chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Age: 69
Net worth: $44.4 billion

Walmart heir; chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.

Age: 70
Net worth: $44.6 billion

President, Alphabet Inc.

Age: 45
Net worth: $49.8 billion

Chairman, Reliance Industries

Age: 61
Net worth: $50 billion

Co-majority shareholder, Koch Industries

Age: 78
Net worth: $50.5 billion

CEO, Koch Industries

Age: 83
Net worth: $50.5 billion

CEO, Alphabet

Age: 45
Net worth: $50.8 billion

Co-founder, Bloomberg

Age: 77
Net worth: $55.5 billion

Co-founder and CEO, Facebook

Age: 34
Net worth: $62.3 billion

Co-founder, Oracle

Age: 74
Net worth: $62.5 billion

Co-founder, Zara

Age: 82
Net worth: $62.7 billion

Honorary chairman, América Móvil

Age: 79
Net worth: $64 billion

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Age: 69
Net worth: $76 billion

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

Age: 88
Net worth: $82.5 billion

Co-founder, Microsoft

Age: 63
Net worth: $96.5 billion

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.