The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking by documented net worth of the wealthiest billionaires in the world, compiled and published in March annually by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March 1987. The total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated and is cited in United States dollars, based on their documented assets and accounting for debt and other factors. Royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from these lists. This ranking is an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding and ranking against those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained.
In 2018, there was a record of 2,208 people on the list, that included 259 newcomers mostly from China and the U.S.; there were 63 people under 40 and it had a record number of 256 women. The average net worth of the list came in at US$4.1 billion, up US$350 million from 2017. Added together, the total net worth for 2018's billionaires was US$9.1 trillion, up from US$7.67 trillion in 2017. As of 2018, Microsoft founder Bill Gates had topped the list 18 of the past 24 years, while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is ranked at the top for the first time and he became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking. In 2017, Mark Zuckerberg was the only person in the top 10 billionaires list who is under the age of 50, and the only one in the top 20 billionaires list who is under the age of 40.
In 2017, 500 of the richest people in the world became richer by US$1 trillion, according to a report by Bloomberg News. According to a 2017 Oxfam report, the top eight billionaires own as much combined wealth as "the poorest half of the human race".
Key Description of World Richest Person
Publisher: Whale Media Investments Forbes family
Publication: Forbes
First Published: March 1987
Latest Publication: April 7, 2020
Current list details: (2020)
Wealthiest: Jeff Bezos
Net worth (1st) Decrease: US$113 billion
Number of Billionaires Decrease: 2,095
List of World's Billionaires 2020
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1. | Jeff Bezos | $113 billion | 56 | United States | Amazon |
| 2. | Bill Gates | $98 billion | 64 | United States | Microsoft |
| 3. | Bernard Arnault and family | $76 billion | 71 | France | LVMH |
| 4. | Warren Buffett | $67.5 billion | 89 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 5. | Larry Ellison | $59 billion | 75 | United States | Oracle Corporation |
| 6. | Amancio Ortega | $55.1 billion | 84 | Spain | Inditex, Zara |
| 7. | Mark Zuckerberg | $54.7 billion | 35 | United States | |
| 8. | Jim Walton | $54.6 billion | 71 | United States | Walmart |
| 9. | Alice Walton | $54.4 billion | 70 | United States | Walmart |
| 10. | S. Robson Walton | $54.1 billion | 77 | United States | Walmart |
Total list net worth value Decrease US$8 trillion
New members to the list Increase 178
List of World’s Billionaires in 2019
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Nationality | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1. | Jeff Bezos | $131 billion | 55 | United States | Amazon |
| 2. | Bill Gates | $96.5 billion | 63 | United States | Microsoft |
| 3. | Warren Buffett | $82.5 billion | 88 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 4. | Bernard Arnault | $76 billion | 70 | France | LVMH |
| 5. | Carlos Slim | $64 billion | 79 | Mexico | América Móvil, Grupo Carso |
| 6. | Amancio Ortega | $62.7 billion | 82 | Spain | Inditex, Zara |
| 7. | Larry Ellison | $62.5 billion | 74 | United States | Oracle Corporation |
| 8. | Mark Zuckerberg | $62.3 billion | 34 | United States | |
| 9. | Michael Bloomberg | $55.5 billion | 77 | United States | Bloomberg L.P. |
| 10. | Larry Page | $50.8 billion | 45 | United States | Alphabet Inc. |
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