For the first time a centi-billionaire – that’s 12 figures! – tops the list of the richest people in the world: Jeff Bezos.

The Amazon boss is now worth $112 billion, more than anyone ever!

Forbes’ 2018 list contains 2,208 billionaires from 72 countries, and is worth $9.1 trillion, up 18% since last year.

Bezos is ahead of usual top 3 features, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both worth $90 billion and $84 billion respectively.

The list contains a record 585 American billionaires, with mainland China following with 373.

The top 20 on the list are:


  1. Jeff Bezos $112 billion

  2. Bill Gates $90 billion

  3. Warren Buffett $84 billion

  4. Bernard Arnault $72 billion

  5. Mark Zuckerberg $71 billion

  6. Amancio Ortega $70 billion

  7. Carlos Slim Helu $67.1 billion

  8. Charles Koch $60 billion

  9. David Koch $60 billion

  10. Larry Ellison $58.5 billion