At No. 1 for the fourth year in a row is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, 61, whose net worth increased over $10 billion from $75 billion to $86 billion. Warren Buffet is in the second spot. His net worth increased $14.8 billion from 60.8 billion in 2016 to $75.6 billion, according to Forbes.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had a significant net worth increase from $45.2 to $72.8 billion and closes out the top three.
Here are the top 10 richest people in the world, according to Forbes:
- Bill Gates: $86 billion
- Warren Buffett: $75.6 billion
- Jeff Bezos: $72.8 billion
- Amancio Ortega: $71.3 billion
- Mark Zuckerberg: $56 billion
- Carlos Slim Helu: $54.5 billion
- Larry Ellison: $52.2 billion
- Charles Koch: $48.3 billion
- David Koch: $48.3 billion
- Michael Bloomberg: $47.5 billion
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