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Forbes Billionaires list 2018: Forbes, on Tuesday, released its annual ranking of the world’s moguls and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has emerged as the clear winner. Bezos became the first person to amass a fortune of over $100 billion. He surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Gates who is ranked second. The milestone announced the growing clout of Bezos’ Amazon which was founded in 1994 as an online bookstore. As of 2018, Amazon sells everything ranging from a pen to TVs and Acs to laptops. Here are other moguls who made the ranks in 2018 (Reuters):
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2: Bill Gates: With his wife Melinda, Bill Gates heads the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which is world’s largest private charitable foundation. He has amassed $90 billion. (Reuters)
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3: Warren Buffet: Famously known as the “Oracle of Omaha”, Buffet is one of the most successful investors of all time. He heads Berkshire Hathway, which owns more than 60 companies. He has amassed $84 billion. (Reuters)
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4: Bernard Arnault & Family: One of the world’s ultimate taste-makers, Bernard Arnault oversees empire of 70 brands including big apparel brands Louis Vuitton and Sephora. His total net worth stands at $72 billion. (Reuters)
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5: Mark Zuckerberg: The Facebook CEO's total worth is $71 billion. (Reuters)
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6: Amancio Ortega: He is one of the richest men in Europe and the wealthiest retailer in the world. Co-founder of Inditex, known for its Zara fashion chain. He has amassed $70 billion. (Reuters)
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7: Carlos Slim Helu & family: He is Mexico’s richest man. He along with his family control America Movil which is Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm. He owns $67.1 billion. (Reuters)
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8: Charles Koch: He is the CEO of Koch Industries which is America’s second-largest private company since 1967. He has amassed $60 billion along with his brother David Koch. (Reuters)
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9: Larry Ellison: Co-founder of software firm Oracle and his total net worth stands at $58.5 billion. (Reuters)
