A decade ago, the richest man in the world was the Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim.
And he was not the only Latin American in the top ten. There was also the Brazilian Eike Batista, a businessman in the oil, energy, mining and shipping industries whose fortune plummeted after being sentenced to 30 years in prison for corruption.
10 years ago the owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, was not even on the list of the top ten. Today he is the richest man on the planet, marking an unprecedented rise in the ranking of billionaires thanks to the rapid expansion of his capital.
Here we review how much money the richest men in the world made in the last decade, according to information published by Forbes magazine.
1. Jeff Bezos
Owner of Amazon, the giant of online sales and data storage services in the “cloud”, Jeff Bezos in 2010 had an estimated fortune of US $ 12.3 billion.
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Today it reaches US $ 114.4 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 102.1 billion.
2. Bernard Arnault (and his family)
President and CEO of the French conglomerate of luxury brands LVMH (which includes brands such as Louis Vuitton or Sephora), Bernard Arnault had an estimated fortune of US $ 27.5 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 111.1 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 83.6 billion.
3. Bill Gates
Co – founder of Microsoft is the man who for longer ranked first in the ranking . In 2010, he had an estimated fortune of $ 53 billion.
Today it reaches US $ 108.1 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 55.1 billion.
4. Warren Buffett
Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett had an estimated fortune of $ 47 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 88.9 billion.
Increase in a decade: US $ 41.9 billion.
5. Amancio Ortega
The co-founder of the Spanish company Inditex, owner of Zara, had an estimated fortune of US $ 25,000 million in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 77.2 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 52.2 billion.
6. Mark Zuckerberg
The CEO of Facebook had an estimated fortune of $ 4 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 75.8 billion.
Increase in a decade: US $ 71.8 billion.
7. Larry Ellison
The Oracle co-founder had an estimated fortune of $ 28 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 65.3 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 37.3 billion.
8. Carlos Slim Helú (and family)
Mexican telecommunications businessman, Carlos Slim had an estimated fortune of US $ 53.5 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 63.3 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 9.8 billion.
9. Larry Page
Google co-founder Larry Page had an estimated fortune of $ 17.5 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 60.5 billion.
Increase in a decade: $ 43 billion.
10. Mukesh Ambani
President of the Indian oil and gas company Reliance Industries, Ambani had an estimated fortune of US $ 29 billion in 2010.
Today it reaches US $ 58.4 billion.
Increase in a decade: US $ 29.4 billion.
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