The influential American edition Forbes published on March 1 the rating of the world's largest oligarchs. In total there were 1810 influential personalities on the list, the state of which exceeds $ 1 billion.
The world's richest people included 2016 Forbes - the list of 10.
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Charles Koch Status 39.6 billion dollars
Some of the most influential people in the US are the brothers Charles and David Koch. They took the 9th and 10th line of the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes .They belong to the family diversified holding Koch Industries, whose revenue is $ 115 billion annually. Koch Industries provides construction of pipelines, produces construction materials, refining and other activities. Charles Koch is the chairman of the holding and oversees the active growth of business. The brothers are engaged in charitable activities and have already donated about a billion to the development of education. The state of Charles Koch is 39.6 billion - exactly the same as that of his brother.
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David Koch Status 39.6 billion dollars
Charles's brother David Koch , as mentioned above, is a co-owner of Koch Industries holding and its vice president. The capital of the businessman as of March 2016 amounted to 39.6 billion dollars. David Koch Foundation donated more than $ 1 billion for various purposes. In 2014, the New York Metropolitan Museum named one of its squares the name of a businessman, thereby showing its respect to one of the Kokhs, who donated money for its reconstruction. Compared with last year, the brothers suffered a loss in personal condition: each lost 3.3 billion US dollars.
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Michael Bloomberg State of $ 40.5 billion
American businessman Michael Bloomberg , with a fortune of $ 40.5 billion, is ranked eighth among the richest people in the world. The former mayor of New York is the founder and owner of Bloomberg .The oligarch is considered one of the largest philanthropists, who donated about 4 billion to charity. The increase to Bloomberg's capital this year was about 4.5 billion. In 2014, the multimillionaire became an honorary Knight Commander and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
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Larry Ellison State 43.6 billion US
American Larry Ellison with a capital of 43, 6 billion US dollars ranked seventh among the world's largest oligarchs according to the Forbes magazine. At the moment, the businessman is the director of Corporation Oracle , the leading shareholder of NetSuite Inc and the initial investor of American company Salesforce.com. Larry Ellison is the largest sponsor of profile competitions in the USA.In addition, one of the richest people actively engaged in buying real estate. Compared with last year, the tycoon suffered massive financial losses, which amounted to more than 10 billion
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Mark Zuckerberg State 44.6 billion dollars
American founder of social networking Facebook and its leader Mark Zuckerberg is ranked sixth among the richest people in the world. The state of the young oligarch is estimated to date at $ 44.6 billion. Over the past 12 months, the increase in the American capital was more than 11 billion. The billionaire is going to donate 99% of Facebook to charity.
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Jeff Bezos Condition 45.2 billion dollars
American Jeff Bezos with a capital of 45.2 billion dollars ranks fifth among the wealthiest people in the world today. The growth of the businessman's assets this year amounted to more than 10 billion. He is the owner of the aerospace company Blue Origin, as well as the head of the online store Amazon .In addition, he owns the publishing house The Washington Post .The multimillionaire is one of the biggest investors. Bezos prefers to invest finances in the development of Twitter, AirBNB, UBER, Rethink Robotics and other promising projects.
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Carlos Slim Status 50 billion. Dollars
Mexican Carlos Slim won this year's fourth place among the world's richest people. The personal status of the oligarch is about 50 billion dollars. This year brought an impressive oligarch loss, which amounted to 27 billion. This fact is associated with the fall of shares of the operator America Movil , which are considered the main asset of the billionaire. Carlos Slim Elu is one of the leading shareholders of the publishing house The New York Times .In addition, under the control of the magnate is the conglomerate Grupo Carso , Grupo Financiero Inbursa and the financial structure Ideal.
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Warren Buffett Status dollars 60.8 billion.
Warren Buffett opens three largest world by Forbes oligarchs opinion in 2016.The American investor has a capital of 60.8 billion US dollars. This year, the businessman suffered significant losses, which are estimated at almost 12 billion. The investment portfolio of the tycoon is quite extensive, but the most basic directions in which it works are oil, metallurgy and food products. Last year the American acquired the metallurgical holding Precision Castparts .This is one of the most profitable transactions in his business. Buffett also actively buying shares of oil companies and invests in Burger King and network Tim Hortons .
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Omansio Ortega Status 67 billion. Dollars
Spanish businessman Omansio Ortega with a capital of 67 billion dollars occupies today the second place in the ranking Forbes the wealthiest people in the world. He is the founder and owner of the network of stores Zara , which are known for quality clothing at fairly low prices. This factor, according to experts, helped the oligarch not only to stay afloat, but also to increase their incomes during the crisis. To date, the company owns about 5 thousand stores in 77 countries on the planet. Ortega is a major investor, he invested most of his finances in real estate in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Florida, the gas industry, banks and tourism. In 2015, according to Forbs, the was the richest man in the world with a fortune of $ 79 billion. Ortega is the owner of the Order "For Civil Merit".
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Bill Gates Status 75 billion. Dollars
American Bill Gates tops the list of richest people in the world as of March 1, 2016.His personal capital is estimated at 75 billion dollars, which is slightly less than last year. Over the past 12 months, the billionaire has suffered losses of about 4 billion. The founder of , Microsoft is one of the largest investors. The shareholder's income is growing not only due to the activities of Microsoft .The oligarch gets the lion's share of the profits by investing in machinery, railroads, waste processing, etc. Gates is one of the largest philanthropists. For the whole period of existence of his patronage fund, about $ 31.5 billion was sent to charity.
