Top five billionaires of the world

We are all looking towards the most influential celebrities and personalities of the world, but let us talk now about the top five rich of the richest people around the world.

With eleven figure digits in their bank accounts, those guys could seriously spoil themselves with most luxurious things around the world.

According to therichest.com, here is the top five most, richest billionaires of the world in 2017.

5. Mark Zuckerberg – $58.6 Billion

Anyone that’s seen the 2010 film, The Social Network, should recognize the name, Mark Zuckerberg. He and a group of friends and fellow Harvard students first launched their social media site back when he was still living in the dormitory at Harvard University. He is a computer programmer and an Internet entrepreneur that is the cofounder of Facebook. He is one of the world’s youngest billionaires after he took his company, Facebook, public. While the interest over the idea of Facebook was always a huge part of his storyline, the other big side to his persona involves the love story between him and his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. The two were married in 2012 when Zuckerberg was 28-years-old. He will be turning 32-years-old on May 14 and has recently become a first-time father to their daughter, Maxima Chan Zuckerberg.

4. Amancio Ortega – $71.3 Billion

While there are other billionaires that have acquired their fortune through family members, Amancio Ortega is a true rags to riches story in comparison. While working for a local shirt maker in Spain in the 1960s, Ortega began having dreams of creating his own designs. He later married Rosalia Mera and the two developed their own designs and made them within their own home. From selling clothes out of their home to the creation of the first Zara store, it’s actually pretty amazing that Amancio Ortega has been able to build up his net worth to the tune of around $71.3 billion. He is the founder of Inditex fashion group, which includes the Zara clothing line and stores, as well as a number of other brands and chains.

3. Jeff Bezos – $72.8 Billion

Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.com, starting off his business with the idea of selling books online and having the company grow exponentially through the years. Nowadays, Amazon sells anything and everything online but it’s the cloud-computing unit and web services feature that truly caused a bump in the retailer’s stock. In 2015, the Amazon company reached a stellar amount in annual sales at $100 billion. As of 2017, Bezos had an estimated net worth of $72.8 billion. Besides Amazon, Bezos has an aerospace company called, Blue Origin. The ultimate goal of Blue Origin is to develop and produce a rocket that will allow for casual space travel. He also made headlines in 2013 when he ultimately purchased The Washington Post for $250 million.

2. Warren Buffett – $75.6 Billion

Warren Buffett is considered one of the world’s most well-known and successful investors and has a rich educational background in economics and business. His very first endeavor into the world of business was the creation of the Buffett Partnership, which went on to accumulate the Berkshire Hathaway. He became chairman and largest shareholder since 1970 but lives quite a different type of lifestyle than some of the other billionaires in the world. He is known for living a life of frugality instead of wasting his wealth on lavish homes and yachts. He has also vowed to give the majority of his fortune to charitable causes. As of 2017, he is said to have a net worth of an estimated $75.6 billion and has already reportedly given over $28 billion to charities.

1. Bill Gates – $86 Billion

Bill Gates is one of the most well-known individuals around the world and has repeatedly made the Forbes list as one of the world’s wealthiest people. He is best known for cofounding Microsoft, which has become the world’s largest computer software company. While other billionaires have used their billions to try and accumulate even more power and political influence, Gates has made headlines for his philanthropic nature and putting his business skills at work to try and save the world’s problems. One of his most recent endeavors addressed the world’s clean water shortage. In 2015, Gates did his best to promote the Omniprocessor that was designed to turn human feces into drinking water. In 2017, Bill Gates had an estimated net worth of $86 billion.