Every year, Forbes releases their annual Billionaires list, where they rank and track the wealthiest people on the planet. They have several spin-offs from this list, including one that , one , even a
As far as billionaires go in 2020, Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, tops the Forbes list once again. Bezos tops the list for the third year in a row, despite his net worth falling by $18 million after the billionaire had a high-profile divorce with his wife. Even so, Bezos is still worth $113 billion this year. His ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, incidentally makes her first appearance on the billionaires list thanks to the split– she enters the list at #22, which also serves as her first appearance on this list.
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Following Bezos at #2 wealthiest billionaire we find Bill Gates. Below him, at #4, you’ll see Warren Buffet with a net worth of $67.5 billion. $54.7 billion belongs to Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, sitting at #7. At #9, you’ll find the Wal-mart heir, Alice Walton, who is also the richest female on the list, with $54.4 billion. Other entries in the list come by way of Phil Knight, ‘s CEO, worth a reported $29.5 billion, earning him the #25 spot. Elon Musk enters below Knight, at #31, with a net worth of $24.6 billion.
The list ranks the top 200 billionaires from around the world. You can take a look in the link below for the full list.