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Who is the richest person in the world?
AMAZON CEO Jeff Bezos continues to be the richest person in the world and has a chance to be a trillionaire someday.
Here is the breakdown on who has the most money - and who else might make history.
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Who is currently the richest person in the world?
Amazon has continued to thrive during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and remains the richest person in the world.
His wealth has grown steadily despite his payout to his wife during his highly-publicized 2019 divorce.
He launched Amazon from his garage in 1994.
At one point he pocketed .
Who was the richest person in the world in 2020?
was the richest person in the world for 2020, and has for the most part stayed in the top spot.
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Are there any trillionaires in the world?
There are no , but that could change within a few years.
The software-review site Comparisun believes that Bezos could become the world's first trillionaire before the end of the decade.
"Despite losing an estimated $38 billion as part of his recent divorce, Jeff Bezos is still by far the world’s richest person and his net worth has grown by 34 percent on average over the last five years, which could potentially see him become the world’s first trillionaire as early as 2026," the report reads.
Zuckerberg could gain trillionaire status at a younger age than anyone else .
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Jeff Bezos
Bezos is the richest person in the world as of June 2021 with a net worth of $200billion, according to .
The Amazon founder continues to make more and more money even as the US economy struggled during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 57-year-old Bezos made the Forbes' list of 400 wealthiest Americans as far back as 1998 - four years after he launched Amazon.
The money is flowing in even though he gave up millions to his wife in a divorce settlement in 2019.
Complaints from Amazon employees have also continued to pour in relating to working conditions during the pandemic.
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Bernard Arnault
The French businessman is the richest person in fashion.
The chairman and CEO of luxury magnate LVMH has a net worth of $192billion, according to Forbes, leaving him a close second to Bezos.
He has surpassed Bezos on several occasions to become the richest man in the world.
Four of Arnault's five children work in his empire, according to Forbes.
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk has soared to number three on the list with a net worth of $163billion.
Musk "is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla - and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX," writes Forbes.
The 49-year-old Musk - who - grew up in South Africa, moved to Canada at age 17, and later landed in the US.
He expanded his horizons in 2021 by .
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Bill Gates
The Microsoft co-founder has a net worth of $127billion.
The philanthropist has used wealth management and tech investments to maintain his massive fortune, according to .
It was announced in 2021 that Gates was
He has maintained a low profile since he and Melinda n May.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Just 37, has a net worth of $124billion.
The Facebook CEO has profited during the pandemic, just like Bezos.
"Moving to more remote work, I think, will give us the opportunity to advance some of the important future technology that we're working on," Zuckerberg said recently, according to .
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"A lot of what we build are things that help people communicate and that give people a feeling of connection and presence even when you can't be together in person."
Zuckerberg took Facebook public in 2012 and still owns about 15 percent of the stock, according to Forbes.
He launched Facebook at Harvard in 2004 at the age of 19.
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