Jeff Bezos, 57, is the founder of Amazon.
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World's Richest People
Jeff Bezos said Tuesday that he will step down as chief executive of Amazon, leaving the company he founded 27 years ago. According to Forbes, Bezos is the richest person in the world. Here are the top 15 wealthiest.
Elon Musk, 49, is the founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX and the CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.
Bernard Arnault, 71, is chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SE, the world's largest luxury-goods company.
Bill Gates, 65, is co-founder of Microsoft.
Mark Zuckerberg, 36, is co-founder of Facebook.
Zhong Shanshan, 66, is the chairman of Nongfu Spring, the largest beverage company in China, and owner of Chinese pharma giant Wantai.
Larry Page, 47, is one of the co-founders of Google.
Warren Buffett, 90, is chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and considered one of the most successful investors in the world.
Larry Ellison, 76, is a co-founder of Oracle Corporation.
Sergey Brin, 47, is a co-founder of Google.
Steve Ballmer, 64, was CEO of Microsoft and is the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.
Mukesh D. Ambani, 63, is the chairman Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance owns businesses across India engaged in energy, petrochemicals, textiles, natural resources, retail and telecommunications.
Amancio Ortega, 84, is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories shops.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, 67, and her family own the company L'Oréal.
Ma Huateng, 49, is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Tencent, one of the largest internet and technology companies in the world. The company develops China's biggest mobile instant messaging service, WeChat.
