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BILLIONAIRES WHERE HAvE ALL THE RECENTLY BILLIONAIRE WHITE HOUSE
NO MORE THE SAUDIS gONE? DEPARTED HOMES FOR SALE BLUES

1. JEFF BEZOS
$112 billion 
U.S.
the richest person on earth,
amazon’s chief is the first
centibillionaire atop our annual
ranking. Shares of his e-commerce
colossus rose 59% in 12 months,
helping lift his fortune by
$39.2 billion, the biggest one-
year gain ever recorded.
(the $27.6 billion increase he
logged in 2017 ranks third.) bezos
also owns the Washington Post
and aerospace firm blue origin.

billionaires
The World’s

20 richesT

THE VERY WEALTHIEST people on the planet are worth a staggering $1.2 trillion—
a sum roughly equivalent to the annual economic output of Mexico. In aggregate, their
riches represent 13% of the total fortune of all 2,208 billionaires worldwide. The minimum
figure for admission to this august club: $39 billion, up 28% from $30.4 billion a year ago.

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