Richest people in the world

Forbes' top 10 billionaires of 2018

10. Larry Ellison (U.S.)

Co-founder, Oracle

Age: 73

Net worth: $58.5 billion

CREDIT: Kimimasa Mayama

9. David Koch (U.S.)

Executive Vice President, Koch Industries

Age: 77
Net worth: $60 billion

CREDIT: Lars Niki

8. Charles Koch (U.S.)

CEO, Koch Industries

Age: 82
Net worth: $60 billion

CREDIT: Patrick T. Fallon/

7. Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico)

Honorary Chairman, América Móvil

Age: 78
Net worth: $67.1 billion

CREDIT: Salvatore Di Nolfi

6. Amancio Ortega (Spain)

Co-founder, Zara

Age: 81
Net worth: $70 billion

CREDIT: Xurxo Lobato

5. Mark Zuckerberg (U.S.)

Co-founder, Chairman and CEO, Facebook

Age: 33
Net worth: $71 billion

CREDIT: Justin Sullivan

4. Bernard Arnault (France)

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Age: 69
Net worth: $72 billion

CREDIT: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

3. Warren Buffett (U.S.)

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

Age: 87
Net worth: $84 billion

CREDIT: Jamie McCarthy/cnbc

2. Bill Gates (U.S.)

Co-founder, Microsoft

Age: 62
Net worth: $90 billion

CREDIT: Christof Stache/AFP/cnbc

1. Jeff Bezos (U.S.)

CEO, Amazon

Age: 54
Net worth: $112 billion

Bezos is the first person to top $100 billion on the Forbes list of billionaires.

CREDIT: Tommaso Boddi/AFP/cnbc