The richest people in the world in 2018 (Forbes)
The top 3 according to 589 votes from people: Jeff Bezos · Bernard Arnault · Warren Buffett. (Updated Sep 11, 2026.)
The top 10 of Forbes' World's Billionaires list for 2018, published in the spring, with each person's net worth at the time and the source of their fortune.
Top 10
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1
Jeff Bezos
$112 billion. Amazon; aged 54.
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2
Bernard Arnault
$72 billion. LVMH; aged 69.
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3
Warren Buffett
$84 billion. Berkshire Hathaway; aged 87.
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4
Bill Gates
$90 billion. Microsoft; aged 62.
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5
Mark Zuckerberg
$71 billion. Facebook; aged 33.
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6
Amancio Ortega
$70 billion. Inditex (Zara); aged 81.
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7
Carlos Slim
$67.1 billion. América Móvil, Grupo Carso; aged 78.
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8
Charles Koch
$60 billion. Koch Industries; aged 82.
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9
Larry Ellison
$58.5 billion. Oracle; aged 73.
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10
David Koch
$60 billion. Koch Industries; aged 77.
Candidates
They don't make it into the top 10… yet. Vote for them to move them up.
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11
Sergey Brin
Google co-founder, in the 2018 Forbes top 15.
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12
Larry Page
Google co-founder, in the 2018 Forbes top 15.
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13
Ma Huateng
Founder of Tencent, the richest person in China in the 2018 Forbes list.
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14
Alice Walton
Walmart heiress and founder of the Crystal Bridges Museum, in the 2018 Forbes top 20.
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15
Jim Walton
Walmart heir, in the 2018 Forbes top 20.
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16
S. Robson Walton
Walmart heir and former chairman, in the 2018 Forbes top 20.
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17
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
L'Oréal heiress, the richest woman in the world in 2018.
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18
Michael Bloomberg
Founder of Bloomberg L.P., just outside the 2018 Forbes top 10.
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Comments (3)
Bezos passing Gates in 2018, the end of an era.
Amancio Ortega from Zara, the richest Spaniard.
2018 Forbes top 10, Bezos first for the first time.