This is a list of richest people in the worldbased on real-time assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes. This list is limited to individuals with a net worth exceeding $40 billion US dollars.[1] The richest man in the world is Amazon owner Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $152 billion.[2] The richest woman in the world is L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers with a net worth of $53.2 billion.[3]
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