8) Christy Walton & family (Net worth: $41.7 billion)
Christy Walton is the richest woman in the world. She married into the Walton family, the richest family in the world. Walton is the widow of John Walton, one of the sons of Walmart founder Sam Walton. After his death in June 2005 she inherited his fortune of $18.2 billion.
Walton is no stranger to the FORBES rankings, as she was listed as the 6th richest in America, and the 10th richest person in the world in 2014.
7) David Koch (Net worth: $42.9 billion)
This 74-year-old billionaire is the Vice President of Koch Industries, a diversified multinational group of companies. With his brother Charles, they each own 42 per cent of the firm. He is also New York City’s richest resident. The brothers are well known as Republican mega-donors for their conservative and libertarian political agenda and to the arts and medicine, including Lincoln Center and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
6) Charles Koch (Net worth: $42.9 billion)
One half of the most affluent sibling partnership in the world. Charles Koch is the CEO of Koch Industries which have interests in oil pipelines, refineries and building materials. He owns 42% of the Kansas-based company. The Koch brothers are the second richest family in America, after the Waltons. His activities of influence spans business, philanthropy and politics.
5) Larry Ellison (Net worth: $54.3 billion)
America’s third richest person, Larry Ellison is the co-founder and former CEO (1977-2014) of computer technology corporation Oracle. He is arguably the first Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur to live large and fast. After building databases for the CIA, together with Bob Miner and Ed Oates he founded the database software company Software Development Laboratories (SDL) later Oracle in 1977.
Aside from Oracle and several other corporations, Ellison is known for his commitment to philanthropic efforts, and was also one of the billionaires in 2010 to sign the “The Giving Pledge,” a campaign made public by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett which emboldens the wealthiest in the world to give most of their wealth to philanthropic causes.
jong arch says
wow! i wish that my name is also on the list of the richest people in the world…help me how to be rich like your’s…
подробнее says
A fascinating discussion is definitely worth comment.
I think that you should publish more on this issue, it may not be a taboo subject but
generally people do not speak about these issues.
To the next! Many thanks!!