The Richest 50 people in the world control a staggering portion of the world economy: $1.46 trillion.That's according to new data provided to by Wealth-X, which conducts research on the super-wealthy.
The latest ranking of the world's billionaires found that 29 of the top 50 hail from the US and nearly a quarter made their fortunes in techs. To crack this list, you'd need to have a net worth of at least $14.3 billion. And for the most part these people weren't born with a silver spoon. More than two-thirds are completely self-made, having built some of the most powerful companies, including Dangote,Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Google, Nike, and Oracle.
1. Bill Gates
Net worth: $87.4 billion
Age: 60
Country: US
Industry: Tech
Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft
2. Amancio Ortega
![2. Amancio Ortega](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/569fdae6c08a80872f8ba022-1200/2-amancio-ortega.jpg)
Net worth: $66.8 billion
Age: 79
Country: Spain
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Self-made; Inditex
3. Warren Buffett
![3. Warren Buffett](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/568d1bd4c08a80872f8b64ad-1200/3-warren-buffett.jpg)
Net worth: $60.7 billion
Age: 85
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Berkshire Hathaway
4. Jeff Bezos
![4. Jeff Bezos](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fb81ac08a80872f8b9eb6-1200/4-jeff-bezos.jpg)
Net worth: $56.6 billion
Age: 51
Country: US
Industry: Tech
Source of wealth: Self-made; Amazon.com
5. David Koch
![5. David Koch](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/569fddb7c08a80e01b8bad5f-1200/5-david-koch.jpg)
Net worth: $47.4 billion
Age: 75
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Koch Industries
6. Charles Koch
![6. Charles Koch](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/569eb01bc08a80e01b8ba8f1-1200/6-charles-koch.jpg)
Net worth: $46.8 billion
Age: 80
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Koch Industries
7. Larry Ellison
![7. Larry Ellison](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fb86ec08a8081028bad1d-1200/7-larry-ellison.jpg)
Net worth: $45.3 billion
Age: 71
Country: US
Industry: Tech
Source of wealth: Self-made; Oracle
8. Mark Zuckerberg
![8. Mark Zuckerberg](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fdedfe6183e26008bad5c-1200/8-mark-zuckerberg.jpg)
Net worth: $42.8 billion
Age: 31
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Facebook
9. Michael Bloomberg
![9. Michael Bloomberg](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569eadc0c08a8036008baa83-1200/9-michael-bloomberg.jpg)
Net worth: $42.1 billion
Age: 73
Country: US
Industry: Financial services
Source of wealth: Self-made; Bloomberg LP
10. Ingvar Kamprad
![10. Ingvar Kamprad](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fb894e6183e50008baa6a-1200/10-ingvar-kamprad.jpg)
Net worth: $39.3 billion
Age: 89
Country: Sweden
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Self-made; IKEA
11. Larry Page
![11. Larry Page](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fe05be6183e1c008bac8e-1200/11-larry-page.jpg)
Net worth: $38.5 billion
Age: 42
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Google
12. Sergey Brin
![12. Sergey Brin](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/563c901fbd86ef335d8bcb97-1200/12-sergey-brin.jpg)
Net worth: $37 billion
Age: 42
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Google
13. Jim Walton
![13. Jim Walton](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fb8bdc08a80d7118babed-1200/13-jim-walton.jpg)
Net worth: $34.8 billion
Age: 67
Country: US
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Inheritance; Walmart
14. Rob Walton
![14. Rob Walton](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5572d7e36bb3f7ea0e748aba-1200/14-rob-walton.jpg)
Net worth: $33.5 billion
Age: 71
Country: US
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Inheritance; Walmart
15. Alice Walton
![15. Alice Walton](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/569fed2ec08a80492c8b950c-1200/15-alice-walton.jpg)
Net worth: $33.2 billion
Age: 66
Country: US
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Inheritance; Walmart
16. Wang Jianlin
![16. Wang Jianlin](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/569fb8f5c08a8081028bad24-1200/16-wang-jianlin.jpg)
Net worth: $29.2 billion
Age: 61
Country: China
Industry: Real estate
Source of wealth: Self-made; Dalian Wanda Group
17. Liliane Bettencourt
![17. Liliane Bettencourt](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569feba6c08a806f008baee3-1200/17-liliane-bettencourt.jpg)
Net worth: $29 billion
Age: 93
Country: France
Industry: Cosmetics
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; L'Oreal Group
18. Bernard Arnault
![18. Bernard Arnault](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569eaa8fc08a80e3098ba21b-1200/18-bernard-arnault.jpg)
Net worth: $28.9 billion
Age: 66
Country: France
Industry: Luxury goods
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; LVMH
19. to 21. Forrest, Jacqueline, and John Mars
![19. to 21. Forrest, Jacqueline, and John Mars](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569eb378e6183efa428b79f8-1200/19-to-21-forrest-jacqueline-and-john-mars.jpg)
John Mars owns the Mars candy empire along with siblings Forrest and Jacqueline.
Net worth: $28.6 billion each
Age: 84, 76, and 80
Country: US
Industry: Candy
Source of wealth: Inheritance; Mars Inc.
22. Stefan Persson
![22. Stefan Persson](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/56a69e3858c32394008b509e-1200/22-stefan-persson.jpg)
23. Jack Ma
![23. Jack Ma](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fee9ec08a809b088baf11-1200/23-jack-ma.jpg)
Net worth: $26.5 billion
Age: 51
Country: China
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Alibaba
24. Steve Ballmer
![24. Steve Ballmer](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569fbc79e6183e8a0f8ba9f8-1200/24-steve-ballmer.jpg)
Net worth: $26.3 billion
Age: 59
Country: US
Industry: Tech
Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft
25. Phil Knight
![25. Phil Knight](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/552d7a62ecad04517b342a6e-1200/25-phil-knight.jpg)
26. Jorge Lemann
![26. Jorge Lemann](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569ff05fe6183e3f798b9022-1200/26-jorge-lemann.jpg)
Net worth: $25 billion
Age: 76
Country: Brazil
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; 3G Capital
27. Mukesh Ambani
![27. Mukesh Ambani](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53cc0e6fecad048379387b9d-1200/27-mukesh-ambani.jpg)
Net worth: $24.8 billion
Age: 58
Country: India
Industry: Petrochemicals, oil, and gas
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Reliance Industries
28. Carlos Slim Helú
![28. Carlos Slim Helú](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fbcd9e6183e46258b8248-1200/28-carlos-slim-hel.jpg)
Net worth: $23.5 billion
Age: 75
Country: Mexico
Industry: Telecom
Source of wealth: Self-made; Grupo Carso
29. Sheldon Adelson
![29. Sheldon Adelson](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fc4f1e6183eee168ba931-1200/29-sheldon-adelson.jpg)
Net worth: $23 billion
Age: 82
Country: US
Industry: Real estate
Source of wealth: Self-made; Las Vegas Sands
30. Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al Saud
![30. Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz al Saud](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569ff041e6183e263a8ba9a7-1200/30-alwaleed-bin-talal-bin-abdul-aziz-al-saud.jpg)
Net worth: $22.5 billion
Age: 60
Country: Saudi Arabia
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Kingdom Holding Company
31. Georg Schaeffler
![31. Georg Schaeffler](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569ea53be6183edf2e8ba4a0-1200/31-georg-schaeffler.jpg)
Net worth: $22.2 billion
Age: 51
Country: Germany
Industry: Manufacturing
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Schaeffler Group
32. George Soros
![32. George Soros](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569ff185e6183e46258b8445-1200/32-george-soros.jpg)
Net worth: $21.7 billion
Age: 85
Country: US
Industry: Hedge funds
Source of wealth: Self-made; Soros Fund Management
33. Dieter Schwarz
![33. Dieter Schwarz](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56a0024fc08a8036008bb0bb-1200/33-dieter-schwarz.jpg)
Net worth: $20.9 billion
Age: 76
Country: Germany
Industry: Retail
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Schwarz Gruppe
34. Leonardo Del Vecchio
![34. Leonardo Del Vecchio](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/56a660a958c3238d008b4e9a-1200/34-leonardo-del-vecchio.jpg)
Net worth: $19.7 billion
Age: 80
Country: Italy
Industry: Eyewear
Source of wealth: Self-made; Luxottica Group
35. Li Ka-shing
Net worth: $19.5 billion
Age: 87
Country: Hong Kong
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; CK Hutchison Holdings
36. Michael Dell
![36. Michael Dell](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569fbd78e6183ebe4a8ba68d-1200/36-michael-dell.jpg)
Net worth: $18.9 billion
Age: 50
Country: US
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Dell
37. Carl Icahn
![37. Carl Icahn](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569ff350e6183efa428b7f26-1200/37-carl-icahn.jpg)
Net worth: $18.7 billion
Age: 79
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Icahn Enterprises
38. Lee Shau Kee
![38. Lee Shau Kee](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/569ea2d4c08a80d7118ba89b-1200/38-lee-shau-kee.jpg)
Net worth: $18.5 billion
Age: 87
Country: Hong Kong
Industry: Real estate
Source of wealth: Self-made; Henderson Land Development
39. Paul Allen
![39. Paul Allen](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fbe3bc08a8036008badb5-1200/39-paul-allen.jpg)
Net worth: $18.3 billion
Age: 62
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft
40. Ma Huateng
![40. Ma Huateng](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/564e2e8d2491f945028b69ae-1200/40-ma-huateng.jpg)
Net worth: $17.1 billion
Age: 44
Country: China
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Self-made; Tencent Holdings
41. Donald Bren
![41. Donald Bren](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/569fc364e6183e9d408ba71a-1200/41-donald-bren.jpg)
Net worth: $17 billion
Age: 83
Country: US
Industry: Real estate
Source of wealth: Self-made; Irvine Company
42. Len Blavatnik
![42. Len Blavatnik](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/569ff40de6183e23008bad0a-1200/42-len-blavatnik.jpg)
Net worth: $16.7 billion
Age: 58
Country: US
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Access Industries
43. Azim Premji
![43. Azim Premji](http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/561581719dd7ccfc418b5056-1200/43-azim-premji.jpg)
Net worth: $16.5 billion
Age: 70
Country: India
Industry: Technology
Source of wealth: Inheritance/self-made; Wipro
44. Dilip Shanghvi
![44. Dilip Shanghvi](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/569fc119c08a80ae2f8b9e81-1200/44-dilip-shanghvi.jpg)
Net worth: $16.4 billion
Age: 60
Country: India
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Source of wealth: Self-made; Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
45. Ray Dalio
![45. Ray Dalio](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569ffb9ac08a80880e8bae7f-1200/45-ray-dalio.jpg)
Net worth: $16.3 billion
Age: 66
Country: US
Industry: Hedge funds
Source of wealth: Self-made; Bridgewater Associates
46. Charlie Ergen
![46. Charlie Ergen](http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/569ff51ee6183e23008bad16-1200/46-charlie-ergen.jpg)
Net worth: $14.5 billion
Age: 62
Country: US
Industry: Media
Source of wealth: Self-made; Dish Network
47. TIE: Lei Jun
![47. TIE: Lei Jun](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569fc162c08a8034008bade2-1200/47-tie-lei-jun.jpg)
Net worth: $14.4 billion
Age: 45
Country: China
Industry: Tech
Source of wealth: Self-made; Xiaomi
47. TIE: Laurene Powell Jobs
![47. TIE: Laurene Powell Jobs](http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/569ff5a7e6183e46258b846e-1200/47-tie-laurene-powell-jobs.jpg)
Net worth: $14.4 billion
Age: 52
Country: US
Industry: Media
Source of wealth: Inheritance; Disney
49. TIE: James Simons
![49. TIE: James Simons](http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/569e9ae8c08a806f008ba91f-1200/49-tie-james-simons.jpg)
Net worth: $14.3 billion
Age: 77
Country: US
Industry: Hedge funds
Source of wealth: Self-made; Renaissance Technologies
49. TIE: Aliko Dangote
![49. TIE: Aliko Dangote](http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/569fc175c08a80872f8b9f2d-1200/49-tie-aliko-dangote.jpg)
Net worth: $14.3 billion
Age: 58
Country: Nigeria
Industry: Diversified investments
Source of wealth: Self-made; Dangote Group
Sources: Wealth-X; Business Insider
Sources: Wealth-X; Business Insider
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