Meet the world's 50 richest billionaires in 2017

Meet the world's 50 richest billionaires in 2017
Mike Segar/Reuters We put together a list of the world's richest people, using data from Bloomberg. The majority of the billionaires on the list are self-made self-starters who built business empires in tech, finance, fashion, and sports. A few of the billionaires inherited stakes in their family's companies. There's rich. And then there's world's richest people rich. To make it into the latter group, you need a net worth of at least $19.1 billion. Using the calculations from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index , we put together a list of the 50 richest people in the world. Bloomberg updates its data at the close of every trading day in New York, and our list is based on the latest data available for November 30. Since Bloomberg News doesn't report on Bloomberg LP, its data doesn't include Michael Bloomberg. We added him in using his estimated net worth from Forbes. The majority of the billionaires on the list are self-made self-starters who built business empires in tech, finance, fashion, and sports. A few inherited stakes in their family's companies. From tech tycoons to heiresses, here are the 50 richest people on earth. 50. William Ding ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images Ding Lei, also known as William Ding, is the founder and CEO of NetEase, which operates online games. Net worth: $19.1 billion Age: 45 Citizenship: China Industry: Technology Source of wealth: Self-made; NetEase 49. Carl Icahn Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for New York Times Carl Icahn founded his own investment firm in 1968, and has invested in a number of high-profile companies over the years, including RJR Nabisco, Philips Petroleum, Viacom, Marvel, Time Warner, Netflix, Herbalife, and Apple. Net worth: $19.2 billion Age: 81 Citizenship: United States Industry: Diversified Source of wealth: Self-made; Icahn Enterprises 48. Tadashi Yanai Vincent Yu/AP Images Tadashi Yanai is the the founder and president of Fast Retailing, which owns retailer Uniqlo. Net worth: $19.6 billion Age: 68 Citizenship: Japan Industry: Retail Source of wealth: Self-made See the rest of the story at Business Insider

December 1, 2017 at 07:20AM