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In pics: Guess who beat Warren Buffett on world's top-10 rich list
Jul 10, 2020 11:11 AM

In pics: Guess who beat Warren Buffett on world's top-10 rich list

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According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Warren Buffett has been surpassed by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, as the latter has managed to attract investors from across the globe to pump in funds into his tech venture Jio Platforms.

By CNBCTV18.comJul 10, 2020 8:22:56 PM IST (Updated)

The coronavirus pandemic has affected each one of us, but its impact has been far reaching on the wealthiest people on the planet. According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Warren Buffett has been surpassed by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, as the latter has managed to attract investors from across the globe to pump in funds into his tech venture Jio Platforms. Here's the list of the wealthiest people in the world.

No 1 | Jeff Bezos | Wealth: $188B | Country: US | Industry: Technology

No 2 | Bill Gates | Wealth: $115B | Country: US | Industry: Technology

No 3 | Bernard Arnault | Wealth: $92.8B | Country: France | Industry: Consumer

No 4 | Mark Zuckerberg | Wealth: $92.7B | Country: US | Industry: Technology

No 5 | Steve Ballmer | Wealth: $77.0B | Country: US | Industry: Technology

No 6 | Larry Page | Wealth: $71.7B | Counrty: US | Industry: Technology

No 7 | Sergey Brin | Wealth: $69.5B | Country: US | Industry: Technology

No 8 | Mukesh Ambani | Wealth: $68.3B | Country: India | Industry: Energy/Technology

No 9 | Warren Buffett | Wealth: $67.9B | Country: US | Industry: Diversified

No 10 | Larry Ellison | Wealth: $65.8B | Country US | Industry: Technology

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