Who is the richest person in the world? | Latest Update 2019 |

In March 2019, Forbes released its annual billionaires list, which ranks the richest people on Earth by net worth. (There's a separate list just for women.)

Here are the richest people on the planet for spring 2019.

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20. Ma Huateng (China)

Chairman of Tencent Holdings

Age: 47
Net worth: $38.8 billion

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19. Steve Ballmer (U.S.)

Former CEO of Microsoft; current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers

Age: 62
Net worth: $41.2 billion

18. Rob Walton (U.S.)

Chairman, Walmart

Age: 74
Net worth: $44.3 billion

17. Alice Walton (U.S.)

Walmart heir; chair, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Age: 69
Net worth: $44.4 billion

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16. Jim Walton (U.S.)

Walmart heir; chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc.

Age: 70
Net worth: $44.6 billion

15. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family (France)

Chairwoman of family's L'Oreal holdings and granddaughter of L'Oreal's founder

Age: 65
Net worth: $49.3 billion

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14. Sergey Brin (U.S.)

President, Alphabet Inc.

Age: 45
Net worth: $49.8 billion

13. Mukesh Ambani (India)

Chairman, Reliance Industries

Age: 61
Net worth: $50 billion

12.David Koch (U.S.)

Co-majority shareholder, Koch Industries

Age: 78
Net worth: $50.5 billion

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11 (tie). Charles Koch (U.S.)

CEO, Koch Industries

Age: 83
Net worth: $50.5 billion

10. Larry Page (U.S.)

CEO, Alphabet

Age: 45
Net worth: $50.8 billion

9. Michael Bloomberg (U.S.)

Co-founder, Bloomberg

Age: 77
Net worth: $55.5 billion

8. Mark Zuckerberg (U.S.)

Co-founder and CEO, Facebook

Age: 34
Net worth: $62.3 billion

7. Larry Ellison (U.S.)

Co-founder, Oracle

Age: 74
Net worth: $62.5 billion

6. Amancio Ortega (Spain)

Co-founder, Zara

Age: 82
Net worth: $62.7 billion

5. Bernard Arnault & family (France)

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Age: 69
Net worth: $76 billion

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4. Bernard Arnault & family (France)

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Age: 69
Net worth: $76 billion

3. Warren Buffett (U.S.)

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

Age: 88
Net worth: $82.5 billion

2. Bill Gates (U.S.)

Co-founder, Microsoft

Age: 63
Net worth: $96.5 billion

1. Jeff Bezos and family (U.S.)

CEO, Amazon

Age: 55
Net worth: $131 billion