Forbes Middle East - English - April 2018

THE WORLD’S

20 RICHEST

THE VERY WEALTHIEST people on the

planet are worth a staggering $1.2 trillion—a

sum roughly equivalent to the annual economic

output of Mexico. In aggregate, their riches

represent 13% of the total fortune of all 2,

billionaires worldwide. The minimum figure for

admission to this august club: $39 billion, up

28% from $30.4 billion a year ago.

1. JEFF BEZOS

$112 billion

U.S.

The richest person on earth,

Amazon’s chief is the first

centibillionaire atop our

annual ranking. Shares of

his e-commerce colossus

rose 59% in 12 months,

helping lift his fortune by

$39.2 billion, the biggest

one year gain ever recorded.

(The $27.6 billion increase

he logged in 2017 ranks

third.) Bezos also owns

the Washington Post and

aerospace firm Blue Origin.

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WOMEN

POWER

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THE RACE TO THE

OUTER SPACE

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WHITE HOUSE

BLUES

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THE ARAB

WORLD’S RICHEST

FAMILIES 2018

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THE

RICHEST INDIANS

IN THE GCC

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BILLIONAIRES WHO

MADE THEIR FORTUNES

THROUGH AUTOMOBILE

DEALERSHIPS

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BILLIONAIRES OF

ARAB ORIGIN

WITH OTHER

CITIZENSHIP

BILLIONAIRES

12 FORBES MIDDLE EAST APRIL 2018