Top billionaires in the world with the most money in 2018

    Phan Anh |

    2018 is a turbulent year for many billionaires as the world's top billionaire's assets of $511 billion are blown away. However, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and many billionaires in the world still have a year to eat and work.

    Meanwhile, billionaires like Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Jeff Bezos had a fairly solid year. Even the billionaire Gates and Ballmer have contributed to increased Microsoft stocks, while Bezos, the world's number one billionaire, has become richer thanks to Amazon's business.

    The person with the most assets increased in 2018 is Jeff Bezos. Although there was a time when net assets plummeted, according to Forbes statistics, Bezos earned an additional 27.9 billion USD in 2018, and currently has 126.2 billion USD.

    The second richest person with the fastest increase in assets is Steve Ballmer - former CEO of Microsoft. Mr. Steve Ballmer earned an additional 3.4 billion USD in just one year, bringing his fortune to 40.7 billion USD.

    Mukesh Ambani also had a decent year. Earning 3 billion USD in 2018, the richest billionaire in India currently owns 44.4 billion USD. His Reliance Industries company is betting $33 billion on 4G broadband service Jio. Jio has attracted more than 250 million customers since its launch in 2016. Reliance shares increased by 23% last year.

    In addition, Bill Gates and Elon Musk are also billionaires who make huge profits. Bill Gates shows off his status as the richest man in the world for more than 20 years, earning an additional $2.9 billion.

    His total assets are currently at $93.9 billion.

    Elon Musk still has a budget of $2.8 billion in the year despite the uproar surrounding the lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The 47-year-old billionaire's total assets reached 22.5 billion USD.

    Currently, the 47-year-old billionaire's total assets reach 22.5 billion USD.

    In addition, in 2018, at least 6 Asian billionaires passed away, leaving behind a total asset value of 29 billion USD. Walter Kwok, former chairman of Hong Kong's largest real estate company Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. - who once owned a $9.1 billion fortune, passed away in October at the age of 68. His two sons inherited a joint stock worth $3 billion in the company. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, founder of Thailand's huge duty-free empire King Power Group, died in a helicopter crash in October. Srivaddhanaprabha is also the owner of Leicester City football club (UK)

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