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- Mansa Musa (1280-1337) Estimated net worth ... “Incomprehensible” Coming in strong at No 1 is a name that you may not even recognise. Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali empire, which was immensely rich in land, salt and gold.
- Genghis Khan (1162-1227) Estimated net worth today: US$120 trillion. It is believed that Genghis Khan was so powerful, and his Mongol empire so wide-reaching, that his DNA can be found in as many as 16 million men today, according to a 2003 scientific report.
- Emperor Shenzong (1048-1085) Estimated net worth today: US$30 trillion. The sixth emperor of China’s Song dynasty ruled over an immensely economically powerful empire worth 25 to 30 per cent of the world’s GDP at the time, according to Money.com.
- Akbar I (1542-1605) Estimated net worth today: US$21 trillion. Abu’l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third emperor to rule the Mughal empire.
Business magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller is often considered the wealthiest American in history. Comparing wealth of individuals across large spans of time is difficult, as the value of money and assets is heavily dependent on the time period.
YearName2020201520102005- Bernard Arnault & family. $194.8 B 72 France.
- Jeff Bezos. $193.4 B 57 United States.
- Elon Musk. $153.2 B 49 United States.
- Bill Gates. $126.8 B 65 United States.
This is a list of the wealthiest Americans ranked by net worth. It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes and by data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982.
- John D. Rockefeller – $340 billion (1839 – 1937, Standard Oil) John D. Rockefeller was not only the richest America who ever lived but also one of the richest human beings in the history of the world with a net worth equivalent to $340 billion in today's dollars when he died in 1937.
- Andrew Carnegie – $310 billion (1835 – 1919, US Steel) At the peak of the steel boom, Andrew Carnegie invested heavily in steel companies which paid off handsomely.
- Elon Musk – $210 Billion (1971 – present, Tesla & SpaceX) Elon was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971. He became a US citizen in 2002. Elon earned his first significant fortune as one of the co-founders of Paypal.
- Jeff Bezos – $200 Billion (1964 – present, Amazon founder) Jeff Bezos is the founder, chairman, CEO, and president of Amazon.com. He single-handedly changed the way the world shops.
Oct 5, 2021 · Melinda French Gates appears on The Forbes 400 for the first time this year at No. 158 worth an estimated $6.3 billion. See here for the biggest gainers and here for details on the top 20...
Oct 22, 2021 · Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos ranks as the richest person in the world and the third richest American of all time, with a net worth of $188.5 billion as of April 2021.
