In today’s booming entrepreneur’s world of success stories, success is often measured by the terms of monetary levels one possess. However, the success, is years of hard work ship that gets people where they are at present.

Examining the net worth in billions of dollars, Bloomberg has recently released a list of the top ten richest people in the world, They profiled 200 billionaires for the survey.

Let’s take a look at who is at which place in the list.

1. Bill Gates                                 

The co-founder of Microsoft, entrepreneur, tech magnate, programmer, philanthropist. Bill Gates has a solid identity that makes him the richest individual, his worth are $85.9 billion. Also the founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates has made a move in every sphere he has touched. He stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in 2000 and as Chairman in 2008. Currently, he is working full-time at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is the technology adviser to the current CEO Satya Nadella.

2. Amancia Ortega                                

Best known for its global brand Zara, the founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group, the Spanish business magnate is valued at $75.8 billion and is the second richest person in the world.

3. Warren Buffett                        

Buffett, being the most successful investor in the world, is also a business magnate and a philanthropist, valued at $68.2 billion. He is the largest shareholder and the CEO of Berkshire Hathway, the American multinational conglomerate holding company. Buffett, at the third richest person in the world, is often referred to as the “Wizard of Omaha” or “Oracle of Omaha,” or the “Sage of Omaha,”and is noted for his commitment of value investing and for his personal carefulness despite his greatwealth.

4. Jeff Bezos

On the Fourth place, Bezos, is the founder chairman and the largest shareholder of the online shopping giant Amazon. He is an American technology entrepreneur and investor, valuing at $63.1 billion. Bezos’ other business interests include newspapers and aerospace. He is the founder and owner of the privately-funded aerospace developer and manufacturer Blue Origin. The company was founded in the year 2000, and has conducted test flights to space beginning in 2015. It also has plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018. In 2013, he also acquired the Washington Post newspaper.

5. Charles Koch                           

Charles Koch is the fifth richest person in the world. He is an American businessman, political donor and philanthropist, who is found to be valued at $55.2 billion. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, also famous for its mention in a popular American TV show The Newsroom. He owns 42% of the shares of the conglomerate.

6. David Koch

Brother of Charles Koch, David Koch is the sixth richest person in the world. At Koch Industries, he is the Executive Vice President, valued at equal as his brother at $55.2 billion. David also owns 42% of the conglomerate that the brother inherited from their father and expanded.

7. Carlos Slim

Slim, a Mexican business magnate, investor, and a philanthropist is the seventh richest person in the world, who has worth of $51.4 billion. Slim is also called the “Warren Buffett of Mexico”. Through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso, he has derived his fortune from his large holdings in a significant number of Mexican companies.

 8. Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg, is the eight richest person in the world. He is the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, valued at $49.7 billion. Internet entrepreneur, American programmer, and a philanthropist. He founded Facebook from his college dorm room in Harvard. The website later expanded rapidly with one billion users signing up by 2012.

9. Larry Ellison

American businessman Larry Ellison is co-founder of Oracle Corporation and was CEO until September 2014. He is currently at the ninth place in the richest person’s list in the world, being valued at $43.4 billion. At present, he is the executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle. Ellison has signed The Giving Pledge and has donated up to 1% of his wealth to charity.

10. Ingvar Kamprad

Ingvar Kamprad, The Swedish business magnate and founder of the famous IKEA, is positioned as the tenth richest person in the world at $42.5 billion. The Swedish retail company is the largest furniture selling company, as in 2008. Kamprad presently lives in Sweden.