1

Bill Gates

US founder of Microsoft

$75 billion (Dh275.5 billion)

2

Amancio Ortega

Spanish founder of Inditex, Zara fashion chain

$67 billion

3

Warren Buffett

US CEO, largest shareholder in Berkshire Hathaway

$60.8 billion

4

Carlos Slim Helu

Mexican owner of Grupo Carso

$50 billion

5

Jeff Bezos

US founder, chairman, chief executive of Amazon

$45.2 billion

6

Mark Zuckerberg

US chairman, CEO, co-founder of Facebook

$44.6 billion

7

Larry Ellison

US co-founder, CEO of Oracle

$43.6 billion

8

Michael Bloomberg

US founder, owner, CEO of Bloomberg LP

$40 billion

source: GULF NEWS