07/01/2026
Richest People by Year 1987 - 2026 💰
1. 🇯🇵 1987 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $20 Billion
2. 🇯🇵 1988 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $18.9 Billion
3. 🇯🇵 1989 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $15 Billion
4. 🇯🇵 1990 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $16 Billion
5. 🇯🇵 1991 - Taikichiro Mori - $15 Billion
6. 🇯🇵 1992 - Taikichiro Mori - $13 Billion
7. 🇯🇵 1993 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $9 Billion
8. 🇯🇵 1994 - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi - $8.5 Billion
9. 🇺🇸 1995 - Bill Gates - $12.9 Billion
10. 🇺🇸 1996 - Bill Gates - $18 Billion
11. 🇺🇸 1997 - Bill Gates - $36.4 Billion
12. 🇺🇸 1998 - Bill Gates - $51 Billion
13. 🇺🇸 1999 - Bill Gates - $90 Billion
14. 🇺🇸 2000 - Bill Gates - $60 Billion
15. 🇺🇸 2001 - Bill Gates - $58.7 Billion
16. 🇺🇸 2002 - Bill Gates - $52.8 Billion
17. 🇺🇸 2003 - Bill Gates - $40.7 Billion
18. 🇺🇸 2004 - Bill Gates - $46 Billion
19. 🇺🇸 2005 - Bill Gates - $50 Billion
20. 🇺🇸 2006 - Bill Gates - $50 Billion
21. 🇺🇸 2007 - Bill Gates - $56 Billion
22. 🇺🇸 2008 - Warren Buffett - $62 Billion
23. 🇺🇸 2009 - Bill Gates - $40 Billion
24. 🇲🇽 2010 - Carlos Slim - $53.5 Billion
25. 🇲🇽 2011 - Carlos Slim - $74 Billion
26. 🇲🇽 2012 - Carlos Slim - $69 Billion
27. 🇲🇽 2013 - Carlos Slim - $73 Billion
28. 🇺🇸 2014 - Bill Gates - $76 Billion
29. 🇺🇸 2015 - Bill Gates - $79.2 Billion
30. 🇺🇸 2016 - Bill Gates - $75 Billion
31. 🇺🇸 2017 - Bill Gates - $86 Billion
32. 🇺🇸 2018 - Jeff Bezos - $112 Billion
33. 🇺🇸 2019 - Jeff Bezos - $131 Billion
34. 🇺🇸 2020 - Jeff Bezos - $113 Billion
35. 🇺🇸 2021 - Jeff Bezos - $177 Billion
36. 🇺🇸 2022 - Elon Musk - $219 Billion
37. 🇫🇷 2023 - Bernard Arnault - $211 Billion
38. 🇺🇸 2024 - Elon Musk - $474 Billion
39. 🇺🇸 2025 - Elon Musk - $717 Billion
40. 🇺🇸 2026 - Elon Musk - $712 Billion+ (Projected)
Source: Forbes
