There are 1,826 billionaires in the world with a total net worth of $7.05 trillion, representing only 0.000025% of the world's population but possessing wealth equal to 65% of the poorest adults. The top 20 richest billionaires have a combined net worth of $900 billion, more than the combined population of Brazil and Pakistan. Many of the top billionaires give a significant portion of their wealth to philanthropic causes in areas like health, education, and poverty alleviation.

1. THERE ARE 1,826 BILLIONAIRES IN
THE WORLD WITH AN AGGREGATE NET
WORTH OF $7.05 TRILLION. THEY
REPRESENT ONLY 0.000025% OF THE
WORLD POPULATION BUT HAVE WEALTH
AS THE 65% OF THE POOREST ADULTS.
THE WORLD’S TOP
BILLIONAIRES
20
2015
DATA AS OF 05/20/2015
D I Z A J N
© Dario Šuveljak, 2015 www.STEDAS.hr
It’s more than the poorest
390 million* people have
or 5.4% of World population
*THE COMBINED POPULATION OF BRAZIL AND PAKISTAN}
THE COMBINED WEALTH...
$900
BILLION
of the
20
RICHEST
=
LET’S MEET THE
BILLIONAIRES
1-10
11-20
BY INDUSTRY
RETAIL
35%
7
DIVERSE
15%
3
SERVICE
15%
TECHNOLOGY
35%
7
FINANCE
15%
MEDIA
15%
BY STATE
8
USA
Number of Billionaires
State
KEY
USA France Spain Mexico China
75%
THE STORY WORTH $900 BILLIONS
This infographic shows “Crème de la crème”
- the very top of the 20 richest people in the
World - their net worth, demographic stats
and how they utilize their wealth for public
good. This is the story about the richest
people in the world...
TOTAL LIFETIME GIVINGS TO CHARITY
Total givings are based on money given out, not pledged
(in billions, 2013, estimated). Listed only the billionaires in the TOP 20
who gave over $1B dollars.
BILL
GATES
WARREN
BUFFETT
CARLOS
S. HELU
MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG
LI
KA-SHING
MARK
ZUCKERBERG
DAVID
KOCH
Giving causes
HEALTH
EDUCATION
POVERTY
NET worth in billions
WALTON
FAMILY
HEALTH
EDUCATION
CHILDREN
FOUNDATIONS
HEALTH
EDUCATION
ART
HEALTH
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
EDUCATION
POVERTY
HEALTH
EDUCATION
CHILDREN
FOUNDATIONS
HEALTH
EDUCATION
ART
HEALTH
EDUCATION
ART
100 million dollarsKEY
Lifetime giving (in billions)30B
$30B
0
25
20
15
10
5
30.0B 23.0B 1.5B 1.2B8.0B 5.0B 3.3B 1.7B
2FRANCE
15USA
1CHINA
1MEXICO
1SPAIN
10% 5% 5% 5%
SELF-MADE
SCORE
RANK
RANK IN 2014
Microsoft
USA
Technology
8
59
$79.2
inherited (1-5);
self made (6-10)
NET WORTH
SOURCE OF
WEALTH
AGE
COUNTRY
INDUSTRY
NAME
Telecom
Mexico
Technology
6
75
$77.1
8
84
$72.7
Zara
Spain
Retail
6
79
$64.5
Oracle
USA
Technology
9
70
$54.3
Diversified
USA
Diversified
6
79
5
$42.9
Diversified
USA
Diversified
5
75
$42.9
Wal-Mart
USA
Retail
6
60
1
$41.7
Wal-Mart
USA
Retail
2
67
$40.6
L’Oreal
USA
Retail
6
92
$40.1
Berkshire
Hathaway
USA
Finance
BILL
GATES
WARREN
BUFFETT
LARRY
ELLISON
CHARLES
KOCH
DAVID
KOCH
CHRISTY
WALTON
JIM
WALTON
LILIANE
BETTENCOURT
CARLOS
SLIM HELU
AMANCIO
ORTEGA
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SELF-MADE
SCORE
RANK
RANK IN 2014
Wal-Mart
USA
Retail
1
65
$39.4
inherited (1-5);
self made (6-10)
NET WORTH
SOURCE OF
WEALTH
AGE
COUNTRY
INDUSTRY
NAME
Wal-Mart
USA
Retail
6
71
4
$39.1
N/A
66
$37.2
Bloomberg
USA
Media
6
73
8
$35.5
Amazon
USA
Technology
8
51
$34.8
Facebook
USA
Technology
6
31
8
$33.4
Diversified
USA
Diversified
86
$33.3
Casinos
USA
Service
6
81
10
$31.4
Google
USA
Technology
8
42
$29.7
Google
USA
Technology
6
41
9
$29.2
LVMH
France
Retail
ALICE
WALTON
BERNARD
ARNAULT
JEFF
BEZOS
MARK
ZUCKERBERG
LI
KA-SHING
SHELDON
ADELSON
LARRY
PAGE
SERGEY
BRIN
S. ROBSON
WALTON
MICHAEL
BLOOMBERG
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
#13 #14 #16#15 #18 #21 #20 #8 #17 #19
N/A
38% 32%
% of NET worth contributed to charity
8% 3% 9% 5% 4% 3%
DESIGNED BY SOURCES
1) Forbes, www.forbes.com/billionaires
2) Bloomberg, www.bloomberg.com/billionaires
3) Feed the Childfren, www.Feedthechildren.org
5) The Chronicle of Philanthropy, www.philanthropy.com
6) Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2014, www.credit-suisse.com
7) Getty images (photos), www.gettyimages.com
KEY
INCREASE DECREASE
Change from the previous ranking:
STEADY
Self-made score: inherited (1-5); self made (6-10); not available (N/A)
8
#1 #2 #4 #3 #5 #6 #7 #9 #10 #11
Disclaimer: Data as of 05/20/2015. For real-time ranking visit www.forbes.com/billionaires/
N/AN/AN/A
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy, someone who donates his or her time,
money, or reputation to charitable causes. “The Giving Pledge” is a commitment by the world's
wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy.
Membership comes with just two requirements: You must be worth at least a billion dollars and be
willing to give half of that away.
HOW MUCH THEY GAVE?
A GOLDEN AGE OF PHILANTHROPY
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTS
Under 50
THE JOUNGEST
Over 80
THE OLDEST
Related to the top 20 billionaires
BY AGE
Sheldon Adelson
NAME AGE RANK
Warren Buffett
#18
#3
#17
#10
Li Ka-Shing
L. Bettencourt
84
86
92
81Mark Zuckerberg
NAME AGE RANK
Sergey Brin
#16
#20
#19
#15
20% of the total 20% of the total
Larry Page
Jeff Bezos
41
42
51
31 Men
17(85%)
Women
3 (15%)
BY GENDER
BUILD
90.000
1000-bed hospitals in Africa*
160.715.000
students in India
for one year**
73.500.000
poor children around the World
for 17 years***
abc
GIVE
$125
equally to all people
on the Earth
$OR
TEACH FEED
SO, WHAT CAN WE DO
WITH ALL THAT MONEY*?
OR OR
* 1000-Bed Hospital in Africa = average price $10 mil (estimated)
** the average annual cost including university fees and living expenditure of an undergraduate student in India is around $5,600 (Sept. 2014)
*** based on $60 a month (per child, aged under 18 years)
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