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The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking by documented net worth of the wealthiest billionaires in the world, compiled and published in March annually by the American business magazine Forbes . The list was first published in March 1987. The total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated and is cited in United States dollars, based on their documented assets and accounting for debt and other factors. Royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from these lists. This ranking is an index of the wealthiest documented individuals, excluding and ranking against those with wealth that is not able to be completely ascertained. In 2018, there was a record of 2,208 people on the list, that included 259 newcomers mostly from China and the U.S.; there were 63 people under 40 and it had a record number of 256 women. The average net worth of the list came in at US$4.1   billion , up US$350   million from 2017. Added together, the total net wo...

Each year, Forbes employs a team of over 50 reporters from a variety of countries to track the activity of the world's wealthiest individuals and sometimes groups or families - who share wealth. Preliminary surveys are sent to those who may qualify for the list. According to Forbes , they received three types of responses – some people try to inflate their wealth, others cooperate but leave out details, and some refuse to answer any questions. Business deals are then scrutinized and estimates of valuable assets – land, homes, vehicles, artwork, etc. – are made. Interviews are conducted to vet the figures and improve the estimate of an individual's holdings. Finally, positions in a publicly traded stock are priced to market on a date roughly a month before publication. Privately held companies are priced by the prevailing price-to-sales or price-to-earnings ratios. Known debt is subtracted from assets to get a final estimate of an individual's estimated worth in United Stat...

The rankings are published annually in March, so the net worths listed are snapshots taken at that time. These lists only show the top 10 wealthiest billionaires for each year. Legend Icon Description Has not changed from the previous ranking. Has increased from the previous ranking. Has decreased from the previous ranking. 2020 In the 34th annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires, the list included 2,095 billionaires with a total net wealth of $8 trillion, down 58 members and $700 billion from 2019. The list was finalized as of 18 March, thus was already partially influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth 1 Jeff Bezos $113 billion  56   United States Amazon 2 Bill Gates $98 billion  64   United States Microsoft 3 Bernard Arnault and family $76 billion  71   France LVMH 4 Warren Buffett $67.5 billion  89   United States Berkshire Hathaway 5 Larry Ellison $5...