Forbes Billionaire List 2019

Forbes List 2019

Question: Forbes has released the list of the richest people in 2019, what is rank of Mukesh Ambani as per published list?
(a) 12th
(b) 13th
(c) 14th
(d) 15th
Answer :(b)
Related facts:

  • Forbes has released Billionaire List 2019.
  • According to this, in the list of the world’s richest men, Mukesh Ambani has improved his position by six places to 13th position.
  • Earlier in 2018, Mukesh Ambani was at number 19, while he was ranked 33th in 2017.
  • When Forbes released the list of billionaires in 2018, Mukesh Ambani’s net worth was $ 40.1 billion (Rs 2.83 lakh Crore).
  • It has now become $ 50 billion (Rs 3.52 lakh Crore). His oil and gas company’s annual revenue is approximately $ 60 billion (Rs 4.23 lakh Crore).

Forbes list:

  • According to this list, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($ 131 Billion) remains the world’s richest person.
  • He is followed by Bill Gates ($ 96.5 Billion) and Warren Buffett ($ 82.5 Billion).
  • At the same time, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ($ 62.3 billion) has moved three places down (eighth), while former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg ($ 55.5 billion) has moved up two places (9th).

Only four Indians in Top 100:

  • Among Mukesh Ambani’s top 100 billionaires, India’s Azeem Premji was ranked 36th with $ 22.6 billion, while HCL’s co-founder Shiv Nadar was 82 and Arcelor Mittal chairman and CEO Lakshmi Mittal remained at the 91st position.

List of billionaires for the 33rd time:

  • Forbes released the list of billionaires for the 33rd time. There are 2153 billionaires in the list of the year 2019. In 2018, 2208 billionaires were included.
  • This year’s total wealth of billionaires was $ 8,700 billion, which was $ 9,100 billion in 2018. This list of Forbes has been prepared based on shares and exchange rates of companies on February 8.

About Forbes:

  • Forbes Incorporate is a privately owned publication and media company, whose major publication is a bi-weekly magazine Forbes.
  • In the year 1917, Bertie Charles Forbes, known as B.C. Forbes, started Forbes magazine, a bi-monthly publication designed for top decision-makers. Forbes continues to keep ranking for different areas from time to time.

Links:
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/#31150e6a251c
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/jeff-bezos-bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-rule-the-world-top-the-forbes-rich-list/articleshow/68279693.cms
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/mukesh-ambani-jumps-six-positions-ranks-13th-on-forbes-worlds-billionaire-list/articleshow/68279649.cms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg