Who was richest person in 2008?
Sarah Duran 
Warren Buffett
| Billionaire list 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Net Worth (bil US$) |
| 1 | Warren Buffett | 62 |
| 2 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | 60 |
| 3 | William Gates III | 58 |
Who was the first world billionaire?
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller is held to be the world’s first official billionaire, achieving that status in 1916 largely through his ownership of Standard Oil. From that point nearly a century ago, wealth has multiplied to the point where the richest men in the world top out at around $100 billion.
Who is the richest man in the world now?
This article is more than 10 years old. After 13 years on top, Bill Gates is no longer the richest man in the world. That honor now belongs to his friend and sometimes bridge partner Warren Buffett. Riding the surging price of Berkshire Hathaway stock, Buffett has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago.
Who is the third richest person in the world?
Gates is now worth $58 billion and is ranked third richest in the world. He is up $2 billion from a year ago, but would have been as rich–or richer–than Buffett, had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo! at the beginning of February.
Who are the top three richest Americans of all time?
Bernstein and Swan in All the Money in the World (2008) mention the top three richest Americans ever—all tycoons of the Gilded Age—respectively: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt; Henry Ford was ranked only 12th.
Who are the top 10 billionaires in the world?
Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg L.P., appeared for the first time on the Forbes top 10 billionaires list, coming at fifth, sixth and eighth positions, respectively. Zuckerberg became the youngest top 10 billionaire this year at the age of 31.
