The richest person the world currently holds, now, is Warren Buffett.  His current estimated net worth is $62 Billion.  Buffett is considered the world’s greatest investor and is often referred to as “The Oracle of Omaha.”

The other top 20 are as follows:

• Warren Buffett
• Carlos Slim Helu
• William Gates III
• Lakshmi Mittal
• Mukesh Ambani
• Anil Ambani
• Ingvar Kamprad
• KP Singh
• Oleg Deripaska
• Karl Albrecht
• Li Ka-shing
• Sheldon Adelson
• Bernard Arnault
• Lawrence Ellison
• Roman Abramovich
• Theo Albrecht
• Liliane Bettencourt
• Alexei Mordashov
• Prince Alwaleed
• Mikhail Fridman