8) Aliko Dangote – Net Worth: $24.4 Billion
This 57 year old billionaire is the CEO of Dangote Group, which is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa. He is the richest man in Africa.
7) Jeff Bezos – Net Worth: $31.5 Billion
This 50 year old self made billionaire is the CEO of online retailing giant Amazon.com. In October he bought the Washington Post for $250 million. Jeff Bezos founded online book store Amazon in 1995. Today Amazon sells anything to anyone.
=6) Larry Page – Net Worth: $31.7 Billion (tie)
Larry Page is the CEO of the technology behemoth Google, whose stock continues to trade at record highs, up about 50 percent year-over-year as of mid-February 2014.
=6) Sheldon Adelson – Net Worth: $31.7 Billion (tie)
This 81 year old billionaire is the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, an American casino and resort operating company based in Paradise, Nevada, US. His shares in Las Vegas Sands are worth more than all other US casino companies combined.
5) Bernard Arnault – Net Worth: $32.7 Billion
This 65 year old billionaire is the chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a post he has held since 1989. He is considered one of the world’s ultimate taste-makers.
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