Top 10 Richest Men Of All Time…(1st part)
October 10, 2007
By Dennis O’Connell,
It would be too easy to rank the world’s richest people today. You could simply take the founders of some of the top firms in the world, sort them by the value of holdings in their company and voila! At AskMen, we have consulted with economists, financiers and historians to rank some of the most influential men in the history of humanity, as ranked by wealth in 2001 US Dollars (some figures are approximate as they take into consideration inflation, GDP growth, currency exchange rates, and fluctuations in share prices)…
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10. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan $ 23 billion The United Arab Emirates Sheikh has considerable holdings in oil, property and various investments, that boosted his financial wealth to just over $23 billion. In power since 1966, the Sheikh is the man behind the U.A.E. |
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9. Paul Allen $25 billion Microsoft co-founder and Vulcan Ventures founder (and a pretty mean guitarist) makes the list, yes, mostly because of his involvement with the Redmond, Washington-based software giant, but also thanks to his unique intellect, vision, and good-natured, fun-loving demeanor. Even if his wealth were at 28 cents, we would want to sit down and pick his brain (and maybe jam a few tunes with him as well). |
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$28 billion Over the 1990s, Warren Buffett tumbled a bit on this list, mostly because of his aversion to investing in technology stocks. But the “Oracle of Omaha” has apparently had the last laugh as technology stocks melted. Even with some battered picks, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is going strong, as his $28 billion would strongly suggest. |
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7. King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud $30 billion In power since 1982, the 77-year-old Saudi Arabian King’s fortune has swollen in recent years. At the helm of one of the world’s top oil-producing countries, the King has substantial financial clout as his $30 billion would suggest, but he has even more power than meets the eye, as the recent oil prices have increased immensely. |
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$55 billion Currently the world’s second richest man, Oracle’s Chief Executive Officer is a charismatic visionary and driven individual, both in and out of the boardroom, who briefly sat atop the Fortune Hierarchy. His managerial skills, target-setting abilities and execution capabilities make up B-School curriculums. His womanizing, thrill-seeking and adventure-chasing exploits are a thing of legend. His fortune is the icing on the cake. |
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Top 10 Richest Men Of All Time…(2nd part) « | March 3, 2008 at 08:26
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kunle | March 21, 2008 at 10:29
pls, try to list out thier names
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AJISOLA JIMMY | March 26, 2008 at 10:16
i want you to confirm the richest cash-man in the world I suggest former president Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
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kunle oloyede | May 23, 2008 at 20:34
I THINK NIGERIA HAS GOT D RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD.YOU NEED 2 CHECK D LIKES OF MIKE ADENUGA,ALIKO DANGOTE.
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Oluwasola Bernard Kehinde | August 2, 2008 at 10:50
I think am the richest man to come
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Gilbert johnny | August 14, 2008 at 23:12
Whether una like am or not i’m d richest in d world next is ambani
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Chigozie nwachukwu | August 18, 2008 at 01:06
My old man could have been d richest man here had they paid him his pension after 35 years of active service to d nation
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Favour | September 4, 2008 at 14:11
who is the richest man in the world
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Ademogunse Obamola | September 6, 2008 at 13:21
With God forever on His throne,I will one day become the world first trillionaire,a Nigerian,yes. Do not ever think I will embezzle the public fund,no.I believe in Him.
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olanrewaju | September 6, 2008 at 17:38
i will love 2 b unb one riches man in d world
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Victor Kojo Adepoju | September 9, 2008 at 11:49
The Richest Man in the World is he who love Jesus
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Victor Kojo Adepoju | September 9, 2008 at 11:52
Please Let`s spend what we have for those Awaiting Believers so that we can be more successful financially!!.
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Strabonitz | September 12, 2008 at 23:21
I Think Petere Odili Rivers State of Nigeria Former Governor is the Richest…He is Richer Than United Nations……
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Folayemi Akande | September 17, 2008 at 08:26
The world’s richest man could have been anybody but only God knows why he chose somebody and not everybody but atleast its nobody.But always remember there is a reason for every action
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Chinedu Eze | September 22, 2008 at 17:22
Buffett would,nt have been the richest man had he not invested in Gates foundation. That means he would,nt have to pay taxes. I think that law should be revisited.
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Seyi Tony | September 28, 2008 at 12:35
Nobody can become the richest person in the world save only the person that can be an ardent investor and also a lover of charity.check the lives of about ninety-five percent of the world’s richest men in the past and you will understand my humble view. can we all be the richest person(s) in the world? Is left for you to answer. Thank you
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-DON- J. M | October 4, 2008 at 06:38
Dangote is undoutedly the richest man in nigeria,and i believe he is followed by mike adenuga and not harry akande
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Olalere Isaiah | October 4, 2008 at 16:13
The richest man in the world is HE who lays his treasures in heaven where thieves cannot break.
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OGUNDIPPE ISMAIL | October 11, 2008 at 22:16
ONLY GOD KWNO D MOST RICHERS MAN IN D WORLD
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Rofem Stevens (King) | October 14, 2008 at 16:35
Ladies and Gents welcome to a new workd. The old order is failing. There is serious financial crises, will these men still be ranked the world richest men by 2009? Here comes a new world – God’s kindom. A new ‘Top 10 Richest Men in the World’ is coming. Good people, watch out for me……….. The fastest growing enteprenure in Africa. God bless you all.
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tycoon steve | November 18, 2008 at 04:48
well,, im about the forty second billion richest man in the world, so it just go’s to show that a little effort go’s a long long way :)
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sekgala Reuben | March 4, 2009 at 12:13
I think the world richest man is Bill Gates
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Menio | May 24, 2009 at 11:57
What about the Greek shipping magnunt Aristotel Onassis he was one of the richest and most famous people alive
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Oba king Oba | June 15, 2009 at 14:09
People are making money day by day,but we need to ask ourselves,how do they make this so-called money,especially when most of them make others to cry in a bid for them to laugh and you call that one money? Not all.Especially in Nigeria where most acclaimed billionaires are trading with stolen money from the government pockets from the federal to the local level,all the money makers are covering up for the ‘pen -robbers’,called government officers.You will see the truth whenever God permits revolution to occur in nigeria most especially.As far as i am concern,there is no richest man in nigeria,what we have is the promotoin of the thieves at the expense of the hard working ones.
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