OREANDA-NEWS. Due to the collapse in world markets, the 20 richest people in the world lost more than $ 78 billion in a day, Forbes calculated. Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world, lost the most. He remained the only billionaire whose fortune is estimated at more than $ 100 billion.

Now the Forbes rating of the richest people on the planet is as follows:
  1. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos lost $ 8 billion, or more than 7% of his fortune, as Amazon stocks fell nearly 8%. His fortune is $ 104.4 billion.
  2. In second place is Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Due to fluctuations in world markets, his fortune decreased by $ 5.3 billion, or 5.09%. Now he owns $ 99.2 billion.
  3. The third line in the ranking is occupied by the owner of Louis Vuitton and Dior Bernard Arnault. He lost $ 7.7 billion after shares in the LVMH group of companies fell. His fortune is estimated at $ 82.5 billion.

Behind them are investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett (losing $ 5.2 billion, net worth $ 71.5 billion) and Spanish tycoon, owner of Zara and Massimo Dutti Amancio Ortega (minus $ 5.2 billion, $ 58.1 billion). Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose fortune declined by $ 5.7 billion after the company’s shares fell 9%, owns $ 57.4 billion.