10 of the world's richest men that are member of three commas club

#1 Jeff Bezos

CEO and Founder, Amazon.com

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently reached a net worth of $105 billion, making him the richest person in the world — and ever in history.

A recent study released by Oxfam found that the top 1% has owned more wealth than the rest of the world's population since 2015. And the eight richest have the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world — nearly 4 billion people. If these top billionaires continue to see returns on their wealth, we could see the world's first trillionaire in as little as 25 years.

Currently, there are over 1,500 billionaires in the world, with more than 560 in the US alone. China, Germany, and India each have 100 or more billionaires who call the countries home, according to a report from UBS. 

#2 Bill Gates

Cofounder, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft in 1975, and has continued his involvement with the company as a technology advisor and board member. Gates also has investments in Canadian National Railway, AutoNation, and more. He and his wife Melinda founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which aims to help kindergarten through 12th grade students in the US.  

• Gates has sold or given away much of his stake in Microsoft -- he owns just over 1% of shares -- and invested in a mix of stocks and other assets.
• He remains a board member of Microsoft, the software firm he founded with Paul Allen in 1975.
• In late 2016, Gates announced the launch of a $1 billion Breakthrough Energy investment fund with about 20 other people.

#3 Warren Buffett

CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

Wildly successful investor Warren Buffett is CEO of Berkshire Hathaway which owns over 60 companies. Although he still lives a somewhat modest lifestyle, he became a billionaire at age 32. In 2010, Buffett, alongside Bill Gates, created The Giving Pledge — promising to donate at least half of their fortunes to charities. 

#4 Bernard Arnault

Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

Bernard Arnault has been the CEO of LVMH, which houses brands such as Louis Vuitton, Sephora, and Dom Perignon, since 1989. Combined, the brands under LVMH sold $40 billion in sales in 2016.  

Ultimately, the company was formed from merginf the to buisness together. Louis Vitton is the very successful luxury fashion brand, and Moet Hennessey is the merged champagne and cognac manufactures.

Bernard has been making serious movements up this list in the past year. In fact, at the beginning of 2017, he was at 14th. Now, a year later, he's placed at 4th on the list of richest people on earth in 2018.

#5 Mark Zuckerberg

Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg founded the website in his Harvard dorm room 13 years ago and has since become one of the richest people in the world. He and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have committed to give away 99% of their wealth before they die. 

Mark Zuckerberg has recently moved up a position on the list this year, after gaining an ridiculous $30 billion in net worth, now making him the 5th richest man in the world.

It's expected that he will continue to climb the list in the future, and maybe even make it to the top. Considering how young he is, it's not out of his reach.

#6 Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega is the wealthiest man in Europe, and co-founded fashion retailer Zara's parent company Inditex in 1975. His real-estate portfolio includes properties in London, New York, Madrid.

• He owns about 60% of Madrid-listed Inditex, which has 8 brands, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, and 7,500 stores around the world.

Ortega typically earns more than $400 million in dividends a year.

#7 Carlos Slim Helu 

Honorary Chairman, America Movil SAB de CV (ADR)

Carlos Slim Helu controls Latin America's largest mobile telecom firm, América Móvil, of which he is a chairman. Helu also owns stakes in various mining, real estate, and consumer goods businesses — including The New York Times. He is the richest man in Mexico.  

• He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies and 17% of The New York Times.
• His son-in-law Fernando Romero designed the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City, home to Slim's extensive, eclectic art collection.

#8 Charles Koch

CEO, Koch Industries

Charles Koch is an American businessman and philanthropist.

Koch is the co-owner and CEO of Koch industries. Koch Industries now includes process and pollution control equipment an dechnologies, polymers and fibres, minerals, fertilizers , commodity trading and services.

Koch made this year's list of the richest people, and with an impressive worth of $61.8 billion !

#9 David Koch

Executive Vice President, Koch Industries

David Koch is Charles Koch's brother, and serves as the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries. David and Charles both own a 42% stake in the conglomerate.

Koch appears 9th on this list of the Richest people in 2018, and with a net worth of $60 billion.

• A well-known philanthropist, David is a donor to New York's Lincoln Center and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
• David Koch ran as the Libertarian Party's vice presidential candidate in 1980 on a ticket with Ed Clark; they won 1% of the vote.

#10 Larry Ellison

CTO and Founder, Oracle

Larry Ellison is the co-fonder of he Oracle Corporation , and he was also the company's CEO until September 2014. Over the Years, Oracle has become an incrediby successful tech company, now being 39 years old and employing over 136,000 people.

Larry Ellison is the 10th on this list of th erichest people in the world, with a net worth of $59.5 billion.