Richest People of All Time: From Genghis Khan To Jeff Bezos, These Are the Billionaires Who Ruled the World
These are 12 of the richest people of all time.
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Ask anyone who the richest person of all time might be and more often than not, they would name Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce giant, Amazon. Having a similar query in mind, we decided to take up the challenge to find out who takes the elusive title of being the richest person of all time.
Time magazine decided to take up the challenge to find out just who holds the enviable title of being the richest person of all time. This of course resulted in extensive research, consultations with numerous experts from around the world and deep dives into archives that may very well have been long forgotten. The work and perseverance paid off as we now have the answer, which we have our own twist on. This revised list, as of 2021, below covers 12 individuals, combining both genders, based as far as possible on wealth as represented by current GDP standards. If you’re looking for the current list of the richest women in the world, we have just updated it.
Genghis Khan (Lots of land)
An example of how wealth cannot be limited to monetary value, the Mongolian leader comes in at the bottom of the exclusive list. His claim to glory" It happens to be the vast amounts of land he owned from his rule over what would become the world’s largest contiguous empire. An admirable ...
The post Richest People of All Time: From Genghis Khan To Jeff Bezos, These Are the Billionaires Who Ruled the World appeared first on LUXUO.
Ask anyone who the richest person of all time might be and more often than not, they would name Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce giant, Amazon. Having a similar query in mind, we decided to take up the challenge to find out who takes the elusive title of being the richest person of all time.
Time magazine decided to take up the challenge to find out just who holds the enviable title of being the richest person of all time. This of course resulted in extensive research, consultations with numerous experts from around the world and deep dives into archives that may very well have been long forgotten. The work and perseverance paid off as we now have the answer, which we have our own twist on. This revised list, as of 2021, below covers 12 individuals, combining both genders, based as far as possible on wealth as represented by current GDP standards. If you’re looking for the current list of the richest women in the world, we have just updated it.
Genghis Khan (Lots of land)
An example of how wealth cannot be limited to monetary value, the Mongolian leader comes in at the bottom of the exclusive list. His claim to glory" It happens to be the vast amounts of land he owned from his rule over what would become the world’s largest contiguous empire. An admirable ...
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