The richest person in the world

Bill Gates leads the world's richest men for 2017, with a net worth of $ 89.4 billion, which can buy up to 71.5 million ounces of gold or 1.91 billion barrels of crude oil. Gates's wealth equals 1.82 percent of the wealth of the world's wealthiest 500 people, This year, Gates' fortune peaked on June 5, 2017, reaching $ 90 billion, up from a record low of $ 74.2 billion on June 27, 2016, $ 16.8 billion.