10 RICHEST PEOPLE IN HISTORY
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in today's video we will be sharing with you some of the richest people who have ever lived.
You may feel that today’s obscenely rich you know, the Bills Gate and Warren buffets of the
world have fortunes so vast that they could never be topped. Well, relatively speaking,
the contemporary versions of the worlds’ wealthiest pale in comparison to some
of the past, are by a wide margin. There have been countless fortunes won
and lost throughout history, both modern and ancient. People have built massive amounts of
wealth a variety of ways through blood, crown, savvy interest or building incredibly powerful
businesses. So, who are the richest people to have ever lived? Digging through research done by
business insiders, celebrity net worth and yahoo Finance, we’ve been able to put together a list
of the top 10 wealthiest individuals of all time. IF you are new here, welcome, be sure to subscribe
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10. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. NETWORTH 185 BILLION $
One of the most famous names in American history was built by Cornelius Vanderbilt,
a man who came to fortune through the building of railroads and shipping lines during the 1800s.
he is also the founder of Vanderbilt University, and his family name still carries much clout
today. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper is even a part of the Vanderbilt family during his heyday,
Cornelius Vanderbilt’s wealth accumulated later in life as he expanded his railroad
empire following the civil war. 9. HENRY FORD. Net worth 199 BILLION $.
One of the major figures in American business history, Henry Ford was able to put together a
net worth totaling just under 200 billion $. Ford, of course is known for founding Ford Motor Co.
and bringing automobiles to the masses. A transportation revolutionary,
he also was a trailblazer in industry and business, instituting higher wages for his workers
and developing the concept of the manufacture of inexpensive goods that the masses could afford.
8. MUAMMAR GADDAFI. Net Worth 200 BILLION$.
One person who most readers are likely familiar with is Muammar Gaddafi,
the recently deceased and overthrown ruler of the northern Africa country of Libya. Gaddafi is said
to have controlled a vast fortune of $200 billion, amassed during his 42years rule over Libya.
A highly controversial and divisive politician and ruler, Gaddafi was famously overthrown in 2011
during the Libyan civil war, when he was dragged into the streets and killed by revolutionaries.
7. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, Networth 229 BILLION$.
William the Conqueror’s wealth has been estimated to be between 229 billion $.
Best known for becoming the first Norman king of England, William reigned from 1066
until 1087. He led the final successful invasion of England, becoming a monarch after setting out
to dispose of one. He was also known as William the Bastard and is thought to have been a
descendant of Viking invaders from years before, which explains he got his knack for invasion.
6. JAKOB FUGGER, Net worth 221 BILLION $ A relatively obscure historic figure compared
to many other members of the world’s wealthiest, Jacob Fugger nonetheless was able to head $ 221
billion through his merchant and banking activities. Fugger lived from 1459 until 1525,
having been born and died in Augsburg, Germany. The Fugger fortune was made through textile
trading in Italy mostly, but also through the mining of silver and gold in Hungary and Bohemia.
5. MIR OSMAN ALI KHAN, Net Worth 230 BILLION$. You may never have heard of Mir Osman Ali Khan,
but he was without a doubt one of the wealthiest people the world has ever known. AS ruler of the
Hyderabad state in India, he grew his riches to a total of 230billion$. He became Nizam of Hyderabad
after his father died in 1911 and reigned for 37 years, overseeing the expansion of education,
electricity and railroads in the region. He died in 1967, survived by his reported 149 children
4. NIKOLAI ALEXANDROVICH ROMANOV,Net worth 300 BILLION $.
Known as Tsar Nicholas II, Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov amassed 300BILLION$ worth of wealth during
his tenure. Nicholas II is probably most famous for being the last emperor of Russia before the
country fell during the Russia Revolution. Both he and his family were eventually executed in 1918.
Notably, Nicholas II became a saint recognized by the Russian Orthodox church, and is known
as the wealthiest saint in human history. 3. ANDREW CARNEGIE, Net Worth 310 BILLION$.
Andrew Carnegie, an incredibly wealthy and powerful industrialist,
came to prominence during the mid-1800s by way of the steel industry. Having been born in Scotland,
Carnegie came from a very poor family that entered the United states in the late 1840s.
After successfully investing in a number of ventures, Carnegie founded the US Steel Corp.
which earned him most of his $ 310 billion fortune. He is also known for giving away
almost all of it, and is remembered as one of the world’s foremost philanthropists.
2. JOHN D ROCKFELLER, Net worth 340 BILLION $. The Rockefeller name is deeply ingrained in
American History and John D Rockefeller’s $ 340 billion fortune still stands today as nearly the
largest the world has ever seen. Born in 1839 in New York, he grew to prominence over his lifetime
as the co-founder of standard oil. As one of the revolutionaries of the energy and petroleum
industries, Rockefeller is also well known for his philanthropy, founding two colleges during
his lifetime. He died in 1937 at the age of 97 MANSA MUSA, Net Worth 400 BILLION$.
Far and away the richest man to ever walk the face of the earth was Musa, or Musa I of Mali.
As the reigning emperor of the Mali empire, Musa commanded a fortune worth a Jaw-dropping $ 400
billion. That’s worth more than four times the current richest person in the world,
to put things in perspective, Musa was born in 1280 and lived until 1337 as a devout Muslim,
constructing numerous educational centers and mosques across Africa,
one of which can be seen above, in Timbuktu. Being that Musa’s reign was so long ago,
there are still varying reports about his death and abduction of the throne of his son.
However, no one has been able to come even close to the amount of wealth Musa presided over.