<P> In 2018 , there was a record of 2,208 people on the list , that included 259 newcomers mostly from China and the U.S. ; there were 63 people under 40 and it had a record number of 256 women . The average net worth of the list came in at US $ 4.1 billion , up US $350 million from 2017 . Added together , the total net worth for 2018 's billionaires was US $9.1 trillion , up from US $7.67 trillion in 2017 . As of 2018 , Microsoft founder Bill Gates has topped the list 18 of the past 24 years , while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is ranked at the top for the first time and he became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking . </P>
<P> In 2018 , there was a record of 2,208 people on the list , that included 259 newcomers mostly from China and the U.S. ; there were 63 people under 40 and it had a record number of 256 women . The average net worth of the list came in at US $ 4.1 billion , up US $350 million from 2017 . Added together , the total net worth for 2018 's billionaires was US $9.1 trillion , up from US $7.67 trillion in 2017 . As of 2018 , Microsoft founder Bill Gates has topped the list 18 of the past 24 years , while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is ranked at the top for the first time and he became the first centibillionaire included in the ranking . </P>
who is the most wealthy person in the world
who is the most wealthy person in the world
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos