Richest persons in the World 2019: Bill Gates joins Jeff Bezos in Rs 6,91,700 crore club! Check where other billionaires stand

Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates, once the world’s richest person, has gained his net worth and moved into the $100 billion club, joining Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in the exclusive list of two men. (Photo: Reuters)

Gates gained $9.5 billion this year. While Amazon founder has a net worth of $145.6 billion, to which he has added $20.7 billion this year. (Photo: Reuters)

Bezos and Gates are the perfect examples of the widening income gap in the US. Well, it is a worldwide trend as France’s Bernard Arnault has an $86.2 billion fortune, equal to about three per cent of his French economy. (Photo: Reuters)

The net worth of Spain’s Amancio Ortega represents 5% of that nation’s gross domestic product. And then there’s Bidzina Ivanishvili, whose worth is about a third of Georgia’s GDP. (Photo: Reuters)

The Gates and Bezos mega-fortunes may not last long as Gates has donated more than $35 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and said he intends to give away at least 50 per cent of his wealth. While Bezos may be about to lose some of his fortunes as well because he and his wife Mackenzie are divorcing. (Photo: Reuters)

Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranks the world’s 500 wealthiest individuals and this year’s biggest losers group includes Tesla CEO Elon Musk. (Photo: Reuters)