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They Earned $10 Billion Plus in 2017

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November just began, and while the year isn’t even over yet, these billionaires continue to bring in the big bucks. According to a newly released UBS/PricewaterhouseCoopers report, the world’s billionaires have seen their net worth grow by more than $900 billion this past year, which, when accounted for collectively, is over $6 trillion.

Of the 14 people who have earned more than $10 billion this year alone, only one is female and there are five Americans.

Here’s how they rank:

1. Hui Ka Yan (chairman, Evergrande): Up $33.4 billion (net worth $40.8 billion, 19th in the world)
2. Jeff Bezos (founder, Amazon): Up $28.5 billion (net worth $93.8 billion, 1st in the world)
3. Mark Zuckerberg (co-founder, Facebook): Up $25.4 billion (net worth $75.4 billion, 5th in the world)
4. Bernard Arnault (chairman and CEO, LVHM): Up $19 billion (net worth $58.2 billion, 7th in the world)
5. Mukesh Ambani (CEO, Reliance): Up $17.2 billion (net worth $40 billion, 20th in the world)
6. Pony Ma (co-founder, Tencent): $14.8 billion (net worth $35.6 billion, 21st in the world)
7. Wang Wei (founder, S.F. Express): Up $14.7 billion (net worth $19.4 billion, 47th in the world)
8. Larry Ellison (founder, Oracle): Up $14.4 billion (net worth $56 billion, 8th in the world)
9. Jack Ma (founder, Alibaba): Up $12.7 billion (net worth $46 billion, 14th in the world)
10. Yang Huiyan (majority shareholder, Country Garden Holdings): Up $11.4 billion (net worth $19.5 billion, 46th in the world)
11. Larry Page (co-founder, Google): Up $11.4 billion (net worth $51.3 billion, 9th in the world)
12. Carlos Slim (chairman, América Móvil): Up $11.3 billion (net worth $61.1 billion, 6th in the world)
13. Sergey Brin (co-founder, Google): Up $10.9 billion (net worth $50.1 billion, 10th in the world)
14. Francois Pinault (founder, Kering): Up $10.8 billion (net worth $25.8 billion, 29th in the world)


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