Every year we see list of the richest people in the world usually businessmen who own shares in large companies that they found it. But have you ever wondered what an all-time list of the richest people might look like if you were to include all the emperor's and Pioneers and conquerors together with the investors and Technology Geeks with today is it is indeed challenging to compare wealth across areas and geographies, but it's a test that has been attempted by Leading historians and economists and adjusted for inflation. And today's episode of Top trending we bring to you this list of the top 15 richest people in history. The first time affordable to the middle class converting them into the Practical mode of conveyance and revolutionising transportation. And as the owner of the company Henry Ford became one of the richest and most famous people in the world when he died his net worth was over 200 billion dollars in today's terms and most of this was left of the Ford Foundation.
A story of Rags to Riches Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in the railroad and shipping business in 19th century America. He used to work with his father who operated a cargo boat between Staten Island and Manhattan and New York and the 1820s. He started his own steamship business operating in New York and in the 1850s, he entered the railroad business. He was known for his shrewd and aggressive business style at the peak of his wealth. He would have been worth two hundred two billion dollars in today's money unlike later business magnates. He did not set up a foundation or give much to charity other than a million dollar seed money to establish the About University in Nashville, Tennessee, the family no longer controls any businesses and the fortune of mass by Cornelius Vanderbilt is no longer in the family. The being revolutionary and political leader of more than forty two years while Mark Gaddafi is rumored to have been worth 200 billion dollars at the time of his violent overthrow in death in 2011, which is over two hundred twelve billion dollars in today's terms during his decades-long Reign. He had his good as private control over Libya's Rich oil fields and their earnings this wealth was secret away in several bank accounts real estate and other Investments around the world at the beginning of the Libyan conflict the US government found 37 billion dollars in the United States 30 billion dollars was found in assets across
UK Germany France and Italy even today it is believed that much of the cash stashed away by him remains unfound. At number 12 on our list is William the Conqueror the first Norman King of England ruling from 1066 after defeating King Harold in the Battle of Hastings. Son of the Duke of Normandy Robert the first and a mistress named her Leva. He was also known as William the bastard he succeeded his father as the Duke of Normandy and it is said he was promised the Throne of England by King Edward when Edward declared Harold the King on his deathbed William declared war the plunder from the conquest and land grabs makes William the conqueror's wealth estimated at two hundred twenty eight billion dollars in today's terms.
A German Merchant mining entrepreneur and Banker from the 16th century. Jakob fugger amassed huge wealth and power during his lifetime amounting to 277 billion dollars at the peak of his fortune. The foundation of the wealth was laid through the textile trade with Italy but grew manifold with the start of banking operations with the royal family of Austria and the administrative apparatus of the Holy See at one point. He had a monopolistic. Hold on the copper trade in Europe with his enormous wealth Jakob fugger influence much of European history by far. In the marriages that sound the Austrian House of Habsburg gain control of Spain Bohemia and Hungary and ensuring the election of Charles V as the next Holy Roman Emperor on his death his business and wealth passed on to his nephew Anton cougar at number 10 on our list of the richest people in the world is his exalted highness to whomp sumir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqui by effandi Asaf Jah the seventh the last nizam of Hyderabad a princely state in India that became a part of the Republic of India 1948 in 1937. He featured on the cover of Time Magazine is the This man in the world his wealth was masked on mining royalties and land Revenue their Abad was the only supplier of diamonds globally in the 18th century. His net worth was estimated at two billion dollars in the early 1940s two percent of the u.s. Economy at that time in today's terms. That's about two hundred thirty billion dollars the Jacob Diamond a 100 24 carat diamond worth more than 40 million dollars was part of the nizam's jewelry collection and used by him as a paperweight Mir Osman Ali Khan was considered a miser for the way he dressed but almost all the major public buildings and institutions in Hyderabad were built during his
Because many a university the General Hospital the high court The Observatory to name a few after his ear buds accession to India. Most of his wealth was taken over by the Indian government including the nizam jewelry collection. But even after that, he was still widely considered South Asia's richest man until his death in 1967. He is said to have fathered 149 children and what remains of his wealth is now being litigated by an increasing number of claimants. At number 9 on our list is the last tsar of Russia Nikolai alexandrovich Romanov who was worth 300 billion dollars in today's terms. He ruled from 1894 till he abdicated the throne in 1917. The Romanov family had ruled Russia for over 300 years and had amassed a lot of wealth and property in that time only to be increased by Tsar Nicholas II the family's jewelry collection was estimated to be worth 160 million Rubles bizarre owned multi-millions in the noble bank and the railroads Millions were transferred to German banks after a failed Revolution the empress had collected over.
Men's the family-owned bill is in palaces and several European countries and many more properties in Russia. All this wealth was seized in the Bolshevik Revolution and the Tsar along with his wife children and loyal members of staff. Were murdered in 1918. Industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland the son of a hand Loom Weaver at the age of 13. He moved to America and worked a series of Telegraph and railroad jobs while still working. He started investing in oil infrastructure and steel eventually setting up the Carnegie Steel company vertical integration of raw material supplies and reduction in cost of steel production using the Bessemer process made his business wildly successful. He sold his steel business which eventually became us Steel Corporation. So as to retire for a whopping four hundred eighty million dollars in 1901 at his Peak wealth he was worth Hundred thirty seven billion dollars in today's money after his retirement. He focused on philanthropy giving away 90% of his wealth to different causes primarily education World Peace libraries and scientific research.
Widely regarded as the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history John D. Rockefeller had a peak net worth of about three hundred sixty seven billion dollars in today's money. He made his money in oil refining and the Standard Oil trust that he founded controlled 90% of the supply of oil in the United States He revolutionized the American oil industry through his strategies of integration transportation and marketing and his company became so big that in 1911 the Supreme Court ruled that it was in violation of antitrust laws.
And split it into 34 different companies Rockefeller received proportionate shares in these new companies and over the next 10 years this proved immensely profitable as their net worth Rose fivefold. He used his unprecedented wealth to Pioneer the modern system of philanthropy creating foundations that even today have a major impact on medicine education and scientific research with an estimated net worth of 415 billion dollars Mansa Musa the first emperor of Mali and king of Timber. T2 is at number 6 on this list. He controlled the Mali Empire and the gonna Empire and conquered much of West Africa during his reign in the 14th century. One of his titles was Lord of the mines and he owned more than half the world's supply of gold at a time that there was a hugely increasing demand for the commodity and he also controlled key trade routes between the West African coast and the Mediterranean he built schools mosques and even a major university all of which became his legacy many years after he died and some of which are still standing now, he's also known for a fabulous pilgrimage. He once made to Mecca in a caravan stretch.
As far as the eye could see with an Entourage of tens of thousands of people donating and spending so much money when they stopped in Cairo that it caused instant inflation and it took years for the local economy to recover from the shock.
And number five on our list of the richest people in history is the biblical Legend King Solomon who ruled Israel for forty years from 372 331 BC. He is known to have been extremely wise and fabulously wealthy with the Empire reaching its Heights of Splendor during his Reign. He is said to have received a yearly tribute of 666 gold talents, which is approximately eighty six thousand pounds of gold every year this in addition to his income from Taxation and trade makes his net worth over two point two trillion dollars.
He used his wealth to create many building projects including the first temple in Jerusalem, which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The heir of Julius Caesar Augustus Caesar was the master of political and Military Intrigue and in 27 BC appointed himself, the first emperor of the Roman Empire this gave him sole control over Imperial Rome and a personal Fortune equivalent to one-fifth of the entire economy, which made his net worth an estimated 4.6 three trillion dollars. He is said to have personally owned the entire country of Egypt. He established a system that created and maintained a piece of the Romans for over 200 years, but in his final years he struggled to find peace troubled by the death of his beloved grandson, so we had hoped.
Emperor Akbar the first the ruler of the Mughal Empire between 1556 and 1605. He was a great military General and during his reign of the mughals expanded their empire to include almost the entire Indian subcontinent. This made him the controller of almost 25 percent of the world's GDP a staggering 21 trillion dollars in today's terms Akbar was also an administrative genius and he was able to exercise power and influence over this vast Empire because he created a centralized system of administration that ensured military political cultural and economic dominance. He lived a lavish Dial establishing for himself and his family three quarts in Delhi Agra and Jaipur sikri. He was also a great patron of the Arts creating a massive Library as well as funding music paintings and architecture even tried creating his own religion. That was a blend of Islam and Hinduism. And number two on our list of the richest people in history is a Chinese emperor of the 11th century ad Emperor Shang Tsung of song had an estimated net worth of over thirty trillion dollars ruling over an estimated 30 percent of the world's GDP during the peaceful prosperity and primary abundance are has a new economic and social program was instituted including low rate loans to peasants corrected land surveys to ensure the tax collections were increased and a program of purchasing manufactured Specialties in one region. And selling them in another all these contributed greatly to increasing government revenues, but at the same time the regime of Emperor Shen song is also credited with implementing policies to help poor peasants as well as the unemployed which is seen as being a forerunner to the modern welfare state The Fearsome Emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire is at the top of our list of the 15 richest people in history with a net worth amounting to hundreds of trillions of dollars between 1206 in 1227. He let his armies on a brutal assault.
Of all of his neighboring kingdoms winning all of his battles and all he conquered over 12 million square miles of territory controlling most of central Asia and China. He usually slaughtered on a large scale the local inhabitants of the Kingdom's that he conquered and took over all their wealth and possessions which combined with the value of the land makes him by far the richest person in history. That's our list of the top 15 richest people in history. Do you agree disagree? Are there any other people you think should be on our list? Let us know in the comment section. We love hearing from you. If you enjoyed the video, feel free to like the article share with friends and subscribe to facts oppener for more regular countdown.
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