5. Mark Zuckerberg — $99.9 Billion

The creator of Facebook, Zuckerberg’s wealth rose at an astronomical rate. The American is the youngest person on this list and famously left Harvard to work on creating the perfect social network.

Fast forward a few years and Mark is the fifth richest person in the world and chairman, CEO and controlling shareholder of Facebook. His platform is responsible for influencing everything from politics and media to people’s day to day communications. Many have criticized the CEO for not fully understanding this responsibility. Famous quote: “They trust me. Dumb f—s.”