2015年7月30日 · Lived: 1839–1937 Country: United States Wealth: $341 billion Rockefeller began investing in the petroleum industry in 1863 and by 1880 his Standard Oil company controlled 90% of American oil production.. According to his New York Times obituary, Rockefeller was valued at about $1.5 billion based on a 1918 federal income tax return and estimates of …

2022年10月29日 · Yet, despite his astonishing net worth, the 51-year-old’s billions don’t even come close to the wealth of the richest people in history – proportionally speaking..

2013年7月12日 · This is the only time recorded in history that one man directly controlled the price of gold in the Mediterranean. The amount of gold he controlled is valued at $400billion in today’s market, making him one of the richest people ever lived. 2. John D. Rockefeller – Net Worth = $663.4 billion (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937)

2017年4月1日 · The richest man on earth in all of human history was Mansa Musa I, ruler of the African country of Mali from 1312 to 1337. The country’s wealth was derived from producing gold and salt which the nation controlled more than half of the world’s supply.

Many sources cite John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) as the richest person in the history of the United States, ... As the United States became the world's leading economic power by the late 19th century, the wealthiest people in America were often also the wealthiest people in the world. Fortune's wealthiest Americans (1957)

A list of the richest people throughout history, from Tutankhamun and the Rothschilds to Bill Gates. Tutankhamun (1332–1323 BC) The Egyptian Pharaoh owned all of Egypt’s wealth. His elaborate tomb displayed an array of riches, including his coffin being lined with sheet gold. The gold weighed 110.4 kg Marcus Licinius Crassus (115BC – 53 BC) […]

Here are 20 of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived: 20. Marcus Licinius Crassus – nicknamed “Dives” meaning “The Rich” – is often reputed to have been the wealthiest man in ancient history, enjoying an estimated net worth equivalent to $20 billion.

2021年10月11日 · From rags-to-riches entrepreneurs to dynastic, multi-generational inheritors, here are the 10 richest people in history. Alan ‘the Red’ Rufus (1040–1093) – $194 billion. ... Upon his death, it was reported that the deposed leader had died one of the richest people in the world. Mir Osman Ali Khan (1886-1967) – $210 billion.

2021年10月2日 · In fact, five of the top six richest people in history (when figures are adjusted for inflation) all made their fortunes well over a century ago. Wally Gobetz/Flickr The Breakers, the Newport, Rhode Island summer home of 19th century New York railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the top ten richest people in history.

2022年5月25日 · His party included thousands of soldiers and hundreds of enslaved people carrying salt, gold and other riches. During his trip he stopped in Cairo, where he reportedly injected so much gold into the local economy that the metal’s value dropped throughout Egypt, earning him his reputation as the richest man of all time.