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> the richest man on the planet That we know of. The money coffers owned by the house of Saud run way deeper than many realize.
by auiya 8y ago
> the richest man on the planet
That we know of. The money coffers owned by the house of Saud run way deeper than many realize.
- rrix2 8y agookay so second richest man? third? tenth? how does that change the calculus?
- logfromblammo 8y agoThe largest entirely private fortune. Individuals that are now or have been heads of state may have had opportunities to seize or otherwise employ state-owned property for their personal enrichment. Dictators over petroleum exporting nations are all likely richer than Bezos, in ways that we could never expect Forbes magazine to be able to verify, or even begin to investigate. People whose wealth came mostly from publicly-traded stocks and real estate in nations with public records of title transfers can be more easily tracked and verified.