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Who is the richest man of all time? Do you answer Bill Gates? No no, not even close. The richest man of all time is measured by percentage of the national economy. Mr Bill Gates is far behind this richest man, John D. Rockefeller.

I’ve listed down the top 10 richest people of all time and their business type.

10 Richest People

1. John D. Rockefeller

• Peak wealth: $318.3 billion (based on 2007 US dollar)
• Business: Standard oil

2. Andrew Carnegie

• Peak wealth: $298.3 billion.
• Business: Steel Manufacturer

3. Nicholas II of Russia

Peak wealth: $253.5 billion.

Business: Inherited from Russian Imperial

4. William Henry Vanderbilt

• Peak wealth: $231.6 billion.
• Business: Railroad Empire

5. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

• Peak wealth: $210.8 billion.
• Business: The Ruler of Hyderabad and Berar

6. Andrew W. Mellon

• Peak wealth: $188.8 billion.
• Business: Bank, Oil, Steel, Shipbuilding, and Construction

7. Henry Ford

• Peak wealth: $188.1 billion.
• Business: Automobiles, The Ford Motor

8. Marcus Licinius Crassus

• Peak wealth: $169.8 billion.
• Business: Politician, Slave Trade, Silver Mining, and Real Estate

9. Basil II

• Peak wealth: $169.4 billion.
• Business: Byzantine emperor

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Peak wealth: $167.4 billion.
• Business: Ferry and Railroad business

Are you in same industry with anyone of them? Please don’t get me wrong. I am not asking you to become the rich people in this world like them. Most of them was ruthless in their business and their family was not happy too. But they work for their whole life so hard till die.

So, what is the point? The point is wealth does not mean anything, I rather be a commonplace full time blogger at home. What do you think At that time, they still don’t know what blogger is!

[source: Neatorama]

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