Each and every person by default aspires to be wealthy, get a lot of money, and be on the names of the world's wealthiest individuals. People will often remember you if you are a wealthy person even if money alone will not make you truly wealthy and a crown of gold will not make up for the hole in your heart.
With billions of dollars saved in their respective individual bank accounts, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are now the richest people. Yes! We blindly assume to ourselves that no one has ever attained such a level of riches since it is so enormous. However, if we go back in history and make try to account for inflation, we will see that there have been even wealthier persons whose fortunes have contributed to half of the global GDP.
If you think that the era in which we live is the one that has produced the richest people throughout human history, you will need to reconsider. The Top 10 Wealthiest individuals in History (after inflation) are all long deceased.
Even famous kings and renowned emperors, who are not included in this ranking, could feel envious of the wealth that each of these people managed to amass despite the fact that their respective paths to prosperity were varied.
The names of the Top 10 wealthiest people of all time are shown below in (current) order.
Number. 10. Stephen Girard
Net worth: ~ $120 billion
Lifespan: 1750 – 1831
Where Born in: Bordeaux, Guyenne and Gascony, Kingdom of France
Where Died in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
His Nationality: French-American
Source of property: Merchantry, Investments, Founder of Girard Bank
Number 9. John Astor
Net worth: ~ $140 billion
Lifespan: 1763 – 1848
Where Born in: Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (as Johann Astor)
Where Died in: New York City, New York, USA
His Nationality: German-American
Source of property: Founder of American Fur Company, Real estate tycoon.
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