The 500 wealthiest people in the world gained $1.2trillion in 2019

The world's richest people got even wealthier in 2019, gaining $1.2 trillion between them which amounts to a 25 percent increase.

According to Bloomberg's Billionaire's Index, the richest 500 people in the world now have a combined wealth of $5.9 trillion, an increase of almost a quarter since last year. Jeff Bezos tops the list as the richest person in the world, with Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg also in the top five. Individually, Bezos lost money in his divorce from his wife of 23 years, MacKenzie, in the summer.

RICHEST PEOPLE FARED IN 2019 

1. Jeff Bezos 

2019: - $9billion 

New total wealth: $116billion 

2. Bill Gates 

2019: + $23.1billion  

New total wealth: $113billion  

3. Bernard Arnault  

2019: $37.7billion

New total wealth: $ 106billion 

4. Warren Buffett 

2019: + 5.26billion 

New total wealth: $89.1billion

5. Mark Zuckerberg

2019: +$27.4billion

New total wealth: $79.4billion

6. Amancio Ortega 

2019: + $17.9billion

New total wealth: $76.6billion 

7. Larry Page 

2019: + $14.0billion 

New total wealth: $65.2billion 

8. Sergey Brin 

2019: +$13.4billion 

New total wealth: $63.3billion

9.  Charles Koch 

2019: +$2.68billion 

New total wealth: $62.1billion

10. Julia Flesher Koch 

2019: +$62.1billion 

New total wealth: $61.1billion