Answer: If you're looking for the richest person who is currently alive, we're looking at Jeff Bezos with a solid networth of about $177 billion dollars. COming ni right behind him is Elon Musk with a good $151 billion dollars. If you're looking for the richest person to ever live, then that would be John D. Rockefeller with a net worth of $418 billion (translated to today's currency rates).
