The 10 Richest Men of All Time That Ever Existed On Earth

Despite having a net worth of over $220 billion, business tycoon Elon Musk doesn’t make it to the list of the richest people in history, which means that even Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Microsoft’s Bill Gates don’t cut as well. It's crucial to keep in mind, though, that the further in time we go, the more difficult it is to determine an individual's relative wealth because things were different back then. Gold, land, salt, and power were the main sources of wealth, however not all academics agree on how to value these things. But after taking into account inflation and the value of commodities at the time, we've done our best stocktaking and determined that, in 2022 dollars, these individuals are the richest humans to have ever lived.

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