Richest People in History | Least to Most Wealthy

Who was really the richest person who ever lived - a tech founder, an oil tycoon or a king? In this net worth comparison we rank 35 of the richest people in history, starting with today's sports stars and pop icons and climbing through media moguls, industrial tycoons, bankers, emperors and kings. Footballers, singers, film directors, founders of Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Telegram, railroad and steel barons, a Russian tsar and a medieval African ruler all appear in their own vault full of gold, each with an estimated fortune and what made them rich. Some of these fortunes were built in a few years, others took centuries to fade. Can you guess who closes the list? 📌 In this video: • Richest people of all time - 35 fortunes ranked from the smallest to the largest • Celebrities, tech billionaires, tycoons, dictators, emperors and kings • Estimated net worth of every person in billions of US dollars • Educational comparison of the biggest fortunes in human history Historical fortunes are rough estimates adjusted for inflation or share of the economy, and they vary a lot between sources. Living people's net worth reflects recent public estimates. Portraits are AI-generated illustrations. 👍 Like, 💬 Comment & 🔔 Subscribe - new comparison videos every few days! Thanks for watching! ❤️ #comparison #richestpeople #billionaires #history #networth