Richest People in History 1300-2026 | 700 Years of Fortunes

In 1300 the richest people on record were the bankers of Florence: the Bardi company, worth about 150,000 gold florins - some $240,000 in silver dollars. In March 2026 Elon Musk was worth $839 billion. Watch 700 years of the world's greatest fortunes: the Medici, the Fuggers who bought an emperor, a Chinese minister who sold offices, the merchants of Surat, cardinals, sugar and slavery, the plunder of Bengal, cotton, bankers, railroads, steel, oil, software, online shopping and rockets. #history #billionaires #statistics