THE WORLD'S RICHEST HUNDRED.
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Of the Five Score Men and Women Among Whom $6,760,000,000 is Divided Fifty are Citizens of the United States—England is Represented by Thirteen—Oil Yielded the Largest Individual Fortune.
When the average present-day millionaire is bluntly asked to name the value of his earthly possessions he finds it difficult to answer the question correctly. It may be that he is not willing to take the questioner into his confidence. It is doubtful whether he really knows.
If this is true of the millionaire himself, it follows that when others attempt the task of estimating the amount of his wealth, the results must be conflicting. Still, excellent authorities are not lacking on this subject, and the list of the world's richest hundred persons, which is printed herewith, has been compiled from the best.
Rank. Name.Country.How Made.Total Fortune.
1—John D. RockefellerUnited StatesOil$600,000,000
2—A. BeitSouth AfricaGold and diamonds500,000,000
3—J.B. RobinsonSouth AfricaGold400,000,000
4—Czar Nicholas IIRussiaInherited350,000,000
5—Andrew CarnegieUnited StatesSteel300,000,000
6—W.W. AstorUnited StatesReal estate300,000,000
7—Prince DemidoffRussiaInherited200,000,000
8—Emperor Franz JosefAustriaInherited185,000,000
9—J. Pierpont MorganUnited StatesFinance150,000,000
10—William RockefellerUnited StatesOil100,000,000
11—H.H. RogersUnited StatesOil100,000,000
12—W.K. VanderbiltUnited StatesRailroads100,000,000
13—Senator ClarkUnited StatesCopper100,000,000
14—John Jacob AstorUnited StatesReal estate100,000,000
15—Duke of WestminsterEnglandReal estate100,000,000
16—Lord RothschildEnglandBanker100,000,000
17—Baron E. de RothschildFranceBanker100,000,000
18—King LeopoldBelgiumInherited and acquired100,000,000
19—Grand Duke VladimirRussiaInherited100,000,000
20—Russell SageUnited StatesFinance80,000,000
21—H.C. FrickUnited StatesSteel and coke80,000,000
22—D.O. MillsUnited StatesBanker75,000,000
23—Marshall Field, Jr.United StatesInherited75,000,000
24—Henry M. FlaglerUnited StatesOil60,000,000
25—James J. HillUnited StatesRailroads60,000,000
26—Archduke FrederickAustriaInherited60,000,000
27—The SultanTurkeyInherited50,000,000
28—Prince LichtensteinAustriaInherited50,000,000
29—Baron BleichroderGermanyBanker50,000,000
30—M. HeineFranceBanker50,000,000
31—Lord IveaghIrelandBrewer50,000,000
32—Señora CousinoChiliInherited50,000,000
33—Sir Jervin ClarkAustraliaSheep50,000,000
34—John D. ArchboldUnited StatesOil50,000,000
35—Oliver PayneUnited StatesOil50,000,000
36—J.B. HagginUnited StatesGold50,000,000
37—Harry FieldUnited StatesInherited50,000,000
38—Duke of DevonshireEnglandInherited50,000,000
39—A. BrehrAustriaBanker45,000,000
40—James Henry SmithUnited StatesInherited40,000,000
41—Henry PhippsUnited StatesSteel40,000,000
42—Alfred G. VanderbiltUnited StatesRailroads40,000,000
43—H.O. HavemeyerUnited StatesSugar40,000,000
44—Mrs. Hetty GreenUnited StatesFinance40,000,000
45—Thomas F. RyanUnited StatesFinance40,000,000
46—Lord StrathconaCanadaFinance40,000,000
47—Miss Bertha KruppGermanySteel40,000,000
48—Grand Duke MichaelRussiaInherited40,000,000
49—Mrs. W. WalkerUnited StatesInherited35,000,000
50—George GouldUnited StatesRailroads35,000,000
51—Prince Henry of PlessGermanyInherited35,000,000
52—J. Ogden ArmourUnited StatesMeat30,000,000
53—E.T. GerryUnited StatesInherited30,000,000
54—Robert W. GoeletUnited StatesReal estate30,000,000
55—Don Luis WizperrazasMexicoMines30,000,000
56—Earl of DerbyEnglandInherited30,000,000
57—Count HenckelGermanyInherited30,000,000
58—J.H. FlaglerUnited StatesFinance30,000,000
59—Claus SpreckelsUnited StatesSugar30,000,000
60—W.F. HavemeyerUnited StatesSugar30,000,000
61—Bishop KohnAustriaInherited30,000,000
62—F. SchwarzenbergerAustriaInherited30,000,000
63—Jacob H. SchiffUnited StatesBanker25,000,000
64—P.A.B. WidenerUnited StatesStreet cars25,000,000
65—George F. BakerUnited StatesBanker25,000,000
66—Duke of SutherlandScotlandReal estate25,000,000
67—Duke of BedfordEnglandReal estate25,000,000
68—Duke of PortlandEnglandReal estate25,000,000
69—Baron A. de RothschildEnglandBanker25,000,000
70—Baron L. de RothschildEnglandBanker25,000,000
71—Duc d'ArenbergBelgiumInherited25,000,000
72—Angelo QuintieriItalyInherited25,000,000
73—M. NobelRussiaOil25,000,000
74—Baron LeitenbergerAustriaInherited25,000,000
75—Prince YusupoffRussiaInherited25,000,000
76—Lord MountstephenCanadaReal estate25,000,000
77—Queen LouiseDenmarkInherited25,000,000
78—Grand Duke of HesseGermanyInherited25,000,000
79—Prince Anton RadziwillGermanyInherited25,000,000
80—August BelmontUnited StatesFinance20,000,000
81—James StillmanUnited StatesBanker20,000,000
82—John W. GatesUnited StatesFinance20,000,000
83—Norman B. ReamUnited StatesFinance20,000,000
84—Joseph PulitzerUnited StatesJournalist20,000,000
85—James G. BennettUnited StatesJournalist20,000,000
86—John G. MooreUnited StatesFinance20,000,000
87—D.G. ReidUnited StatesSteel20,000,000
88—Frederick PabstUnited StatesBrewer20,000,000
89—William D. SloaneUnited StatesInherited20,000,000
90—William B. LeedsUnited StatesRailroads20,000,000
91—James B. DukeUnited StatesTobacco20,000,000
92—Anthony N. BradyUnited StatesFinance20,000,000
93—Geo. W. VanderbiltUnited StatesRailroads20,000,000
94—Fred. W. VanderbiltUnited StatesRailroads20,000,000
95—Duke of Northumberl'dEnglandInherited20,000,000
96—Lord ArmstrongEnglandInherited20,000,000
97—Lord BrasseyEnglandInherited20,000,000
98—Sir Thomas LiptonEnglandGrocer20,000,000
99—Ex-Empress EugenieFranceInherited20,000,000
100—Queen WilhelminaHollandInherited20,000,000
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Total$6,760,000,000