Dear concerned comment posters, Please to not turn this list into a matter of race or sex. Americans may have substantial stakes on this list because the U.S. economy was and is the largest economy in the world. Thus, the richest man in America is the richest man in the world. The same is true for other countries with large economies, and I'm sure the authors of this article apologize if businessmen from Zimbabwe don't make the list. Also, many people are complaining about the absence of families such as the Rothschilds from this list. This does not invalidate the list, as monetal records are not available and the wealth is divided among many members of a wealthy family. Therefore, you cannot include a family in the list of richest men in history-unless of course there was a patriarch or head of the family.
Please to not turn this list into a matter of race or sex. Americans may have substantial stakes on this list because the U.S. economy was and is the largest economy in the world. Thus, the richest man in America is the richest man in the world. The same is true for other countries with large economies, and I'm sure the authors of this article apologize if businessmen from Zimbabwe don't make the list.
Also, many people are complaining about the absence of families such as the Rothschilds from this list. This does not invalidate the list, as monetal records are not available and the wealth is divided among many members of a wealthy family. Therefore, you cannot include a family in the list of richest men in history-unless of course there was a patriarch or head of the family.