Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man in modern history. Mansa ...

The world's list of billionaires changes every year, and the number of ultra-rich individuals are also increasing. Even now, there are only a limited number of people whose net worth exceeds $1 ...

He was the richest person in history, whose wealth was too vast to be imagined, or ever equalled. Even today’s mega-rich, like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos with an estimated fortune of $131 billion doesn ...

Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire in the 1320s, controlling the riches of West Africa's gold mines. But, rich as he was, little is known about him, and even those accounts are contradictory. Here's ...