Top 10 Most Wealthiest Men of All Time

Over the years, we've heard on the radio, seen on the television, been told stories and have even read in books of so many rich people who lived lives of luxury and got everything they ever wanted in their time. In past generations up till this day, we have had and still have men who have successfully made it to the top of the world's mountain of riches to become the most affluent in their respective eras.

Well, in this article, we won't just be serving you a list of some random rich dudes from this century or even the one before. Instead, what we'll be doing is to get all the men who have ever held the "richest-person-in-the-world" title and then pick the top 10 most wealthiest among them all, to be the most affluent men to ever walk the surface of the earth. Now, this is the point where I get to ask for your undivided attention as I'm about to reveal to you something you probably don't know. Please note that:

• This list is based on available information around the globe gathered, analyzed and put forth by experts.
• This list spans from when the first human ancestors appeared between five million and seven million years ago till date [1].
• This list is not based on the measure of money, but of "affluence" (I just pray you see the difference between the two)—who had more cash? John D. Rockefeller or Genghis Khan? This is a fascinating question due to the philosophical inquiry it raises for us to consider: How precisely does one quantify riches? Are riches estimated exclusively by what amount of cash you have? Assuming this is the case, that will seriously raise a lot of dust, in light of the fact that cash doesn't really have a fixed worth. This is our run down... [2] 

10. Jakob Fugger

• Full name: Jakob Fugger von der Lilie
• Gender: Male
• Born: 6th March, 1469
• Died: 30th December, 1525 (aged 66)
• Profession: Merchant, Entrepreneur, Banker.
• Nationality: German
• Peak net worth: $277 Billion

9. Tsar Nicholas II

• Full name: Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov
• Gender: Male
• Born: 6th May, 1868
• Died: 17th July, 1918 (aged 50)
• Profession: Politician (Last Russian Emperor)
• Nationality: Russian
• Peak net worth: $300 Billion

8. Andrew Carnegie

• Full name: Andrew Carnegie
• Gender: Male
• Born: 25th November, 1835
• Died: 11th August, 1919 (aged 83)
• Profession: Industrialist, Philanthropist
• Nationality: Scottish-American
• Peak net worth: $337 Billion

7. John D. Rockefeller

• Full name: John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
• Gender: Male
• Born: 8th July, 1839
• Died: 23rd May, 1937 (aged 97)
• Profession: Business Magnate, Philanthropist
• Nationality: American
• Peak net worth: $367 Billion

6. King Solomon

• Full name: Solomon (Jedidiah) son of David
• Gender: Male
• Born: c. 990 BCE
• Died: c. 931 BCE (aged 58–59)
• Profession: King (of Israel)
• Nationality: Israelite
• Peak net worth: $2.2 Trillion

5. Augustus Caesar

• Full name: Augustus Caesar (Octavian)
• Gender: Male
• Born: 23rd September, 63 BC
• Died: 19th August, AD 14 (aged 75)
• Profession: Politician (Roman Emperor)
• Nationality: Roman
• Peak net worth: $4.63 Trillion

4. Akbar I (Akbar the Great)

• Full name: Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar
• Gender: Male
• Born: 25th October, 1542
• Died: 27th October 1605 (aged 63)
• Profession: Politician (Mughal Emperor)
• Nationality: Indian
• Peak net worth: $21 Trillion

3. Emperor Shenzong

• Full name: Zhao Zhongzhen (Xu)
• Gender: Male
• Born: 25th May, 1048
• Died: 1st April, 1085 (aged 36)
• Profession: Politician (Song Emperor)
• Nationality: Chinese
• Peak net worth: $30 Trillion

2. Genghis Khan

• Full name: Genghis Khan
• Gender: Male
• Born: c. 1155/1162
• Died: 18th August, 1227 (aged approximately 65/72)
• Profession: Politician (First Mongol Emperor)
• Nationality: Chinese
• Peak net worth: $100s of Trillions

1. Mansa Musa

• Full name: Kanku Musa I
• Gender: Male
• Born: c. 1280
• Died: c.1337
• Profession: Politician (Mali Empire Emperor)
• Nationality: Malian
• Peak net worth: Richer than any man could describe