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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived

Jeff Bezos was the richest man in the world according to Forbes Magazine in 2019. His fortune was estimated to be $131 billion dollars. But Bezos is not the richest man who ever lived. That title belongs to someone who had more money than the top five richest billionaires on the Forbes’ list combined!

Most economists can’t even describe in modern terms how much money Mansa Musa had, but it was probably more than

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