In The 1990s, The Third-Richest Person On The Planet (Behind Gates And Buffett) Was… A Swiss Orchestra Conductor???

Let's travel back to June 1995 and take a pop quiz. Who were the three richest people walking the planet in the middle 1995? I expect even the casual CelebrityNetWorth reader would be able to name the top person. With a net worth of $22 billion, the richest person on the planet in 1995 was Microsoft founder Bill Gates. I actually think a lot of people will correctly guess the #2 richest person in 1995. With a net worth of $16 billion, that title went to Warren Buffett.

But who was the third richest person the world in the middle of the 1990s?

Larry Ellison? Nope.

One of the Waltons? Nope.

One of the Koch brothers? Nope.

Some Saudi king or prince? Nope.

Would you believe me if I told you that the third richest person on the planet was a random Swiss orchestra conductor name Paul Sacher?