Richest men in history: Vladimir Putin, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett aren't even close

Vladimir Putin’s wealth, even with the most generous calculations, pales in comparison. In fact, throw in the vast riches of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Bill Gates, Warren Buffett (BRK) and Amazon’s (AMZN) Jeff Bezos, and their combined fortune doesn’t even approach some of history’s wealthiest

Take Augustus Caesar, for example. The first Roman emperor tops the list, according to the Visual Capitalist blog. The adopted son of Julius Caesar controlled much of the world’s most powerful states — including Egypt — as part of his estimated $4.6 trillion net worth. Egypt made up at least 25% of global GDP at the time