These are the 10 richest people in the past, making modern billionaires look small.

Based on research done by the Business Institute, and others who searched the archives, and made corrections to inflation, newspaper Albanian invites you to travel in the past.

Let us take a look at the 10 richest people of the last decade and find out how they got so rich and what they used their money for. They're certainly richer than today's billionaires.

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt, $185 billion

Cornelius Vanderbilt, one of the most famous businessmen in U.S. history, became rich because he built railways and transportation lines in the 1800s. During the most successful years, Cornelius Vanderbil's wealth was nearly $185 billion. Most of his money was won during his railway empire's expansion after the Civil War.

9. Henry Ford, $19 billion

Henry Ford is one of the most prominent people in American business. His personal wealth was only $200 billion. Ford not only started his corporation and was also famous for his revolutionary approach to car production, but he was also a pioneer in business and industry. He set a higher salary for his workers than what was considered average at that time.

8. Muammar Gaddhafi, $200 billion

There's no way there's a person in the world who hasn't heard his name. It is believed that Gaddafi had a fortune that was estimated to be about $200 billion -- the wealth he made in 42 years during his reign in Libya. Gaddafi was a highly controversial politician and ruler, but he did much for his country. For example, he built “Graat Man-Made River” that now supplies the Libyan deserts with water. According to some experts, this was the largest irrigation project in human history. Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011 during the Civil War.

7. William I, $209,229 billion

According to various estimates, William I (Sister) had about $209,229 billion. William I was England's first king after the conquest of Norman in 1066. William's reign had great consequences for the country: he established the United Kingdom, he created the army and fleet, he made the so-called Domesday Book, and he started building the stone castles, the first being built in 1078.

6. Jacob Fugger, $221 billion

Jacob Fugger may not be as famous as other people on this list, but just like them, he had a lot of money. Thanks to his banking and commercial skills, he had about $221 billion. Jacob Fugger was born in 1459 and died in 1525 in Augsburg, Germany, writes the SHQIP newspaper. He built his wealth mainly by selling textiles in Italy and also mined silver and gold in Hungary and Bohemia.

5. Mir Osman Ali Khan, $230 billion

There's a chance you've never heard of Mir Osman Ali Khan but he is certainly one of the richest men the world has ever seen. When he was the ruler of the Hyderabad State in India, he made his fortune up to $230 billion. After his father's death in 1911, he became Nizam of Hyderabad and ruled for 37 years. He helped develop education, electricity, and railways in the area.

4. Nicholas Alexandrich, Russia's Tsesarevich, $300 billion

The wealth of Nicholas Aleksandrovich, Russia's Tsesarevich is estimated to be $300 billion. His personal income consisted of the lands he owned and also assets in the industrial sector and trade, writes the SHQIP newspaper, since the Russian Orthodox Church Canonized Nicholas II, he could also be called the most wealthy <x0-sector in history”.

3. Andrew Carnegie, $310 billion

Andrew. Carnegie was an unbelievable businessman rich and powerful. He became famous in the mid-19th century. Carnegie was born in Scotland and he was from a very poor family who moved to the U.S. in the late 1840s. After some successful investments in a series of companies, Carnegie established his company, Steel D., where he made most of his $310 billion fortune. He is also known as a man who spent most of this money on various donations, so remembered as one of the most prominent philanthropists in the world.

2. John Rockefeller, $340 billion

John Rockefeller's name means a lot to US history, and his wealth is estimated to be $340 billion. Even today, it is almost the greatest wealth ever. He was born in 1839 in New York, and he became one of Standard Oil's founders. Rockefeller is also known as a philanthropist - he founded 2 colleges, University of Chicago, and Rockefeller University. He died in 1937 at 97.

1. Mansa Musa, $400 billion

The richest person ever to walk on this planet was Mansa Musa, or Musa I from the Mountain. When he was the emperor of the mountain, he had a fortune that would be worth some $400 billion today. Moses was born in 1280, he lived as a regular religious Muslim. He built many educational and glass centers around Africa.

By comparison: The richest person alive at the moment, the founder of the Amazon, Jeff Bezos, is worth about $131 billion, and Bill Gates, with 96.5 billion dollars, is the second person on the list of the richest people.

For example, Microsoft's owner, who has been one of the richest people in the world for a long time now, is 4 times poorer than Mansa Musa, the legendary king of the African country of Mali that many people have never heard of.