In a surprising development, President-elect Donald Trump shared on social media that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates had requested a meeting with him. The post, which appeared to be directed at Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk,

Today, names like Elon Musk and Bill Gates dominate conversations about wealth, but their combined net worth is absolutely nothing compared to one of China’s emperors. Wu Zetian, better known as Empress Wu, was not only the first and only female emperor of China but also the richest woman to have ever lived.

Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, oversees the world's largest asset management firm, managing assets worth a whopping USD 7.4 trillion.

The British Royal family has a net worth of around £69 billion ($88 billion), but this pales in comparison to the wealth of the House of Saud, the ruling Royal family of Saudi Arabia

Trump and Gates initially met in December 2016, prior to Trump's first term as president. Since Trump's recent election victory, numerous tech CEOs have sought meetings with him, aiming to establish a positive relationship with the president-elect.

Empress Wu Zetian was China's first and only female emperor and controlled around 23 percent of the global economy during the Tang Dynasty.

The world's 500 richest people had a combined net worth of $10 trillion, with Elon Musk gaining the most while Lee Jae Yong's wealth declined.