Who was the richest person ever?
Mansa Musa is, in fact, the richest person in history, with a wealth that is incomprehensible. Mansa Musa was the 9th ruler of the Mali Empire, who made the economy so powerful that he controlled more money than the rest of the world combined; it was said to be incomprehensible. Mansa Musa is renowned for his wealth and generosity. While online articles in the 21st century have claimed that Mansa Musa was the richest person of all time, historians such as Hadrien Collet have argued that Musa’s wealth is impossible to calculate accurately.