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Definitely there is chance for Mr. Ambani, The Value of KG Basin will definitely help him in this endevour
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Who is going to Stay as the World's Richest Person ???
riddhimaan
Riddhimaan Nandgaonkar
there is going to be tough competition but i think for now bill gates or warren buffet will take the top spot. in years to come the whole scenario will change and we can expect some more Indians on that list.
AldivaLucy
New member
I would like to vote for Mukesh Ambani. Bill Gates is though one of all times richest person in the world
discoverantony
New member
bill gates.bcoz of the fact of the demerging pact signed between yahoo and microsoft......which will allow microsoft to enhance the search engine market.
Also the fact that the operating system of microsoft is yet to face an stiff com,p.
Also the fact that the operating system of microsoft is yet to face an stiff com,p.
greatdude10
Par 100 posts (V.I.P)
i think its goin to be warren buffet when the markets revive. Coz he has acquired many shares even in this downturn
Carlos Slim Helu - The richest man on the world
7/04/2007
Bill Gates now is not the richest man of the world. The richest man on the world is Carlos Slim Helu says The Guardian..
Latin America's richest man - Carlos Slim Helu added more than $6 billion to his fortune this year. He sold off his stakes in MCI and Altria and used the proceeds to up his holding in Saks Inc; in his fixed line operator, Telmex; and in America Movil, his flagship wireless telecom outfit.
The latest was a particularly smart move as America Movil's stock has almost doubled in the past year. Carlos Slim Helu also owns 71% of a new public company, Impulsora del Desarollo Economico de America Latina, which he spun off from financial services giant Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Inbursa also invested in a start-up budget airline called Volaris. An art collector, Slim houses his Rodin sculptures in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, the museum he funded and named after his late wife. His Grupo Carso is reportedly a combination of his first name and his late wife's.
By Forbes
Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man is worth an estimated $US67.8 billion. This Mexican tycoon has overtaken Warren Buffet and Bill Gates according to a respected tracker of Mexican financial wealth: Eduardo Garcia from Sentido Comun an online financial publication he founded. A 27 per cent surge in the share price of America Movil, Latin America's largest cell phone operator controlled by Carlos Slim, from March to June made him close to $8.6 billion wealthier than Bill Gates (which Garcia figures Gates is worth $59.2 billion). Meanwhile, Forbes magazine has reported in April that Slim had overtaken Warren Buffet but not Gates. Forbes had increased Carlos Slim's net worth because gains from his holding company Carso and fixed-line telecom Telmex added to the Mexican's fortune while shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc fell in the same period. Garcia calculated three months ago that Carlos' value was just more than gates by a tiny bit but now he has no doubt who is richer. Carlos Slim's companies rose sharply with shares of Telmex in the second quarter rising 11 percent and Slim's bank, Inbursa, saw its stock increase by 20 percent. Garcia figures that Slim and his family own a fortune equivalent to 8 per cent of Mexico's gross domestic product. According to Sentido Comun, for Gates to be worth 8 percent of the U.S. economy, his fortune would have to grow to more than $13 trillion, 17 times his current wealth.
7/04/2007
Bill Gates now is not the richest man of the world. The richest man on the world is Carlos Slim Helu says The Guardian..
Latin America's richest man - Carlos Slim Helu added more than $6 billion to his fortune this year. He sold off his stakes in MCI and Altria and used the proceeds to up his holding in Saks Inc; in his fixed line operator, Telmex; and in America Movil, his flagship wireless telecom outfit.
The latest was a particularly smart move as America Movil's stock has almost doubled in the past year. Carlos Slim Helu also owns 71% of a new public company, Impulsora del Desarollo Economico de America Latina, which he spun off from financial services giant Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Inbursa also invested in a start-up budget airline called Volaris. An art collector, Slim houses his Rodin sculptures in Mexico City's Museo Soumaya, the museum he funded and named after his late wife. His Grupo Carso is reportedly a combination of his first name and his late wife's.
By Forbes
Carlos Slim Helu is now the world's richest man is worth an estimated $US67.8 billion. This Mexican tycoon has overtaken Warren Buffet and Bill Gates according to a respected tracker of Mexican financial wealth: Eduardo Garcia from Sentido Comun an online financial publication he founded. A 27 per cent surge in the share price of America Movil, Latin America's largest cell phone operator controlled by Carlos Slim, from March to June made him close to $8.6 billion wealthier than Bill Gates (which Garcia figures Gates is worth $59.2 billion). Meanwhile, Forbes magazine has reported in April that Slim had overtaken Warren Buffet but not Gates. Forbes had increased Carlos Slim's net worth because gains from his holding company Carso and fixed-line telecom Telmex added to the Mexican's fortune while shares of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc fell in the same period. Garcia calculated three months ago that Carlos' value was just more than gates by a tiny bit but now he has no doubt who is richer. Carlos Slim's companies rose sharply with shares of Telmex in the second quarter rising 11 percent and Slim's bank, Inbursa, saw its stock increase by 20 percent. Garcia figures that Slim and his family own a fortune equivalent to 8 per cent of Mexico's gross domestic product. According to Sentido Comun, for Gates to be worth 8 percent of the U.S. economy, his fortune would have to grow to more than $13 trillion, 17 times his current wealth.
4 out of the 10 richest men in the world are INDIANS!!!! Thats a record number for any country, even USA!! Out of the 4, 3 seem to be there to stay for a long time (Mittal and the Ambanis). This is a sign of progress being made in India and the bright future. Sure, there maybe somethings wrong in our nation, but that is expected given that we've been ruled by some other nation for the past 300-400 years. I hope this goes to show that Indians are one of the brilliant races/groups of people. Most of our problems are only caused by extreme poverty; the nation will improve slowly but surely.
Because 3 of these 4 Indians still live in India (except Mittal), much of this wealth will trickle down to the masses. In a fascist regime, that might not happen. But being that India is democratic, poorer Indians are sure to see some of this wealth soon. For example, The Ambanis will go buying cars, giving the car producers/salesmen more income. They will want drivers to drive them giving drivers more income. These drivers and workers will in turn want to get more things for their families, giving the shopkeepers and owners more income. Soon, the plight of poor Indians will improve; having 4 Indians become the richest men in less than 30-40 years is a amazing sign of it. I hope everyone is as excited and motivated by it as I am. Hopefully one day, you'll be reading my name on that l
Because 3 of these 4 Indians still live in India (except Mittal), much of this wealth will trickle down to the masses. In a fascist regime, that might not happen. But being that India is democratic, poorer Indians are sure to see some of this wealth soon. For example, The Ambanis will go buying cars, giving the car producers/salesmen more income. They will want drivers to drive them giving drivers more income. These drivers and workers will in turn want to get more things for their families, giving the shopkeepers and owners more income. Soon, the plight of poor Indians will improve; having 4 Indians become the richest men in less than 30-40 years is a amazing sign of it. I hope everyone is as excited and motivated by it as I am. Hopefully one day, you'll be reading my name on that l
An overwhelming 836 million people in India live on a per capita consumption of less than Rs 20 a day, according to the findings of the Arjun Sengupta report on the Conditions of Work and Promotion of Livelihood in the Unorganised Sector. The report is based on government data for the period between 1993-94 and 2004-05.
So, who are the ones who have actually benefitted from the boom in the economic growth of the country?
The middle class and the rich grew from 162 million to 253 million while the neo rich of 91 million.
The middle class grew from 15.5 per cent to 19.3 per cent but the extreme poor have also benefited (274 to 237 million) – 43 million of them to be precise. Their per capita consumption has gone up from Rs 9 to Rs 12.
“The rich tend to hide their consumption. So if you account for that, they are actually richer than the report reflects. This again reflects the fact that the gap between the rich and poor is even wider,” Sengupta explained.
One is classified as absolutely poor if the per capita consumption is less than Rs 9 a day. However, if the per capita consumption is Rs 13 a day, then the individual is above the poverty line. So, the definitions of poverty are sometimes difficult to understand.
The justification for economic reforms was supposed to be the trickle down effect but for those who live in trying conditions 10 years of economic reforms seems to have made little difference. Is it any wonder that those leaders who are seen to be reformers can never win the popular vote?
So, who are the ones who have actually benefitted from the boom in the economic growth of the country?
The middle class and the rich grew from 162 million to 253 million while the neo rich of 91 million.
The middle class grew from 15.5 per cent to 19.3 per cent but the extreme poor have also benefited (274 to 237 million) – 43 million of them to be precise. Their per capita consumption has gone up from Rs 9 to Rs 12.
“The rich tend to hide their consumption. So if you account for that, they are actually richer than the report reflects. This again reflects the fact that the gap between the rich and poor is even wider,” Sengupta explained.
One is classified as absolutely poor if the per capita consumption is less than Rs 9 a day. However, if the per capita consumption is Rs 13 a day, then the individual is above the poverty line. So, the definitions of poverty are sometimes difficult to understand.
The justification for economic reforms was supposed to be the trickle down effect but for those who live in trying conditions 10 years of economic reforms seems to have made little difference. Is it any wonder that those leaders who are seen to be reformers can never win the popular vote?
ist of billionaires (2009)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list of billionaires is based (where not otherwise noted) on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009.[1] The listed net worth represents the estimated value of assets less debt as of February 13, 2009.[2] The list does not include heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth).
The world's 5 wealthiest people
Bill Gates
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim Helú
Lawrence Ellison
Ingvar Kamprad
Contents [hide]
1 Top billionaires
2 See also
3 References
Top billionaires
The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009, and does not reflect changes since then.
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No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth Ref.
1▲ Bill Gates $40.0 billion ▼ 53 United States United States Microsoft [3]
2▼ Warren Buffett $37.0 billion ▼ 78 United States United States Berkshire Hathaway [3]
3▼ Carlos Slim Helú $35.0 billion ▼ 69 Mexico
Lebanon Mexico Telmex, América Móvil [3]
4▲ Lawrence Ellison $22.5 billion ▼ 64 United States United States Oracle Corporation [3]
5▲ Ingvar Kamprad and family $22.0 billion ▼ 83 Sweden Switzerland IKEA [4]
6▲ Karl Albrecht $21.5 billion ▼ 89 Germany Germany Aldi Süd [4]
7▼ Mukesh Ambani $19.5 billion ▼ 51 India India Reliance Industries [4]
8▼ Lakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion ▼ 58 India United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal [4]
9▲ Theo Albrecht $18.8 billion ▼ 87 Germany Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's [5]
10▲ Amancio Ortega $18.3 billion ▼ 73 Spain Spain Inditex Group [6]
11▲ Jim Walton $17.8 billion ▼ 61 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ Alice Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 59 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ Christy Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 54 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ S. Robson Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 65 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
15▼ Bernard Arnault $16.5 billion ▼ 60 France France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton [8]
16▼ Li Ka-shing $16.2 billion ▼ 80 Hong Kong Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa [9]
17▲ Michael Bloomberg $16.0 billion ▲ 67 United States United States Bloomberg L.P. [6]
18▲ Stefan Persson $14.5 billion ▼ 61 Sweden Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
19▲ Charles Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 73 United States United States Koch Industries [10]
19▲ David H. Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 68 United States United States Koch Industries [10]
21▼ Liliane Bettencourt $13.4 billion ▼ 86 France France L'Oréal [3]
22▼ Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $13.3 billion ▼ 54 Saudi Arabia
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup [11]
23▲ Michael Otto and family $13.2 billion ▼ 65 Germany Germany Otto GmbH
24▲ David Thomson and family $13.0 billion ▼ 51 Canada Canada The Thomson Corporation [12]
25▲ Michael Dell $12.3 billion ▼ 44 United States United States Dell
26▲ Donald Bren $12.0 billion ▼ 76 United States United States Irvine Company
26▲ Sergey Brin $12.0 billion ▼ 35 United States United States Google [3]
26▲ Larry Page $12.0 billion ▼ 36 United States United States Google [3]
29▲ Steven Ballmer $11.0 billion ▼ 53 United States United States Microsoft [13]
29▲ The Duke of Westminster and family $11.0 billion ▼ 57 United Kingdom United Kingdom Grosvenor Group [14]
29▲ George Soros $11.0 billion ▲ 78 United States United States Soros Fund Management
32▲ Paul Allen $10.5 billion ▼ 56 United States United States Microsoft [11]
32▼ Raymond Kwok, Thomas Kwok, and Walter Kwok $10.5 billion ▼ 57, 58, and 59 Hong Kong Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai
34▼ Anil Ambani $10.1 billion ▼ 49 India India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group [4]
35▲ Abigail Johnson $10.0 billion ▼ 47 United States United States Fidelity Investments
35▲ Susanne Klatten $10.0 billion ▼ 46 Germany Germany BMW
35▲ Ronald Perelman $10.0 billion ▲ 66 United States United States Revlon
35▲ Hans Rausing $10.0 billion ▬ 83 Sweden United Kingdom Tetra Laval [14]
39▲ Birgit Rausing and family $9.9 billion ▼ 85 Sweden Switzerland Tetra Laval
40▲ Michele Ferrero and family $9.5 billion ▼ 82 Italy Monaco Ferrero SpA
40▼ Mikhail Prokhorov $9.5 billion ▼ 43 Russia Russia Interros [15]
40▲ Jack C. Taylor and family $9.5 billion ▼ 86 United States United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car
43▲ Mohammed Al Amoudi $9.0 billion ▬ 63 Ethiopia/ Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia Corral Petroleum Holdings
43▼ Anne Cox Chambers $9.0 billion ▼ 89 United States United States Cox Enterprises
43▲ Carl Icahn $9.0 billion ▼ 73 United States United States American Car and Foundry Company [16]
43▲ George Kaiser $9.0 billion ▼ 66 United States United States BOK Financial Corporation
43▼ Lee Shau Kee $9.0 billion ▼ 81 Hong Kong Hong Kong Henderson Land Development
43▲ Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. $9.0 billion ▼ 77 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
43▲ Jacqueline Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 69 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
43▲ John Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 72 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
51▼ Roman Abramovich $8.5 billion ▼ 42 Russia Russia Millhouse Capital [17]
52▲ Ernesto Bertarelli $8.2 billion ▼ 43 Switzerland Switzerland Serono
52▲ Philip Knight $8.2 billion ▼ 71 United States United States Nike
54▼ Nasser Al-Kharafi and family $8.1 billion ▼ 65 Kuwait Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons
55▲ James Simons $8.0 billion ▲ 70 United States United States Renaissance Technologies
55▲ Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer $8.0 billion ▼ 60 and 59 France United States
Switzerland Chanel
57▲ Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family $7.8 billion ▲ 55 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Mashreq Bank
57▲ Vahid Alakbarov $7.8 billion ▼ 58 Russia Russia LUKoil
59▲ Sunil Mittal and family $7.7 billion ▼ 51 India India Bharti Airtel
60▼ François Pinault and family $7.6 billion ▼ 72 France France PPR
61▲ Eike Batista $7.5 billion ▲ 51 Brazil Brazil EBX Group
62▲ Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber $7.0 billion ▲ 50 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
62▲ Maan Al-Sanea $7.0 billion ▼ 54 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saad Group
62▲ Edward Johnson, III $7.0 billion ▼ 78 United States United States Fidelity Investments
62▲ Ananda Krishnan $7.0 billion ▼ 70 Malaysia Malaysia Maxis, Astro
62▲ Robert Kuok $7.0 billion ▼ 85 Malaysia Hong Kong Perlis Plantations Bhd
62▲ Joseph Safra $7.0 billion ▼ 70 Brazil Brazil Safra Group
68▲ Jeffrey Bezos $6.8 billion ▼ 45 United States United States Amazon.com
69▲ August von Finck, Jr. $6.7 billion ▼ 79 Germany Switzerland Allianz
70▲ Silvio Berlusconi and family $6.5 billion ▼ 72 Italy Italy Fininvest
71▲ Leonardo Del Vecchio $6.3 billion ▼ 73 Italy Italy Luxottica
71▲ Curt Engelhorn $6.3 billion ▼ 82 Germany Switzerland Roche
71▼ Mikhail Fridman $6.3 billion ▼ 44 Russia Russia Alfa Group
74▲ Sulaiman Al Rajhi $6.2 billion ▼ 89 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Rajhi Bank
75▲ James Goodnight $6.1 billion ▼ 66 United States United States SAS Institute
76▲ [[Iris Fontbona widow of Andronico Luksic|Iris Fontbona widow of Andronico Luksic]] and family $6.0 billion ▼ Chile Chile Antofagasta PLC, Quiñenco
76▲ Petr Kellner $6.0 billion ▼ 44 Czech Republic Czech Republic PPF Group
76▲ John Kluge $6.0 billion ▼ 94 United States United States Metromedia [6]
76▲ John Paulson $6.0 billion ▲ 53 United States United States
76▲ Tadashi Yanai & family $6.0 billion ▲ 60 Japan Japan Fast Retailing
81▲ Dan Duncan $5.9 billion ▼ 76 United States United States Enterprise Products
81▲ Eliodoro Matte & family $5.9 billion ▼ 63 Chile Chile Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones
83▲ Alberto Bailleres & family $5.7 billion ▼ 76 Mexico Mexico Grupo Bal
83▼ Azim Premji $5.7 billion ▼ 63 India India Wipro Technologies
83▲ Hansjorg Wyss $5.7 billion ▼ 74 Switzerland United States Synthes
86▼ Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $5.6 billion ▼ 65 India India Essar
87▲ Steven A. Cohen $5.5 billion ▼ 53 United States United States SAC Capital Partners
87▲ Ng Teng Fong $5.5 billion ▼ 80 Singapore Singapore Sino Group
87▲ Patrick Soon-Shiong $5.5 billion ▲ 57 United States United States American Pharmaceutical Partners
90▼ Serge Dassault and family $5.4 billion ▼ 83 France France Dassault Group
90▲ Erivan Haub & family $5.4 billion ▼ 76 Germany Germany Tengelmann Group
92▲ Jorge Paulo Lemann $5.3 billion ▼ 69 Brazil Brazil Investment Bank & Anheuser-Busch InBev
93▲ Eli Broad $5.2 billion ▼ 75 United States United States KB Home
93▲ Kunio Busujima & family $5.2 billion ▼ 83 Japan Japan Sankyo
93▲ Karl-Heinz Kipp $5.2 billion ▼ 85 Germany Switzerland Massa
93▼ Vladimir Lisin $5.2 billion ▼ 52 Russia Russia Novolipetsk Steel [15]
93▲ Reinhold Wurth $5.2 billion ▼ 73 Germany Germany Wurth Group
98▲ Philip Anschutz $5.0 billion ▼ 69 United States United States The Anschutz Corporation
98▼ Kirk Kerkorian $5.0 billion ▼ 91 United States United States Tracinda Corporation [16]
98▲ Nicky Oppenheimer & family $5.0 billion ▼ 63 South Africa South Africa De Beers & Anglo American
98▲ David and Simon Reuben $5.0 billion ▼ NA United Kingdom United Kingdom real estate
98▼ Kushal Pal Singh $5.0 billion ▼ 77 India India DLF Group [4]
98▲ Galen Weston & family $5.0 billion ▼ 68 Canada Canada George Weston Limited, Associated British Foods
99▲ Mian Mohammad Mansha $4.4 billion ▲ NA Pakistan Pakistan Nishat Group, Muslim Commercial Bank [18][19]
See also
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This list of billionaires is based (where not otherwise noted) on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009.[1] The listed net worth represents the estimated value of assets less debt as of February 13, 2009.[2] The list does not include heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth).
The world's 5 wealthiest people
Bill Gates
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim Helú
Lawrence Ellison
Ingvar Kamprad
Contents [hide]
1 Top billionaires
2 See also
3 References
Top billionaires
The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009, and does not reflect changes since then.
Legend
Icon Description
▬ Has not changed from the list for 2008.
▲ Has increased from the list for 2008.
▼ Has decreased from the list for 2008.
No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth Ref.
1▲ Bill Gates $40.0 billion ▼ 53 United States United States Microsoft [3]
2▼ Warren Buffett $37.0 billion ▼ 78 United States United States Berkshire Hathaway [3]
3▼ Carlos Slim Helú $35.0 billion ▼ 69 Mexico
Lebanon Mexico Telmex, América Móvil [3]
4▲ Lawrence Ellison $22.5 billion ▼ 64 United States United States Oracle Corporation [3]
5▲ Ingvar Kamprad and family $22.0 billion ▼ 83 Sweden Switzerland IKEA [4]
6▲ Karl Albrecht $21.5 billion ▼ 89 Germany Germany Aldi Süd [4]
7▼ Mukesh Ambani $19.5 billion ▼ 51 India India Reliance Industries [4]
8▼ Lakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion ▼ 58 India United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal [4]
9▲ Theo Albrecht $18.8 billion ▼ 87 Germany Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's [5]
10▲ Amancio Ortega $18.3 billion ▼ 73 Spain Spain Inditex Group [6]
11▲ Jim Walton $17.8 billion ▼ 61 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ Alice Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 59 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ Christy Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 54 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
12▲ S. Robson Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 65 United States United States Wal-Mart [7]
15▼ Bernard Arnault $16.5 billion ▼ 60 France France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton [8]
16▼ Li Ka-shing $16.2 billion ▼ 80 Hong Kong Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa [9]
17▲ Michael Bloomberg $16.0 billion ▲ 67 United States United States Bloomberg L.P. [6]
18▲ Stefan Persson $14.5 billion ▼ 61 Sweden Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
19▲ Charles Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 73 United States United States Koch Industries [10]
19▲ David H. Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 68 United States United States Koch Industries [10]
21▼ Liliane Bettencourt $13.4 billion ▼ 86 France France L'Oréal [3]
22▼ Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $13.3 billion ▼ 54 Saudi Arabia
Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup [11]
23▲ Michael Otto and family $13.2 billion ▼ 65 Germany Germany Otto GmbH
24▲ David Thomson and family $13.0 billion ▼ 51 Canada Canada The Thomson Corporation [12]
25▲ Michael Dell $12.3 billion ▼ 44 United States United States Dell
26▲ Donald Bren $12.0 billion ▼ 76 United States United States Irvine Company
26▲ Sergey Brin $12.0 billion ▼ 35 United States United States Google [3]
26▲ Larry Page $12.0 billion ▼ 36 United States United States Google [3]
29▲ Steven Ballmer $11.0 billion ▼ 53 United States United States Microsoft [13]
29▲ The Duke of Westminster and family $11.0 billion ▼ 57 United Kingdom United Kingdom Grosvenor Group [14]
29▲ George Soros $11.0 billion ▲ 78 United States United States Soros Fund Management
32▲ Paul Allen $10.5 billion ▼ 56 United States United States Microsoft [11]
32▼ Raymond Kwok, Thomas Kwok, and Walter Kwok $10.5 billion ▼ 57, 58, and 59 Hong Kong Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai
34▼ Anil Ambani $10.1 billion ▼ 49 India India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group [4]
35▲ Abigail Johnson $10.0 billion ▼ 47 United States United States Fidelity Investments
35▲ Susanne Klatten $10.0 billion ▼ 46 Germany Germany BMW
35▲ Ronald Perelman $10.0 billion ▲ 66 United States United States Revlon
35▲ Hans Rausing $10.0 billion ▬ 83 Sweden United Kingdom Tetra Laval [14]
39▲ Birgit Rausing and family $9.9 billion ▼ 85 Sweden Switzerland Tetra Laval
40▲ Michele Ferrero and family $9.5 billion ▼ 82 Italy Monaco Ferrero SpA
40▼ Mikhail Prokhorov $9.5 billion ▼ 43 Russia Russia Interros [15]
40▲ Jack C. Taylor and family $9.5 billion ▼ 86 United States United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car
43▲ Mohammed Al Amoudi $9.0 billion ▬ 63 Ethiopia/ Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia Corral Petroleum Holdings
43▼ Anne Cox Chambers $9.0 billion ▼ 89 United States United States Cox Enterprises
43▲ Carl Icahn $9.0 billion ▼ 73 United States United States American Car and Foundry Company [16]
43▲ George Kaiser $9.0 billion ▼ 66 United States United States BOK Financial Corporation
43▼ Lee Shau Kee $9.0 billion ▼ 81 Hong Kong Hong Kong Henderson Land Development
43▲ Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. $9.0 billion ▼ 77 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
43▲ Jacqueline Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 69 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
43▲ John Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 72 United States United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
51▼ Roman Abramovich $8.5 billion ▼ 42 Russia Russia Millhouse Capital [17]
52▲ Ernesto Bertarelli $8.2 billion ▼ 43 Switzerland Switzerland Serono
52▲ Philip Knight $8.2 billion ▼ 71 United States United States Nike
54▼ Nasser Al-Kharafi and family $8.1 billion ▼ 65 Kuwait Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons
55▲ James Simons $8.0 billion ▲ 70 United States United States Renaissance Technologies
55▲ Alain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer $8.0 billion ▼ 60 and 59 France United States
Switzerland Chanel
57▲ Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family $7.8 billion ▲ 55 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Mashreq Bank
57▲ Vahid Alakbarov $7.8 billion ▼ 58 Russia Russia LUKoil
59▲ Sunil Mittal and family $7.7 billion ▼ 51 India India Bharti Airtel
60▼ François Pinault and family $7.6 billion ▼ 72 France France PPR
61▲ Eike Batista $7.5 billion ▲ 51 Brazil Brazil EBX Group
62▲ Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber $7.0 billion ▲ 50 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
62▲ Maan Al-Sanea $7.0 billion ▼ 54 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saad Group
62▲ Edward Johnson, III $7.0 billion ▼ 78 United States United States Fidelity Investments
62▲ Ananda Krishnan $7.0 billion ▼ 70 Malaysia Malaysia Maxis, Astro
62▲ Robert Kuok $7.0 billion ▼ 85 Malaysia Hong Kong Perlis Plantations Bhd
62▲ Joseph Safra $7.0 billion ▼ 70 Brazil Brazil Safra Group
68▲ Jeffrey Bezos $6.8 billion ▼ 45 United States United States Amazon.com
69▲ August von Finck, Jr. $6.7 billion ▼ 79 Germany Switzerland Allianz
70▲ Silvio Berlusconi and family $6.5 billion ▼ 72 Italy Italy Fininvest
71▲ Leonardo Del Vecchio $6.3 billion ▼ 73 Italy Italy Luxottica
71▲ Curt Engelhorn $6.3 billion ▼ 82 Germany Switzerland Roche
71▼ Mikhail Fridman $6.3 billion ▼ 44 Russia Russia Alfa Group
74▲ Sulaiman Al Rajhi $6.2 billion ▼ 89 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Rajhi Bank
75▲ James Goodnight $6.1 billion ▼ 66 United States United States SAS Institute
76▲ [[Iris Fontbona widow of Andronico Luksic|Iris Fontbona widow of Andronico Luksic]] and family $6.0 billion ▼ Chile Chile Antofagasta PLC, Quiñenco
76▲ Petr Kellner $6.0 billion ▼ 44 Czech Republic Czech Republic PPF Group
76▲ John Kluge $6.0 billion ▼ 94 United States United States Metromedia [6]
76▲ John Paulson $6.0 billion ▲ 53 United States United States
76▲ Tadashi Yanai & family $6.0 billion ▲ 60 Japan Japan Fast Retailing
81▲ Dan Duncan $5.9 billion ▼ 76 United States United States Enterprise Products
81▲ Eliodoro Matte & family $5.9 billion ▼ 63 Chile Chile Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones
83▲ Alberto Bailleres & family $5.7 billion ▼ 76 Mexico Mexico Grupo Bal
83▼ Azim Premji $5.7 billion ▼ 63 India India Wipro Technologies
83▲ Hansjorg Wyss $5.7 billion ▼ 74 Switzerland United States Synthes
86▼ Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $5.6 billion ▼ 65 India India Essar
87▲ Steven A. Cohen $5.5 billion ▼ 53 United States United States SAC Capital Partners
87▲ Ng Teng Fong $5.5 billion ▼ 80 Singapore Singapore Sino Group
87▲ Patrick Soon-Shiong $5.5 billion ▲ 57 United States United States American Pharmaceutical Partners
90▼ Serge Dassault and family $5.4 billion ▼ 83 France France Dassault Group
90▲ Erivan Haub & family $5.4 billion ▼ 76 Germany Germany Tengelmann Group
92▲ Jorge Paulo Lemann $5.3 billion ▼ 69 Brazil Brazil Investment Bank & Anheuser-Busch InBev
93▲ Eli Broad $5.2 billion ▼ 75 United States United States KB Home
93▲ Kunio Busujima & family $5.2 billion ▼ 83 Japan Japan Sankyo
93▲ Karl-Heinz Kipp $5.2 billion ▼ 85 Germany Switzerland Massa
93▼ Vladimir Lisin $5.2 billion ▼ 52 Russia Russia Novolipetsk Steel [15]
93▲ Reinhold Wurth $5.2 billion ▼ 73 Germany Germany Wurth Group
98▲ Philip Anschutz $5.0 billion ▼ 69 United States United States The Anschutz Corporation
98▼ Kirk Kerkorian $5.0 billion ▼ 91 United States United States Tracinda Corporation [16]
98▲ Nicky Oppenheimer & family $5.0 billion ▼ 63 South Africa South Africa De Beers & Anglo American
98▲ David and Simon Reuben $5.0 billion ▼ NA United Kingdom United Kingdom real estate
98▼ Kushal Pal Singh $5.0 billion ▼ 77 India India DLF Group [4]
98▲ Galen Weston & family $5.0 billion ▼ 68 Canada Canada George Weston Limited, Associated British Foods
99▲ Mian Mohammad Mansha $4.4 billion ▲ NA Pakistan Pakistan Nishat Group, Muslim Commercial Bank [18][19]
See also