The ranking of the world’s richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country or state, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.<\/p>\n
1. William Gates III, Washington, 48, $46.6, Microsoft<\/p>\n
2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 73, $42.9, Berkshire Hathaway<\/p>\n
3. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 84, $23, supermarkets<\/p>\n
4. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 47, $21.5, investments<\/p>\n
5. Paul Allen, Washington, 51, $21, Microsoft, investments<\/p>\n
6. Alice Walton, Texas, 55, $20, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
6. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 84, $20, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
6. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 56, $20, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
6. John Walton, Arkansas, 58, $20, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
6. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 60, $20, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
11. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 81, $18.8, L’Oreal<\/p>\n
12. Lawrence Ellison, California, 59, $18.7, Oracle<\/p>\n
13. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 77, $18.5, Ikea<\/p>\n
14. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 81, $18.1, supermarkets<\/p>\n
15. Kenneth Thomson and family, Canada, 80, $17.2, publishing<\/p>\n
16. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia, 40, $15, oil<\/p>\n
17. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 64, $13.9, telecom<\/p>\n
18. Michael Dell, Texas, 39, $13, Dell<\/p>\n
19. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 47, $12.4, Microsoft<\/p>\n
19. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 75, $12.4, diversified<\/p>\n
21. Bernard Arnault, France, 55, $12.2, LVMH<\/p>\n
22. Walter, Thomas and Raymond Kwok, Hong Kong, $11.4, real estate<\/p>\n
23. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 80, $11.2, Cox Communications<\/p>\n
23. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 84, $11.2, Cox Communications<\/p>\n
25. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 37, $10.6, oil<\/p>\n
26. John Kluge, Florida, 89, $10.5, Metromedia<\/p>\n
27. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 72, $10.4, Mars Inc.<\/p>\n
27. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 65, $10.4, Mars Inc.<\/p>\n
27. John Mars, Virginia, 67, $10.4, Mars Inc.<\/p>\n
30. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy, 67, $10, media<\/p>\n
31. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 42, $9.8, mutual funds<\/p>\n
32. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 80, $9.3, packaging<\/p>\n
33. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 68, $9.2, Zara<\/p>\n
34. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 51, $9.1, EchoStar<\/p>\n
35. Sumner Redstone, California, 80, $8.9, Viacom<\/p>\n
36. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Britain, 52, $8.7, real estate<\/p>\n
37. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 56, $8.6, Hennes & Mauritz<\/p>\n
38. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 36, $8.5, Ebay<\/p>\n
39. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 60, $8.4, construction<\/p>\n
40. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 42, $8.1, BMW<\/p>\n
41. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 60, $8, retail<\/p>\n
41. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 77, $8, packaging<\/p>\n
43. Keith Murdoch, New York, 73, $7.8, News Corp.<\/p>\n
44. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 74, $7.7, publishing<\/p>\n
44. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 76, $7.7, publishing<\/p>\n
44. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 63, $7.7, retail<\/p>\n
47. Carl Icahn, New York, 68, $7.6, investments<\/p>\n
47. Robert Pritzker, Illinois, 77, $7.6, hotels, investments<\/p>\n
47. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 53, $7.6, hotels, investments<\/p>\n
50. Rudolf August Oetker and family, Germany, 87, $7.5, food<\/p>\n
51. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 38, $7.4, biotech<\/p>\n
51. Samuel Johnson, Wisconsin, 75, $7.4, S.C. Johnson & Son<\/p>\n
53. Philip Knight, Oregon, 66, $7.1, Nike<\/p>\n
54. George Soros, New York, 73, $7, hedge funds<\/p>\n
55. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 68, $6.9, eyewear<\/p>\n
55. Nobutada Saji and family, Japan, 58, $6.9, beverages<\/p>\n
57. August von Finck, Germany, 73, $6.8, investments<\/p>\n
58. Azim Premji, India, 58, $6.7, software<\/p>\n
59. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 38, $6.5, BMW<\/p>\n
60. Serge Dassault and family, France, 79, $6.4, aviation<\/p>\n
61. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 76, $6.3, real estate<\/p>\n
62. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 53, $6.2, steel<\/p>\n
62. Yasuo Takei and family, Japan, 74, $6.2, credit<\/p>\n
64. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, $6.1, ball bearings<\/p>\n
65. Mukesh and Anil Ambani, India, 46, $6, diversified<\/p>\n
65. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 86, $6, investments<\/p>\n
65. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 60, $6, Beanie Babies<\/p>\n
68. Micky Arison, Florida, 54, $5.9, inheritance, cruise ships<\/p>\n
68. Curt Engelhorn, Germany, 77, $5.9, drugs<\/p>\n
70. Eli Broad, California, 70, $5.8, home building, financial services<\/p>\n
70. Friedrich Flick Jr., Germany, 77, $5.8, investments<\/p>\n
72. Fukuzo Iwasaki, Japan, 79, $5.7, real estate<\/p>\n
73. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 39, $5.6, oil<\/p>\n
73. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, $5.6, Chanel<\/p>\n
75. Gordon Moore, California, 75, $5.5, Intel<\/p>\n
76. John Abele, Massachusetts, 63, $5.4, medical devices<\/p>\n
76. Hasso Plattner, Germany, 60, $5.4, SAP<\/p>\n
78. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 69, $5.3, drugs<\/p>\n
78. Johanna Quandt, Germany, 76, $5.3, BMW<\/p>\n
80. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 64, $5.2, Qwest Communications<\/p>\n
80. Antonia Johnson, Sweden, 60, $5.2, diversified<\/p>\n
82. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 40, $5.1, Amazon.com<\/p>\n
82. Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, Denmark, 90, $5.1, shipping<\/p>\n
84. Philip Green, Britain, 52, $5, retail<\/p>\n
85. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 61, $4.9, Bloomberg LP<\/p>\n
85. Marvin Davis, California, 78, $4.9, investments<\/p>\n
85. Eitaro Itoyama, Japan, 61, $4.9, golf courses<\/p>\n
85. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 73, $4.9, Fidelity Investments<\/p>\n
85. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 43, $4.9, metals<\/p>\n
90. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 38, $4.8, metals<\/p>\n
91. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 63, $4.7, medical devices<\/p>\n
91. Francois Pinault, France, 67, $4.7, retail<\/p>\n
91. Joseph and Moise Safra, Brazil, $4.7, banking<\/p>\n
94. Shari Arison, Israel, Florida, 46, $4.6, inheritance, cruise ships<\/p>\n
94. Gustavo Cisneros and family, Venezuela, 58, $4.6, media<\/p>\n
94. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Netherlands, 49, $4.6, Heineken<\/p>\n
94. Karl-Heinz Kipp, Germany, 80, $4.6, real estate<\/p>\n
94. Jim Pattison, Canada, 75, $4.6, diversified<\/p>\n
94. Tsai Wan Lin and family, Taiwan, 79, $4.6, insurance<\/p>\n
100. Luciano Benetton and family, Italy, 68, $4.5, Benetton<\/p>\n
100. Walter Haefner, Switzerland, 93, $4.5, software<\/p>\n
100. Erivan Haub and family, Germany, 71, $4.5, retail<\/p>\n
103. Yoshitaka Fukuda and family, Japan, 56, $4.4, credit<\/p>\n
103. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 57, $4.4, banking<\/p>\n
103. Nicky Oppenheimer and family, South Africa, 58, $4.4, De Beers<\/p>\n
103. Jeffrey Skoll, Canada and California, 39, $4.4, Ebay<\/p>\n
103. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 68, $4.4, manufacturing<\/p>\n
108. Rafik Al-Hariri and family, Lebanon, 60, $4.3, construction<\/p>\n
108. Khoo Teck Puat, Singapore, 87, $4.3, banking<\/p>\n
108. Kyosuke Kinoshita and family, Japan, 63, $4.3, credit<\/p>\n
111. Kunio Busujima and family, Japan, 78, $4.2, gaming<\/p>\n
111. Robert Kuok, Malaysia, 81, $4.2, agriculture<\/p>\n
111. Reinhard Mohn and family, Germany, 82, $4.2, media<\/p>\n
111. Kerry Packer, Australia, 66, $4.2, media<\/p>\n
115. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, Venezuela, 38, $4.1, beverages<\/p>\n
116. Jeronimo Arango, Mexico, 78, $4, retail<\/p>\n
116. Donald Bren, California, 71, $4, real estate<\/p>\n
116. David Geffen, California, 61, $4, music<\/p>\n
116. Charles Koch, Kansas, 68, $4, oil<\/p>\n
116. David Koch, New York, 63, $4, oil<\/p>\n
116. David Sainsbury and family, Britain, 63, $4, supermarkets<\/p>\n
122. Michael Kadoorie and family, Hong Kong, 63, $3.9, diversified<\/p>\n
122. James Sorenson, Utah, 82, $3.9, medical devices, real estate<\/p>\n
124. James, Arthur and John Irving, Canada, $3.8, oil<\/p>\n
124. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 47, $3.8, metals<\/p>\n
124. Ronald Perelman, New York, 61, $3.8, investments<\/p>\n
124. H. Ross Perot, Texas, 73, $3.8, computer services, real estate<\/p>\n
128. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 50, $3.7, banking<\/p>\n
128. Robert Bosch Jr. and family, Germany, 76, $3.7, manufacturing<\/p>\n
128. Jean-Claude Decaux and family, France, 66, $3.7, advertising<\/p>\n
128. Michele Ferrero, Italy, 77, $3.7, chocolates<\/p>\n
132. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 78, $3.6, investments<\/p>\n
132. Maurice Greenberg, New York, 78, $3.6, American International Group<\/p>\n
132. Charles Schwab, California, 66, $3.6, Schwab<\/p>\n
132. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 40, $3.6, chewing gum<\/p>\n
136. Jorgen Clausen and family, Denmark, 55, $3.5, heating, refrigeration, gears<\/p>\n
136. Bernard Ecclestone and family, Britain, 73, $3.5, Formula One<\/p>\n
136. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 64, $3.5, home improvement stores<\/p>\n
136. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 38, $3.5, steel<\/p>\n
140. Kun-Hee Lee and family, South Korea, 62, $3.4, Samsung<\/p>\n
140. Andronico Luksic and family, Chile, 77, $3.4, mining<\/p>\n
140. Klaus Tschira, Germany, 63, $3.4, SAP<\/p>\n
143. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 35, $3.3, aluminum<\/p>\n
143. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 54, $3.3, Wal-Mart<\/p>\n
143. Anton Schlecker, Germany, 59, $3.3, retail<\/p>\n
143. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 46, $3.3, oil<\/p>\n
147. Riley Bechtel, California, 51, $3.2, engineering, construction<\/p>\n
147. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 78, $3.2, engineering, construction<\/p>\n
147. Kumar Birla, India, 36, $3.2, commodities<\/p>\n
147. William Cook, Indiana, 72, $3.2, medical devices<\/p>\n
147. Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia, 65, $3.2, telecom<\/p>\n
147. Sakip Sabanci and family, Turkey, 71, $3.2, diversified<\/p>\n
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