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