FORBES LIST OF RICHEST MEN

No. Name Net worth (USD)
Age Citizenship
Residence
Sources of wealth
1
Carlos Slim and family $74.0 billion
71 Mexico
Mexico
Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso

2
Bill Gates
$56.0 billion
55 United States
United States
Microsoft

3
Warren Buffett
$50.0 billion
80 United States
United States
Berkshire Hathaway

4
Bernard Arnault
$41.0 billion
62 France
France
LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton

5
Lawrence Ellison
$39.5 billion
66 United States
United States
Oracle Corporation

6
Lakshmi Mittal
$31.1 billion
60 India
United Kingdom
Arcelor Mittal

7
Amancio Ortega
$31.0 billion
74 Spain
Spain
Inditex Group

8
Eike Batista
$30.0 billion
53 Brazil
Brazil
EBX Group

9
Mukesh Ambani
$27.0 billion
53 India
India
Reliance Industries

10
Christy Walton
$26.5 billion
55 United States
United States
Walmart

11
Li Ka-shing
$26.0 billion
82 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Cheung Kong Holdings

12
Karl Albrecht
$25.5 billion
91 Germany
Germany
Aldi Süd

13
Stefan Persson
$24.5 billion
63 Sweden
Sweden
Hennes & Mauritz

14
Vladimir Lisin
$24.0 billion
54 Russia
Russia
Novolipetsk Steel

15
Liliane Bettencourt
$23.5 billion
88 France
France
L'Oréal

16
Sheldon Adelson
$23.3 billion
77 United States
United States
Las Vegas Sands

17
David Thomson and family $23 billion
53 Canada
Canada
Thomson Reuters

18
Charles G. Koch
$22 billion
75 United States
United States
Koch Industries

18
David H. Koch
$22 billion
70 United States
United States
Koch Industries

20
Jim Walton
$21.3 billion
63 United States
United States
Walmart

References
1. ^ Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires#p_1_s_arank_-1__-1.
2. ^ Quinn, James (2010-03-11). "Forbes rich list: the billionaires you've never heard of – Telegraph Blogs". London: Blogs.telegraph.co.uk. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jamesrquinn/100004290/forbes-rich-list-the-billionaires-youve-never-heard-of/. Retrieved 2010-09-07.