Name | Age | NetWorth | Organisation
- 1. Bill Gates, Washington, 51, $56 billion, Microsoft
- 2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 76, $52, Berkshire Hathaway
- 3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 67, $49, telecom
- 4. Ingvar Kamprad and family, Sweden, 80, $33, Ikea
- 5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 56, $32, steel
- 6. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 73, $26.5, casinos, hotels
- 7. Bernard Arnault, France, 58, $26, LVMH
- 8. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 71, $24, Zara
- 9. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 78, $23, diversified
- 10. David Thomson and family, Canada, 49, $22, inheritance
- 11. Lawrence Ellison, California, 62, $21.5, Oracle
- 12. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 84, $20.7, L’Oreal
- 13. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 50, $20.3, investments
- 14. Mukesh Ambani, India, 49, $20.1, petrochemicals
- 15. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 87, $20, Aldi
- 16. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 40, $18.7, oil
- 17. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 59, $18.4, Hennes & Mauritz
- 18. Anil Ambani, India, 47, $18.2, diversified
- 19. Paul Allen, Washington, 54, $18, Microsoft, investments
- 20. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 84, $17.5, Aldi, Trader Joe’s
- 21. Azim Premji, India, 61, $17.1, software
- 22. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 79, $17, real estate
- 23. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 59, $16.8, Wal-Mart
- 24. Christy Walton and family, Wyoming, 52, $16.7, Wal-Mart inheritance
- 24. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 63, $16.7, Wal-Mart
- 26. Sergey Brin, California, 33, $16.6, Google
- 26. Larry Page, California, 34, $16.6, Google
- 26. Alice Walton, Texas, 57, $16.6, Wal-Mart
- 29. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 87, $16.4, Wal-Mart
- 30. Michael Dell, Texas, 42, $15.8, Dell
- 31. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 51, $15, Microsoft
- 31. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 89, $15, investments, casinos
- 31. Raymond, Thomas and Walter Kwok, Hong Kong, ages unknown, $15, real estate
- 34. Francois Pinault, France, 70, $14.5, retail
- 35. Suleiman Kerimov, Russia, 41, $14.4, stocks
- 36. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 50, $14.3, steel
- 37. Jack Taylor and family, Missouri, 84, $13.9, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- 38. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 46, $13.5, metals
- 38. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 41, $13.5, metals
- 40. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 39, $13.3, aluminum
- 40. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 63, $13.3, retail
- 42. Carl Icahn, New York, 71, $13, leveraged buyouts
- 42. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 45, $13, Fidelity
- 44. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 72, $12.8, drugs
- 45. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 83, $12.6, Cox Enterprises
- 45. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 87, $12.6, Cox Enterprises
- 45. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 42, $12.6, oil, banking
- 48. Vagit Alekperov, Russia, 56, $12.4, oil
- 49. Charles Koch, Kansas, 71, $12, oil, commodities
- 49. David Koch, New York, 66, $12, oil, commodities
- 51. Silvio Berlusconi and family, Italy, 70, $11.8, media
- 52. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 63, $11.5, construction
- 52. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 71, $11.5, eyewear
- 54. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 41, $11.2, steel
- 55. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and family, Britain, 55, $11, real estate
- 55. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 60, $11, banking
- 55. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 83, $11, packaging
- 58. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 75, $10.5, candy
- 58. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 67, $10.5, candy
- 58. John Mars, Virginia, 70, $10.5, candy
- 61. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 49, $10.4, oil, metals
- 62. Serge Dassault and family, France, 81, $10, aviation
- 62. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 54, $10, EchoStar
- 62. Michele Ferrero and family, Italy, 80, $10, chocolates
- 62. Naguib Sawiris, Egypt, 52, $10, telecom
- 62. Kushal Pal Singh, India, 75, $10, real estate
- 62. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, ages unknown, $10, Chanel
- 68. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 44, $9.6, BMW, drugs
- 69. Philip Knight, Oregon, 69, $9.5, Nike
- 69. Sunil Mittal and family, India, 49, $9.5, telecom
- 71. John Kluge, Florida, 92, $9.1, Metromedia
- 71. Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russia, 58, $9.1, telecom
- 73. Rupert Murdoch, New York, 76, $9, News Corp.
- 73. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 81, $9, packaging
- 73. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 71, $9, manufacturing
- 76. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 41, $8.8, biotech
- 76. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 39, $8.8, Ebay
- 78. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, ages unknown, $8.7, ball bearings
- 79. Rafael del Pino and family, Spain, 86, $8.6, construction
- 80. Donald Bren, California, 74, $8.5, real estate
- 80. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 64, $8.5, oil and gas, banking
- 80. George Soros, New York, 76, $8.5, hedge funds
- 83. Nikolai Tsvetkov, Russia, 46, $8.4, oil, banking
- 83. August von Finck, Germany, 77, $8.4, investments
- 85. Dan Duncan, Texas, 74, $8.2, energy
- 86. Mohammed Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia, 61, $8, oil
- 86. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 53, $8, banking
- 86. Kumar Birla, India, 39, $8, commodities
- 86. German Khan, Russia, 45, $8, oil, banking
- 86. Iskander Makhmudov, Russia, 43, $8, mining, metals
- 86. Sumner Redstone, California, 83, $8, Viacom
- 86. Shashi and Ravi Ruia, India, ages unknown, $8, diversified
- 93. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 67, $7.9, investments
- 93. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 66, $7.9, retail
- 95. Enrique Banuelos, Spain, 41, $7.7, real estate
- 96. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 41, $7.6, BMW
- 97. Maan Al-Sanea, Saudi Arabia, 52, $7.5, construction, finance
- 97. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 76, $7.5, Fidelity
- 99. Sulaiman Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 87, $7.4, banking
- 100. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 77, $7.3, publishing
- 100. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 79, $7.3, publishing
