Friday, June 8, 2012

The top 10 richest people on the planet


Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim retained his position atop Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's billionaires with an estimated worth of $69bn.


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No.1: Carlos Slim Helu & family
$69bn
Age: 72
Industry/ Company: Telecom
Country: Mexico
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.2: Bill Gates
$61bn
Age: 56
Industry/ Company: Microsoft
Country: United States
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.3: Warren Buffett
$44bn
Age: 81
Industry/ Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Country: United States
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.4: Bernard Arnault
$41bn
Age: 63
Industry/ Company: LVMH
Country: France
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.5: Amancio Ortega
$37.5bn
Age: 75
Industry/ Company: Zara
Country: Spain
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.6: Larry Ellison
$36bn
Age: 67
Industry/ Company: Oracle
Country: United States
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.7: Eike Batista
$30bn
Age: 55
Industry/ Company: mining, oil
Country: Brazil
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.8: Stefan Persson
$26bn
Age: 64
Industry/ Company: H&M
Country: Sweden
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012


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No.9: Li Ka-shing
$25.5bn
Age: 83
Industry/ Company: diversified
Country: Hong Kong
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012

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No.10: Karl Albrecht
$25.4bn
Age: 92
Industry/ Company: Aldi
Country: Germany
Source: Forbes ‘The World’s Billionaire’s List, March 2012








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