50 Wealthiest People in The World

The net worth of the richest people in the world is the worth of the total assets that each person owns. The net worth includes the assets minus the liabilities. In general, it is the worth of all the person’s assets, whether or not they are liquid. The 50 richest people in the world are:

1. William Gates III (Bill Gates), United States, net worth $40 billion from software. One of the founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates has been the richest person in the world for most of the years from 1995 to 2009.
2. Warren Buffett, United States, net worth $37 billion from investments. Investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffet has pledged much of his wealth to philanthropic pursuits.
3. Carlos Slim Helu & Family, Mexico, net worth $35 billion from telecommunications. Helu is one of the major influences over Mexican telecommunications. In 2007, he was briefly considered the richest person in the world.
4. Lawrence Ellison – United States – Net worth $22.5B from software. Oracle CEO Ellison began in very humble circumstances and built up Oracle form a small business in 1977 to an enormous computer corporation.
5. Ingvar Kamprad & Family – Sweden – Net worth $22B from furniture retail. The founder of IKEA, Kamprad started selling matches as a child and built up his retail business into the multinational corporation that IKEA is today.
6. Karl Albrecht, Germany, net worth $21.5B from supermarket retail
7. Mukesh Ambani, India, net worth $19.5B from petrochemicals
8. Lakshmi Mittal, India, net worth $19.3B from steel
9. Theo Albrecht, Germany, net worth $18.8B from supermarket retail
10. Amancio Ortega , Spain, net worth $9.0B from apparel retail
11. Jim Walton, United States, net worth $17.8 billion from discount retail
12. Alice Walton, United States, net worth $17.6 billion from discount retail
13. Christy Walton and family, Untied States, net worth $17.6 billion from discount retail
14. S. Robson Walton, United States, net worth $17.6 billion from discount retail
15. Bernard Arnault, France, net worth $16.5 billion from luxury goods
16. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, net worth $16.2 billion from diversified sources
17. Michael Bloomberg, United States, net worth $16 billion from media ownership
18. Stefan Persson, Sweden, net worth $14.5 billion from fashion retail
19. David Koch, United States, net worth $14 billion from energy and manufacturing
20. Charles Koch, United States, net worth $14 billion from energy and manufacturing
21. Liliane Beterncourt, Germany, net worth $13.4 billion from consumer products
22. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, net worth $13.3 billion from investments
23. Michael Otto and family, Germany, net worth $13.2 billion from retail
24. David Thomson and family, Canada, net worth $13 billion from media ownership
25. Michael Dell, United States, net worth $12.3 billion from electronics
26. Donald Bren net worth $12 billion from real estate
27. Larry Page, United States, net worth $12 billion from real estate
28. Sergey Brin, United States, net worth $12 billion from internet
29. George Soros, United States, net worth $11 billion from hedge funds
30. Stephen Ballmer, United States, net worth $11 billion from software
31. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and Family, net worth United Kingdom,   $11 billion from real estate
32. Paul Allen, United States, net worth $10.5 billion from software
33. Kwok Family, Hong Kong, net worth $10.5 billion from real estate
34. Anil Ambani, India, net worth $10.1 billion from diversified sources
35. Ronald Perelman, net worth United States,  $10 billion from investments
36. Susanne Klatten, net worth United States, $10 billion from pharmaceuticals
37. Hans Rausing, Sweden, net worth $10 billion from manufacturing
38. Abigail Johnson, net worth United States, $10 billion from finance
39. Birgit Rausing and family, net worth Sweden, $9.9 billion from manufacturing
40. Jack Taylor and family, net worth United States, $9.5 billion from automotive
41. Mikhail Prokhorov, net worth Russia, $9.5 billion from investments
42. Michele Ferrero and family, net worth Italy, f$9.5 billion from chocolate
43. Jacqueline Mars, United States, net worth $9 billion from candy and pet food
44. Mohammed Al Amoudi, net worth Saudi Arabia, $9 billion from oil
45. Forest Mars Jr., United States, net worth $9 billion from candy and pet food
46. John Mars, United States, net worth $9 billion from candy and pet food
47. Anne Cox Chambers, United States, net worth $9 billion from media ownership
48. Carl Icahn, United States, net worth $9 billion from investments
49. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, net worth $9 billion from real estate
50. George Kaiser, United States, net worth $9 billion from oil and gas.