Forbes list of 25 richest persons in the world.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Rank, Name And Net Worth (in $ bln)

1 Carlos Slim Helu & family (Mexico) 53.5$

2 Bill Gates (US) 53$

3 Warren Buffett (US) 47$

4 Mukesh Ambani (India) 29$

5 Lakshmi Mittal (India) 28.7$

6 Lawrence Ellison (US) 28$

7 Bernard Arnault(France) 27.5$

8 Eike Batista (Brazil) 27$

9 Amancio Ortega (Spain)25$

10 Karl Albrecht (Germany) 23.5$

11 Ingvarkamprad & family (Sweden) 23$

12 Christy Walton & family (US) 22.5$

13 Stefan Persson (Sweden) 22.4$

14 Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) 21$

15 Jim Walton (US) 20.7$

16 Alice Walton (US) 20.6$

17 Liliane Bettencourt (France) 20$

18 S Robson Walton (US) 19.8$

19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal (Saudi Arabia) 19.4$

20 David Thomson& Family (Canada) 19$

21 Michael Otto & family (Germany)  18.7$

22 Lee Shau Kee (Hong Kong) 18.5$

23 Michael Bloomberg (US) 18$

24 Sergey Brin (US)17.5$

25 Charles Koch (US) 17.5$