Forbes list of billionaires
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Forbes list of billionaires is based on an yearly measurement of wealth and assets which is published by Forbes magazine. The latest list was released on March 10, 2011.[1]
- Forbes 5 wealthiest people
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Carlos Slim (Mexico) -
Bill Gates in WEF, 2007.jpg
Bill Gates (United States) -
Warren Buffett (United States) -
Bernard Arnault (France) -
Larry Ellison (United States)
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[change] Forbes list of billionaires (2011)
This list by Forbes is as of March 10, 2011, and does not include changes since then. There are 1,210 names in this year’s list.[2]
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Icon | Description |
| ▬ | Has not changed from the list for 2010. |
| ▲ | Has increased from the list for 2010. |
| ▼ | Has decreased from the list for 2010. |
| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Born | Citizenship | Residence | Source(s) of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▬ | Carlos Slim and family | $74.0 billion ▲ | 71 |  Mexico |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso |
| 2▬ | Bill Gates | $56.0 billion ▲ | 55 |  United States |
United States |
United States |
Microsoft |
| 3▬ | Warren Buffett | $50.0 billion ▲ | 80 | United States |
United States |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
| 4▲ | Bernard Arnault | $41.0 billion ▲ | 62 |  France |
France |
France |
LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton |
| 5▲ | Lawrence Ellison | $39.5 billion ▲ | 66 | United States |
United States |
United States |
Oracle Corporation |
| 6 ▼ | Lakshmi Mittal | $31.1 billion ▲ | 60 |  India |
India |
 United Kingdom |
Arcelor Mittal |
| 7▲ | Amancio Ortega | $31.0 billion ▲ | 74 |  Spain |
Spain |
Spain |
Inditex Group |
| 8▬ | Eike Batista | $30.0 billion ▲ | 53 |  Brazil |
Brazil |
Brazil |
EBX Group |
| 9 ▼ | Mukesh Ambani | $27.0 billion ▲ | 53 |  Yemen |
India |
India |
Reliance Industries |
| 10▲ | Christy Walton | $26.5 billion ▲ | 55 | United States |
United States |
United States |
Walmart |
[change] References
- ↑ Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires#p_1_s_arank_-1__-1.
- ↑ 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.
