Undeniably, many people are always enthralled by the lives of wealthy personalities and are always interested about knowing how they have actually succeed. For over twenty six years now, Forbes, a famous business magazine, has been following the lives of these world renowned wealthy personalities. In 2012, Carlos Slim Helu was again hailed as the richest man in the world after losing out Bill Gates in 2010, the cofounder of Microsoft, by a difference of $500 million. After Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, the owner of Berkshire Hathaway gets into the list. Their wealth is actually based on their company’s profit, and its net worth and shares in the market.
Below is the top twenty list of the world’s richest people as of 2012:
No. 1 Carlos Slim Helú
Net Worth:
$69 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Telecom , Age: 72 , Citizenship: Mexico
$69 billion – As of March 2012Source: Telecom , Age: 72 , Citizenship: Mexico
No. 2 Bill Gates
Net Worth:$61 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Microsoft, self-made , Age: 56 , Citizenship: U.S.
$61 billion – As of March 2012Source: Microsoft, self-made , Age: 56 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 3 Warren Buffett
Net Worth:$44 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made , Age: 81 , Citizenship: U.S.
$44 billion – As of March 2012Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made , Age: 81 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 4 Bernard Arnault
Net Worth:$41 billion – As of March 2012
Source: LVMH, inherited and growing , Age: 63 , Citizenship: France
$41 billion – As of March 2012Source: LVMH, inherited and growing , Age: 63 , Citizenship: France
No. 5 Amancio Ortega
Net Worth:$37.5 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Zara, self-made , Age: 75 , Citizenship: Spain
$37.5 billion – As of March 2012Source: Zara, self-made , Age: 75 , Citizenship: Spain
No. 6 Larry Ellison
Net Worth:$36 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Oracle, self-made , Age: 67 , Citizenship: U.S.
$36 billion – As of March 2012Source: Oracle, self-made , Age: 67 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 7 Eike Batista
Net Worth:$30 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Mining, oil, self-made , Age: 55 , Citizenship: Brazil
$30 billion – As of March 2012Source: Mining, oil, self-made , Age: 55 , Citizenship: Brazil
No. 8 Stefan Persson
Net Worth:$26 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Hennes & Mauritz , Age: 64 , Citizenship: Sweden
$26 billion – As of March 2012Source: Hennes & Mauritz , Age: 64 , Citizenship: Sweden
No. 9 Li Ka-shing
Net Worth:$25.5 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Diversified, self-made , Age: 83 , Citizenship: Hong Kong
$25.5 billion – As of March 2012Source: Diversified, self-made , Age: 83 , Citizenship: Hong Kong
No. 10 Karl Albrecht
Net Worth:$25.4 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Aldi, self-made , Age: 92 , Citizenship: Germany
$25.4 billion – As of March 2012Source: Aldi, self-made , Age: 92 , Citizenship: Germany
No. 11 Christy Walton & family
Net Worth:$25.3 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 57 , Citizenship: U.S.
$25.3 billion – As of March 2012Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 57 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 12 Charles Koch (tie)
Net Worth:$25 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Diversified, inherited and growing , Age: 76, Citizenship: United States
$25 billion – As of March 2012Source: Diversified, inherited and growing , Age: 76, Citizenship: United States
No. 12 David Koch (tie)
Net Worth:$25 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Diversified, inherited and growing , Age: 71 , Citizenship: United States
$25 billion – As of March 2012Source: Diversified, inherited and growing , Age: 71 , Citizenship: United States
No. 14 Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth:$24.9 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Casinos, self-made , Age: 78 , Citizenship: United States
$24.9 billion – As of March 2012Source: Casinos, self-made , Age: 78 , Citizenship: United States
No. 15 Liliane Bettencourt
Net Worth: $24 billion – As of March 2012
Source: L’Oreal, inherited , Age: 89, Citizenship: France
– As of March 2012Source: L’Oreal, inherited , Age: 89, Citizenship: France
No. 16 Jim Walton
Net Worth:$23.7 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 64 , Citizenship: United States
$23.7 billion – As of March 2012Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 64 , Citizenship: United States
No. 17 Alice Walton
Net Worth:$23.3 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 62 , Citizenship: United States
$23.3 billion – As of March 2012Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 62 , Citizenship: United States
No. 18 R. Robson Walton
Net Worth:$23.1 billion - As of March 2012
Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 68 , Citizenship: United States
$23.1 billion - As of March 2012Source: Walmart, inherited , Age: 68 , Citizenship: United States
No. 19 Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth:
$22.3 billion – As of March 2012
Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas, inherited and growing, Age: 54 , Citizenship: India
$22.3 billion – As of March 2012Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas, inherited and growing, Age: 54 , Citizenship: India
No. 20 Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth:$22 billion – As of March 2012
Source: Bloomberg PL, self-made , Age: 70 , Citizenship: USA
$22 billion – As of March 2012Source: Bloomberg PL, self-made , Age: 70 , Citizenship: USA
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