Richest People In The World

1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom
3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B

Source of wealth: retail
4. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
5. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $48 B
Source of wealth: Oracle
6. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
6. David Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
8. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos
9. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
10. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
11. Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net Worth: $34.5 B
Source of wealth: L’Oreal
12. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Source of wealth: H&M
13. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
15. Bernard Arnault & family
Net Worth: $33.5 B
Source of wealth: LVMH
16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
17. Larry Page
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google
20. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth: $31 B
Source of wealth: diversified
21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
22. Michele Ferrero & family
Net Worth: $26.5 B
Source of wealth: chocolates
23. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour
23. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: retail
25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
26. George Soros
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
27. David Thomson & family
Net Worth: $22.6 B
Source of wealth: media
28. Lui Che Woo
Net Worth: $22 B
Source of wealth: casinos
29. Dieter Schwarz
Net Worth: $21.1 B
Source of wealth: retail

30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth: $20.4 B
Source of wealth: investments
31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
31. John Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
34. Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth: $19.7 B
Source of wealth: beer
35. Lee Shau Kee
Net Worth: $19.6 B
Source of wealth: diversified
36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
36. Theo Albrecht Jr & family
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s
38. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net Worth: $19.2 B
Source of wealth: eyeglasses
39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified
40. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
40. Alisher Usmanov
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments
42. Michael Otto & family
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: retail, real estate
42. Masayoshi Son
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: internet, telecom
42. Phil Knight
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: Nike
45. Tadashi Yanai & family
Net Worth: $17.9 B
Source of wealth: retail

46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: mining
47. Mikhail Fridman
Net Worth: $17.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

Source: www.forbes.com