Top 10 World’s Richest Persons – 2012
#1. Carlos Slim Helu
Carlos Slim Helu retains the title of world’s richest man for the
third year in a row despite a fortune that’s $5 billion smaller than a
year ago-primarily because of a lower share price for telecom giant
America Movil, which accounts for more than half his net worth. In April
the company was fined $1 billion by Mexican regulators for monopolistic
practices, but is appealing the decision. Slim is spending more time
working with his Carlos Slim Foundation and the Telmex Foundation than
he has in the past.
#2. William Gates III
#3. Warren Buffett
#4. Bernard Arnault
#5. Amancio Ortega
#6. Larry Ellison
#7. Eike Batista
#8. Stefan Persson
#9. Li Ka-shing
#10. Karl Albrecht
#1. Carlos Slim Helu
- Net Worth: $69 billion (down from $74 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #1
- Age: 72
- Fortune: Self made
- Source: Telecom
- Country of Citizenship: Mexico
- Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
- Industry: Communications
- Marital Status: widowed, 6 children
- Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
#2. William Gates III
- Net Worth: $61 billion (up from $56 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #2
- Age: 56
- Fortune: Self made
- Source: Microsoft
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
- Industry: Software
- Marital Status: Married, 3 children
- Education: Dropout, Harvard University
#3. Warren Buffett
- Net Worth: $44 billion (down from $50 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #3
- Age: 81
- Fortune: Self made
- Source: Berkshire Hathaway
- Country Of Citizenship: United States
- Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Industry: Investments
- Marital Status: widowed, remarried, 3 children
- Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln
#4. Bernard Arnault
- Net Worth: $41 billion (no change from last year)
- 2010 Rank: #4
- Age: 63
- Fortune: Inherited and growing
- Source: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
- Country of Citizenship: France
- Residence:Paris, France
- Marital Status: Married; five children
- Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne
#5. Amancio Ortega
- Net Worth: $37.5 billion (up from $31 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #7
- Age: 75
- Fortune: Self-made
- Source: Zara
- Country of Citizenship: Spain
- Residence: La Coruna, Spain
- Marital Status: Married; three children
#6. Larry Ellison
- Net Worth: $36 (down from $39.5 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #5
- Age: 67
- Fortune: Self-made
- Source: Oracle
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Residence: Woodside, California, USA
- Marital Status: Thrice divorced, remarried; two children
- Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana
#7. Eike Batista
- Net Worth: $30 billion (no change from last year)
- 2010 Rank: #8
- Age: 55
- Fortune: Self-made
- Source: Mining, Oil
- Country of Citizenship: Brazil
- Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Marital Status: Divorced, two children
- Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University
#8. Stefan Persson
- Net Worth: $26 billion (down from $24.5 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #13
- Age: 64
- Fortune: Inherited and growing
- Source: H&M
- Country of Citizenship: Sweden
- Residence: Stockholm, Sweden
- Marital Status: Married, three children
- Education: Associate in Arts / Science, University of Stockholm
#9. Li Ka-shing
- Net Worth: $25.5 billion (up from $22 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #11
- Age: 83
- Fortune: Diversified, self-made
- Source: Hutchison Whampoa Limited
- Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
- Residence: Hong Kong
- Marital Status: Widow, two children
- Education: Drop Out, High School
#10. Karl Albrecht
- Net Worth: $25.4 billion (down from $25.5 billion in 2010)
- 2010 Rank: #12
- Age: 92
- Fortune: Self-made
- Source: Aldi Supermarkets
- Country of Citizenship: Germany
- Residence: Mulheim an der Ruhr,
- Marital Status: Married, two children
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