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Ranking of World's Billionaires by Forbes

Mar 09 6:32 PM US/Eastern

By The Associated Press

The ranking of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes

magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country or state, age

where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.

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1. William Gates III, Washington, 50, $50, Microsoft

2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 75, $42, Berkshire Hathaway

3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 66, $30, telecom

4. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 79, $28, Ikea

5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 55, $23.5, steel

6. Paul Allen, Washington, 53, $22, Microsoft, investments

7. Bernard Arnault, France, 57, $21.5, LVMH

8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 49, $20, investments

9. Kenneth Thomson and family, Canada, 82, $19.6, publishing

10. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 77, $18.8, diversified

11. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 39, $18.2, oil

12. Michael Dell, Texas, 41, $17.1, Dell

13. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 86, $17, supermarkets

14. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 72, $16.1, casinos, hotels

15. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 83, $16, L'Oreal

15. Lawrence Ellison, California, 61, $16, Oracle

17. Christy Walton, Wyoming, 51, $15.9, Wal-Mart inheritance

17. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 58, $15.9, Wal-Mart

19. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 62, $15.8, Wal-Mart

20. Alice Walton, Texas, 56, $15.7, Wal-Mart

21. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 86, $15.6, Wal-Mart

22. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 83, $15.2, supermarkets

23. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 70, $14.8, Zara

24. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 50, $13.6, Microsoft

25. Azim Premji, India, 60, $13.3, software

26. Sergey Brin, California, 32, $12.9, Google

27. Larry Page, California, 33, $12.8, Google

28. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 44, $12.5, Fidelity

29. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 62, $12.4, construction

29. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 82, $12.4, Cox Enterprises

29. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 86, $12.4, Cox Enterprises

32. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 58, $12.3, Hennes & Mauritz

33. Charles Koch, Kansas, 70, $12, oil, commodities

33. David Koch, Kansas, 65, $12, oil, commodities

35. Raymond, Thomas and Walter Kwok, Hong Kong, $11.6, real estate

36. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 71, $11.5, drugs

37. Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 86, $11, banking

37. Vagit Alekperov, Russia, 55, $11, oil

37. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy, 69, $11, media

37. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 78, $11, real estate

41. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 49, $10.7, steel

42. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 62, $10.4, retail

43. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 38, $10.1, eBay

44. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 70, $10, eyewear

44. Michele Ferrero and family, Italy, 79, $10, chocolates

44. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 74, $10, candy

44. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 66, $10, candy

44. John Mars, Virginia, 69, $10, candy

44. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 48, $10, oil, metals

50. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 41, $9.7, oil, banking

51. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 59, $9.1, banking

52. John Kluge, Florida, 91, $9, Metromedia

53. Carl Icahn, New York, 70, $8.7, leveraged buyouts

53. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 88, $8.7, investments, casinos

55. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 82, $8.6, packaging

56. Mukesh Ambani, India, 48, $8.5, petrochemicals

56. Serge Dassault and family, France, 80, $8.5, aviation

56. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 80, $8.5, packaging

59. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 65, $8.4, retail

60. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 43, $8.1, BMW

61. Rudolf August Oetker and family, Germany, 89, $8, food

62. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 37, $7.8, aluminum

63. Sumner Redstone, California, 82, $7.7, Viacom

64. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 40, $7.6, steel

65. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 76, $7.5, publishing

65. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 78, $7.5, publishing

65. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, $7.5, Chanel

65. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 70, $7.5, manufacturing

69. Joseph and Moise Safra, Brazil, $7.4, banking

70. Philip Knight, Oregon, 68, $7.3, Nike

71. George Soros, New York, 75, $7.2, hedge funds

72. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 40, $7.1, biotech

72. Suleiman Kerimov, Russia, 40, $7.1, stocks

74. Philip and Cristina Green, Britain, $7, retail

74. Francois Pinault, France, 69, $7, retail

74. August von Finck, Germany, 76, $7, investments

77. Mohammed Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia, 60, $6.9, oil

77. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 52, $6.9, banking

79. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, $6.8, ball bearings

80. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 53, $6.7, EchoStar

80. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 75, $6.7, Fidelity

82. Kun-Hee Lee and family, South Korea, 64, $6.6, Samsung

82. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 40, $6.6, BMW

84. Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 94, $6.5, banking

84. Rafael del Pino and family, Spain, 85, $6.5, construction

84. Stanley Ho, Hong Kong, 84, $6.5, gaming

84. Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, Denmark, 92, $6.5, shipping

84. Keith Rupert Murdoch, New York, 75, $6.5, News Corp.

89. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 66, $6.4, investments

89. Hasso Plattner, Germany, 62, $6.4, SAP

89. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 45, $6.4, metals

89. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 40, $6.4, metals

93. Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russia, 57, $6.3, telecom

94. Micky Arison, Florida, 56, $6.1, Carnival Cruises

94. Curt Engelhorn, Germany, 79, $6.1, drugs

94. Friedrich Flick Jr., Germany, 79, $6.1, investments

94. German Khan, Russia, 44, $6.1, oil, banking

94. Ronald Perelman, New York, 63, $6.1, leveraged buyouts

94. Johanna Quandt, Germany, 78, $6.1, BMW

100. Dan Duncan, Texas, 73, $6, energy

100. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and family, Britain, 54, $6, real estate

100. Jack Taylor, Missouri, 83, $6, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

103. Eli Broad, California, 72, $5.9, investments

104. Anil Ambani, India, 46, $5.7, diversified

104. Donald Bren, California, 73, $5.7, real estate

106. James, Arthur and John Irving, Canada, $5.5, oil

107. Yasuo Takei and family, Japan, 76, $5.4, credit

107. Y.C. Wang, Taiwan, 89, $5.4, chemicals

109. Shari Arison, Israel, 48, $5.2, inheritance, cruise ships

109. Kunio Busujima and family, Japan, 80, $5.2, gaming

109. Nikolai Tsvetkov, Russia, 45, $5.2, oil, banking

112. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 63, $5.1, Bloomberg L.P.

112. Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong, 80, $5.1, real estate

114. Leonard Blavatnik, United States, 48, $5, Access Industries

114. Gustavo Cisneros and family, Venezuela, 60, $5, media

114. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Netherlands, 51, $5, Heineken

114. John Fredriksen, Norway, 61, $5, shipping

114. Saleh Kamel, Saudi Arabia, 64, $5, diversified

114. Karl-Heinz Kipp, Germany, 82, $5, retail

114. Robert Kuok, Malaysia, 82, $5, diversified

114. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 66, $5, home improvement stores

114. James Packer, Australia, 38, $5, inheritance

114. Kushal Pal Singh, India, 74, $5, real estate

114. Jeffrey Skoll, Canada, 41, $5, eBay

125. Alexander Abramov, Russia, 47, $4.9, steel, mining

125. Erivan Haub and family, Germany, 73, $4.9, retail

125. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, Venezuela, 40, $4.9, beverages

125. Sunil Mittal, India, 48, $4.9, telecom

129. Alexei Kuzmichov, Russia, 43, $4.8, oil, banking

129. Robert Rowling, Texas, 52, $4.8, oil and gas, investments

129. Onsi Sawiris, Egypt, 76, $4.8, Orascom Telecom

129. Eric Schmidt, California, 50, $4.8, Google

133. Nobutada Saji and family, Japan, 60, $4.7, beverages

134. Jeronimo Arango, Mexico, 80, $4.6, retail

134. Nicky Oppenheimer and family, South Africa, 60, $4.6, De Beers

136. Iskander Makhmudov, Russia, 43, $4.5, mining, metals

136. Akira Mori and family, Japan, 68, $4.5, real estate

136. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombia, 82, $4.5, beer, diversified

136. Shin Kyuk-Ho and family, South Korea, 83, $4.5, candy

140. Kumar Birla, India, 38, $4.4, commodities

140. David Geffen, California, 63, $4.4, DreamWorks

140. Steven Jobs, California, 51, $4.4, Apple Computer, Pixar

140. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 63, $4.4, oil and gas, banking

140. Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia, 73, $4.4, banking

140. Thomas Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 60, $4.4, cement

140. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 62, $4.4, Beanie Babies

147. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 42, $4.3, Amazon

147. Terry Gou, Taiwan, 55, $4.3, technology

147. Walter Haefner, Switzerland, 95, $4.3, software

147. Charles Johnson, California, 73, $4.3, Franklin Resources

147. Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia, 67, $4.3, diversified

147. Reinhard Mohn and family, Germany, 84, $4.3, media

147. Henry Perot, Texas, 75, $4.3, investments

154. Jean-Claude Decaux and family, France, 68, $4.2, advertising

154. Eitaro Itoyama, Japan, 63, $4.2, golf courses

154. Nina Wang, Hong Kong, $4.2, real estate

154. Tadashi Yanai and family, Japan, 57, $4.2, retail

158. Giorgio Armani, Italy, 71, $4.1, fashion

158. Vladimir Bogdanov, Russia, 54, $4.1, oil

158. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 80, $4.1, investments

158. James Goodnight, North Carolina, 63, $4.1, SAS Institute

158. Bahaa Hariri, Switzerland, 39, $4.1, inheritance

158. Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabia, 35, $4.1, construction, investments

158. Antonia Johnson, Sweden, 62, $4.1, diversified

158. Klaus-Michael Kuhne, Germany, 68, $4.1, shipping

158. Eliodoro Matte and family, Chile, 60, $4.1, paper

158. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 65, $4.1, Best Buy

168. Leonid Fedun, Russia, 49, $4, oil

168. David Murdock, California, 82, $4, investments

168. Shiv Nadar, India, 60, $4, technology

168. Madeleine Schickedanz, Germany, 62, $4, retail

168. Charles Schwab, California, 68, $4, discount stock brokerage

173. Boris Ivanishvili, Russia, 50, $3.9, steel, banking

174. Abdullah Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, $3.8, banking

174. Paul Desmarais, Canada, 79, $3.8, finance

174. Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazil, 85, $3.8, banking

174. Michael Kadoorie and family, Hong Kong, 65, $3.8, diversified

174. Frank Lowy and family, Australia, 75, $3.8, malls

174. Ng Teng Fong, Singapore, 77, $3.8, real estate

174. James Sorenson, Utah, 84, $3.8, medical devices, real estate

181. Anacleto Angelini, Chile, 92, $3.7, energy

181. Henry Fok, Hong Kong, 82, $3.7, gaming

181. Gordon Moore, California, 77, $3.7, Intel

181. Bernard (Barry) Sherman, Canada, 64, $3.7, drugs

185. Masatoshi Ito, Japan, 81, $3.6, retail

185. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 64, $3.6, Franklin Resources

185. Kwek Leng Beng and family, Singapore, 65, $3.6, hotels

185. Ralph Lauren, New York, 66, $3.6, fashion

185. Pallonji Mistry, India, 76, $3.6, construction

185. Viktor Rashnikov, Russia, 57, $3.6, iron, steel

185. David and Simon Reuben, Britain, $3.6, investments, real estate

185. Andreas Strungmann, Germany, 56, $3.6, generic drugs

185. Thomas Strungmann, Germany, 56, $3.6, generic drugs

194. William Davidson, Michigan, 83, $3.5, glass

194. Bradley Hughes, California, 72, $3.5, Public Storage

194. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 43, $3.5, investments

194. Alexander Lebedev, Russia, 46, $3.5, stocks

194. George Lucas, California, 61, $3.5, Star Wars

194. Jim Pattison, Canada, 77, $3.5, diversified

200. Robert Bass, Texas, 58, $3.4, oil, investments

200. Otto Beisheim, Germany, 82, $3.4, retail

200. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 80, $3.4, Alticor

200. Bernard Ecclestone and family, Britain, 75, $3.4, Formula One

200. Esther Koplowitz, Spain, 55, $3.4, construction

200. Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil, 66, $3.4, banking

200. Gerard Louis-Dreyfus and family, France, 73, $3.4, commodities

207. Chung Mong-Koo and family, South Korea, 68, $3.3, Hyundai

207. Anurag Dikshit, India, 34, $3.3, online gambling

207. Johann Rupert and family, South Africa, 55, $3.3, luxury goods

207. Rainer and Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Germany, $3.3, retail

207. Tsai Wan Tsai and family, Taiwan, 76, $3.3, banking

207. Klaus Tschira, Germany, 65, $3.3, SAP

207. Karl Wlaschek, Austria, 88, $3.3, department stores

214. Khalid Bin Mahfouz and family, Saudi Arabia, 59, $3.2, banking

214. Martin Bouygues and family, France, 53, $3.2, telecom

214. William Cook, Indiana, 74, $3.2, medical devices

214. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes and family, Brazil, 77, $3.2, diversified

214. Yoshitaka Fukuda and family, Japan, 58, $3.2, credit

214. Maurice Greenberg, New York, 80, $3.2, insurance

214. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, Thailand, 61, $3.2, alcohol

221. Ricardo Salinas Pliego and family, Mexico, 50, $3.1, retail, media

221. Stephan Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 58, $3.1, investments

221. Masayoshi Son, Japan, 48, $3.1, Softbank

224. Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte, Switzerland, $3, shipping

224. Roland Arnall, California, 67, $3, mortgage banking

224. Pyotr Aven, Russia, 51, $3, oil, banking

224. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 76, $3, liquor

224. Albert Frere, Belgium, 80, $3, investments

224. Frits Goldschmeding, Netherlands, 72, $3, temp agency

224. Heidi Horten, Austria, 65, $3, department stores

224. Petr Kellner, Czech Republic, 41, $3, insurance

224. Lee Seng Wee and family, Singapore, 81, $3, banking

224. Hiroshi Mikitani, Japan, 41, $3, e-commerce

224. Robert Miller, Canada, 60, $3, Future Electronics

224. Sammy Ofer and family, Israel, 84, $3, shipping

224. Edward Rogers, Canada, 72, $3, media

224. Anton Schlecker, Germany, 61, $3, retail

224. Takemitsu Takizaki, Japan, 60, $3, sensors

224. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 42, $3, chewing gum

240. David Filo, California, 39, $2.9, Yahoo

240. Michael Herz, Germany, 60, $2.9, coffee

240. Leonard Lauder, New York, 73, $2.9, Estee Lauder

240. Arnon Milchan, Israel, 61, $2.9, New Regency

240. A. Jerrold Perenchio, California, 75, $2.9, Univision

245. Anil Agarwal, India, 52, $2.8, mining, metals

245. Alberto Bailleres, Mexico, 73, $2.8, mining

245. David and Frederick Barclay, Britain, $2.8, media, retail

245. Richard Branson, Britain, 55, $2.8, Virgin

245. Charles Cadogan and family, Britain, 69, $2.8, real estate

245. Wolfgang Herz, Germany, 55, $2.8, coffee

245. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark, 58, $2.8, Lego

245. Lim Goh Tong, Malaysia, 88, $2.8, gaming

245. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 90, $2.8, banking

245. Ravi and Shashi Ruia, India, $2.8, diversified

245. Haim Saban, California, 61, $2.8, television

245. Stefan Schorghuber, Germany, 44, $2.8, real estate

245. Steven Spielberg, California, 59, $2.8, movies

258. John Abele, Massachusetts, 69, $2.7, Boston Scientific

258. Charles Bronfman, Canada, 74, $2.7, liquor

258. Matthew Bucksbaum and family, Illinois, 80, $2.7, real estate

258. John Calamos, Illinois, 65, $2.7, mutual funds

258. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, Italy, 63, $2.7, diversified

258. Jesus de Polanco, Spain, 76, $2.7, media

258. Otto Happel, Germany, 58, $2.7, engineering

258. Ayman Hariri, Saudi Arabia, 27, $2.7, inheritance

258. Fahd Hariri, Lebanon, 25, $2.7, inheritance

258. Henry Hillman, Pennsylvania, 87, $2.7, industrialist

258. Martha Ingram and family, Tennessee, 70, $2.7, Ingram Industries

258. Manuel Jove, Spain, 64, $2.7, real estate

258. Vladimir Kim, Kazakhstan, 45, $2.7, mining

258. Ronald Lauder, New York, 62, $2.7, Estee Lauder

258. Andrei Melnichenko, Russia, 34, $2.7, banking, energy

258. Henry Nicholas III, California, 46, $2.7, Broadcom

258. Sergei Popov, Russia, 34, $2.7, banking, energy

258. Leonard Stern, New York, 67, $2.7, real estate

258. Leslie Wexner, Ohio, 70, $2.7, Limited Brands

258. Michael Ying, Hong Kong, 56, $2.7, Esprit

278. Chen Din Hwa, Hong Kong, 83, $2.6, real estate

278. Adi Godrej and family, India, 63, $2.6, diversified

278. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, United States, 69, $2.6, inheritance

278. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 64, $2.6, investments

278. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 56, $2.6, Wal-Mart

278. Lev Leviev, Israel, 50, $2.6, diamonds

278. Hugo Mann and family, Germany, 92, $2.6, retail

278. Naguib Sawiris, Egypt, $2.6, Orascom Telecom

278. Harold Simmons, Texas, 74, $2.6, investments

278. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 79, $2.6, real estate

278. James Simons, New York, 68, $2.6, hedge funds

278. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 97, $2.6, potatoes, microchips

278. Donald Trump, New York, 60, $2.6, real estate

278. Alisher Usmanov, Russia, 52, $2.6, steel

292. Riley Bechtel, California, 54, $2.5, engineering

292. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 80, $2.5, engineering

292. Carlo Benetton, Italy, 62, $2.5, Benetton

292. Gilberto Benetton, Italy, 64, $2.5, Benetton

292. Giuliana Benetton, Italy, 68, $2.5, Benetton

292. Luciano Benetton, Italy, 70, $2.5, Benetton

292. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 50, $2.5, hedge funds

292. Barbara Davis and family, California, 76, $2.5, inheritance, oil

292. John Dorrance III, Ireland, 62, $2.5, Campbell Soup

292. Jean-Louis Dumas and family, France, 67, $2.5, Hermes

292. Nicolas Hayek, Switzerland, 77, $2.5, Swatch

292. Ray Hunt, Texas, 63, $2.5, oil, real estate

292. Fukuzo Iwasaki, Japan, 81, $2.5, real estate

292. Bruce Kovner, New York, 60, $2.5, hedge funds

292. Henry Kravis, New York, 62, $2.5, leveraged buyouts

292. Leonid Mikhelson, Russia, 50, $2.5, natural gas

292. Miuccia Prada and family, Italy, 56, $2.5, Prada

292. Sean Quinn and family, Ireland, 59, $2.5, real estate, insurance

292. J. Ricketts and family, Nebraska, 64, $2.5, Ameritrade

292. George Roberts, California, 61, $2.5, leveraged buyouts

292. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 90, $2.5, Standard Oil, banking

292. Bruno Schroder and family, Britain, 73, $2.5, banking

292. Stephen Schwarzman, New York, 59, $2.5, investments

292. Dennis Washington, Montana, 71, $2.5, construction, mining

292. Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thailand, 74, $2.5, Red Bull

317. Clive Calder, Britain, 59, $2.4, record label

317. Dhanin Chearavanont and family, Thailand, 66, $2.4, agriculture

317. Stein Erik Hagen, Norway, 49, $2.4, supermarkets

317. Indu Jain, India, 69, $2.4, media

317. Richard Kinder, Texas, 62, $2.4, pipelines

317. Sergio Mantegazza, Switzerland, 78, $2.4, travel

317. Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria, 61, $2.4, Red Bull

317. George Mitchell, Texas, 86, $2.4, Mitchell Energy

317. Axel Oberwelland, Germany, 39, $2.4, candy

317. Didier Primat, France, 61, $2.4, oil

317. Henry Samueli, California, 51, $2.4, Broadcom

317. Emanuele (Lino) Saputo and family, Canada, 69, $2.4, dairy

317. Dilip Shanghvi, India, 50, $2.4, pharmaceuticals

317. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 60, $2.4, leasing

317. Wee Cho Yaw, Singapore, 77, $2.4, banking

317. Stef Wertheimer and family, Israel, 80, $2.4, tools

317. Jerry Yang, California, 37, $2.4, Yahoo

317. Samuel Zell, Illinois, 64, $2.4, real estate

335. Khalaf Al Habtoor, United Arab Emirates, $2.3, construction

335. Mohammed Al Issa, Saudi Arabia, $2.3, food

335. Elena Baturina, Russia, 43, $2.3, construction

335. Hubert Burda, Germany, 66, $2.3, publishing

335. Ronald Burkle, California, 53, $2.3, investments

335. Alexander Frolov, Russia, 41, $2.3, mining, steel

335. Wallace McCain, Canada, 76, $2.3, food

335. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 64, $2.3, Boston Scientific

335. Richard Pratt, Australia, 71, $2.3, packaging

335. Richard Rainwater, Texas, 61, $2.3, investments

335. Hermann Schnabel, Germany, 84, $2.3, chemicals

335. Yasumitsu Shigeta, Japan, 41, $2.3, telecom

335. Clemmie Spangler Jr., North Carolina, 73, $2.3, investments

335. Friede Springer, Germany, 63, $2.3, publishing

335. Peter Woo and family, Hong Kong, 60, $2.3, real estate

350. Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson, Iceland, 39, $2.2, diversified

350. Charles Butt, Texas, 67, $2.2, supermarkets

350. Belmiro de Azevedo, Portugal, 68, $2.2, diversified

350. John de Mol, Netherlands, 51, $2.2, TV

350. Ennio Doris and family, Italy, 65, $2.2, insurance

350. Gordon Getty, California, 73, $2.2, inheritance, oil

350. Leona Mindy Rosenthal Helmsley, New York, 85, $2.2, real estate

350. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 69, $2.2, cable television

350. Nancy Walton Laurie, Missouri, 54, $2.2, Wal-Mart

350. Carl Lindner Jr and family, Ohio, 86, $2.2, investments

350. Bernard Marcus, Georgia, 76, $2.2, Home Depot

350. Rosalia Mera, Spain, 62, $2.2, Zara

350. Mario Moretti Polegato, Italy, 53, $2.2, shoes

350. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 49, $2.2, Danaher Corp

350. Shi Zhengrong, Australia, 43, $2.2, solar energy

365. Mohammed Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, $2.1, banking

365. Heinz-Horst Deichmann, Germany, 79, $2.1, shoes

365. H. Wayne Huizenga, Florida, 68, $2.1, investments

365. Herbert Kohler and family, Wisconsin, 67, $2.1, plumbing fixtures

365. Michael Lee-Chin, Canada, 55, $2.1, mutual funds

365. Fredrik Lundberg, Sweden, 54, $2.1, real estate, investments

365. Alfred Mann, California, 80, $2.1, inventor, entrepreneur

365. Craig McCaw, Washington, 56, $2.1, McCaw Cellular

365. Ernest Rady, California, 68, $2.1, banking, insurance

365. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 54, $2.1, Danaher Corp

365. Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler, United States, 41, $2.1, oil

365. Frederick Smith, Tennessee, 61, $2.1, FedEx

365. Glen Taylor, Minnesota, 64, $2.1, printing

365. Teh Hong Piow, Malaysia, 76, $2.1, banking

365. Patrick Wang and family, Hong Kong, 55, $2.1, micromotors

365. Cher Wang and Wenchi Chen, Taiwan, $2.1, technology

365. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 64, $2.1, casinos, hotels

382. Leonore Annenberg, Pennsylvania, 88, $2, inheritance

382. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala and family, Mexico, 42, $2, beer

382. Nadhmi Auchi, Britain, 68, $2, diversified

382. Charles Brandes, California, 63, $2, money management

382. Richard and Christopher Chandler, New Zealand, $2, investments

382. Patokh Chodiev, Belgium, 53, $2, mining, metals

382. Philippe Foriel-Destezet, France, 70, $2, temp agency

382. David Green, Oklahoma, 64, $2, Hobby Lobby

382. William Hearst III, California, 56, $2, Hearst Corp

382. Roberto Hernandez Ramirez, Mexico, 64, $2, banking

382. Daniela Herz, Germany, 52, $2, coffee

382. Gunter Herz, Germany, 65, $2, coffee

382. Alijan Ibragimov, Kazakhstan, 52, $2, mining, metals

382. Paul Jones II, Connecticut, 52, $2, hedge funds

382. Peter Lewis, Florida, 72, $2, Progressive Corp

382. Alexander Machkevich, Israel, 52, $2, mining, metals

382. Margaret Magerko, Pennsylvania, 40, $2, 84 Lumber

382. Patrick McGovern, New Hampshire, 68, $2, IDG

382. Michael Milken, California, 59, $2, investments

382. Roger Penske, Michigan, 69, $2, cars

382. Quek Leng Chan, Malaysia, 65, $2, banking

382. Clayton Riddell, Canada, 68, $2, oil and gas

382. John Sall, North Carolina, 56, $2, SAS Institute

382. John Sobrato, California, 66, $2, real estate

382. Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, Poland, 49, $2, TV station

382. Yitzhak Tshuva, Israel, 57, $2, real estate

382. Robert E. (Ted) Turner, Florida, 67, $2, cable television

382. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 68, $2, media, real estate

410. Herbert Allen Jr., New York, 66, $1.9, investment banking

410. Heinz Bauer, Germany, 66, $1.9, publishing

410. Phoebe Hearst Cooke, California, 79, $1.9, Hearst Corp

410. Louis Gonda, California, 57, $1.9, leasing

410. Rachman Halim and family, Indonesia, 58, $1.9, tobacco

410. Austin Hearst, New York, 53, $1.9, Hearst Corp

410. David Hearst Jr., California, 60, $1.9, Hearst Corp

410. George Hearst Jr., California, 78, $1.9, Hearst Corp

410. Joachim Herz, Germany, 63, $1.9, coffee

410. Irwin Jacobs, California, 72, $1.9, Qualcomm

410. S. Curtis Johnson, Wisconsin, 50, $1.9, S.C. Johnson & Sons

410. Clayton Mathile, Ohio, 65, $1.9, Iams

410. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 55, $1.9, hotels, investments

410. Tamir Sapir, New York, 58, $1.9, real estate

410. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 51, $1.9, Stryker Corp.

410. Roustam Tariko, Russia, 44, $1.9, banking, vodka

410. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Germany, 22, $1.9, diversified

410. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japan, 78, $1.9, Nintendo

428. S. Daniel Abraham, Florida, 81, $1.8, Slim-Fast

428. Isak Andic, Spain, 51, $1.8, textiles

428. Lee Bass, Texas, 49, $1.8, oil, investments

428. Pierre Bellon and family, France, 76, $1.8, food services

428. Franklin Booth Jr., California, 83, $1.8, Berkshire Hathaway

428. James Cargill, Minnesota, 81, $1.8, inheritance

428. Margaret Cargill, California, 86, $1.8, inheritance

428. Mark Cuban, Texas, 48, $1.8, Broadcast.com

428. J. DeLeon, United States, 40, $1.8, online gaming

428. Stanley Druckenmiller, New York, 53, $1.8, hedge funds

428. Donald Hall, Kansas, 77, $1.8, Hallmark

428. R. Budi Hartono, Indonesia, 65, $1.8, tobacco

428. Hans-Werner Hector, Germany, 66, $1.8, SAP

428. Jess Jackson, California, 76, $1.8, Kendall-Jackson

428. Ruth Parasol, United States, 39, $1.8, online gaming

428. Stefano Pessina, Italy, 64, $1.8, pharmaceuticals

428. Penny Pritzker, Illinois, 46, $1.8, hotels, investments

428. Fayez Sarofim, Texas, 77, $1.8, money management

428. Ernest Stempel, United States, 89, $1.8, insurance

428. Jon Stryker, Michigan, 47, $1.8, Stryker Corp.

428. Olav Thon, Norway, 82, $1.8, real estate

428. Eugen Viehof and family, Germany, 89, $1.8, retail

428. Lorenzo Zambrano and family, Mexico, 62, $1.8, cement

451. Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine, 39, $1.7, steel, coal mines

451. Emilio Azcarraga Jean, Mexico, 38, $1.7, media

451. Vincent Bollore, France, 53, $1.7, investments, inheritance

451. Emilio Botin, Spain, 71, $1.7, banking

451. Charles Dolan, New York, 79, $1.7, Cablevision Systems

451. Bennett Dorrance, Arizona, 57, $1.7, inheritance

451. Gustaf Douglas, Sweden, 68, $1.7, security

451. Gabriel Escarrer, Spain, 71, $1.7, hotels

451. Thomas Frist Jr. and family, Tennessee, 67, $1.7, HCA Healthcare

451. Tetsuro Funai, Japan, 79, $1.7, VCRs

451. Tom Gores, California, 41, $1.7, leveraged buyouts

451. Nazek Hariri, Lebanon, $1.7, inheritance

451. Graeme Hart, New Zealand, 50, $1.7, investments

451. Vladimir Iorikh, Russia, 47, $1.7, mining, steel

451. Rahmi Koc, Turkey, 75, $1.7, diversified

451. E. Kroenke, Missouri, 58, $1.7, sports, real estate

451. Joseph Lau, Hong Kong, 54, $1.7, real estate

451. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Pennsylvania, 56, $1.7, inheritance

451. Gregorio Perez Companc and family, Argentina, 71, $1.7, oil and gas

451. Anthony Pritzker, California, 45, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Daniel Pritzker, California, 47, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. James Pritzker, Illinois, 54, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Jay Robert (JB) Pritzker, Illinois, 41, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Jean (Gigi) Pritzker, Illinois, 44, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. John Pritzker, California, 53, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Karen Pritzker, Connecticut, 48, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Linda Pritzker, Montana, 52, $1.7, hotels, investments

451. Larry Rong Zhijian, China, 64, $1.7, diversified

451. Omer Sabanci, Turkey, 47, $1.7, diversified

451. Sevket Sabanci, Turkey, 70, $1.7, diversified

451. Walter Scott Jr., Nebraska, 74, $1.7, construction, telecom

451. Sylvia Stroher, Germany, 51, $1.7, cosmetics

451. Lucio Tan, Philippines, 71, $1.7, diversified

451. Wong Kwong Yu, China, 36, $1.7, appliances

451. Igor Zyuzin, Russia, 45, $1.7, mining, steel

486. Julio Bozano, Brazil, 70, $1.6, banking

486. Jim Davis and family, Massachusetts, 62, $1.6, New Balance

486. Abilio dos Santos Diniz, Brazil, 69, $1.6, supermarkets

486. Aydin Dogan, Turkey, 70, $1.6, media

486. Ray Dolby, California, 73, $1.6, Dolby Laboratories

486. Donald Gordon, South Africa, 75, $1.6, insurance, malls

486. Jon Huntsman, Utah, 68, $1.6, chemicals

486. Ryoichi Jinnai, Japan, 79, $1.6, credit

486. Min Kao, Kansas, 57, $1.6, navigation equipment

486. Daryl Katz, Canada, 44, $1.6, pharmacies

486. Barry Lam, Taiwan, 56, $1.6, laptops

486. Lee Shin Cheng, Malaysia, 66, $1.6, agriculture

486. Joseph Lewis, Britain, 69, $1.6, finance

486. John Malone, Colorado, 65, $1.6, cable television

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do you see one of them ?

[Johpa]

Geez, I failed to make the list yet again.

I can claim to have sat down to lunch with three of them, but not a one has ever invited me over for dinner. Guess I need to start using deodorant.

[chippie]

And!!!!

[coldcrush]

And!!!!

and

487. ME, England, 5p, I sell snow.

[ding]

Wal-Mart family $63.6 Billion

[Kerryd]

and

487. ME, England, 5p, I sell snow.

You're doing better than me ! I've been trying to sell ice to Eskimos, not doing too well !

I don't see Toxin's name on the list ? (Apparently he was on the 2004 list at 1.4 billion). In fact, the list shows only 3 people from Thailand (#214 Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Thailand 3.2 billion, #292 Chaleo Yoovidhya Thailand 2.5 billion and #317 Dhanin Chearavanont & family Thailand 2.4 billion)

I also don't see the name of the guy that used to be one of the richest men in the world (until the MicroSoft billionaires came along).

The Sultan of Brunei was one of the top 3 as recently as 1998. He (nor his super rich brother) even appear on the list at all. Couldn't have lost 40 billion+ dollars that quickly, especially with the price of oil these days.

While looking up the numbers, I was surprised to see that in 2003, Yasser Arafat (former terrorist leader of the PLO) had an estimated net worth of over 300 million (US) ! I guess terrorism does pay, and not just in blood, pain and misery.

[Neeranam]

No Sultan of Brunei, Mr Walmart, or Toxin?

Can safely say this list is not very accurate.

[Sing_Sling]

This just goes to show that Toxin is a simple person, a man of the people.

[jdfmail]

No Sultan of Brunei, Mr Walmart, or Toxin?

Can safely say this list is not very accurate.

Walmart is divided into 5 after 'Mr. Walmart's' death.

Taksin divided his hoolding between his family when he ran for office of PM.

and no this list is notoriously not accurate as it depends highly on what people tell them about their holdings. Many lowball estimates as they don't want people to know what they are really worth. And many, such as The Donald overstate by a long short their worth.

[terdsak_12]

5,689,034,994 Me - 246 Baht.

[barryofthailand]

It's not ther Walmart family. Their are no one named Walmart. The family name is Walton.

Barry

[Tolley]

I don't think the list is very accurate.

Where are all the oil rich Arabs like the Saudi royal family?

[SamuiRes]

No Sultan of Brunei, Mr Walmart, or Toxin?

Can safely say this list is not very accurate.

Absolutely!

I used to work for a certain gentleman in the Gulf who was reported 5 years ago as the second richest man in the UAE (Excluding the Royal Family). That was based on a totally wrong "assumed" valuation by someone of his real estate portfolio. You have to wonder where they get their "facts" from.

I don't think the list is very accurate.

Where are all the oil rich Arabs like the Saudi royal family?

A lot of these lists exclude people who are wealthy as a consequence of their status. Rulers of the Arab States do not separate their wealth from that of the country and I presume that is the reason that the Sultan of Brunei and the Saudi Rulers and the UAE Royal Family are excluded. The other problem they have is actually valuing their wealth due to the secrecy surrounding it. Those people on the list from that area are included because of their business interests outside of their countries and which can be quantified to som extent.

[Tolley]

The fact is the many of the rich royal family Arabs don't want their citizens to know how much they really have.

It is not good for their health.

[SamuiRes]

The fact is the many of the rich royal family Arabs don't want their citizens to know how much they really have.

It is not good for their health.

Quite right.

The other issue is that a great deal of their wealth is actually invested overseas through shell companies with the source of funds well hidden. The reason is that they are scared that the the funds could be forfeit in any serious dispute on an international scale. Look at the recent pronouncements in the Muslim world where they stated that the West would suffer economically if the rights of Muslims in the West was not protected by law. The one big ace they hold is the supply of oil - whether they would be prepared to use it is another matter - but logic is not a great asset there either.

Assume they start scaling down or stopping production so that oil prices keep rising - eventually it will reach a point where certain governments will say enough is enough and the possiblity of governments going after their assets is why they are so well hidden

[jackr]

No Sultan of Brunei, Mr Walmart, or Toxin?

Can safely say this list is not very accurate.

I worked for a contracting firm under Sully's brother, Prince Jeffrey, in the mid-90s and it was reputed that Sully was richer than Mr Gates at the time - something in excess of £25B, Sterling. Today, that has been withered down to about £3B through daft business investments and extravagant spending mainly by Jeff.

Edited June 17, 2006 by jackr

[Heng]

The list is naturally going to be heavier in terms of those whose wealth is primarily in joint stock/public companies and those who choose not to hide their wealth. It's obviously not going to include those whose holdings are private, scattered across large extended families, prefer to keep a low profile, and finally those whose wealth is/was criminally acquired, etc.

[ThaiPauly]

I thought the Queen of England was worth some 8b....if shes not on the list then she has been doing some serious shopping !!

[jackr]

I thought the Queen of England was worth some 8b....if shes not on the list then she has been doing some serious shopping !!

Yeah, 7 or 8 TP, so about $15B. World's richest woman, but it's all invested in property and art etc...

[Thaising]

With those lists, it already makes my eyes $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ soggy.

[ROFL]

No Sultan of Brunei, Mr Walmart, or Toxin?

Can safely say this list is not very accurate.

LOL, a wealthy man I know once said the last thing he and his friends want to be on is a list like that.

[LaoPo]

Forbes has many lists, also richest in South East Asia...

have a look here and click on 'lists'

http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

OR:

http://www.forbes.com/lists/

LaoPo

[LaoPo]

INTERESTED IN A NEW ESTATE...?

The most expensive estate in the US...

125 Million US $ you can have Donald Trump's estate in Florida. But you have 22 bathrooms than to play in.....

Video here:

http://www.forbes.com/video/?video_url=htt...lace+By+The+Sea

LaoPo

[redrus]

Didn't notice Richard Branson (Virgin) he must be worth a Bill or two....?

redrus

[LaoPo]

Didn't notice Richard Branson (Virgin) he must be worth a Bill or two....?

redrus

He is (shared) #245 on this list in Europe with a 2.8 US$ Billion which is not bad, is it?:

http://www.forbes.com//lists/2006/10/Europ...sia_Rank_4.html

LaoPo

[redrus]

Didn't notice Richard Branson (Virgin) he must be worth a Bill or two....?

redrus

He is (shared) #245 on this list in Europe with a 2.8 US$ Billion which is not bad, is it?:

http://www.forbes.com//lists/2006/10/Europ...sia_Rank_4.html

LaoPo

Bet he still wouldn't spot me 20.....!

redrus

[tjo o tjim]

Interesting to look at the distribution of places and the industries. I imagine the US is over-reported based on the nature of finances, similar for Hong Kong, and many other areas are grossly under-reported for political reasons. (Only two people listed for China, but 16 from India; over 10% of the people in California!)

[Thaiquila]

Well, all I can say, is I've been poor and I've been poor, and RICH is better!

I just found out about that Mexican guy the other day. Third in the world, pretty impressive. He has up till now kept a very low profile, but because of a possibly big political change to the left that is happening there, he is being alot more public and doing good works (spending some of his money).

[~G~]

INTERESTED IN A NEW ESTATE...?

The most expensive estate in the US...

125 Million US $ you can have Donald Trump's estate in Florida. But you have 22 bathrooms than to play in.....

Video here:

http://www.forbes.com/video/?video_url=htt...lace+By+The+Sea

LaoPo

It's interesting that Donald Trump is relatively low on the list and yet he is more known to the public then most of the others above him.

Edited July 20, 2006 by ~G~

[~G~]

It's obviously not going to include those whose holdings are private, scattered across large extended families, prefer to keep a low profile,

That's why you're not there?

Edited July 20, 2006 by ~G~