The World's Richest People

[mocnyman]

It seems like there are no Thai bilionares yet , I thought a Thai president is the one with all his corruptions?

Most of them are Americans looks like:

check this out:

http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/billionaire.html

The Top Ten

1. William Gates III 6. Alice Walton

2. Warren Buffett 7. Helen Walton

3. Karl Albrecht 8. Jim Walton

4. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 9. John Walton

5. Paul Allen 10. S Robson Walton

[ASIC]

The guy from CP group is in the Forbes survey with a wealth of 1.5 Billion.

Toxin is not rich. He gave all his money to friends and family. He's surviving on a monthly income of 60,000 Baht. Poor thing.

Apart from that, he is responsible for 9% of the GDP in Thailand. Amazing on a 60,000 Baht salary.

ASIC

[Stevieboy]

Well the list gave 2 billionaires

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Chaleo Yoovidhya 356

, self made

Source: Red Bull

Net Worth: $1.6 bil

Country of citizenship: Thailand

Residence: Thailand

Industry: Beverages

Marital Status: married , 5 children

Beverage whiz from Thailand, well known there for producing and selling drinks with names like Krating Daeng. Teamed up with Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz and began marketing Red Bull energy drink worldwide. Also has a stake in a private hospital in Thailand that caters mostly to foreign patients

And

..Dhanin Chearavanont & family 342

64 , inherited and growing

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Source: agriculture

Net Worth: $1.7 bil

Country of citizenship: Thailand

Residence: Bangkok, Thailand

Industry: Agriculture

Marital Status: married , 5 children

Youngest of four brothers, Dhanin was just 25 when took over the family's small seed shop. Transformed it into one of the world's largest suppliers of animal feed. Fluent in Thai and Mandarin, Dhanin began investing in Mainland China as early as 1979. Today he can count more than 100 feed mills in 29 of China's 31 provinces; his chain of discount retailers, under the name Lotus Supercenters, has more than 14 outlets in China. Today his Thailand-based CP Group also has operations and investments in telecommunications, marketing, distribution and real estate development. Spends his free time breeding native Thai chickens. Recent avian influenza outbreak is hurting his poultry business, but luckily he has other interests to bolster his fortune.

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[marto]

It seems like there are no Thai bilionares yet  , I thought a Thai president is the one with all his corruptions?

Heh - you ain`t right : check this out: http://www.forbes.com/2002/03/01/launchpoliticians.html

I think PM has about 12 billion... And the money are from communications.