Tuesday, September 4, 2012

TOP 10 RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD 2012

source: Forbes Magazine

#1. Carlos Slim Helu

Richest Peron in the World - 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

Richest People in the World - Bill Gates
  • 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

Richest Man in the World - 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


Richest Man in the World - 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

Richest Man in the World - 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

Richest People in the World - Lawrence 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
Richest Man in the World - 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

Richest Man in the World - 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


Richest Asian - Li Kashing
  • 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


Richest Person in the World - 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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