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Carlos Slim Helú
1. Carlos Slim Helú : US $74 Billion (2011)
Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish pronunciation born January 28, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who as of 2011 is the richest person in the world, for the second year in a row. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.América Móvil, which in 2010 was Latin America’s largest mobile-phone carrier, accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010. His corporate holdings as of March 2011 have been estimated at US$74 billion.
William Henry "Bill" Gates III
2. William Henry "Bill" Gates III : US $56 Billion (2011)
William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate,investor, philanthropist, author, and former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third.During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with more than 8 percent of thecommon stock.He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is admired by many, a number of industry insiders[who?] criticize his business tactics, which they consider anti-competitive, an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts. In the later stages of his career, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000. He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect. In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work, and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
Warren Edward Buffett
3. Warren Edward Buffett : US $50 Billion (2011)
Warren Edward Buffett (pronounced /ˈbʌfɨt/; born August 30, 1930) is an Americanbusiness magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and is the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011.
Buffett is called the "Wizard of Omaha", "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personalfrugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via theGates Foundation. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees at Grinnell College.
Bernard Arnault
4. Bernard Arnault : - US $41 Billion (2011)
Bernard Arnault (pronounced: [bɛʁnaːʁ aʁno]) (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH. According toForbes Magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion.
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison
5. Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison: - US $39.5 Billion (2011)
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle Corporation, a major enterprise software company. As of 2011, he is the third[4] richest person in America, with a personal wealth of $39.5 billion.
6. Lakshmi Narayan Mittal : - US $31.1 Billion (2011)
Lakshmi Narayan Mittal (लक्ष्मी मित्तल; born 15 June 1950) is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company.
Mittal is the richest man in India and the United Kingdom, second richest man in Europeand is presently the sixth richest individual in the world with a personal wealth ofUS$31.1 billion. He is the 44th "most powerful person" of the 68 individuals named in Forbes's Most Powerful People list. His daughter Vanisha Mittal's wedding was the most expensive in the recorded history of the world.
Mittal is an independent director of Goldman Sachs, member of the Board of Directors ofEuropean Aeronautic Defence and Space Company,[9] World Steel Association, Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa, the Investors' Council to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, the World Steel Association's Executive Committee, the Presidential International Advisory Board of Mozambique and the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee.
He also presently serves as a board council member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians. and members in the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management, Executive Board at Indian School of Business and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta Alumni Association, London Chapter.
In 2006, Financial Times named him "Person of the Year". In 2007, Time magazine included him in their "100 most influential persons in the world".
Amancio Ortega Gaona
7. Amancio Ortega Gaona: Total Net Worth - US $31 Billion (2011)
Amancio Ortega Gaona (born March 28, 1936) is a Spanish fashion entrepreneur. He is the founder, along with his then-wife Rosalía Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He is ranked by Forbes as Spain's richest man; Europe's second richest man; and the seventh richest man in the world in 2011 . He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.
Ortega arrived at La Coruña, Spain, at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in La Coruña, Galicia, in 1972 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes. In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called Zara. He owns 59.29% of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class, Tempe,Stradivarius, Pull and Bear/Often and Bershka and has more than 92,000 employees.
Ortega keeps a very low profile and there are practically no photographs of him (except from one photo published at the Inditex website). He refuses to wear a tie, and likes to dress in blue jeans and T-shirts. He is said to take a very active part in the production and design process in the company.
Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva
8. Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva: Total Net Worth – US $30 Billion (2011)
Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva more commonly Eike Batista (Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil, November 3, 1956), is a Brazilian business baron. He is the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva, a longtime head of mining company Vale and his German wife Jutta Fuhrken. He has founded companies in different business sectors, mainly in mining. As of March 2011, he is the eighth richest person in the world.
Born in Brazil, Batista spent most of his childhood in Europe. He lived in Germany from 1969 to 1980, and began studying engineering at Aachen University but dropped out of college without completing his degree. In 1980, he moved back to Brazil to begin a gold and trading company in the Amazon. Shortly after he joined Canadian mining firm TVX Gold, making and then losing a fortune, before finally selling his stake in the company for $1 billion in 2000. Afterward he reinvested in several businesses, including mining. A large portion of his wealth was made from OGX, an oil and gas exploration company founded in 2007.In 2010, he became the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated fortune of US$ 27.0 billion, making him the fourth richest person living in the Americas and the eighth richest person in the world according to Forbes Magazine.
9. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani : Total Net Worth - US $27 Billion (2011)
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate. He is the chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries , the largest private sector enterprise in India listed in Fortune 500 magazine . His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48% . On the 17th of August 2011, Reliance Industries Ltd. lost its status as India's most valuable firm. RIL , for long the favourite of Indian investors, was knocked off its four-year perch as the country's most valuable company, as fears over slowing gas production dragged its stock down almost 30% in 2011 and led to the first full day of trade with state ownedCoal India on top. In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its list of "68 people who matter most"
As of 2011, he is the second richest man in Asia and the ninth richest man in the world with a personal wealth of US$27 billion. In 2007, a strong rally in the Indian stock market and the appreciation of the Indian rupee boosted the market capitalisation of Reliance group companies, briefly making him the world’s richest man. According toForbes Magazine forecasts, he is expected to regain the title of the richest man in the world in 2014He is a member of the board of directors of Bank of America Corporation and a present member of the international advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations.
10. CHRISTY WALTON: Total Net Worth - US $26.5 Billion (2011)
Christy Ruth Walton is the widow of John T. Walton, who was a son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion
As of 2011, she is the 4th richest person in the United States according to Forbes Magazineand the 10th richest person in the world, as well as the richest woman in the world. As of March 2011, she had an estimated net worth of US$ 26.5 billion, the bulk of which comes from her shares in Wal-Mart, but also from First Solar, in which her late husband invested. She currently resides in Jackson, Wyoming and has one son, Lukas.
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