Although world is shaken by global economical crisis, last year the number of billionaires increased, according to American magazine Forbs. According to the data of that specialized magazine, last year there were 1.226 billionaires in the world that is 16 more than in 2010.
They are lead by the owner of multiple mobile networks and fixed phone network Mexican Carlos Slim with 69 billion dollars and majority owner of Microsoft Bill Gates, who currently owns eight billions less.
“Ten magnificent” still felt the consequences of the crisis, because their wealth in last year amounted to 395.4 billion dollars, which is 10.6 billion less the previous year. Due to high turbulence in world markets, in 2011 from the list of billionaires 117 people were excluded, and their money obviously was transferred to pockets of 128 new billionaires.
Last year billionaires were present in 58 states in the world, most of them, 425, were located in SAD. In Asia there are 315, in Europe 310, in South America 90, and in Middle East and Africa 86 of them.
Really fortunate people, you would think. We present to you a list of 10 names of people with deepest pockets, or shall we say biggest bank accounts and biggest capital.
10BERNARD ARNAULT – WORTH: $29 BILLION
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate and art collector.
The value of his net worth is uncertain as according to Forbes in 2012 he was the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of $41 billion, but according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, in January 2013 he was the 10th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $29 billion. (source: Wikipedia.com)
09LILIANE BETTENCOURT – WORTH: $30 BILLION
Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, married name Bettencourt, is a French heiress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and, and as of March 2013 she was listed as the third wealthiest woman in the world with an estimated net worth of US $30 billion (Source: Wikipedia.com).
08LI KA-shing – WORTH: $31 BILLION
Sir Ka-shing Li, is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is considered to be the richest person in Asia. As of March 2013, according to Forbes, he is the eighth richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US $31 billion.[6] He is the Chairman of the Board of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings as of 2008; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer (Source: Wikipedia.com).
07DAVID H. KOCH – WORTH: $34 BILLION
David Hamilton Koch is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He is a co-owner (with older brother Charles) and an executive vice president of Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States. Koch is a major patron of the arts and has contributed to several charities including Lincoln Center, Sloan Kettering, a fertility clinic at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the American Museum of Natural History's David H. Koch Dinosaur Wing (Source: Wikipedia.com).
06CHARLES G. KOCH – WORTH: $34 BILLION
Charles de Ganahl Koch is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries. His brother David H. Koch also owns 42% of Koch Industries and serves as Executive Vice President. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, and have since expanded the business to 2,600 times its inherited size. Originally involved exclusively in oil refining and chemicals, Koch Industries has expanded to include process and pollution control equipment and technologies; polymers and fibers; minerals; fertilizers; commodity trading and services; forest and consumer products; and ranching (Source: Wikipedia.com).
05LARRY ELLISON – WORTH: $43 BILLION
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison is an American business magnate, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle Corporation, an enterprise software company. He is the fifth-wealthiest man in the world with an estimated worth of $43 billion including his ownership of Oracle stock. (Source: Wikipedia.com).
04WARREN BUFFET – WORTH: $53.5 BILLION
Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest person in 2011. In 2012, American magazine Time named Buffett one of the most influential people in the world (Source: Wikipedia.com).
03AMANCIO ORTEGA – WORTH: $57 BILLION
Amancio Ortega Gaona is a Spanish fashion executive and founding chairman of the Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops. In early 2013 he was ranked as the third richest person in the world by Forbes with a net worth of $57 billion. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index on March 22, 2013 listed Amancio Ortega Gaona as the world's fourth richest person with reported combined assets of US$54.3 billion. He resides with his second wife in an apartment building in Galicia, Spain (Source: Wikipedia.com).
02BILL GATES – WORTH: $67 BILLION
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, programmer, inventor] and philanthropist. Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, which he co-founded with Paul Allen (Source: Wikipedia.com).
01 CARLOS SLIM – WORTH: $73 BILLION
Carlos Slim is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Slim had been ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world from 2010-2013. His extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso, SA de CV, have amassed interests in the fields of communications, technology, retailing, and finance. Presently he is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil (Source: Wikipedia.com).
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