Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Top 50 World's Richest People

The Top 50 World's Richest People

Rank Name Age Worth ($bil) Country Of Citizenship Residence

1 William Gates III 48 46.6 United States United States , WA , Medina

2 Warren Buffett 73 42.9 United States United States , NE , Omaha

3 Karl Albrecht 84 23.0 Germany Germany , Donaueschingen

4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 47 21.5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia , Riyadh

5 Paul Allen 51 21.0 United States United States , WA , Mercer Island

6 Alice Walton 55 20.0 United States United States , TX , Fort Worth

6 Helen Walton 84 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville

6 Jim Walton 56 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville

6 John Walton 58 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville

6 S Robson Walton 60 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville

11 Liliane Bettencourt 81 18.8 France France , Paris

12 Lawrence Ellison 59 18.7 United States United States , CA , Redwood Shores

13 Ingvar Kamprad 77 18.5 Sweden Switzerland , Lausanne

14 Theo Albrecht 81 18.1 Germany Germany , Foehr

15 Kenneth Thomson & family 80 17.2 Canada Canada , Toronto

16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky 40 15.0 Russia Russia , Moscow

17 Carlos Slim Helu 64 13.9 Mexico Mexico , Mexico City

18 Michael Dell 39 13.0 United States United States , TX , Round Rock

19 Steven Ballmer 47 12.4 United States United States , WA , Redmond

19 Li Ka-shing 75 12.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong

21 Bernard Arnault 55 12.2 France France , Paris

22 Walter, Thomas & Raymond Kwok -- 11.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong

23 Barbara Cox Anthony 80 11.2 United States United States , HI , Honolulu

23 Anne Cox Chambers 84 11.2 United States United States , GA , Atlanta

25 Roman Abramovich 37 10.6 Russia Russia , Anadyr

26 John Kluge 89 10.5 United States United States , FL , Palm Beach

27 Forrest Mars Jr 72 10.4 United States United States , VA , McLean

27 Jacqueline Mars 65 10.4 United States United States , NJ , Bedminster

27 John Mars 67 10.4 United States United States , VA , Arlington

30 Silvio Berlusconi 67 10.0 Italy Italy , North of Milan

31 Abigail Johnson 42 9.8 United States United States , MA , Boston

32 Birgit Rausing & family 80 9.3 Sweden Switzerland

33 Amancio Ortega 68 9.2 Spain Spain , La Coruna

34 Charles Ergen 51 9.1 United States United States , CO , Denver

35 Sumner Redstone 80 8.9 United States United States , CA , Beverly Hills

36 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor 52 8.7 United Kingdom United Kingdom , Chester

37 Stefan Persson 56 8.6 Sweden Sweden , Stockholm

38 Pierre Omidyar 36 8.5 United States United States , NV , Henderson

39 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family 60 8.4 Kuwait Kuwait

40 Susanne Klatten 42 8.1 Germany Germany , Bad Homburg

41 Michael Otto & family 60 8.0 Germany Germany , Hamburg

41 Hans Rausing 77 8.0 Sweden United Kingdom , Wadhurst

43 Keith Murdoch 73 7.8 United States United States , NY , New York

44 Donald Newhouse 74 7.7 United States United States , NJ , Somerset County

44 Samuel Newhouse Jr 76 7.7 United States United States , NY , New York

44 Galen Weston & family 63 7.7 Canada Canada , Toronto

47 Carl Icahn 68 7.6 United States United States , NY , New York

47 Robert Pritzker 77 7.6 United States United States , IL , Chicago

47 Thomas Pritzker 53 7.6 United States United States , IL , Chicago

50 Rudolf August Oetker & family 87 7.5 Germany Germany , Bielefeld