Rank | Name | Nationality | Net Worth (US$’ billion) | Types of Business |
1 | William Gates III | United States | 50.00 | Software |
2 | Warren Buffett | United States | 42.00 | Investments |
3 | Carlos Slim Helu | Mexico | 30.00 | Telecommunications |
4 | Ingvar Kamprad | Sweden | 28.00 | Furniture Retailing |
5 | Lakshmi Mittal | India | 23.50 | Steel |
6 | Paul Allen | United States | 22.00 | Software |
7 | Bernard Arnault | France | 21.50 | Luxury Goods |
8 | Prince A. Bin Talal Alsaud | Saudi Arabia | 20.00 | Investments |
9 | Kenneth Thomson & family | Canada | 19.60 | Publishing |
10 | Li Ka-Shing | Hong Kong (China) | 18.80 | Diversified Sources |
11 | Roman Abramovich | Russia | 18.20 | Oil |
12 | Michael Dell | United States | 17.10 | Electronics |
13 | Karl Albrecht | Germany | 17.00 | Supermarkets |
14 | Sheldon Adelson | United States | 16.10 | Casinos, Hotels |
15 | Liliane Bettencourt | France | 16.00 | Consumer Products |
15 | Lawrence Ellison | United States | 16.00 | Software |
17 | Christy Walton | United States | 15.90 | Discount Retail |
17 | Jim Walton | United States | 15.90 | Discount Retail |
19 | S Robson Walton | United States | 15.80 | Discount Retail |
20 | Alice Walton | United States | 15.70 | Discount Retail |
21 | Helen Walton | United States | 15.60 | Discount Retail |
22 | Theo Albrecht | Germany | 15.20 | Supermarket Retail |
23 | Amancio Ortega | Spain | 14.80 | Fashion Retail |
24 | Steven Ballmer | United States | 13.60 | Software |
25 | Azim Premji | India | 13.30 | Software |