No. 1 Carlos Slim Helú
Net Worth:
$69 billion – As of March 2012Source: Telecom , Age: 72 , Citizenship: Mexico
No. 2 Bill Gates
Net Worth:
$61 billion – As of March 2012Source: Microsoft, self-made , Age: 56 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 3 Warren Buffett
Net Worth:
$44 billion – As of March 2012Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made , Age: 81 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 4 Bernard Arnault
Net Worth:
$41 billion – As of March 2012Source: LVMH, inherited and growing , Age: 63 , Citizenship: France
No. 5 Amancio Ortega
Net Worth:
$37.5 billion – As of March 2012Source: Zara, self-made , Age: 75 , Citizenship: Spain
No. 6 Larry Ellison
Net Worth:
$36 billion – As of March 2012Source: Oracle, self-made , Age: 67 , Citizenship: U.S.
No. 7 Eike Batista
Net Worth:
$30 billion – As of March 2012Source: Mining, oil, self-made , Age: 55 , Citizenship: Brazil
No. 8 Stefan Persson
Net Worth:
$26 billion – As of March 2012Source: Hennes & Mauritz , Age: 64 , Citizenship: Sweden
No. 9 Li Ka-shing
Net Worth:
$25.5 billion – As of March 2012Source: Diversified, self-made , Age: 83 , Citizenship: Hong Kong
No. 10 Karl Albrecht
Net Worth:$25.4 billion – As of March 2012Source: Aldi, self-made , Age: 92 , Citizenship: Germany
