The world Billionaires - March 2012 #10 - Karl Albrecht age - 92 Net worth - $25.4B Country of Citizenship - Germany The German entrepreneur who founded the discountsupermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. ------------------------------------------------------------------- #9- Li Ka-Shing age - 83 Net worth - $25.5B Country of Citizenship - Hong Kong Presently, he is the Chairman ofHutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer ------------------------------------------------------------------- #8- Stefan Persson age - 64 net worth - $26B Country of Citizenship - Sweden The chairman and main shareholder in fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his father Erling Persson ------------------------------------------------------------------- #7- Eike Batista age-55 net worth - $30B Country of Citizenship - Brazil Owner and president of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group ------------------------------------------------------------------- #6 - Larry Ellison age - 67 net worth - $36B Country of Citizenship - United States The co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies ------------------------------------------------------------------- #5 - Amancio Ortega age - 75 net worth - $37.5B Country of Citizenship - Spain The founder, along with his then-wife Rosal�a Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group ------------------------------------------------------------------- #4 - Bernard Arnault age - 63 net worth - $41B Country of Citizenship - France The chairman and chief executive of luxury group LVMH ------------------------------------------------------------------- #3 - Warren Buffett age - 81 net worth - $44B Country of Citizenship - United States American business 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 theprimary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. ------------------------------------------------------------------- #2 - Bill Gates age - 56 net worth - $61B Country of Citizenship - Unites States American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------- #1 - Carlos Slim Helu & Family age - 72 net worth - $69B Country of Citizenship - Mexico The chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and Am�rica M�viland has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world ------------------------------------------------------------------- Source : http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/ http://en.wikipedia.org |
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