Carlos Slim was named the richest man in the world this year by Forbes. The Mexican telecom mogul and philanthropist tops the list, his networth? a whooping $74 billion.
America’s richest man, Bill Gates of Microsoft follows with $56 billion, he is admired by many for donating large amount of his wealth to charity.
Warren Buffett, the “legendary investor” and also a notable philanthropist is in third with $50 billion.
Forbes Rich List 2011 TOP 20
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $74 B, telecom
2. Bill Gates (USA) – $56 B, Microsoft
3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $50 B, Berkshire Hathaway
4. Bernard Arnault (France) – $41 B, LVMH
5. Larry Ellison (USA) – $39.5 B, Oracle
6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $31.1 B, steel
7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) – $31 billion, Zara
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $30 B, mining, oil
9. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $27 B, petrochemicals, oil &gas
10. Christy Walton (USA) – $26.5 B, Wal-Mart
11. Li Ka-Shing (Hong Kong) – $26 B, Diversified
12. Karl Albrecht (Germany) – $25.5 B, Aldi
13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) – $24.5 B, H&M
14. Vladmir Lisin (Russia) – $24 B, steel
15. Lilian Bettencourt (France) – $23.5 B, L’Oreal
16. Sheldon Adelson (United States) – $23.3 B, casinos
17. David Thomson (Canada) – $23 B, media
18. Charles Koch (United States) – $22 B, Diversified
19. David Koch (United States) – $22 B, Diversified
20. Jim Walton (United States) – $21.3 B, Walmart
Other notable figures included in the Forbes rich list are Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg ranked at no. 52 with $13.5 B, Steve Jobs (Apple, Pixar) no. 110 with $8.3 B and Donald Trump (real estate) he’s at no. 420 with $2.7 B.
Meanwhile, The Philippines also have it’s own billionaires in the Forbes rich list, they are:
Henry Sy (SM)tops the list, he’s at no. 173 with $5.8 B;
Lucio Tan (diversified) ranked 512th with $2.3 B;
Andrew Tan (diversified) ranked 540th with $2.2 B, and;
Enrique Razon (ports) is at no. 1057 with $1.1 B;
