20. David Thomson & family (Canada) – $19 billion, news and Information company.
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia) – $19.4 billion, investments.
18. S. Robson Walton (USA) – $19.8 billion, Walmart.
17. Liliane Bettencourt (France) – $20 billion, L’Oreal.
16. Alice Walton (USA) – $20.6 billion, Walmart.
15. Jim Walton (USA) – $20.7 billion, Walmart.
14. Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) – $21 billion, diversified.
13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) – $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz.
12. Christy Walton & family (USA) – $22.5 billion, Walmart.
11. Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) – $23 billion, Ikea.
10. Karl Albrecht (Germany) – $23.5 billion, supermarkets.
9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) – $25 billion, retail.
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $27 billion, mining, oil.
7. Bernard Arnault (France) – $27.5 billion, LVMH.
6. Larry Ellison (USA) – $28 billion, Oracle.
5. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $28.7 billion, steel.
4. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas.
3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway.
2. Bill Gates (USA) – $53 billion, Microsoft.
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $53.5 billion, telecommunications.
Source: Forbes International
