The world is always fascinated by the
wealthiest people and is interested in knowing the ways of how they
acquired their wealth. A very famous business magazine, called Forbes,
every year keeps a track of who is the richest person in the world.
Following is a list of the ten richest people of the world as ranked in Forbes 2010 list of billionaires. Interesting fact: four out of the ten listed here are college drop-outs.
Carlos Slim Helú
Chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and América
Móvil, the Mexican telecom magnate, Carlos Slim Helú, is the richest
person in the world as of 2010, with a net worth of US$53.5 billion.
Bill Gates
CEO and founder of Microsoft, American
software tycoon and Harvard drop-out, William Henry “Bill” Gates III, is
presently the second wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of
US$53 billion. He remained the richest overall from 1995 to 2007 as well
as through 2009.
Warren Buffett
Legendary American investor, Warren
Buffet, is chairman and CEO of the holding company Berkshire Hathaway
and presently the world’s third wealthiest man with a net worth of US$47
billion.
Mukesh Ambani
With a net worth of US$29 billion, this Indian businessman is currently the richest man in all of Asia and the 4th richest
man in the world. In fact, in October 2007, Mukesh Ambani surpassed
Gates and Slim to become the richest person in the world, attaining a
personal worth of US$63.2 billion. Ambani is the chairman and MD of
Reliance Industries.
Lakshmi Mittal
Indian citizen and London resident, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, is the chairman and CEO of the global steel company, ArcelorMittal. Mittal is currently the richest man in Europe and the 5th richest globally with a net worth of US$28.7 billion.
Lawrence Ellison
American billionaire, Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Ellison, is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle and presently the 6th wealthiest person in the world with a 2010 net worth of US$28 billion.
Bernard Arnault
This French fashion tycoon is the founder, chairman and CEO of LVMH and chairman of Christian Dior S.A. Arnault is the world’s 7th richest man as of 2010 with a net worth of US$27 billion.
Eike Batista
Eike Fuhrken Batista is a Brazilian oil
& mining magnate and son of Eliezer Batista, former mining minister
of Brazil and former chief executive of prominent multinational mining
company Vale. Eike is presently the 8th richest person in the world as ranked in Forbes 2010 list of billionaires with a personal net worth of US$27 billion.
Amancio Ortega
Spanish fashion tycoon, Amancio Ortega
Gaona is the co-founder and chairman of the Inditex fashion group. With a
net worth of US$25 billion, he has been ranked as the 9th richest person in the world as of 2010.
Karl Albrecht
Karl Hans Albrecht is a German
billionaire entrepreneur and owner of discount supermarket chain, Aldi
Sud . Albrecht co-founded Aldi with his younger brother, Theo, starting
from a corner grocery store that belonged to his moth
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