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Forbes list of billionaires
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The World's Billionaires list is a yearly ranking of the world’s richest people. Forbes evaluates billionaires stakes in public and private companies, their real estate, yachts, planes, car collections, art, jewelry and other assets. Forbes also factors in debt.
Contents  [hide]
1 Statistics
2 2012 Top 10
3 2011 Top 10
4 2010 Top 10
5 2009 Top 10
6 2008 Top 10
7 2007 Top 10
8 2006 Top 10
9 2005 Top 10
10 2004 Top 10
11 2003 Top 10
12 2002 Top 10
13 2001 Top 10
14 2000 Top 10
15 Legend
16 References
17 External links
Statistics

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The internet bubble created the most paper wealth for some billionaires. However, once the dotcom bubble burst the new rich saw their fortunes disappear.[1] Billionaires fortunes has been hit even harder by the global financial crisis. It was the first time since 2003 that the world has had a net loss in the number of billionaires.[2] The strong performance of the financial markets and global economic recovery have erased financial assets losses. Most of the richest people on the planet have seen their fortunes soar in the past few years.[3][4]
Year Number of Billionaires Group’s Combined Net Worth
2012 1,226 $4.6 trillion
2011 1,210 $4.5 trillion
2010 1,011 $3.6 trillion
2009 793 $2.4 trillion
2008 1,125 $4.4 trillion
2007 946 $3.5 trillion
2006 793 $2.6 trillion
2005 691 $2.2 trillion
2004 587 $1.9 trillion
2003 476 $1.4 trillion
2002 497 $1.5 trillion
2001 538 $1.8 trillion
2000 470 $898 billion
Source: Forbes Magazine.[5]
2012 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Carlos Slim $69.0 billion 72 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
2 Bill Gates $61.0 billion 56 United States Microsoft
3 Warren Buffett $44.0 billion 81 United States Berkshire Hathaway
4 Bernard Arnault $41.0 billion 63 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
5 Amancio Ortega $37.5 billion 75 Spain Inditex Group
6 Lawrence Ellison $36.0 billion 67 United States Oracle Corporation
7 Eike Batista $30.0 billion 55 Brazil EBX Group
8 Stefan Persson $26.0 billion 64 Sweden H&M
9 Li Ka-shing $25.5 billion 83 Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings
10 Karl Albrecht $25.4 billion 92 Germany Aldi
2011 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Carlos Slim $74.0 billion 72 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
2 Bill Gates $56.0 billion 56 United States Microsoft
3 Warren Buffett $50.0 billion 81 United States Berkshire Hathaway
4 Bernard Arnault $41.0 billion 62 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
5 Lawrence Ellison $39.5 billion 66 United States Oracle Corporation
6 Lakshmi Mittal $31.1 billion 60 India Arcelor Mittal
7 Amancio Ortega $31.0 billion 74 Spain Inditex Group
8 Eike Batista $30.0 billion 53 Brazil EBX Group
9 Mukesh Ambani $27.0 billion 53 India Reliance Industries
10 Christy Walton $26.5 billion 55 United States Walmart
2010 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Carlos Slim $53.5 billion 70 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
2 Bill Gates $53.0 billion 54 United States Microsoft
3 Warren Buffett $47.0 billion 80 United States Berkshire Hathaway
4 Mukesh Ambani $29.0 billion 53 India Reliance Industries
5 Lakshmi Mittal $28.7 billion 60 India Arcelor Mittal
6 Lawrence Ellison $28.0 billion 66 United States Oracle Corporation
7 Bernard Arnault $27.5 billion 61 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
8 Eike Batista $27.0 billion 53 Brazil EBX Group
9 Amancio Ortega $25.0 billion 74 Spain Inditex Group
10 Karl Albrecht $23.5 billion 90 Germany Aldi Süd
2009 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $40.0 billion 53 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $37.0 billion 78 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Carlos Slim Helú $35.0 billion 69 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
4 Lawrence Ellison $22.5 billion 64 United States Oracle Corporation
5 Ingvar Kamprad $22.0 billion 83 Sweden IKEA
6 Karl Albrecht $21.5 billion 89 Germany Aldi Süd
7 Mukesh Ambani $19.5 billion 51 India Reliance Industries
8 Lakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion 58 India Arcelor Mittal
9 Theo Albrecht $18.8 billion 87 Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
10 Amancio Ortega $18.3 billion 73 Spain Inditex Group
2008 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Warren Buffett $62.0 billion 78 United States Berkshire Hathaway
2 Carlos Slim Helú $60.0 billion 68 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
3 Bill Gates $58.0 billion 52 United States Microsoft
4 Lakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion 57 India Arcelor Mittal
5 Mukesh Ambani $43.0 billion 50 India Reliance Industries
6 Anil Ambani $42.0 billion 48 India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
7 Rinat Akhmetov $31.1 billion 41 Ukraine SCM Holdings
8 Ingvar Kamprad $31.0 billion 81 Sweden IKEA
9 Kushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion 76 India DLF Group
10 Oleg Deripaska $28.0 billion 40 Russia Rusal
2007 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $56.0 billion 51 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $52.0 billion 76 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Carlos Slim Helú $49.0 billion 67 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
4 Ingvar Kamprad $33.0 billion 80 Sweden IKEA
5 Lakshmi Mittal $32.0 billion 56 India Arcelor Mittal
6 Sheldon Adelson $26.5 billion 73 United States Las Vegas Sands
7 Bernard Arnault $26.0 billion 58 France LVMH
8 Amancio Ortega $24.0 billion 71 Spain Inditex Group
9 Li Ka-shing $23.0 billion 78 Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
10 David Thomson $22.0 billion 49 Canada Thomson Corporation
2006 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $52.0 billion 50 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $42.0 billion 75 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Carlos Slim Helú $30.0 billion 66 Mexico Telmex
4 Ingvar Kamprad $28.0 billion 79 Sweden IKEA
5 Lakshmi Mittal $23.5 billion 55 India Mittal Steel Company
6 Paul Allen $22.0 billion 53 United States Microsoft
7 Bernard Arnault $21.5 billion 57 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
8 Prince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 49 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
9 Kenneth Thomson $19.6 billion 82 Canada The Thomson Corporation
10 Li Ka Shing $18.8 billion 77 Hong Kong Cheung Kong Group, Hutchison Whampoa
2005 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $46.5 billion 49 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $44.0 billion 74 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Lakshmi Mittal $25.0 billion 54 India Mittal Steel Company
4 Carlos Slim Helú $23.8 billion 65 Mexico Telmex
5 Prince Al-Waleed $23.7 billion 49 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
6 Ingvar Kamprad $23.0 billion 79 Sweden IKEA
7 Paul Allen $21.0 billion 52 United States Microsoft
8 Karl Albrecht $18.5 billion 85 Germany Aldi Süd
9 Lawrence Ellison $18.4 billion 60 United States Oracle Corporation
10 S. Robson Walton $18.3 billion 61 United States Walmart
2004 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $46.6 billion 48 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $42.9 billion 73 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Karl Albrecht $23.0 billion 84 Germany Aldi Süd
4 Prince Al-Waleed $21.5 billion 47 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
5 Paul Allen $21.0 billion 51 United States Microsoft
6 Alice Walton* $20.0 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
7 Helen Walton* $20.0 billion 84 United States Wal-Mart
8 Jim Walton* $20.0 billion 56 United States Wal-Mart
9 John Walton* $20.0 billion 58 United States Wal-Mart
10 S. Robson Walton* $20.0 billion 60 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. If alive as of 2004, Sam Walton would have been the world's wealthiest person.
2003 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $40.7 billion 47 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $30.5 billion 72 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Karl Albrecht $25.6 billion 83 Germany Aldi Süd
4 Paul Allen $20.1 billion 50 United States Microsoft
5 Prince Al-Waleed $17.7 billion 46 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
6 Lawrence Ellison $16.6 billion 58 United States Oracle Corporation
7 Alice Walton* $16.5 billion 54 United States Wal-Mart
8 Helen Walton* $16.5 billion 83 United States Wal-Mart
9 Jim Walton* $16.5 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
10 John Walton* $16.5 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
10 S. Robson Walton* $16.5 billion 59 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. If alive as of 2004, Sam Walton would have been the world's wealthiest person.
2002 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $52.8 billion 46 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $35.0 billion 71 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Karl Albrecht $26.8 billion 82 Germany Aldi Süd
4 Paul Allen $25.2 billion 49 United States Microsoft
5 Lawrence Ellison $23.5 billion 57 United States Oracle Corporation
6 Jim Walton* $20.8 billion 54 United States Wal-Mart
7 John Walton* $20.7 billion 56 United States Wal-Mart
8 Alice Walton* $20.5 billion 53 United States Wal-Mart
9 S. Robson Walton* $20.5 billion 58 United States Wal-Mart
10 Helen Walton* $20.4 billion 82 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. If alive as of 2004, Sam Walton would have been the world's wealthiest person.
2001 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $58.7 billion 45 United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett $32.3 billion 70 United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Paul Allen $30.4 billion 48 United States Microsoft
4 Lawrence Ellison $26.0 billion 56 United States Oracle Corporation
5 Karl Albrecht $25.0 billion 81 Germany Aldi Süd
6 Prince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 44 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7 Jim Walton* $18.8 billion 53 United States Wal-Mart
8 John Walton* $18.7 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
9 S. Robson Walton* $18.6 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
10 Alice Walton* $18.5 billion 52 United States Wal-Mart
10 Helen Walton* $18.5 billion 81 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. If alive as of 2004, Sam Walton would have been the world's wealthiest person.
2000 Top 10

No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth
1 Bill Gates $60.0 billion 44 United States Microsoft
2 Lawrence Ellison $47.0 billion 55 United States Oracle Corporation
3 Paul Allen $28.0 billion 47 United States Microsoft
4 Warren Buffett $25.6 billion 69 United States Berkshire Hathaway
5 Karl Albrecht $20.0 billion 80 Germany Aldi Süd
6 Prince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 43 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7 S. Robson Walton $20.0 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
8 Masayoshi Son $19.4 billion 43 Japan Softbank Capital, SoftBank Mobile
9 Michael Dell $19.1 billion 46 United States Dell
10 Kenneth Thomson $16.1 billion 77 Canada The Thomson Corporation
Legend

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Source: Forbes Magazine.[6]
References

^ Special Report on The New Rich, The Economist, 14 June, 2001.
^ Special Report on The Rich, The Economist, 4 April, 2009.
^ Global Wealth Report 2011, The Boston Consulting Group, 31 May, 2011.
^ World Wealth Report 2011, Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, 22 June, 2011.
^ The World's Billionaires 25th Anniversary Timeline.
^ Forbes Rich List: Ten Years of Top Tens.
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