World’s Billionaires this year 2012 ranking of the world’s richest people, According to the 2012 list published by Forbes Magazine and Wikipedia Richest People are given below
1. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth - $69 B As of March 2012
Chairman, Telmex
Age: 72
Source of Wealth: Telecom, Self-made
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: 6
- 1 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Mexico
- 23 Powerful People
2. Bill Gates
Net Worth - $61 B As of March 2012
Age: 56
Source of Wealth: Microsoft, Self-made
Residence: Medina, WA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
- 2 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in United States
- 5 Powerful People
- 1 Forbes 400
3. Warren Buffett
Net Worth - $44 B As of March 2012
CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 81
Source of Wealth: Berkshire Hathaway, Self-made
Residence: Omaha, NE
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Master of Science, Columbia University
Marital Status: Widowed, Remarried
Children: 3
- 3 Forbes Billionaires
- 2 in United States
- 20 Powerful People
- 2 Forbes 400
4. Bernard Arnault
Net Worth - $41 B As of March 2012
Chairman, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Age: 63
Source of Wealth: LVMH
Residence: Paris, France
Country of Citizenship: France
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris
Marital Status: Married
Children: 5
- 4 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in France
- 65 Powerful People
5. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth - $37.5 B As of March 2012
Age: 76
Source of Wealth: Zara, Self-made
Residence: La Coruna, Spain
Country of Citizenship: Spain
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
- 5 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Spain
6. Larry Ellison
Net Worth - $36 B As of March 2012
Age: 67
Source of Wealth: Oracle, Self-made
Residence: Woodside, CA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, University of Chicago; Drop Out, University of Illinois at Urbana
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 2
- 6 Forbes Billionaires
- 3 in United States
- 3 Forbes 400
7. Eike Batista
Net Worth - $30 B As of March 2012
Age: 55
Source of Wealth: Mining, oil, Self-made
Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country of Citizenship: Brazil
Education: Drop Out, RWTH Aachen University
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 2
- 7 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Brazil
8. Stefan Persson
Net Worth - $26 B As of March 2012
Age: 64
Source of Wealth: H&M
Residence: Stockholm, Sweden
Country of Citizenship: Sweden
Education: Associate in Arts / Science, University of Stockholm
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3
- 8 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Sweden
9. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth - $25.5 B As of March 2012
Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Age: 84
Source of Wealth: Diversified, Self-made
Residence: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Education: Drop Out, High School
Marital Status: Widowed
Children: 2
- 9 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Hong Kong
- 44 Powerful People
10. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth - $25.4 B As of March 2012
Age: 92
Source of Wealth: Aldi, Self-made
Residence: Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2
- 10 Forbes Billionaires
- 1 in Germany
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