Showing posts with label the rich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the rich. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 March 2012

100 richest people in the world, in 2012 according to Forbes


Forbes.com this week has me indulging in the politics of envy disbelief in this post – who could possibly need all this money?






Name
Net Worth
Age
   Source
Country of Citizenship
1
Carlos Slim Helu & family
$69 B
72
   telecom
Mexico
2
Bill Gates
$61 B
56
  Microsoft
United States
3
Warren Buffett
$44 B
81
  Berkshire Hathaway
United States
4
Bernard Arnault
$41 B
63
  LVMH
France
5
Amancio Ortega
$37.5 B
75
  Zara
Spain
6
Larry Ellison
$36 B
67
  Oracle
United States
7
Eike Batista
$30 B
55
  mining, oil
Brazil
8
Stefan Persson
$26 B
64
  H&M
Sweden
The rest of the super rich, including WA's Gina can be found here