Forbes list of world's richest people
Name
Wealth
Main business
Source: Forbes magazine
Carlos Slim
$74bn
America Movil, telecoms
Bill Gates
$56bn
Microsoft, software
Warren Buffett
$50bn
Berkshire Hathaway, investment
Bernard Arnault
$41bn
LVMH, luxury goods
Larry Ellison
$39.5bn
Oracle, software
Lakshmi Mittal
$31.1bn
ArcelorMittal, steel
Amancio Ortega
$31bn
Zara, fashion
Eike Batista
$30bn
Mining, oil
Mukesh Ambani
$27bn
Reliance Industries, Petrochemicals to oil
Christy Walton
$26.5bn
Wal-Mart, retail
Name
Wealth
Main business
Source: Forbes magazine
Carlos Slim
$74bn
America Movil, telecoms
Bill Gates
$56bn
Microsoft, software
Warren Buffett
$50bn
Berkshire Hathaway, investment
Bernard Arnault
$41bn
LVMH, luxury goods
Larry Ellison
$39.5bn
Oracle, software
Lakshmi Mittal
$31.1bn
ArcelorMittal, steel
Amancio Ortega
$31bn
Zara, fashion
Eike Batista
$30bn
Mining, oil
Mukesh Ambani
$27bn
Reliance Industries, Petrochemicals to oil
Christy Walton
$26.5bn
Wal-Mart, retail