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Rich People
Bloomberg Business Week Top 200
2012 Inaugural List ... Bloomberg Business Week Top 200 ... The World’s 200 Richest People
Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
The World’s 200 Richest People
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Carlos Slim's $77.5 billion fortune makes him the world's richest person. They make flip-flops and pet food. They sell miniskirts and motorcars. They mine iron ore and distribute soda. Their net worth totals $2.7 trillion, about the size of the gross domestic product of France, the fifth-biggest economy on the planet.
Bloomberg Markets’ inaugural list of the world’s richest people, in the magazine’s December 2012 issue, showcases the billionaires who pull the levers on the global economy. We took a snapshot of Bloomberg’s exclusive daily wealth ranking, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, to identify the megarich and quantify their fortunes this year through Oct. 5.
The ranking shows who’s on top (America Movil SAB Chairman Emeritus Carlos Slim, with a net worth of $77.5 billion), who’s faltering (Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who's down $6.8 billion since Jan. 1) and who’s just wealthy enough to make our top 200 (SAS Institute Inc. co-founder John Sall, who's worth $5.8 billion).
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both in the top five, are household names. Yet nobody racked up billions faster than relatively unknown No. 3, Amancio Ortega of Spain. The 76-year-old founded Inditex SA, the world’s largest clothing retailer, which is known for its more than 1,600 trendy Zara stores. He made more than $18 billion from the start of the year through Oct. 5 -- or about $66 million a day. That windfall was more than enough for the Spanish tycoon to eclipse Buffett -- who’s now No. 4, with $48.4 billion as of Oct. 5.
Ortega’s ascent coincides with an overall rise in retail stocks. Low cotton costs, cheap credit and demand for reasonably priced goods have driven shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Inditex to records. Nine of the world’s 25 wealthiest people are retail moguls. Among them are Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, four members of the Walton family that controls Wal-Mart and Stefan Persson, the largest shareholder in Swedish clothing giant Hennes & Mauritz AB.
Bloomberg News unmasked more than 30 hidden billionaires this year. Brazil’s Dirce Navarro de Camargo inherited her late husband’s industrial conglomerate, Camargo Correa SA, in 1994. Elaine Tettemer Marshall controls 15 percent of Koch Industries Inc., the second-largest closely held company in the U.S. With fortunes of about $12 billion each, both women remain billions shy of Gina Rinehart, the richest woman in the Asia-Pacific region. She's squabbling with her children over the family’s $19.1 billion minerals empire.
Bloomberg News also revealed Zong Qinghou as mainland China’s richest man, who had a net worth of $20.1 billion on Oct. 5. The once poor soda seller today commands the Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. beverage empire. With soft drinks producing hard cash, wealth creation is booming in China -- and beyond.
Figures and percentages as of Oct. 5; ages as of Dec. 1. Learn about our methodology.
1. Carlos Slim Net worth: $77.5 billion YTD change: + $15.6 billion / + 25.3% Source of wealth: America Movil Industry: Telecommunications Citizenship: Mexico Age: 72
2. Bill Gates Net worth: $64.4 billion YTD change: + $8.7 billion / + 15.7% Source of wealth: Microsoft Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 57
3. Amancio Ortega Net worth: $53.6 billion YTD change: + $18.4 billion / + 52.1% Source of wealth: Inditex Industry: Retail Citizenship: Spain Age: 76
4. Warren Buffett Net worth: $48.4 billion YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 13.2% Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 82
5. Ingvar Kamprad Net worth: $41.8 billion YTD change: + $5.0 billion / + 13.7% Source of wealth: IKEA Industry: Retail Citizenship: Sweden Age: 86
6. Charles Koch Net worth: $38.6 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1% Source of wealth: Koch Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 77
7. David Koch Net worth: $38.6 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1% Source of wealth: Koch Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 72
8. Larry Ellison Net worth: $37.2 billion YTD change: $4.2 billion / + 12.8% Source of wealth: Oracle Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68
9. Christy Walton Net worth: $30.5 billion YTD change: + $5.4 billion / + 21.4% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 57
10. Jim Walton Net worth: $29.3 billion YTD change: + $5.8 billion / + 24.7% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 64
11. Rob Walton Net worth: $28.7 billion YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 24.7% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68
12. Alice Walton Net worth: $28.2 billion YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 25.0% Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 63
13. Li Ka-shing Net worth: $27.0 billion YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 21.8% Source of wealth: Cheung Kong Holdings Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 84
14. Mukesh Ambani Net worth: $26.0 billion YTD change: + $4.7 billion / + 21.8% Source of wealth: Reliance Industries Industry: Energy Citizenship: India Age: 55
15. Liliane Bettencourt Net worth: $24.7 billion YTD change: + $4.5 billion / + 22.1% Source of wealth: L’Oreal Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: France Age: 90
16. Stefan Persson Net worth: $24.7 billion YTD change: + $2.9 billion / + 13.1% Source of wealth: Hennes & Mauritz Industry: Retail Citizenship: Sweden Age: 65
17. Jeff Bezos Net worth: $24.2 billion YTD change: + $7.6 / + 45.5% Source of wealth: Amazon.com Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 48
18. Bernard Arnault Net worth: $24.1 billion YTD change: + $3.4 billion / + 16.4% Source of wealth: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Industry: Retail Citizenship: France Age: 63
19. Larry Page Net worth: $23.0 billion YTD change: + $3.1 billion / + 15.9% Source of wealth: Google Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 39
20. Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud Net worth: $22.9 billion YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 32.0% Source of wealth: Kingdom Holding Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Age: 57
21. David Thomson Net worth: $22.9 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 5.8% Source of wealth: Thomson Reuters Industry: Media Citizenship: Canada Age: 55
22. Sergey Brin Net worth: $22.8 billion YTD change: + $3.1 / + 15.7% Source of wealth: Google Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 39
23. Lee Shau Kee Net worth: $22.7 billion YTD change: + $6.1 billion / + 36.7% Source of wealth: Henderson Land Development Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 84
24. Karl Albrecht Net worth: $22.7 billion YTD change: – $0.20 billion / – 0.9% Source of wealth: Aldi Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: 92
25. Michele Ferrero Net worth: $22.5 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 6.4% Source of wealth: Ferrero Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Italy Age: 87
26. George Soros Net worth: $21.9 billion YTD change: + $0.64 billion / + 3.0% Source of wealth: Soros Fund Management Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 82
27. Sheldon Adelson Net worth: $21.3 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 6.9% Source of wealth: Las Vegas Sands Industry: Service Citizenship: U.S. Age: 79
28. Eike Batista Net worth: $20.4 billion YTD change: – $2.1 billion / – 9.3% Source of wealth: OGX Petroleo & Gas Participacoes Industry: Energy Citizenship: Brazil Age: 56
29. Iris Fontbona Net worth: $20.2 billion YTD change: + $2.7 billion / + 15.8% Source of wealth: Antofagasta Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Chile Age: n/a
30. Zong Qinghou Net worth: $20.1 billion YTD change: + $0.90 billion / + 4.7% Source of wealth: Hangzhou Wahaha Group Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: China Age: 67
31. John Mars Net worth: $19.8 billion YTD change: + $0.90 billion / + 4.8% Source of wealth: Mars Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: U.S. Age: 77
32. Forrest Mars Jr. Net worth: $19.8 billion YTD change: + $0.90 billion / + 4.8% Source of wealth: Mars Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: U.S. Age: 81
33. Jacqueline Mars Net worth: $19.8 billion YTD change: + $0.90 billion / + 4.8% Source of wealth: Mars Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: U.S. Age: 72
34. Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez Net worth: $19.5 billion YTD change: + $2.4 billion / + 14.0% Source of wealth: Industrias Peñoles Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Mexico Age: 81
35. Dieter Schwarz Net worth: $19.3 billion YTD change: – $0.72 billion / –3.6% Source of wealth: Lidl Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: 73
36. Gina Rinehart Net worth: $19.1 billion YTD change: – $1.1 billion / –5.4% Source of wealth: Hancock Prospecting Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Australia Age: 58
37. Jorge Paulo Lemann Net worth: $19.1 billion YTD change: + $6.8 billion / + 54.9% Source of wealth: Anheuser-Busch InBev Industry: Finance Citizenship: Brazil Age: 73
38. Rinat Akhmetov Net worth: $18.9 billion YTD change: + $4.5 billion / + 31.5% Source of wealth: Metinvest Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Ukraine Age: 46
39. Cheng Yu-tung Net worth: $18.7 billion YTD change: – $1.5 billion / – 7.3% Source of wealth: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Industry: Retail Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 87
40. Alisher Usmanov Net worth: $18.0 billion YTD change: + $0.66 billion / + 3.8% Source of wealth: Metalloinvest Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 59
41. Lakshmi Mittal Net worth: $17.4 billion YTD change: – $0.88 billion / – 4.8% Source of wealth: ArcelorMittal Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: India Age: 62
42. Leonid Mikhelson Net worth: $16.9 billion YTD change: + $0.11 billion / + 0.7% Source of wealth: Novatek Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 57
43. Viktor Vekselberg Net worth: $16.8 billion YTD change: + $2.8 billion / + 19.8% Source of wealth: TNK-BP International Industry: Energy Citizenship: Russia Age: 55
44. Vladimir Lisin Net worth: $16.7 billion YTD change: + $2.6 billion / + 18.5% Source of wealth: Novolipetsk Steel Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 56
45. Luis Carlos Sarmiento Net worth: $16.5 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 8.8% Source of wealth: Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Industry: Finance Citizenship: Colombia Age: 79
46. Carl Icahn Net worth: $15.8 billion YTD change: – $0.36 billion / – 2.2% Source of wealth: Icahn Enterprises Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 76
47. Azim Premji Net worth: $15.5 billion YTD change: – $0.52 billion / –3.2% Source of wealth: Wipro Industry: Technology Citizenship: India Age: 67
48. Alexey Mordashov Net worth: $15.0 billion YTD change: + $4.0 billion / 36.6% Source of wealth: Severstal Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 47
49. Steve Ballmer Net worth: $15.0 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / 11.6% Source of wealth: Microsoft Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 56
50. Ernesto Bertarelli Net worth: $14.8 billion YTD change: + $2.5 billion / + 20.7% Source of wealth: Serono Industry: Medical Citizenship: Switzerland Age: 47
51. Roman Abramovich Net worth: $14.7 billion YTD change: + $0.43 billion / + 3.0% Source of wealth: Sibneft Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 46
52. Paul Allen Net worth: $14.6 billion YTD change: + $0.40 billion / + 2.8% Source of wealth: Microsoft Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 59
53. Mikhail Fridman Net worth: $14.4 billion YTD change: + $1.5 billion / + 11.7% Source of wealth: TNK-BP International Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 48
54. Michael Otto Net worth: $14.3 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 9.8% Source of wealth: Otto Group Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: 69
55. Mikhail Prokhorov Net worth: $13.9 billion YTD change: + $0.81 billion / + 6.2% Source of wealth: MMC Norilsk Nickel Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 47
56. Ray Dalio Net worth: $13.9 billion YTD change: – $0.38 billion / – 2.7% Source of wealth: Bridgewater Associates Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 63
57. Phil Knight Net worth: $13.9 billion YTD change: + $0.41 billion / + 3.0% Source of wealth: Nike Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: U.S. Age: 74
58. Vladimir Potanin Net worth: $13.8 billion YTD change: + $0.67 billion / + 5.1% Source of wealth: MMC Norilsk Nickel Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 51
59. Len Blavatnik Net worth: $13.6 billion YTD change: + $2.6 billion / + 23.8% Source of wealth: Access Industries Holdings Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 55
60. Robert Kuok Net worth: $13.5 billion YTD change: + $1.5 billion / + 12.1% Source of wealth: Kerry Properties Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Malaysia Age: 89
61. Hans Rausing Net worth: $13.5 billion YTD change: + $0.24 billion / + 1.8% Source of wealth: Tetra Laval Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Sweden Age: 86
62. Aliko Dangote Net worth: $13.5 billion YTD change: + $3.5 billion / + 34.5% Source of wealth: Dangote Cement Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Nigeria Age: 55
63. Jack Taylor Net worth: $13.4 billion YTD change: + $4.0 billion / + 42.6% Source of wealth: Enterprise Holdings Industry: Service Citizenship: U.S. Age: 90
64. Dirce Navarro de Camargo Net worth: $13.4 billion YTD change: + $1.8 billion / + 15.3% Source of wealth: Camargo Correa Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Brazil Age: n/a
65. John Fredriksen Net worth: $13.3 billion YTD change: + $2.2 billion / + 19.7% Source of wealth: Seadrill Industry: Service Citizenship: Cyprus Age: 68
66. Elaine Marshall Net worth: $13.2 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 14.1% Source of wealth: Koch Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 70
67. George Kaiser Net worth: $13.1 billion YTD change: – $0.02 billion / – 0.1% Source of wealth: Kaiser-Francis Oil Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 69
68. Ronald Perelman Net worth: $13.1 billion YTD change: + $0.57 billion / + 4.5% Source of wealth: MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 69
69. Leonardo Del Vecchio Net worth: $13.1 billion YTD change: + $3.5 billion / + 36.5% Source of wealth: Luxottica Group Industry: Retail Citizenship: Italy Age: 77
70. Michael Dell Net worth: $12.9 billion YTD change: – $0.38 billion / – 2.9% Source of wealth: Dell Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 47
71. Donald Bren Net worth: $12.8 billion YTD change: – $0.19 billion / – 1.5% Source of wealth: Irvine Co. Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: U.S. Age: 80
72. Vagit Alekperov Net worth: $12.4 billion YTD change: + $1.7 billion / + 16.3% Source of wealth: Lukoil Industry: Energy Citizenship: Russia Age: 62
73. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor Net worth: $12.3 billion YTD change: – $1.3 billion / – 9.4% Source of wealth: Grosvenor Group Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: U.K. Age: 60
74. Jim Simons Net worth: $12.0 billion YTD change: + $0.50 billion / + 4.3% Source of wealth: Renaissance Technologies Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 74
75. Andrey Melnichenko Net worth: $12.0 billion YTD change: + $0.12 billion / + 1.0% Source of wealth: SUEK Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 40
76. Susanne Klatten Net worth: $11.9 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 12.1% Source of wealth: Bayerische Motoren Werke Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Germany Age: 50
77. John Paulson Net worth: $11.8 billion YTD change: – $6.5 billion / – 35.5% Source of wealth: Paulson & Co. Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 56
78. Tadashi Yanai Net worth: $11.8 billion YTD change: + $2.6 billion / + 28.4% Source of wealth: Fast Retailing Industry: Retail Citizenship: Japan Age: 63
79. Alejandro Santo Domingo Net worth: $11.7 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 24.1% Source of wealth: SABMiller Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Colombia Age: 35
80. Ricardo Salinas Pliego Net worth: $11.7 billion YTD change: – $9.1 billion / – 43.7% Source of wealth: Grupo Elektra Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Mexico Age: 57
81. Jim Goodnight Net worth: $11.6 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 24.1% Source of wealth: SAS Institute Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 69
82. Pallonji Mistry Net worth: $11.5 billion YTD change: + $2.0 billion / + 20.8% Source of wealth: Tata Sons Industry: Service Citizenship: Ireland Age: 83
83. Henry Sy Net worth: $11.2 billion YTD change: + $3.1 billion / + 37.6% Source of wealth: SM Investments Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Philippines Age: 88
84. Harold Hamm Net worth: $11.2 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 12.8% Source of wealth: Continental Resources Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 66
85. Laurene Powell Jobs Net worth: $11.2 billion YTD change: + $3.6 billion / + 47.2% Source of wealth: Walt Disney Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 49
86. Francois Pinault Net worth: $11.0 billion YTD change: + $0.28 billion / + 2.6% Source of wealth: PPR Industry: Retail Citizenship: France Age: 76
87. Sara Mota de Larrea Net worth: $10.9 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 27.5% Source of wealth: Grupo Mexico Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Mexico Age: n/a
88. Mark Zuckerberg Net worth: $10.7 billion YTD change: – $6.8 billion / – 39.0% Source of wealth: Facebook Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 28
89. Serge Dassault Net worth: $10.7 billion YTD change: + $2.7 billion / + 33.1% Source of wealth: Dassault Systemes Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: France Age: 87
90. Oleg Deripaska Net worth: $10.5 billion YTD change: – $0.14 billion / – 1.3% Source of wealth: United Co. Rusal Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 44
91. Joseph Safra Net worth: $10.4 billion YTD change: – $0.77 billion / – 6.9% Source of wealth: Banco Safra Industry: Finance Citizenship: Brazil Age: 74
92. Rupert Murdoch Net worth: $10.4 billion YTD change: + $2.6 billion / + 33.6% Source of wealth: News Corp. Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 81
93. Lui Che Woo Net worth: $10.3 billion YTD change: + $4.5 billion / + 76.3% Source of wealth: Galaxy Entertainment Group Industry: Service Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 83
94. Hansjoerg Wyss Net worth: $10.3 billion YTD change: + $0.23 billion / + 2.2% Source of wealth: Synthes Industry: Medical Citizenship: Switzerland Age: 77
95. Lee Kun Hee Net worth: $10.3 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 29.1% Source of wealth: Samsung Electronics Industry: Technology Citizenship: South Korea Age: 70
96. Abigail Johnson Net worth: $10.2 billion YTD change: + $1.1 billion / + 11.8% Source of wealth: Fidelity Investments Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 50
97. Paolo Rocca Net worth: $10.2 billion YTD change: + $0.94 billion / + 10.2% Source of wealth: Tenaris Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Italy Age: 60
98. Theo Albrecht Jr. Net worth: $10.2 billion YTD change: – $0.20 billion / – 2.3% Source of wealth: Aldi Einkauf/Essen Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: n/a
99. Berthold Albrecht Net worth: $10.2 billion YTD change: – $0.20 billion / – 2.3% Source of wealth: Aldi Einkauf/Essen Industry: Retail Citizenship: Germany Age: n/a
100. Mohammed al-Amoudi Net worth: $10.1 billion YTD change: + $0.97 billion / + 10.7% Source of wealth: Svenska Petroleum Exploration Industry: Energy Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Age: 61
101. Petr Kellner Net worth: $10.0 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 15.8% Source of wealth: PPF Group Industry: Finance Citizenship: Czech Republic Age: 48
102. Charles Ergen Net worth: $9.9 billion YTD change: + $1.2 billion / + 14.0% Source of wealth: DISH Network Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 59
103. German Khan Net worth: $9.8 billion YTD change: $0.77 billion / 8.5 Source of wealth: TNK-BP International Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 51
104. Stefan Quandt Net worth: $9.8 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 16.4% Source of wealth: Bayerische Motoren Werke Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Germany Age: 46
105. Philip Anschutz Net worth: $9.8 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 19.5% Source of wealth: Anschutz Corp. Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 72
106. Richard Kinder Net worth: $9.7 billion YTD change: + $1.4 billion / + 16.8% Source of wealth: Kinder Morgan Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68
107. Johanna Quandt Net worth: $9.7 billion YTD change: + $1.8 billion / + 22.3% Source of wealth: Bayerische Motoren Werke Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Germany Age: 86
108. Gennady Timchenko Net worth: $9.7 billion YTD change: – $1.1 billion / – 10.0% Source of wealth: Novatek Industry: Energy Citizenship: Finland Age: 60
109. Hasso Plattner Net worth: $9.6 billion YTD change: + $2.0 billion / + 25.5% Source of wealth: SAP Industry: Technology Citizenship: Germany Age: 68
110. Masayoshi Son Net worth: $9.6 billion YTD change: + $2.2 billion / + 29.6% Source of wealth: Softbank Industry: Technology Citizenship: Japan Age: 55
111. Galen Weston Net worth: $9.6 billion YTD change: + $0.78 billion / + 8.9% Source of wealth: George Weston Industry: Retail Citizenship: Canada Age: 72
112. Charlene De Carvalho-Heineken Net worth: $9.5 billion YTD change: + $2.5 billion / + 34.8% Source of wealth: Heineken Holding Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Netherlands Age: 58
113. Steven A. Cohen Net worth: $9.5 billion YTD change: + $0.50 billion / + 5.6% Source of wealth: SAC Capital Advisors Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 56
114. Si Newhouse Net worth: $9.5 billion YTD change: + $2.0 billion / + 27.3% Source of wealth: Advance Publications Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 85
115. Dmitry Rybolovlev Net worth: $9.3 billion YTD change: + $0.46 billion / + 5.1% Source of wealth: Uralkali Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 46
116. Klaus-Michael Kuehne Net worth: $9.2 billion YTD change: – $0.19 billion / – 2.0% Source of wealth: Kuehne & Nagel International Industry: Service Citizenship: Germany Age: 75
117. Wang Jianlin Net worth: $9.1 billion YTD change: + 0.81 billion / + 9.7% Source of wealth: Dalian Wanda Group Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: China Age: 58
118. Kumar Birla Net worth: $9.1 billion YTD change: + $0.85 billion / + 10.4% Source of wealth: Essel Mining & Industries Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: India Age: 45
119. Dilip Shanghvi Net worth: $9.0 billion YTD change: + $2.4 billion / + 35.8% Source of wealth: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Industry: Medical Citizenship: India Age: 57
120. August Von Finck Net worth: $8.9 billion YTD change: + $1.2 billion / + 15.0% Source of wealth: Merck Finck Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Germany Age: 82
121. Anil Ambani Net worth: $8.9 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 35.8% Source of wealth: Reliance Power Industry: Energy Citizenship: India Age: 53
122. Savitri Jindal Net worth: $8.8 billion YTD change: + $0.70 billion / + 8.6% Source of wealth: Jindal Steel & Power Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: India Age: 62
123. Eka Tjipta Widjaja Net worth: $8.7 billion YTD change: + $3.5 billion / + 67.5% Source of wealth: Golden Agri-Resources Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Indonesia Age: 89
124. Marcel Herrmann Telles Net worth: $8.7 billion YTD change: + $2.5 billion / + 41.1% Source of wealth: Anheuser-Busch InBev Industry: Finance Citizenship: Brazil Age: 62
125. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Net worth: $8.7 billion YTD change: + $3.8 billion / + 76.3% Source of wealth: Thai Beverage Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Thailand Age: 68
126. Tsai Eng-Meng Net worth: $8.7 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 36.9% Source of wealth: Want Want China Holdings Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Taiwan Age: 55
127. Donald Newhouse Net worth: $8.5 billion YTD change: + $2.0 billion / + 31.5% Source of wealth: Advance Publications Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 83
128. Robin Li Net worth: $8.4 billion YTD change: – $0.16 billion / – 1.9% Source of wealth: Baidu Industry: Technology Citizenship: China Age: 44
129. Leonard Lauder Net worth: $8.4 billion YTD change: + $0.88 billion / + 11.7% Source of wealth: Estee Lauder Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: U.S. Age: 79
130. Reinhold Wuerth Net worth: $8.3 billion YTD change: + $1.8 billion / + 27.7% Source of wealth: Wuerth Group Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Austria Age: 77
131. Eric Schmidt Net worth: $8.3 billion YTD change: + $1.1 billion / + 15.6% Source of wealth: Google Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 57
132. Raymond Kwok Net worth: $8.2 billion YTD change: + $0.73 billion / + 9.8% Source of wealth: Sun Hung Kai Properties Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 59
133. Thomas Kwok Net worth: $8.2 billion YTD change: + $0.72 billion / + 9.6% Source of wealth: Sun Hung Kai Properties Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 61
134. Budi Hartono Net worth: $8.2 billion YTD change: – $1.6 billion / – 15.9% Source of wealth: Bank Central Asia TBK Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Indonesia Age: 71
135. Anne Cox Chambers Net worth: $8.2 billion YTD change: + $0.87 billion / + 11.8% Source of wealth: Cox Enterprises Industry: Media Citizenship: U.S. Age: 93
136. Michael Hartono Net worth: $8.2 billion YTD change: – $1.6 billion / – 16.0% Source of wealth: Bank Central Asia TBK Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Indonesia Age: 73
137. Beny Steinmetz Net worth: $8.1 billion YTD change: + $0.22 billion / + 2.8% Source of wealth: Steinmetz Diamond Group Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Israel Age: 56
138. Pierre Omidyar Net worth: $8.0 billion YTD change: + $2.7 billion / + 51.9% Source of wealth: eBay Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 45
139. John Menard Jr. Net worth: $7.9 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 26.4% Source of wealth: Menards Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 72
140. Sulaiman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Net worth: $7.9 billion YTD change: + $0.39 billion / + 5.2% Source of wealth: Al Rajhi Bank Industry: Finance Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Age: 92
141. Nassef Sawiris Net worth: $7.8 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 24.7% Source of wealth: Orascom Construction Industries Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Egypt Age: 51
142. Mohamed bin Issa Al Jaber Net worth: $7.8 billion YTD change: + $0.09 billion / + 1.1% Source of wealth: MBI International Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: Saudi Arabia Age: 53
143. Giorgio Armani Net worth: $7.8 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 26.7% Source of wealth: Giorgio Armani Industry: Retail Citizenship: Italy Age: 78
144. Klaus Tschira Net worth: $7.8 billion YTD change: + $2.1 billion / + 36.3% Source of wealth: SAP Industry: Technology Citizenship: Germany Age: 71
145. Carlos Ardila Lulle Net worth: $7.7 billion YTD change: + $2.1 billion / + 36.1% Source of wealth: Postobon Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Colombia Age: 82
146. Thomas Peterffy Net worth: $7.6 billion YTD change: + $0.01 billion / + 0.1% Source of wealth: Interactive Brokers Group Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 68
147. Nicky Oppenheimer Net worth: $7.6 billion YTD change: – $1.1 billion / – 13.1% Source of wealth: De Beers Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: South Africa Age: 67
148. Alexey Kuzmichev Net worth: $7.6 billion YTD change: + $0.71 billion / + 10.2% Source of wealth: TNK-BP International Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 50
149. Charles Butt Net worth: $7.5 billion YTD change: + 0.64 billion / + 9.3% Source of wealth: HEB Grocery Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 74
150. Sergey Galitskiy Net worth: $7.5 billion YTD change: + $2.9 billion / + 62.4% Source of wealth: Magnit Industry: Retail Citizenship: Russia Age: 45
151. Michael Kadoorie Net worth: $7.4 billion YTD change: + $0.28 billion / + 4.0% Source of wealth: CLP Holdings Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Hong Kong Age: 71
152. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Net worth: $7.4 billion YTD change: + $0.85 billion / + 13.0% Source of wealth: Lego Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Denmark Age: 64
153. Ray Lee Hunt Net worth: $7.3 billion YTD change: – $0.25 billion / –3.3 Source of wealth: Hunt Consolidated Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 69
154. Iskander Makhmudov Net worth: $7.2 billion YTD change: – $0.20 billion / – 2.6% Source of wealth: Ural Mining & Metallurgical Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Russia Age: 48
155. Carlos Alberto Sicupira Net worth: $7.2 billion YTD change: + $2.1 billion / + 41.6% Source of wealth: Anheuser-Busch InBev Industry: Finance Citizenship: Brazil Age: 64
156. Ananda Krishnan Net worth: $7.1 billion YTD change: + $0.32 billion / + 4.7% Source of wealth: Maxis Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Malaysia Age: 74
157. Kushal Pal Singh Net worth: $7.1 billion YTD change: + $1.7 billion / + 31.7% Source of wealth: DLF Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: India Age: 81
158. Patrick Soon-Shiong Net worth: $7.1 billion YTD change: + $0.60 billion / + 9.3% Source of wealth: APP Pharmaceuticals and Abraxis BioScience Industry: Medical Citizenship: U.S. Age: 60
159. Dietrich Mateschitz Net worth: $7.1 billion YTD change: + $0.98 billion / 16.0% Source of wealth: Red Bull Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Austria Age: 68
160. Antonia Johnson Net worth: $7.1 billion YTD change: – $0.96 billion / – 11.9% Source of wealth: Axel Johnson Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Sweden Age: 69
161. Ma Huateng Net worth: $7.0 billion YTD change: + $2.7 billion / + 61.6% Source of wealth: Tencent Holdings Industry: Technology Citizenship: China Age: 41
162. Ralph Lauren Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.78 billion / + 12.7% Source of wealth: Ralph Lauren Industry: Retail Citizenship: U.S. Age: 73
163. Jorn Rausing Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.52 billion / + 8.2% Source of wealth: Tetra Laval Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Sweden Age: 52
164. Ned Johnson III Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.53 billion / + 8.3% Source of wealth: Fidelity Investments Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 82
165. Kirsten Rausing Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.53 billion / + 8.4% Source of wealth: Tetra Laval Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Sweden Age: 60
166. Finn Rausing Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.53 billion / + 8.4% Source of wealth: Tetra Laval Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: Sweden Age: 57
167. Roberto Irineu Marinho Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.06 billion / + 0.8% Source of wealth: Globo Comunicacao & Participacoes Industry: Media Citizenship: Brazil Age: 65
168. Joao Roberto Marinho Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: + $0.06 billion / + 0.8% Source of wealth: Globo Comunicacao & Participacoes Industry: Media Citizenship: Brazil Age: 59
169. Harold Simmons Net worth: $6.9 billion YTD change: – $2.8 billion / – 29.0% Source of wealth: Valhi Industry: Diversified Citizenship: U.S. Age: 81
170. Jose Roberto Marinho Net worth: $6.8 billion YTD change: + $0.07 billion / + 1.0% Source of wealth: Globo Comunicacao & Participacoes Industry: Media Citizenship: Brazil Age: 56
171. Graeme Hart Net worth: $6.8 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 31.1% Source of wealth: Reynolds Group Holdings Industry: Diversified Citizenship: New Zealand Age: 57
172. Chung Mong-Koo Net worth: $6.8 billion YTD change: + $0.86 billion / + 14.6% Source of wealth: Hyundai Motor Industry: Manufacturing Citizenship: South Korea Age: 74
173. Tsai Wan-Tsai Net worth: $6.7 billion YTD change: + $0.71 billion / + 11.9% Source of wealth: Fubon Financial Holding Industry: Finance Citizenship: Taiwan Age: 83
174. Vladimir Evtushenkov Net worth: $6.7 billion YTD change: + $1.5 billion / + 28.2% Source of wealth: Sistema JSFC Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 64
175. Suleiman Kerimov Net worth: $6.6 billion YTD change: + $1.6 billion / + 32.8% Source of wealth: Uralkali Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Russia Age: 46
176. Eli Broad Net worth: $6.6 billion YTD change: + $0.55 billion / + 9.1% Source of wealth: Kaufman & Broad Home Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 79
177. Wee Cho Yaw Net worth: $6.5 billion YTD change: + $1.8 billion / + 39.1% Source of wealth: United Overseas Bank Industry: Finance Citizenship: Singapore Age: 83
178. Lim Kok Thay Net worth: $6.4 billion YTD change: – $0.62 billion / – 8.8% Source of wealth: Genting Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Malaysia Age: 61
179. Wu Yajun Net worth: $6.4 billion YTD change: + $1.9 billion / + 42.3% Source of wealth: Longfor Properties Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: China Age: 48
180. Bidzina Ivanishvili Net worth: $6.3 billion YTD change: + $1.5 billion / + 31.8% Source of wealth: Investments Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Georgia Age: 56
181. Micky Arison Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: + $0.56 billion / + 9.9% Source of wealth: Carnival Industry: Service Citizenship: U.S. Age: 63
182. Sunil Mittal Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: – $1.4 billion / – 18.1% Source of wealth: Bharti Airtel Industry: Telecommunications Citizenship: India Age: 55
183. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: – $0.47 billion / – 7.1% Source of wealth: Votorantim Participacoes Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Brazil Age: 84
184. Ermirio Pereira de Moraes Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: – $0.47 billion / – 7.1% Source of wealth: Votorantim Participacoes Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Brazil Age: 80
185. Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: – $0.47 billion / – 7.1% Source of wealth: Votorantim Participacoes Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Brazil Age: 82
186. Dhanin Chearavanont Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: + $0.56 billion / + 10.0% Source of wealth: Investments Industry: Diversified Citizenship: Thailand Age: 73
187. Johann Rupert Net worth: $6.2 billion YTD change: + $1.2 billion / + 24.1% Source of wealth: Cie. Financiere Richemont Industry: Retail Citizenship: South Africa Age: 62
188. Curt Engelhorn Net worth: $6.1 billion YTD change: + $0.50 billion / + 8.8% Source of wealth: Boehringer Mannheim Group and DePuy Industry: Medical Citizenship: Germany Age: 86
189. Patrizio Bertelli Net worth: $6.1 billion YTD change: + $2.4 billion / + 64.1% Source of wealth: Prada Industry: Retail Citizenship: Italy Age: 66
190. Walter Faria Net worth: $6.1 billion YTD change: + $0.89 billion / + 17.4% Source of wealth: Cervejaria Petropolis Industry: Food and Beverage Citizenship: Brazil Age: 57
191. Leonid Fedun Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $0.88 billion / + 17.2% Source of wealth: Lukoil Industry: Energy Citizenship: Russia Age: 56
192. Terry Gou Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $1.3 billion / + 27.5% Source of wealth: Hon Hai Precision Industry Industry: Technology Citizenship: Taiwan Age: 62
193. Richard LeFrak Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $0.40 billion / + 7.1% Source of wealth: LeFrak Organization Industry: Real Estate Citizenship: U.S. Age: 67
194. Miuccia Prada Bianchi Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $2.3 billion / + 61.4% Source of wealth: Prada Industry: Retail Citizenship: Italy Age: 64
195. Ivan Glasenberg Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: – $0.63 billion / – 9.6% Source of wealth: Glencore International Industry: Metals and Mining Citizenship: Australia Age: 55
196. Silvio Berlusconi Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $0.18 billion / + 3.1% Source of wealth: Fininvest Industry: Media Citizenship: Italy Age: 76
197. Jeffery Hildebrand Net worth: $6.0 billion YTD change: + $1.0 billion / + 21.2% Source of wealth: Hilcorp Energy Industry: Energy Citizenship: U.S. Age: 53
198. Shiv Nadar Net worth: $5.9 billion YTD change: + $1.8 billion / + 43.0% Source of wealth: HCL Technologies Industry: Technology Citizenship: India Age: 67
199. Steve Schwarzman Net worth: $5.8 billion YTD change: + $0.02 billion / + 0.2% Source of wealth: Blackstone Group Industry: Finance Citizenship: U.S. Age: 65
200. John Sall Net worth: $5.8 billion YTD change: + $1.1 billion / + 24.1% Source of wealth: SAS Institute Industry: Technology Citizenship: U.S. Age: 64
Additional reporting and research by Patrick Chu, Brendan Coffey, Alex Cuadros, David de Jong, Netty Ismail, Robert LaFranco, Devon Pendleton, Pamela Roux, Alex Sazonov, Michael Wei and Jack Witzig.
To contact the reporter on this story: Matthew G. Miller in New York at mmiller144@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Matthew G. Miller in New York at mmiller144@bloomberg.net