Forbes - The World Billionaires 2012

Forbes - The World Billionaires 2012

The world Billionaires - March 2012
#10 - Karl Albrecht
age - 92Net worth - $25.4B
Country of Citizenship - Germany

The Germanentrepreneur who founded the discountsupermarketchain Aldiwith his brother Theo.

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#9- Li Ka-Shingage - 83
Net worth - $25.5B Country of Citizenship - Hong Kong

Presently, he is the Chairman ofHutchison Whampoa Limited(HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer
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#8- Stefan Persson
age - 64
net worth - $26B
Country of Citizenship - Sweden
The chairmanand main shareholder in fashion company Hennes & Mauritz(H&M), which was founded by his father Erling Persson
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#7- Eike Batista
age-55
net worth - $30B
Country of Citizenship - Brazil
Owner and president of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group
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#6 - Larry Ellison
age - 67
net worth - $36B
Country of Citizenship - United States
The co-founderand chief executive officerof Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise softwarecompanies
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#5 - Amancio Ortega
age - 75
net worth - $37.5B
Country of Citizenship - Spain
The founder, along with his then-wife Rosal�a Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group
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#4 - Bernard Arnault
age - 63
net worth - $41B
Country of Citizenship - France
The chairman and chief executive of luxury group LVMH
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#3 - Warren Buffett
age - 81
net worth - $44B
Country of Citizenship - United States
American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett", he is theprimary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
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#2 - Bill Gates
age - 56
net worth - $61B
Country of Citizenship - Unites States
American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft,
the software company he founded with Paul Allen
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#1 - Carlos Slim Helu & Family
age - 72
net worth - $69B
Country of Citizenship - Mexico
The chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmexand Am�rica M�viland has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo CarsoSAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world
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Source :
http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/
http://en.wikipedia.org