Richest People in WORLD

Richest People in WORLD / World's Richest People

reference http://www.businessblog360.com/2009/03/12/the-richest-people-in-the-world/

The Forbes is a magazine that contains knowledgeful articles and lists. One of these lists is Billionaires list which worth to be read and has all important aspects as well as proven data for those lists.

The Forbes’ list (2009) of the world’s billionaires . Bill Gates is the richest man in the world once again with a net worth of $ 40 Billion. In 2008 he was at the No.2 position with a net worth of $ 58 Billion.
We can recall that last year Warren Buffett had moved ahead of Bill Gates to occupy the No.1 position. It was after 13 years that Bill gates was not the world’s richest man. This year, Warren Buffett is at the No. 2 position with a net worth of $ 37 Billion. His wealth has come down by $ 25 Billion.
Carlos Slim Helu is the No. 3 postion with $ 35 Billion. His wealth fell by $ 25 Billion.
In 2008 there were 1,125 Billionaires, this year there are only 793 Billionaires. The net worth of the Billionaires is down by $ 2 Trillion from last year.

Here Forbes 2009 List of the top ten richest people in the world:

1. William Gates III: $ 40 Billion
2. Warren Buffett: $ 37 Billion
3. Carlos Slim Helu: $ 35 Billion
4. Lawrence Ellison: $22.5 Billion
5. Ingvar Kamprad: $ 22 Billion
6. Karl Albrecht: $ 21.5 Billion
7. Mukesh Ambani (Richest Man in India): $ 19.5 Billion
8. Lakshmi Mittal: $ 19.3 Billion
9. Theo Albrecht: $ 18.8 Billion
10. Amancio Ortega: $ 18.3 Billion