The World's Top Billionaires List

Kofi Wayo is in top one billion

The ranking of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.

1. Gates, William H. III, United States, 46, $52.8, Microsoft

2. Buffett, Warren E., United States, 71, $35.0, Berkshire Hathaway


3. Albrecht, Karl and Theo, Germany, $26.8, retail


4. Allen, Paul G., United States, 49, $25.2, Microsoft


5. Ellison, Lawrence J., United States, 57, $23.5, Oracle


6. Walton, Jim C., United States, 54, $20.8, Wal-Mart


7. Walton, John T., United States, 56, $20.7, Wal-Mart


8. Walton, Alice L., United States, 53, $20.5, Wal-Mart


8. Walton, S. Robson, United States, 58, $20.5, Wal-Mart


10. Walton, Helen R., United States, 82, $20.4, Wal-Mart


11. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia, 45, $20.0, investments


12. Quandt, Johanna and family, Germany, 74, $18.4, BMW


13. Bettencourt, Liliane, France, 79, $14.9, L'Oreal


13. Thomson, Kenneth and family, Canada, 78, $14.9, publishing


15. Ballmer, Steven A., United States, 45, $14.8, Microsoft


16. Kamprad, Ingvar, Sweden, 75, $13.4, Ikea


17. Slim Helu, Carlos, Mexico, 62, $11.5, telecom


18. Dell, Michael S., United States, 37, $11.1, Dell


19. Rausing, Kirsten and family, Sweden, 49, $10.7, packaging


20. Kluge, John W., United States, 87, $10.5, media


21. Anthony, Barbara Cox, United States, 78, $10.1, media


21. Chambers, Anne Cox, United States, 82, $10.1, media


23. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 73, $10.0, diversified


24. Kwok, Walter, Thomas and Raymond, Hong Kong, $9.2, real estate


25. Ortega, Amancio, Spain, 66, $9.1, apparel


26. Mars, Forrest E. Jr., United States, 70, $9.0, candy


26. Mars, Jacqueline Badger, United States, 63, $9.0, candy

26. Mars, John F., United States, 65, $9.0, candy


29. Johnson, Abigail, United States, 40, $8.6, Fidelity


29. Saji, Nobutada and family, Japan, 56, $8.6, beverages


31. Bertarelli, Ernesto and family, Switzerland, 36, $8.4, biotech


32. Redstone, Sumner M., United States, 78, $8.1, Viacom


33. Rausing, Hans, Sweden, 75, $7.7, packaging


34. Olayan, Suliman and family, Saudi Arabia, 83, $7.6, investments


35. Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy, 65, $7.2, media


36. Arnault, Bernard, France, 53, $7.0, LVMH


37. Soros, George, United States, 71, $6.9, money management


38. Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish, Britain, 50, $6.7, real estate


39. Del Vecchio, Leonardo, Italy, 66, $6.6, eyewear


40. Otto, Michael and family, Germany, 58, $6.5, retail


41. Premji, Azim, India, 56, $6.4, software


42. Ergen, Charles, United States, 49, $6.2, satellite TV


43. Moore, Gordon Earle, United States, 73, $6.1, Intel


44. Kerkorian, Kirk, United States, 84, $5.8, investments


45. Al-Kharafi, Nasser and family, Kuwait, 58, $5.7, construction


45. Knight, Philip H., United States, 64, $5.7, Nike


45. Murdoch, Rupert, United States, 71, $5.7, News Corp.


48. Engelhorn, Curt, Germany, 75, $5.6, pharmaceuticals


48. Persson, Stefan, Sweden, 54, $5.6, Hennes & Mauritz


50. Flick, Friedrich K. Jr., Germany, 75, $5.5, investments


51. Broad, Eli, United States, 68, $5.2, real estate


51. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 74, $5.2, real estate


51. Takei, Yasuo and family, Japan, 72, $5.2, consumer finance

54. Anschutz, Philip F., United States, 62, $5.1, Qwest


55. Cisneros, Gustavo and family, Venezuela, 56, $5.0, media


55. Haefner, Walter, Switzerland, 91, $5.0, software


55. Icahn, Carl, United States, 66, $5.0, investments


55. Newhouse, Donald E., United States, 72, $5.0, media


55. Newhouse, Samuel I. Jr., United States, 74, $5.0, media


55. Pritzker, Robert A., United States, 75, $5.0, hotels, investments


55. Pritzker, Thomas J., United States, 51, $5.0, hotels, investments


62. Benetton, Luciano and family, Italy, 66, $4.9, Benetton


62. Dassault, Serge and family, France, 77, $4.9, aviation


64. Goodnight, James, United States, 59, $4.8, software


64. Landolt, Pierre and family, Switzerland, 54, $4.8, Novartis


64. von Finck, August, Germany, 71, $4.8, investments


67. Lerner, Alfred, United States, 68, $4.7, banking


68. Omidyar, Pierre M., United States, 34, $4.6, eBay


68. Tsai Wan-lin and family, Taiwan, 77, $4.6, insurance


70. Johnson, Samuel C., United States, 73, $4.5, S.C. Johnson & Son


70. Schickedanz daughters, Germany, $4.5, retail


72. Bloomberg, Michael R., United States, 59, $4.4, financial news


72. Davis, Marvin H., United States, 76, $4.4, investments


72. Mendoza, Lorenzo and family, Venezuela, 36, $4.4, beverages


72. Plattner, Hasso, Germany, 58, $4.4, SAP


76. de Carvalho, Charlene, Netherlands, 47, $4.3, Heineken


76. Gerling, Rolf, Germany, 47, $4.3, insurance


76. Johnson, Edward C III, United States, 71, $4.3, Fidelity


76. Mohn, Reinhard, Germany, 80, $4.3, media

76. Sainsbury, David and family, Britain, 61, $4.3, supermarkets


76. Wertheimer, Alain and Gerard, France, $4.3, Chanel


82. von Holtzbrinck, Dieter and family, Germany, 60, $4.2, publishing


82. Weston, Galen and family, Canada, 61, $4.2, retail


84. Irving, James, Arthur and John, Canada, $4.1, oil


84. Kuok, Robert, Malaysia, 79, $4.1, agriculture


84. Schwab, Charles R., United States, 64, $4.1, Charles Schwab


87. Al-Hariri, Rafik and family, Lebanon, 58, $4.0, construction


87. Annenberg, Walter H., United States, 93, $4.0, publishing


87. Bren, Donald L., United States, 69, $4.0, real estate


87. Geffen, David, United States, 59, $4.0, entertainment


87. Halley, Paul Louis and family, France, 67, $4.0, retail


87. Karamehmet, Mehmet and family, Turkey, 48, $4.0, finance, telecom


87. Oetker, Rudolf August and family, Germany, 85, $4.0, food


87. Safra, Joseph and Moise, Brazil, $4.0, banking


87. Warner, H. Ty, United States, 58, $4.0, Beanie Babies


96. Perot, Henry Ross, United States, 71, $3.9, investments


97. Haub, Erivan and family, Germany, 69, $3.8, retail


97. Huntsman, Jon M., United States, 64, $3.8, chemicals


97. Kinoshita, Kyosuke and family, Japan, 61, $3.8, consumer finance


97. Turner, Robert E. (Ted), United States, 63, $3.8, cable TV


101. Arango, Jeronimo, Mexico, 76, $3.7, retail


101. Khodorkovsky, Mikhail, Russia, 38, $3.7, oil


103. Arison, Micky, United States, 52, $3.6, cruise ships


103. Ermirio de Moraes, Antonio and family, Brazil, 73, $3.6, diversified


105. Iwasaki, Fukuzo, Japan, 77, $3.5, real estate

106. Crown, Lester and family, United States, 76, $3.4, General Dynamics


106. Greenberg, Maurice R., United States, 76, $3.4, AIG


106. Kipp, Karl-Heinz, Germany, 78, $3.4, real estate


106. Latsis, Spiro and family, Greece, 55, $3.4, banking


106. Mori, Akira, Japan, 65, $3.4, real estate


106. Wrigley, William Jr., United States, 39, $3.4, chewing gum


112. Arison Dorsman, Shari, Israel, 44, $3.3, cruise ships


112. Oppenheimer, Nicky and family, South Africa, 56, $3.3, De Beers


112. Sabanci, Sakip and family, Turkey, 69, $3.3, diversified


112. Simplot, John R., United States, 93, $3.3, potatoes


112. Wang, Y.C., Taiwan, 85, $3.3, chemicals


117. Sorenson, James L., United States, 80, $3.2, medical devices


118. Algosaibi, Abdulaziz Bin Hamad and family, Saudi Arabia, 68, $3.1, finance


118. Itoyama, Eitaro, Japan, 59, $3.1, golf courses


118. Kadoorie, Michael and family, Hong Kong, 61, $3.1, diversified


118. Koch, Charles D., United States, 66, $3.1, oil services


118. Koch, David H., United States, 61, $3.1, oil services


118. Ng Teng Fong and family, Singapore, 73, $3.1, real estate


118. Pinault, Francois, France, 65, $3.1, retail


118. Schmidheiny, Stephan, Switzerland, 54, $3.1, investments


118. Wurth, Reinhold, Germany, 66, $3.1, manufacturing


1,256,498,333,000. Charles Eric Paterson Simmons (aka Kofi Wayo), Ghana