The World's Top Ten Richest People

1. Carlos Slim Helu - $53.5 billion, Telecom, Mexico. 2. William Gates III - $53.0 billion, Microsoft, United States. 3. Warren Buffett - $47.0 billion, Berkshire Hathaway, United States. 4. Mukesh Ambani - $29.0 billion, Petrochemicals & Oil & Gas, India. 5. Lakshmi Mittal - $28.7 billion, Steel, india. 6. Lawrence Ellison - $28.0 billion, Oracle, United States. 7.Bernard Arnault - $27.5 billion, LVMH, France. 8. Eike Batista - $27.0 billion, Mining & oil, Brazil. 9. Amancio Ortega - $25.0 billion, Zara, Spain. 10. Karl Albrecht - $23.5 billion, Aldi, German.