-net worth 26.5 billion
The widow of John T. Walton, who was a son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion. Facesofphilanthropy.com references Condé Nast Portfolio magazine as ranking her the highest female philanthropist, according to the amount she gives as a percentage of her wealth. Between 2002 and 2006, she contributed $3.5 million from her then $16.3 billion net worth towards philanthropic efforts.
9. Mukesh Ambani
-net worth 27 billion
An Indian business magnate who is the current chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, the largest private sector enterprise in India, a Fortune 500 company, and one of the largest private sector conglomerates in the world. His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.
8. Eike Batista
-new worth 30 billion
A Brazilian business baron. He has founded companies in different business sectors, mainly in mining. He is the son of Eliezer Batista da Silva, a longtime head of mining company Vale.
7. Amancio Ortega
-net worth 31 billion
A Spanish fashion entrepreneur. He is the founder, along with his then-wife Rosalía Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He is ranked by Forbes as Spain's richest man, and Europe's second richest man. He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.
6. Lakshmi Mittal
-net worth 31.1 billion
An Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company.
5. Larry Ellison
-net worth 39.5 billion
Larry Ellison was born in New York City to Florence Spellman, an unwed 19-year-old. Ellison's biological father was an Italian-American U. S. Air Force pilot, who was stationed abroad before Spellman realized that she had become pregnant by him. He is an American business magnate, co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, a major enterprise software company.
4. Bernard Arnault
-net worth 41 billion
Arnault was born in Roubaix. After graduating from the Maxence Van Der Meersch High School, Arnault was admitted to the École Polytechnique (X1969) from which he graduated with an engineering degree in 1971. After graduation, Arnault joined his father's company. In 1976, he convinced his father to liquidate the construction division of the company for 40 million French francs, and to change the focus of the company to real estate. He a French businessman best known as the chairman and CEO of the French conglomerate LVMH, the largest luxury-products company in the world.
3. Warren Buffet
-net worth 50 billion
An American investor, industrialist 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 the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
2. Bill Gates
-net worth 56 billion
An American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder, with more than 8 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
1. Carlos Slim Helu
-net worth 74 billion
A Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who as of 2011 is the richest person in the world. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.
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SOURCES:
http://www.xoxobook.com/the-richest/worlds-richest-people-2011/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Walton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukesh_Ambani
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eike_Batista
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amancio_Ortega
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Mittal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Ellison
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Arnault
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_buffet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim_Helu
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