The richest man in the world

 Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, this year continues to be the richest man in the world. This telecommunications conglomerate wealth increases compared to 20.5 billion U.S. dollars last year to 74 billion dollars that was in the top of the world's richest people based on 2011 list of Forbes Billionaires List are issued.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and the owner of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, the property "only" an increase of 3 billion U.S. dollars must be satisfied in the second and third posis with each value of $ 56 billion U.S. dollars and 50 billion U.S. dollars. Interestingly, 70 percent of the source of Gates' wealth was not from Microsoft, but from the results of investment in Mexico. Gates is investing in the stock market, and soft drinks company Grupo Televisa Femsa in the country.

The fourth position is occupied France as well as the richest man in Europe, Bernard Arnault, who has property valued at 41 billion U.S. dollars. Treasure Arnault jumped 13.5 billion U.S. dollars thanks to its stake in luxury products company Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH). In the fifth there is Larry Ellison, Oracle founder of the company, with a fortune of 39.5 billion U.S. dollars. In sixth place is Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel conglomerate with a value of 31.1 billion U.S. dollars.

The Amancio Ortega of Spain with a fortune of 31 billion U.S. dollar positions seven, eight Eiko Batista of Brazil (30 billion U.S. dollars), the ninth Mukesh Ambani from India (27 billion U.S. dollars), and at position 10 occupied by the owner of the retail giant Walmart Family Christy Walton with 26.5 billion dollars in assets. In its 25th year, the Billionaires List broke two records, namely in terms of the number of billionaires in 1219 registered persons and property value which reached 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars.

10 LIST 2011 world's richest man :

  1. CARLOS SLIM HELU
Net Worth : $74.0 Billion
Fortune : Self made
Source : Telecom
Age : 71
Country Of Citizenship : Mexico
Residence : Mexico City
Industry : Telecommunications
Education : NA
 Marital Status : Widowed, 6 children

 2. BILL GATES
Net Worth : $56.0 Billion
Fortune : Self Made
Source : Microsoft
Age : 55
Country Of Citizenship : United States
Residence : Medina, Washington
Industry : Software
Education : Harvard University, Drop Out,
Marital Status : Married, 3 children

 3. WARREN BUFFETT
Net Worth : $50.0 Billion
Fortune : Self Made
Source : Berkshire Hathaway
Age : 80
Country Of Citizenship : United States
Residence : Omaha, Nebraska
Industry : Investments
Education : Columbia University, Master of Science
Marital Status : Widowed, remarried, 3 children

 

4. BERNARD ARNAULT
Net Worth : $41.0 Billion
Fortune : Inherited and Growing
Source : LVMH
Age : 62
Country Of Citizenship : France
Residence : Paris
Industry : Retail
Education : Ecole Polytechnique, Bachelor of Arts / Science
Marital Status : Married, 5 children

 

5. LAWRENCE ELLISON
Net Worth : $39.5 Billion
Fortune : Self made
Source : Oracle
Age : 66
Country Of Citizenship : United States
Residence : Redwood City, California
Industry : Software
Education : University of Illinois, Drop Out
Marital Status : Married, 2 children

 

6. LAKSHMI MITTAL
Net Worth : $31.1 Billion
Fortune : Inherited and Growing
Source : Steel
Age : 60
Country Of Citizenship : India
Residence : London
Industry : Steel
Education : St Xavier’s College Calcutta, Bachelor of Arts/Science
Marital Status : Married, 2 children

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 7. AMANCIO ORTEGA
Net Worth : $31.0 Billion
Fortune : Self Made
Source : Zara
Age : 74
Country Of Citizenship : Spain
Residence : La Coruna
Industry : Retail
Education : NA
Marital Status : Married, 3 children

 8. EIKE BATISTA
Net Worth : $30.0 Billion
Fortune : Self Made
Source : Mining, Oil
Age : 53
Country Of Citizenship : Brazil
Residence : Rio de Janeiro
Industry : Retail
Education : RWTH Aachen University, Drop Out
Marital Status : Divorced, 2 children

9. MUKESH AMBANI
Net Worth : $27.0 Billion
Fortune : Inherited and Growing
Source : Petrochemicals
Age : 53
Country Of Citizenship : India
Residence : Mumbai
Industry : Manufacturing
Education : University of Bombay, Bachelor of Arts/Science
Marital Status : Married, 3 children

 10. CHRISTY WALTON
Net Worth : $26.5 Billion
Fortune : Walton Family
Source : John T.Walton
Age : 55
Country Of Citizenship : United States
Residence : Jackson, Wyoming
Industry : Walmart, First Solar
Education : University of Arkansas, College of Business Administration
Marital Status : Married, 1 children