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March 5, 2013
Forbes Magazine recently published its annual list of the World’s Richest People and in that list dominated by American billionaires, a Mexican tycoon proved to be the richest of them all, while a Filipino billionaire ranks 68th richest in the world.
The Forbes list now includes 1,426 billionaires, up 200 from last year’s list (see Top 10 List of World’s Richest People 2012). The United States again populates the list with 442 billionaires, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 386, Europe with 366, the Americas with 129, and Middle East and Africa with 103.
An infographic of the world’s top 10 richest people is shown below.
Despite the dominance of the U.S., the world’s richest person is from Mexico — telecoms mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who has held the title for four consecutive years. Helu’s fortune comes mostly from telecom network America Movil that he owns, contributing $36.3 billion to his wealth. He also benefited from the stock price surge of his financial arm Grupo Financiero Inbursa and his industrial and retail holding firm Grupo Carso.
The world’s No. 2 richest man is Microsoft’s Bill Gates. His net worth increased $6 billion, mostly coming from diversified investments in private equity and stocks such as hygiene tech firm Ecolab, Mexican TV broadcaster Televisa, and Latin America’s largest beverage company FEMSA. Gates retains 5% ownership of software company Microsoft.
INFOGRAPHIC: Top 10 Richest People in the World
Jumping to the No. 3 spot from last year’s No. 5, Amancio Ortega of the Inditex Group — which markets the Zara apparel line — is the year’s biggest gainer. His net worth increased $19.5 billion, thanks to a nearly 60% stake in the Zara company, which registered a 50% year-on-year increase in sales.
Falling one spot to No. 4 is stocks expert Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, whose net worth increased $9.5 billion to $53.5 billion.
The year’s biggest loser is Eike Batista of Brazil, whose ranking dropped from No. 7 in 2012 to No. 100 this year. The stock prices of companies he own plummeted severely, bringing down his total net worth from $30 billion to $10.6 billion in just one year.
Filipino billionaire — 68th world’s richest
The Philippines contributed one billionaire to the list of Top 100 Richest People. The Philippines’ richest man, Henry Sy, is ranked 68th on the list, recording a net worth of $13.2 billion. His fortune increased $5 billion due to a surge in the stock price of his holding firm SM Investments, which also benefited from record profits of units SM Prime Holdings, SM Development Corp. and Banco de Oro.
A summary of the Top 100 Richest People in the World is shown below.
Table: Top 100 Richest People in 2013
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | $73 B | 73 | telecom | Mexico |
| 2 | Bill Gates | $67 B | 57 | Microsoft | United States |
| 3 | Amancio Ortega | $57 B | 76 | Zara | Spain |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | $53.5 B | 82 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | $43 B | 68 | Oracle | United States |
| 6 | Charles Koch | $34 B | 77 | diversified | United States |
| 6 | David Koch | $34 B | 72 | diversified | United States |
| 8 | Li Ka-shing | $31 B | 84 | diversified | Hong Kong |
| 9 | Liliane Bettencourt & family | $30 B | 90 | L'Oreal | France |
| 10 | Bernard Arnault & family | $29 B | 63 | LVMH | France |
| 11 | Christy Walton & family | $28.2 B | 58 | Wal-Mart | United States |
| 12 | Stefan Persson | $28 B | 65 | H&M | Sweden |
| 13 | Michael Bloomberg | $27 B | 71 | Bloomberg LP | United States |
| 14 | Jim Walton | $26.7 B | 65 | Wal-Mart | United States |
| 15 | Sheldon Adelson | $26.5 B | 79 | casinos | United States |
| 16 | Alice Walton | $26.3 B | 63 | Wal-Mart | United States |
| 17 | S. Robson Walton | $26.1 B | 69 | Wal-Mart | United States |
| 18 | Karl Albrecht | $26 B | 93 | Aldi | Germany |
| 19 | Jeff Bezos | $25.2 B | 49 | Amazon.com | United States |
| 20 | Larry Page | $23 B | 39 | United States | |
| 21 | Sergey Brin | $22.8 B | 39 | United States | |
| 22 | Mukesh Ambani | $21.5 B | 55 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India |
| 23 | Michele Ferrero & family | $20.4 B | 87 | chocolates | Italy |
| 24 | Lee Shau Kee | $20.3 B | 85 | diversified | Hong Kong |
| 24 | David Thomson & family | $20.3 B | 55 | media | Canada |
| 26 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | $20 B | 57 | investments | Saudi Arabia |
| 26 | Carl Icahn | $20 B | 77 | leveraged buyouts | United States |
| 26 | Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family | $20 B | - | real estate | Hong Kong |
| 29 | Dieter Schwarz | $19.5 B | 73 | retail | Germany |
| 30 | George Soros | $19.2 B | 82 | hedge funds | United States |
| 31 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family | $18.9 B | 62 | Aldi, Trader Joe’s | Germany |
| 32 | Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family | $18,2 B | 81 | mining | Mexico |
| 33 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | $17.8 B | 73 | beer | Brazil |
| 34 | Alisher Usmanov | $17.6 B | 59 | steel, telecom, investments | Russia |
| 35 | Iris Fontbona & family | $17.4 B | 70 | mining | Chile |
| 36 | Forrest Mars, Jr. | $17 B | 81 | candy | United States |
| 36 | Jacqueline Mars | $17 B | 73 | candy | United States |
| 36 | John Mars | $17 B | 76 | candy | United States |
| 36 | Georgina Rinehart | $17 B | 59 | mining | Australia |
| 40 | German Larrea Mota Velasco & family | $16.7 B | 59 | mining | Mexico |
| 41 | Mikhail Fridman | $16.5 B | 48 | oil, banking, telecom | Russia |
| 41 | Lakshmi Mittal | $16.5 B | 62 | steel | India |
| 43 | Aliko Dangote | $16.1 B | 55 | cement, sugar, flour | Nigeria |
| 44 | Len Blavatnik | $16 B | 55 | diversified | United States |
| 44 | Cheng Yu-tung | $16 B | 87 | diversified | Hong Kong |
| 46 | Joseph Safra | $15.9 B | 74 | banking | Brazil |
| 47 | Rinat Akhmetov | $15.4 B | 46 | steel, coal | Ukraine |
| 47 | Leonid Mikhelson | $15.4 B | 57 | gas, chemicals | Russia |
| 49 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | $15.3 B | 77 | eyeglasses | Italy |
| 49 | Michael Dell | $15,3 B | 48 | Dell | United States |
| 51 | Steve Ballmer | $15.2 B | 56 | Microsoft | United States |
| 52 | Viktor Vekselberg | $15.1 B | 55 | oil, metals | Russia |
| 53 | Paul Allen | $15 B | 60 | Microsoft, investments | United States |
| 53 | Francois Pinault & family | $15 B | 76 | retail | France |
| 55 | Vagit Alekperov | $14.8 B | 62 | Lukoil | Russia |
| 56 | Phil Knight | $14.4 B | 75 | Nike | United States |
| 56 | Andrey Melnichenko | $14.4 B | 40 | coal, fertilizers | Russia |
| 58 | Dhanin Chearavanont & family | $14.3 B | 73 | food | Thailand |
| 58 | Susanne Klatten | $14.3 B | 50 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany |
| 58 | Vladimir Potanin | $14.3 B | 52 | metals | Russia |
| 61 | Michael Otto & family | $14.2 B | 69 | retail, real estate | Germany |
| 62 | Vladimir Lisin | $14.1 B | 56 | steel, transport | Russia |
| 62 | Gennady Timchenko | $14.1 B | 60 | oil & gas | Russia |
| 64 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | $13.9 B | 80 | banking | Colombia |
| 65 | Mohammed Al Amoudi | $13.5 B | 68 | oil, diversified | Saudi Arabia |
| 66 | Tadashi Yanai & family | $13.3 B | 64 | retail | Japan |
| 66 | Mark Zuckerberg | $13.3 B | 28 | United States | |
| 68 | Henry Sy & family | $13.2 B | 88 | diversified | Philippines |
| 69 | Donald Bren | $13 B | 80 | real estate | United States |
| 69 | Serge Dassault & family | $13 B | 87 | aviation | France |
| 69 | Lee Kun-Hee | $13 B | 71 | Samsung | South Korea |
| 69 | Mikhail Prokhorov | $13 B | 47 | investments | Russia |
| 73 | Alexey Mordashov | $12.8 B | 47 | steel, investments | Russia |
| 74 | Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family | $12.7 B | 84 | diversified | Brazil |
| 74 | Abigail Johnson | $12.7 B | 51 | money management | United States |
| 76 | Ray Dalio | $12.5 B | 63 | hedge funds | United States |
| 76 | Robert Kuok | $12.5 B | 89 | diversified | Malaysia |
| 78 | Miuccia Prada | $12.4 B | 63 | Prada | Italy |
| 79 | Ronald Perelman | $12.2 B | 70 | leveraged buyouts | United States |
| 80 | Anne Cox Chambers | $12 B | 93 | media | United States |
| 81 | Stefan Quandt | $11.9 B | 46 | BMW | Germany |
| 82 | Ananda Krishnan | $11.7 B | 74 | telecoms | Malaysia |
| 82 | Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila | $11.7 B | 36 | beer | Colombia |
| 82 | James Simons | $11.7 B | 74 | hedge funds | United States |
| 82 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | $11.7 B | 68 | drinks | Thailand |
| 86 | Zong Qinghou | $11.6 B | 67 | beverages | China |
| 87 | Dirce Navarro De Camargo & family | $11.5 B | - | construction | Brazil |
| 87 | John Fredriksen | $11.5 B | 68 | shipping | Cyprus |
| 89 | Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family | $11.4 B | 61 | real estate | United Kingdom |
| 90 | Harold Hamm | $11.3 B | 67 | oil & gas | United States |
| 91 | Rupert Murdoch | $11.2 B | 81 | News Corp | United States |
| 91 | John Paulson | $11.2 B | 57 | hedge funds | United States |
| 91 | Azim Premji | $11.2 B | 67 | software | India |
| 94 | Ernesto Bertarelli & family | $11 B | 47 | biotech, investments | Switzerland |
| 94 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | $11 B | 58 | Heineken | Netherlands |
| 94 | Hans Rausing | $11 B | 86 | packaging | Sweden |
| 94 | Jack Taylor & family | $11 B | 90 | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | United States |
| 98 | Lui Che Woo | $10.7 B | 83 | gaming | Hong Kong |
| 98 | Laurene Powell Jobs & family | $10,7 B | 49 | Apple, Disney | United States |
| 100 | Eike Batista | $10.6 B | 56 | mining, oil | Brazil |
Article and Photo Credit: Forbes magazine and Bloomberg
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