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Editor's Note:
This year's list broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu widened his lead at No 1. Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.
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China, Russia drive growth in billionaires
Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries. More>> |
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Chinese billionaires fuel spike on Forbes' rich list |
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2011 Rank |
2010 Rank |
Name |
Source |
Country of Citizenship |
Net Worth |
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1 |
1 |
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Carlos Slim Helu & family |
Telecom |
Mexico |
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2 |
2 |
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Bill Gates |
Microsoft |
United States |
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3 |
3 |
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Warren Buffett |
Berkshire Hathaway |
United States |
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4 |
7 |
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Bernard Arnault |
LVMH |
France |
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5 |
6 |
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Larry Ellison |
Oracle |
United States |
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6 |
5 |
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Lakshmi Mittal |
Steel |
India |
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7 |
9 |
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Amancio Ortega |
Zara |
Spain |
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8 |
8 |
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Eike Batista |
Mining, Oil |
Brazil |
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9 |
4 |
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Mukesh Ambani |
Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas |
India |
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10 |
12 |
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Christy Walton & family |
Walmart |
United States |
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Robin Li |
Liang Wengen |
Zong Qinghou |
Li Li & family |
He Xiangjian |
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Wu Yajun |
Xu Jiayin |
Ma Huateng |
Zhang Jindong |
Wang Jianlin |
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$74 B
$56 B
$50 B
$41 B
$39.5 B
$31.1 B
$31 B
$30 B
$27 B
$26.5 B
