10. Christy Walton $26.5 billion.
Christy Walton and her family hauled in $26.5 billion. Christy and
her family’s Walmart chain of stores are still a juggernaut in the
retail business and even with the controversy involving labor relations
the chain of stores and related business keeps on hauling in the money.
Bernaud Arnault of LVMH is said to be in the tenth spot at $29 billion
but that’s in question.
9. Mukesh Ambani $27 billion.
May have beaten out Liliane Bettencourt for the ninth spot as Liliane
has a reported $30 billion from L’Oreal. Ambani, a 55 year old from
Aden, Yemen is of Indian heritage and graduated from the University of
Bombay. He’s the CEO of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) an Indian
enery and materials company known as Reliance Group.
8. Eike Batista $30 billion.
The 56 year old German of Brazilian nationality attended RWTH Aachen
University. He’s CEO of the EBX Group. He got rich from oil and gas. His
wealth has been up and down but he’s still in the top ten.
7. Amancio Ortega $31 billion.
Has competition from three others. Li Ka-Shing, David Koch and
Charles Koch. Ortega is a 76 year old Spanish business man. He
co-founded the Inditex group. His line of Zara clothing and related
shops and accessories are his bread and butter.
6. Lakshmi Mittal $39.1 billion.
The ever smiling Indian business man and chairman and CEO of the
ArcelorMittal conglomerate he’s also the co-owner of Queens Park Rangers
F.C. And Karrick Limited. The steel industry magnate resides in London,
UK and is of Indian and British heritage.
5. Larry Ellison $39.5 billion.
This New Yorker from the Lower East Side of Manhattan is the CEO of
Oracle Corporation and its co-founder. He attended both the University
of Illinois at Ubana Champaign and the University of Chicago. An avid
professional tennis fan and player he’s also a yachtsman.
4. Bernard Arnault $41 billion.
The French magnate is 64 years old and hails from Roubaix, France. He
attended Ecole Polytechnique and is now chairman and CEO of LVMH and
chairman of Christian Dior S.A..
3. Warren Buffett $50 billion.
Well known for his outspoken views on politics, finance, and social
issues, the 82 year old Nebraskan is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire
Hathaway. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Columbia
University. He’s also renown for his philanthropic ventures.
2. Bill Gates $56 billion.
The 57 year old is the co founder and chairman of Microsoft as well
as the co chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that is world
famous for their charitable endeavors. He’s also the CEO of Cascade
Investment and chairman of Corbis. The Seattle, Washington born Gates
attended Harvard University. He’s also a board member of Warren
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway group.
1. Carlos Slim Helu $74 billion.
Comes in again year after year as the wealthiest human being on
Earth. The 73 year old Mexican national of Lebanese descent was educated
as a civil engineer. He attended the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico and is the chairman and CEO of Telmex, America Movil, Samsung
Mexico, Grupo Carso.