Warren Buffett reclaims top dog position.
A close second is Bill Gates, we all know who he is.
Surprisingly, The Walmart family dropped off the list.
India seems to have some seriuos cash! 4 out of the ten live there.
Two of the top ten richest are Americans as of April 25th 2012.
1. Warren Buffett, 78, U.S., $62 billion, nearly double since 2009
2. William Gates III., 52, Microsoft, U.S.A., $58 billion
3. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 58, $45.0 billion
4. Mukesh Ambani, India 51 $43.0 billion India
5. Anil Abani, India 42 $42.0 billion India
6. Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine 31 $42.0 billion Ukraine
7. Ingvar Kamprad, 82, Ikea, U.S. retired to Switerland, $31 billion
8. Kushal Pal Singh, India 77 $31.0 billion India
9. Oleg Deripaska, Russia 40 $28.0 billion Russia
10. Karl Albrecht, Aldi, 88 $27.0 billion Germany
A quantum wealth shift: Japan's speculative land barons give way to American innovators. The Internet craze and boiling U.S. stock market turn millionaires into "dot.com" billionaires in mere months. Seven of top ten richest are Americans as of February 21 2000.
1. William Gates III., U.S., $90 billion
2. Warren Buffett, U.S., $36 billion
3. Paul Allen, U.S., $30 billion
4. Steven Ballmer, U.S., $19.5 billion
5. Philip Anschutz, U.S., $16.5 billion
6. Michael Dell, U.S., $16.5 billion
7. S. Robson Walton, U.S., $15.8 billion
8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, $15 billion
9. Theo & Karl Albrecht, Germany, $13.6 billion
10. Li Ka-shing & family, Hong Kong, $12.6 billion
UPDATE !
As of 02/27/2004 you can see the list has changed
considerably since February of the year 2000.
Look at the Walton's, it seems that buying goods and services from China and selling them to Americans is the way to become a billionaire!
Come on People! Buy American made products and keep your friends and family on the job!
Rank Name Age Worth ($bil) Country Of Citizenship Residence
UPDATE!
As of March 9th 2006
Alright, here's the list, enjoy!
1. Gates, William Henry III, 48, $48 billion, Medina, Wash., Microsoft
1 William Gates III 48 46.6 United States United States , WA , Medina
2 Warren Buffett 73 42.9 United States United States , NE , Omaha
3 Karl Albrecht 84 23.0 Germany Germany , Donaueschingen
4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 47 21.5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
5 Paul Allen 51 21.0 United States United States , WA , Mercer Island
6 Alice Walton 55 20.0 United States United States , TX , Fort Worth
6 Helen Walton 84 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 Jim Walton 56 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 John Walton 58 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 S Robson Walton 60 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
11 Liliane Bettencourt 81 18.8 France France , Paris
12 Lawrence Ellison 59 18.7 United States United States , CA , Redwood Shores
13 Ingvar Kamprad 77 18.5 Sweden Switzerland , Lausanne
14 Theo Albrecht 81 18.1 Germany Germany , Foehr
15 Kenneth Thomson & family 80 17.2 Canada Canada , Toronto
16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky 40 15.0 Russia Russia , Moscow
17 Carlos Slim Helu 64 13.9 Mexico Mexico , Mexico City
18 Michael Dell 39 13.0 United States United States , TX , Round Rock
19 Steven Ballmer 47 12.4 United States United States , WA , Redmond
19 Li Ka-shing 75 12.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong
21 Bernard Arnault 55 12.2 France France , Paris
22 Walter, Thomas & Raymond Kwok -- 11.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong
23 Barbara Cox Anthony 80 11.2 United States United States , HI , Honolulu
23 Anne Cox Chambers 84 11.2 United States United States , GA , Atlanta
25 Roman Abramovich 37 10.6 Russia Russia , Anadyr
Here is a list of the TOP 50 richest American Citizens.
I will update the list with the world richest in the fututre.
You can still see that doing trade with China is quite
profitable for the Walton (Wal-Mart) family, buying cheap
products from China and selling them at double price to
stupid American people.
WAKE UP PEOPLE, by buying Chinese made products,
YOU are supporting a communist country.
Bill Gates still tops the list even after donating 28Bil. to charity.
Does Michael Dell ever get any older? After 2 years, he's still 39.
It goes like this; name, age, net worth, location, business
2. Buffett, Warren Edward, 74, $41 billion, Omaha, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Allen, Paul Gardner, 51, $20 billion, Seattle, Microsoft, investments
4. Walton, Alice L., 55, $18 billion, Fort Worth, Wal-Mart
4. Walton, Helen R., 85, $18 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart
4. Walton, Jim C., 56, $18 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart
4. Walton, John T., 58, $18 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart
4. Walton, S. Robson, 60, $18 billion, Bentonville, Ark., Wal-Mart
9. Dell, Michael, 39, $14.2 billion, Austin, Texas, Dell
10. Ellison, Lawrence Joseph, 60, $13.7 billion, Silicon Valley, Calif., Oracle
11. Ballmer, Steven Anthony, 48, $12.6 billion, Redmond, Wash., Microsoft
12. Johnson, Abigail, 42, $12 billion, Boston, Fidelity
13. Anthony, Barbara Cox, 81, $11.3 billion, Honolulu, Cox Enterprises
13. Chambers, Anne Cox, 84, $11.3 billion, Atlanta, Cox Enterprises
15. Kluge, John Werner, 90, $11 billion, Palm Beach, Fla., Metromedia
16. Omidyar, Pierre M., 37, $10.4 billion, Henderson, Nev., Ebay
17. Mars, Forrest Edward Jr., 73, $10 billion, McLean, Va., candy
17. Mars, Jacqueline, 65, $10 billion, Bedminster, N.J., candy
17. Mars, John Franklyn, 68, $10 billion, Arlington, Va., candy
20. Redstone, Sumner M., 81, $8.1 billion, Beverly Hills, Calif., Viacom
21. Icahn, Carl, 68, $7.6 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
22. Knight, Philip H., 66, $7.4 billion, Beaverton, Ore., Nike
23. Ergen, Charles, 51, $7.3 billion, Denver, EchoStar
24. Soros, George, 74, $7.2 billion, New York, hedge funds
25. Newhouse, Donald Edward, 74, $7 billion, Somerset County, N.J., publishing
25. Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr., 76, $7 billion, New York, publishing
27. Murdoch, Keith Rupert, 73, $6.9 billion, New York, News Corp.
28. Broad, Eli, 71, $6 billion, Los Angeles, investments
28. Johnson, Edward Crosby III, 74, $6 billion, Boston, Fidelity
30. Davis, Marvin H., 79, $5.8 billion, Beverly Hills, Calif., investments
30. Kerkorian, Kirk, 87, $5.8 billion, Los Angeles, investments, casinos
32. Arison, Micky, 55, $5.3 billion, Bal Harbour, Fla., Carnival Cruises
33. Anschutz, Philip F., 64, $5.2 billion, Denver, investments
34. Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, 62, $5 billion, New York, Bloomberg L.P.
34. Warner, H. Ty, 60, $5 billion, Chicago, Beanie Babies
36. Abele, John E., 67, $4.5 billion, Boston, Boston Scientific
37. Geffen, David, 61, $4.4 billion, Malibu, Calif., entertainment
38. Bezos, Jeffrey P., 40, $4.3 billion, Seattle, Amazon
38. Bren, Donald L., 72, $4.3 billion, Newport Beach, Calif., real estate
40. Duncan, Dan L., 71, $4.2 billion, Houston, Natural gas
40. Perelman, Ronald Owen, 61, $4.2 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
40. Perot, Henry Ross and family, 74, $4.2 billion, Dallas, computer services
43. Brin, Sergey, 31, $4 billion, San Francisco, Google
43. Kaiser, George B., 62, $4 billion, Tulsa, oil and gas, banking
43. Koch, Charles De Ganahl, 67, $4 billion, Wichita, oil, commodities
43. Koch, David Hamilton, 63, $4 billion, Wichita, oil, commodities
43. Page, Larry E., 31, $4 billion, San Francisco, Google
43. Wrigley, William Jr., 40, $4 billion, Lake Forest, Ill., chewing gum
49. Moore, Gordon Earle, 75, $3.8 billion, Woodside, Calif., Intel
49. Nicholas, Peter M., 63, $3.8 billion, Boston, Boston Scientific