The World's Billionaires

Rank

Net Worth

Fortune

Source

Age

Country Of Citizenship

Residence

Education

Marital Status

Carlos Slim Helu and Family 

1

$53.5 bil

Self Made

Telecom

70

Mexico

Mexico City

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Widowed, 6 children

William Gates III 

2

$53.0 bil

Self Made

Microsoft

54

United States

Medina, Washington

Harvard U, Drop Out

Married, 3 children

Warren Buffett

3

$47.0 bil

Self Made

Berkshire Hathaway

79

United States

Omaha, Nebraska

Columbia U, Master of Science; U of Nebraska Lincoln, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Widowed, 3 children

Mukesh Ambani

4

$29.0 bil

Inherited and Growing

petrochemicals, oil & gas

52

India

Mumbai

Stanford U, Drop Out; U Bombay, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Married, 3 children

Lakshmi Mittal

5

$28.7 bil

Inherited and Growing

steel

59

India

London

St Xavier C Calcutta, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Married, 2 children

Lawrence Ellison

6

$28.0 bil

Self Made

Oracle

65

United States

Redwood City, California

University of Chicago, Drop Out

Married, 2 children

Bernard Arnault

7

$27.5 bil

Inherited and Growing

LVMH

61

France

Paris

Ecole Polytechnique, Bachelor of Arts / Science

Married, 5 children

Eike Batista

8

$27.0 bil

Self Made

mining, oil

53

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

RWTH Aachen University, Drop Out

Divorced, 2 children

Amancio Ortega

9

$25.0 bil

Self Made

Zara

74

Spain

La Coruna

NA

Married, 3 children

Karl Albrecht

10

$23.5 bil

Self Made

Aldi

90

Germany

Mulheim an der Ruhr

NA

Married, 2 children