Forbes: The world's billionaires
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Forbes magazine released its annual tally of billionaires, reporting that a record 1,226 people around the globe have a net worth in the ten digits. Here are some of the world's wealthiest billionaries:
1. Carlos Slim Helu & family: $69B
2. Bill Gates: $61B
3. Warren Buffett: $44B
4. Bernard Arnault: $41B
5. Amancio Ortega: $37.5B
6. Larry Ellison: $36B
7. Eike Batista: $30B
8. Stefan Persson: $26B
9. Li Ka-shing: $25.5B
10. Karl Albrecht: $25.4B
11. Christy Walton & family: $25.3B
12. Charles Koch: $25B
12. David Koch: $25B
14. Sheldon Adelson: $24.9B
15. Liliane Bettencourt: $24B
16. Jim Walton: $23.7B
17. Alice Walton: $23.3B
18. S. Robson Walton: $23.1B
19. Mukesh Ambani: $22.3B
20. Michael Bloomberg: $22B
21. Lakshmi Mittal: $20.7B
22. George Soros: $20B
23. Michele Ferrero & family: $19B
24. Sergey Brin: $18.7B
24. Larry Page: $18.7B
26. Jeff Bezos: $18.4B
2. Bill Gates: $61B
3. Warren Buffett: $44B
4. Bernard Arnault: $41B
5. Amancio Ortega: $37.5B
6. Larry Ellison: $36B
7. Eike Batista: $30B
8. Stefan Persson: $26B
9. Li Ka-shing: $25.5B
10. Karl Albrecht: $25.4B
11. Christy Walton & family: $25.3B
12. Charles Koch: $25B
12. David Koch: $25B
14. Sheldon Adelson: $24.9B
15. Liliane Bettencourt: $24B
16. Jim Walton: $23.7B
17. Alice Walton: $23.3B
18. S. Robson Walton: $23.1B
19. Mukesh Ambani: $22.3B
20. Michael Bloomberg: $22B
21. Lakshmi Mittal: $20.7B
22. George Soros: $20B
23. Michele Ferrero & family: $19B
24. Sergey Brin: $18.7B
24. Larry Page: $18.7B
26. Jeff Bezos: $18.4B
