Saturday, September 24, 2011
Monday, March 16, 2009
Riches people (1st quarter 2009)
No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth Ref.
1▲ Bill Gates $40.0 billion ▼ 53 United States United States Microsoft
2▼ Warren Buffett $37.0 billion ▼ 78 United States United States Berkshire Hathaway
3▼ Carlos Slim Helú $35.0 billion ▼ 69 Mexico Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
4▲ Lawrence Ellison $22.5 billion ▼ 64 United States United States Oracle Corporation
5▲ Ingvar Kamprad $22.0 billion ▼ 82 Sweden Switzerland IKEA
6▲ Karl Albrecht $21.5 billion ▼ 89 Germany Germany Aldi Süd
7▼ Mukesh Ambani $19.5 billion ▼ 51 India India Reliance Industries
8▼ Lakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion ▼ 58 India United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal
9▲ Theo Albrecht $18.8 billion ▼ 86 Germany Germany ALDI Nord, Trader Joe's
10▲ Amancio Ortega $18.3 billion ▼ 73 Spain Spain Inditex Group
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Top 10 Richest Person in the World - 2008
1) The American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffet is worth an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago thanks to surging prices of Berkshire Hathaway stock, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's billionaires.
2) Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu was named the world's second richest man, with a net worth of around $60 billion, up $11 billion since last March.
3) Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is now ranked as the world's third richest person. At $58 billion, his net worth is up $2 billion from a year ago.
4) Steel giant Lakshmi Mittal placed fourth with 45 billion dollars.
5) Petrochemicals tycoon Mukesh Ambani placed fifth with 43 billion dollars
6) Anil Ambani at sixth position with 42 billion dollars.
7) Ikea store chain owner Ingvar Kamprad was seventh at $31 billion.
8) Property magnate K.P. Singh came in eighth on the list, with a fortune estimated at 30 billion dollars.
9) Aluminum giant Oleg Deripaska was ninth at $28 billion
10) Aldi store chain owner Karl Albrecht was 10th at $27 billion
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
10 richest people in Singapore and Malaysia
Check this out - the 40 richest Singaporeans are collectively worth US$32 billion according to the latest list by Forbes. Topping the list is property magnate Ng Teng Fong, who owns Far East Organization and beverage maker Yeo Hiap Seng.
1. Ng Teng Fong - US$6.7 billion
2. Khoo family - US$5.7 billion
3. Wee Cho Yaw & family - US$3.3 billion
4. Zhong Sheng Jian - US$2.5 billion
5. Kwek Leng Beng & family - US$1.1 billion
6. Kuok Khoon Hong - US$960 million
7. Peter Lim - US$830 million
8. Lee Seng Wee - US$650 million
9. Denis Jen - US$600 million
10. Chew Hua Seng - US$595 million
Compare this list with the top 10 richest in Malaysia:
1. Robert Kuok - US$7.6 billion
2. Ananda Krishnan - US$7.2 billion
3. Lim Goh Tong - US$4.3 billion
4. Lee Shin Cheng - US$3.9 billion
5. Teh Hong Piow - US$3.5 billion
6. Quek Leng Chan - US$3 billion
7. Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary - US$2 billion
8. Yeoh Tiong Lay - US$1.8 billion
9. Tiong Hiew King - US$1.2 billion
10. William Cheng - US$650 million
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