World Top 10 billionaires 2012 :
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)
is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author.
Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft,
the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently
ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009,
excluding 2008, when he was ranked third, in 2011 he was the wealthiest
American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft,
Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder,
with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈajke ˈfuʁkẽ bɐˈtʃistɐ dɐ ˈsiwva]) (born November 3, 1956) is a Brazilian tycoon and owner of Brazilian conglomerate EBX Group.[2] and president of the EBX Group[3] The company includes five companies that trade on the BOVESPA´s Novo Mercado, a special segment of the São Paulo stock market where enterprises with the highest standards of corporate governance are listed. The EBX companies listed on the BOVESPA are: OGX[4] (oil and gas), MPX[5] (energy), LLX[6] (logistics), MMX[7] (mining) and OSX[8] (offshore services and equipment).Batista[9] is one of seven children of businessman Eliezer Batista,[10] who was Minister of Mines and Energy in the João Goulart and Fernando Collor administrations and a former president of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce,[11] then wholly a state enterprise, between 1961–1964 and 1979-1986. His mother, Jutta Fuhrken, was born in Germany and, from her, Batista says he learned self-esteem and discipline, attributes he considers crucial to his formation as an entrepreneur.[12]After spending his childhood in Brazil, Batista and his family moved to Europe when he was a teenager, due to his father’s occupation. They lived in Geneva, Düsseldorf, and Brussels. In 1974, he began to study metallurgical engineering at the University of Aachen in Germany. When he was 18 years old, his parents returned to Brazil, yet Batista remained abroad and began selling insurance policies door-to-door to make his living. In interviews, he often mentions that the "stress" and the lessons learned from this experience were essential for his education.
Christy Ruth Walton (born 1955) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion.
1 , Carlos Slim (Carlos Slim, October 24, 2007)
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Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlim eˈlu]; born January 28, 1940)
is a Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who, as of 2011,
is the richest person in the world, for the second year in a row.
He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications
companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other
Mexican companies through hisconglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB,
as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.
is a Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who, as of 2011,
is the richest person in the world, for the second year in a row.
He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications
companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other
Mexican companies through hisconglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB,
as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.
América Móvil, which in 2010 was Latin America’s
largest mobile-phone carrier,
accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010.
His corporate holdings as of September 2011
have been estimated at US$63.3 billion.
largest mobile-phone carrier,
accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010.
His corporate holdings as of September 2011
have been estimated at US$63.3 billion.
Slim was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1940 to Maronite
Christian parents Julián Slim Haddad
and Linda Helú, both of Lebanese descent. His father,
born Khalil Slim Haddad, immigrated to Mexico at
the age of 14 in 1902 and changed his first name to Julián.
As it was not uncommon for Lebanese children to be
sent abroad before they reached the age of 15 to avoid being conscripted into
the Ottoman army, four of Haddad's
older brothers were already living in Mexico at the time of his arrival.
Christian parents Julián Slim Haddad
and Linda Helú, both of Lebanese descent. His father,
born Khalil Slim Haddad, immigrated to Mexico at
the age of 14 in 1902 and changed his first name to Julián.
As it was not uncommon for Lebanese children to be
sent abroad before they reached the age of 15 to avoid being conscripted into
the Ottoman army, four of Haddad's
older brothers were already living in Mexico at the time of his arrival.
Carlos Slim's mother, Linda Helú, was born in Parral, Chihuahua,
of Lebanese parents who had immigrated to Mexico in the late
19th century. Her parents upon immigrating to Mexico had
founded one of the first Arabic language magazines for the Lebanese-Mexican community,
using a printing press they had brought with them.
of Lebanese parents who had immigrated to Mexico in the late
19th century. Her parents upon immigrating to Mexico had
founded one of the first Arabic language magazines for the Lebanese-Mexican community,
using a printing press they had brought with them.
In 1911, Julián established a dry goods store, La Estrella del Oriente (The Star of the Orient).
By 1921, he had purchased real estate in the flourishing commercial district of Mexico City.
These enterprises became the source of considerable wealth.
By 1921, he had purchased real estate in the flourishing commercial district of Mexico City.
These enterprises became the source of considerable wealth.
In August 1926, Julián Slim and Linda Helú married. They had six children: Nour,
Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Julián senior,
who had been influential in the Lebanese-Mexican business community, died in 1953.
Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Julián senior,
who had been influential in the Lebanese-Mexican business community, died in 1953.
| Born | January 28, 1940 Mexico City, Mexico |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of Telmex,América Móvil and Grupo Carso |
| Net worth |  US$ 63.3 billion (2011) |
| Spouse | Soumaya Domit (m. 1967–1999) |
| Website | |
| Carlos Slim | |
2, Bill Gates(Gates at the World Economic Forum in 2007.)
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William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author.
Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft,
the software company he founded with Paul Allen. He is consistently
ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009,
excluding 2008, when he was ranked third, in 2011 he was the wealthiest
American and the second wealthiest person. During his career at Microsoft,
Gates held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and remains the largest individual shareholder,
with 6.4 percent of the common stock. He has also authored or co-authored several books.
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.
Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive,
an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts.In the later stages of his career,
Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to
various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Gates has been criticized for his business tactics, which have been considered anti-competitive,
an opinion which has in some cases been upheld by the courts.In the later stages of his career,
Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to
various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000.
He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect.
In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work,
and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect,
and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
He remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect.
In June 2006, Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work,
and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie, chief software architect,
and Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy officer. Gates' last full-time day at Microsoft was June 27, 2008. He remains at Microsoft as non-executive chairman.
Born | William Henry Gates III October 28, 1955 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Residence | Medina, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Chairman of Microsoft Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO of Cascade Investment Chairman of Corbis |
| Net worth |  US$ 59 billion (2011) |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Website | |
| Bill Gates | |
3, Warren Buffett (Buffett speaking to students from the University of Kansas School of Business, May 6, 2005)
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| Born | Warren Edward Buffett August 30, 1930 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway |
| Salary | US$100,000 |
| Net worth | US$ 39 billion (2011) |
| Religion | Agnostic |
Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett",[5][6] he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008[8] and is the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011.
Buffett is called the "Wizard of Omaha", "Oracle of Omaha", or the "Sage of Omaha"[11] and is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugalitydespite his immense wealth. Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent[13] of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation.
4, Bernard Arnault (Bernard Arnault)
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| Born | 5 March 1949 Roubaix, France |
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| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of LVMH Chairman of Christian Dior S.A. |
| Net worth | US$ 41 billion (2011) |
| Website | |
| LVMH.com | |
Bernard Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French business magnate who is best known as the chairman and chief executive of luxury group LVMH. According toForbes magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion. He has also been named by Forbes as "the fashion person of 2011"
5, Larry Ellison ( Larry Ellison, October 2009)
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| Born | Lawrence Joseph Ellison August 17, 1944 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Residence | Woodside, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | CEO of Oracle Corporation |
| Salary | $73.2 M (2009)[1] |
| Net worth | US$ 33 billion (2011)[2] |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Spouse | Adda Quinn (m. 1967–1974) Nancy Wheeler Jenkins (m. 1977–1978) Barbara Boothe (m. 1983–1986) Melanie Craft (m. 2003–2010) |
| Website | |
| Larry Ellison | |
Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. As of 2011, he is the third wealthiest American citizen, with an estimated worth of $33 billion
Larry Ellison was born in the Bronx, New York City to Florence Spellman, an unwed 19-year-old of Jewish heritage[5][6][7] and an Italian-American U.S. Air Force pilot, who was stationed abroad before Spellman realized that she had become pregnant by him.[7] After Larry Ellison contracted pneumonia at the age of nine months, his mother determined that she was unable to care for him adequately, and arranged for him to be adopted by her aunt and uncle in Chicago.[7] Lillian Spellman Ellison and Louis Ellison adopted him when he was nine months old. Lillian was the second wife of Louis Ellison, an immigrant who had arrived in the United States in 1905 from Russia.[7] Larry Ellison did not meet his biological mother again until he was 48.[8]
Ellison graduated from Eugene Field Elementary School on Chicago's north side in January, 1958 and attended Sullivan High School at least through the fall of 1959 before moving to South Shore.
He was raised in Reform Judaism.[9] Ellison grew up in a two-bedroom apartment in Chicago's South Shore middle-class Jewish neighborhood. Ellison remembers his adoptive mother as warm and loving, in contrast to his austere, unsupportive, and often distant adoptive father, who adopted the name Ellison to honor his point of entry into the USA, Ellis Island.[7] Louis, his adoptive father, was a modest government employee who had made a small fortune in Chicago real estate, only to lose it during the Great Depression.[7]
Ellison was a bright but inattentive student. He left the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at the end of his second year, after not taking his final exams because his adoptive mother had just died. After spending a summer in Northern California, where he lived with his friend Chuck Weiss, Ellison attended the University of Chicago for one term, where he first encountered computer design. In 1964, at 20 years of age, he moved to Northern California permanently.
6, Lakshmi Mittal
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| Born | 15 June 1950 Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India |
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| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Chairman & CEO of ArcelorMittal Director of Goldman Sachs Owner of Karrick Limited[2] Co-owner of Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
| Known for | King of Steel, Steel tycoon |
| Net worth | US$ 19.2 billion (2011) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | |
| Lakshmi N. Mittal | |
Lakshmi Niwas Mittal ( born 15 June 1950)is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company.
Mittal is the richest man in India, Asia and the United Kingdom, and second in Europe and is presently the sixth richest individual in the world with a personal wealth of US$19.2 billion. He is the 44th "most powerful person" of the 68 individuals named in Forbes's Most Powerful People list. His daughter Vanisha Mittal's wedding was the most expensive in the recorded history of the world.
Mittal is an independent director of Goldman Sachs, member of Board of Directors to Goldman Sachs Media/Film IP Group, member of the Board of Directors of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, World Steel Association, Foreign Investment Council in Kazakhstan, the International Investment Council in South Africa, the Investors' Council to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council, the World Steel Association's Executive Committee, the Presidential International Advisory Board of Mozambique and the International Iron and Steel Institute’s Executive Committee
He also presently serves as a board council member of the Prime Minister of India's Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians.and members in the Advisory Board of the Kellogg School of Management, Executive Board at Indian School of Business and St. Xavier's College, Calcutta Alumni Association, London Chapter.
In 2006, Financial Times named him "Person of the Year". In 2007, Time magazine included him in their "100 most influential persons in the world".
7, Amancio Ortega Gaona
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| Born | Amancio Ortega Gaona March 28, 1936 Padrón, Galicia, Spain |
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| Residence | A Coruña, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Inditex group, World's #7 wealthiest person |
| Net worth | US$31 billion (2011) |
| Board member of | Inditex (CEO) |
Amancio Ortega Gaona (born March 28, 1936) is a Spaniard fashion entrepreneur. He is the founder, along with his then-wife Rosalía Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He is ranked byForbes as Spain's richest man; Europe's second richest man; and the seventh richest man in the world in 2011. He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.
Ortega born in Padrón, and lived his childhood in León. Arrived at La Coruña, Spain, at the age of 14, due to the job of his father, a railway worker. Starting as a gofer in various shirt stores in La Coruña, Galicia, in 1972 he founded Confecciones Goa (his initials in reverse), which made bathrobes. In 1975 he opened the first store in what would grow into the enormously popular chain of fashion stores called Zara. He owns 59.29% of the Inditex group (Industrias de Diseño Textil Sociedad Anónima) which includes the brands Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class,Tempe, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear/Often and Bershka and has more than 92,000 employees.
Ortega keeps a very low profile and there are practically no photographs of him (except from one photo published at the Inditex website). He refuses to wear a tie, and likes to dress in blue jeans and T-shirts. He is said to take a very active part in the production and design process in the company.
When he made a public appearance in 2000 - as part of the warm-up prior to floating his company on the stock market in 2001 - it made headlines in the Spanish financial press. However, he has never given an interview, and his secrecy has led to the publication of books such as Amancio Ortega: DE CERO A ZARA (From Zero to Zara).
Ortega, announced his imminent retirement from the fast-fashion giant Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain, stating that he will ask Inditex vice-president and CEO Pablo Isla to take his place at the helm of the textile empire.
8, Eike Batista
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| Eike Batista | |
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Eike Batista in 2011 | |
| Born | November 3, 1956 Governador Valadares, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Dropout, RWTH Aachen University |
| Occupation | CEO of EBX Group |
| Net worth | US$ 30 billion (2011) |
| Children | Thor Batista (b. 1992) Olin Batista (b. 1996) |
Eike Batista returned to Brazil in the early 1980s and focused his attention on the gold[13] and diamonds trade. He established himself as a salesman, contacting producers in the Amazon area and buyers in large metropolitan centers in Brazil and Europe. When he was 23 years old, he started a gold trading firm, called Autram Aurem, using the Inca Sun as the company trademark and symbol. A year and a half later, the company had earned US$ 6 million.
His entrepreneurial instinct and talent led him to implement the first mechanized alluvial gold mining plant in the Amazon, marking the beginning of the EBX Group. At age 29, he became CEO of TVX Gold, a company listed on the Canadian Stock Exchange, thus initiating his relationship with global capital markets. From 1980 to 2000, he created US$ 20 billion in value with the operation of eight gold mines in Brazil and Canada and a silver mine in Chile.[14] Between 1991 and 1996, the value of his company more than tripled.
Batista married the model Luma de Oliveira in 1991, and divorced her in 2004. They had two boys, Olin and Thor. Batista enjoys running, swimming and practices marine sports. In the 90s, he was the Brazilian, U.S. and World Champion[15]in the Super Offshore Powerboat class. In 2006, he covered the 220 nautical miles between Santos and Rio de Janeiro in 3h01m47s and beat the record for the course in his boat, the Spirit of Brazil. Eike Batista[16] maintains an active digital life, with a personal site with articles, videos and news about his companies. The digital channel that Batista has chosen as his primary means of personal communication is Twitter.[17] His profile on Twitter, @eikebatista, has over 550,000 followers, who respond to his messages and interact with him. . In 2011, Batista released the book “The Heart of the Matter” (O X da Questão) which recounts his trajectory in the business world and offers tips on entrepreneurialism. Batista is fluent in five languages – Portuguese, German, English, French and Spanish.
9, Mukesh Ambani(Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries)
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| Born | 19 April 1957 Aden, Yemen |
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| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Chairman & MD of Reliance Industries Director of Bank of America |
| Net worth | US$ 22.6 billion (2011)[2] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Website | |
| Mukesh Ambani | |
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born on 19 April 1957) is an Indian business magnate. He is the chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries,[4] the largest private sector enterprise in India listed in Fortune Global 500.[5] RIL is India's most valuable company by market value and second-largest Indian company by turnover.[6] His personal stake in Reliance Industries is 48%.[7] Mukesh's younger brother is Anil Ambani, who heads Reliance Group. The Ambani family is the richest family in India and one of the richest in the world, their wealth inherited from Dhirubhai Ambani, founder of largest Indian conglomerate Reliance Group.[8]
In 2010, he was named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its list of "68 people who matter most"[9] As of 2011, he is the second richest man in Asia[10] and the ninth richest man in the world with a personal wealth of US$22.6 billion. In 2007, a strong rally in the Indian stock market and the appreciation of the Indian rupee boosted the market capitalisation of Reliance group companies, briefly making him the world’s richest man.[11][12][13]
He is a member of the board of directors of Bank of America Corporation and a present member of the international advisory board of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Christy Walton
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| Born | 1955 (age 56–57) |
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| Residence | Jackson, Wyoming |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Known for | Walton family fortune, philanthropy |
| Net worth | US$26.5 billion (2011) |
Christy Ruth Walton (born 1955) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion.
As of December 2011, she is the 6th richest person in the United States according to Forbes and the 10th richest person in the world, as well as the richest woman in the world.[2] As of March 2011, she had an estimated net worth of US$26.5 billion, the bulk of which comes from her shares in Wal-Mart, but also from First Solar, in which her husband invested. She resides in Jackson,Wyoming and has one son, Lukas.
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