1. Forbes list of billionaires (2010)
The following list is Forbes ranking of an assessment of the wealth and assets of the
world's billionaires as of February 12, 2010, and does not reflect changes since then.
There are 1,011 names in this year’s list.[3]
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Net worth Sources of
No. Name Age Citizenship Residence
(USD) wealth
Carlos Slim Telmex, América
1 Helú and $53.5 billion 70 Mexico Mexico Móvil, Grupo
family Carso
United United
2 Bill Gates $53.0 billion 54 Microsoft
States States
Warren United United Berkshire
3 $47.0 billion 80
Buffett States States Hathaway
Mukesh Reliance
4 $29.0 billion 53 India India
Ambani Industries
Lakshmi United
5 $28.7 billion 60 India Arcelor Mittal
Mittal Kingdom
Lawrence United United Oracle
6 $28.0 billion 66
Ellison States States Corporation
LVMH Moët
Bernard
7 $27.5 billion 61 France France Hennessy • Louis
Arnault
Vuitton
8 Eike Batista $27.0 billion 53 Brazil Brazil EBX Group
Amancio
9 $25.0 billion 74 Spain Spain Inditex Group
Ortega
Karl
10 $23.5 billion 90 Germany Germany Aldi Süd
Albrecht
Ingvar Switzerlan
11 $23.0 billion 84 Sweden Ikea
Kamprad d
Christy United United
12 $22.5 billion 55 Walmart
Walton States States
Stefan Hennes &
13 $22.4 billion 63 Sweden Sweden
Persson Mauritz
Hong Hong Cheung Kong
14 Li Ka-shing $21.0 billion 82
Kong Kong Holdings
15 Jim Walton $20.7 billion 62 United United Walmart

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