Top 20 World Billionaires: Warren Buffett, Helú Slim, William Gates III & More!

[Kodeysmom]

1. Warren Buffett
2. Helú Slim & Family
3. William Gates III
4. Lakshmi Mittal
5. Mukesh Ambani
6. Anil Ambani
7. Ingvar Kamprad & Family
8. KP Singh
9. Oleg Deripaska
10. Karl Albrecht
11. Li Ka-shing
12. Sheldon Adelson
13. Bernard Arnault
14. Lawrence Ellison
15. Roman Abramovich
16. Theo Albrecht
17. Liliane Bettencourt
18. Alexei Mordashov
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
20. Mikhail Fridman

 

[Jean DeVries]

Any word on how many of them are single?????

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Thanks Jean - you always make me laugh!

 

[Jean DeVries]

Yes.

I am a little dismayed, however, at how few appear to be women. Apparently the glass ceiling hasn't crossed the billion dollar mark.

Go Oprah, Go.

 

[cathyskitchen]

Marry #19 - the Prince. Then, at least you get to be a Princess!

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

I thought you might find this interesting. Not as much oil as one might think.

1. Warren Buffett - US - Investing genius and the ultimate TPC Consultant
2. Helú Slim & Family - Mexico - Industry, telecom, banking, energy and tobacco. His business is 6.8% of the Mexican GNP.
3. William Gates III - US - Used a PC lately? You know this guy.
4. Lakshmi Mittal - UK * Russia - Steel, inherited fortune and growing.
5. Mukesh Ambani - India - Petrochemicals, inherited and growing.
6. Anil Ambani - India - Diversified
7. Ingvar Kamprad & Family - Sweden - Retailing
8. KP Singh - India - Inherited Real Estate Developer
9. Oleg Deripaska - Russia - Aluminum
10. Karl Albrecht - Germany - Retailing
11. Li Ka-shing - Hong Kong - Diversified (High School Dropout!)
12. Sheldon Adelson - Las Vegas - Hotels and Casinos
13. Bernard Arnault - Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
14. Lawrence Ellison - United States - Oracle
15. Roman Abramovich - Russia - Oil and Gas
16. Theo Albrecht - Germany - Aldi. Trader Joe's
17. Liliane Bettencourt - France - Inherited L'Oreal
18. Alexei Mordashov - Russia - Manufacturing based on a steel fortune
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud - Saudi Arabia - Diversified
20. Mikhail Fridman - Russia - Oil and Banking

 

[Jean DeVries]

OK, so I checked them all out. Mostly to figure out how they made their money, since "be a billionaire" is on my life to do list, but also to see if I could make it easy on myself and just marry one

The good news is, they all worked for their money, rather than inherit it, so there's hope for the rest of us.

The even better news is, that Roman guy appears to be single. And he's kind of hot. All I have to do it learn Russian, lose 150 pounds, and figure out where that little place he's governor of is.

I'm on it.

 

[Jean DeVries]

Thanks KG. OK, two inherited their money. But they didn't just sit around and spend it...they made it into more.

And I found it interesting that two people who are involved in semi-discount selling (IKEA and Aldi's) are on the billionaire list.

 

[jbachen]

OT, but I have to know, Jean, is there a reason you are upside-down in your icon??

 

[Jean DeVries]

I have fewer chins that way.

 

[The_Kitchen_Guy]

That's why China in on the other side of the world, but they still have too many Chins.