Name:CARLOS SLIM HELU & FAMILY Age: 71 Net Worth:$74 B Title: Chairman Organization: Telmex Source: telecom, self-made Country of citizenship: Mexico Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoReuters
Name:CARLOS SLIM HELU & FAMILY Age: 71 Net Worth:$74 B Title: Chairman Organization: Telmex Source: telecom, self-made Country of citizenship: Mexico Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoReutersName:BILL GATES Age: 55 Education: Dropout, Harvard University Net Worth:$56 B Title: Co-Chair Organization: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Source: Microsoft, self-made Country of citizenship: United StatesREUTERS/Andreas MeierName:WARREN BUFFETT Age: 80 Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln Net Worth:$50 B Title: CEO Organization: Berkshire Hathaway Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made Country of citizenship: United StatesRankerName:BERNARD ARNAULT Age: 62 Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne; BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris Net Worth:$41 B Title: Chairman Organization: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) Source: LVMH, inherited and growing Country of citizenship: FranceREUTERS/Gonzalo FuentesName:LARRY ELLISON Age: 66 Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana Net Worth:$39.5 B Source: Oracle, self-made Country of citizenship: United StatesRankerName:LAKSHMI MITTAL Age: 60 Education: BA/BS, St Xavier’s College Calcutta Net Worth:$31.1 B Title: Chairman Organization: ArcelorMittal ADS Source: Steel, inherited and growing Country of citizenship: IndiaReutersA Spanish fashion entrepreneur Amancio Ortega is the Chairman of the Inditex Group. He holds a major stake in brands like Zara, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, Zara Home, Kiddy's Class, Tempe, Stradivarius and Bershka. His net worth has been recorded at $31 billion as on 2011.ReutersName:EIKE BATISTA Age: 54 Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University Net Worth:$30 B Title: CEO Organization: EBX Group Source: mining, oil, self-made Country of citizenship: BrazilREUTERS/Fred ProuserName:MUKESH AMBANI Age: 54 Education: Dropout, Stanford University; BA/BS, University of Bombay Net Worth:$27 B Title: Chairman Organization: Reliance Industries Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas, inherited and growing Country of citizenship: IndiaREUTERS/B MathurName:CHRISTY WALTON & FAMILY Age: 56 Net Worth:$26.5 B Source: Walmart, inherited Country of citizenship: United StatesCreative Commons
This is the Forbes magazine's 25th annual ranking of the richest men on the planet based on the reporting of 50 journalists across 13 countries.
These reporters not just met up with these candidates and those associated with them, but also minutely tracked their moves such as the deals they negotiate, their real estate transactions, their luxury purchases and the causes they give to.
The final net worth of these billionaires is based on a valuation of the individuals' assets, including stakes in public and private companies, real estate, yachts, art and cash-and also account for debt.
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