Carlos Slim Helu
Net worth: $73 billion
Country: Mexico
Source of wealth: Telecom
Mexico's telecom mogul retains his spot as the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row. His net worth is up $4 billion from 2012 but is still $1 billion shy of his all-time record. A boost came from surging stock prices at his financial arm, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and at his industrial and retail giant, Grupo Carso. This year he added soccer to the mix, buying into Mexico's Leon and Pachuca clubs and Spain's Real Oviedo.
Country: Mexico
Source of wealth: Telecom
Mexico's telecom mogul retains his spot as the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row. His net worth is up $4 billion from 2012 but is still $1 billion shy of his all-time record. A boost came from surging stock prices at his financial arm, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and at his industrial and retail giant, Grupo Carso. This year he added soccer to the mix, buying into Mexico's Leon and Pachuca clubs and Spain's Real Oviedo.
Bill Gates
Net worth: $67 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Bill Gates' net worth rose $6 billion from last March due to gains in his investment portfolio; his holdings include tech hygiene firm Ecolab, waste collector Republic Services and Mexican Coke bottler FEMSA. In February the first 12 non-Americans joined Bill Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge, in which the ultra-wealthy pledge to give away at least half their net worth to charity
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Bill Gates' net worth rose $6 billion from last March due to gains in his investment portfolio; his holdings include tech hygiene firm Ecolab, waste collector Republic Services and Mexican Coke bottler FEMSA. In February the first 12 non-Americans joined Bill Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge, in which the ultra-wealthy pledge to give away at least half their net worth to charity
Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $57 billion
Country: Spain
Source of wealth: Zara
Amancio Ortega is this year's biggest gainer; his fortune is up $19.5 billion, pushing his fortune to a record high and moving him ahead of Warren Buffett. While he's no longer chairman of clothing retailer Inditex (he stepped down in 2011), he controls nearly 60% of the company's shares, which were up more than 50%. The company, which operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius, has nearly 5,900 stores in 86 countries.
Country: Spain
Source of wealth: Zara
Amancio Ortega is this year's biggest gainer; his fortune is up $19.5 billion, pushing his fortune to a record high and moving him ahead of Warren Buffett. While he's no longer chairman of clothing retailer Inditex (he stepped down in 2011), he controls nearly 60% of the company's shares, which were up more than 50%. The company, which operates under several brand names including Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius, has nearly 5,900 stores in 86 countries.
Warren Buffett
Net worth: $53.5 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Although Buffett is the year's second biggest gainer, adding $9.5 billion to his fortune, it is the first time since 2000 that he has not been among the three richest billionaires in the world. In February, Buffett announced a deal with Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann's 3G Capital to snap up iconic ketchup producer H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.2 billion.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Although Buffett is the year's second biggest gainer, adding $9.5 billion to his fortune, it is the first time since 2000 that he has not been among the three richest billionaires in the world. In February, Buffett announced a deal with Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann's 3G Capital to snap up iconic ketchup producer H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.2 billion.
Larry Ellison
Net worth: $43 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Oracle
The world's fifth-richest man is $7 billion wealthier than a year ago, thanks to a more than 20% jump in the value of his Oracle stock. In the past year, the software mogul has been on a real estate buying spree, acquiring properties in Malibu and 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai from billionaire David Murdock for a reported $500 million. He just added Hawaiian airline Island Air to his holdings.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Oracle
The world's fifth-richest man is $7 billion wealthier than a year ago, thanks to a more than 20% jump in the value of his Oracle stock. In the past year, the software mogul has been on a real estate buying spree, acquiring properties in Malibu and 98% of the Hawaiian island of Lanai from billionaire David Murdock for a reported $500 million. He just added Hawaiian airline Island Air to his holdings.
Charles Koch
Net worth: $34 billion
Source: U.S.
Source of wealth: Diversified
Koch and his brother David together own 84% of Koch Industries, the second biggest private company in America. Forbes estimates it sales at $115 billion, up from $100 billion a year ago. The company, which has big investments in refining and chemicals, is thriving amid falling natural-gas prices and recovering demand. It is also getting a boost from improving operations at Koch's Georgia-Pacific, manufacturer of Brawny paper towels, Dixie Cups and Angel Soft toilet paper. The siblings are each up $9 billion apiece.
Source: U.S.
Source of wealth: Diversified
Koch and his brother David together own 84% of Koch Industries, the second biggest private company in America. Forbes estimates it sales at $115 billion, up from $100 billion a year ago. The company, which has big investments in refining and chemicals, is thriving amid falling natural-gas prices and recovering demand. It is also getting a boost from improving operations at Koch's Georgia-Pacific, manufacturer of Brawny paper towels, Dixie Cups and Angel Soft toilet paper. The siblings are each up $9 billion apiece.
David Koch
Net worth: $34 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Diversified
David Koch is once again New York City's richest resident, running the chemical technology side of Koch Industries from his Manhattan base. His fortune climbed $9 billion since last year, mostly on surging refining and chemical profits as the price of natural gas, an important feedstock, fell. Things didn't go as well on the political front as they failed in their quest to oust Barack Obama. "Bitterly disappointing," he told Forbes after the election.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Diversified
David Koch is once again New York City's richest resident, running the chemical technology side of Koch Industries from his Manhattan base. His fortune climbed $9 billion since last year, mostly on surging refining and chemical profits as the price of natural gas, an important feedstock, fell. Things didn't go as well on the political front as they failed in their quest to oust Barack Obama. "Bitterly disappointing," he told Forbes after the election.
Li Ka-shing
Net worth: $31 billion
Country: Hong Kong
Source of wealth: Diversified
Once again, Li Ka-shing is Asia’s richest person and the only one from the region among the world’s top 20 richest. His fortune jumped $5.5 billion to $31 billion, as shares of his biggest holdings all rose 10% or more. He also received 2012 dividends of $860 million.
Country: Hong Kong
Source of wealth: Diversified
Once again, Li Ka-shing is Asia’s richest person and the only one from the region among the world’s top 20 richest. His fortune jumped $5.5 billion to $31 billion, as shares of his biggest holdings all rose 10% or more. He also received 2012 dividends of $860 million.
Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net worth: $30 billion
Country: France
Source of wealth: L'OrealLiliane Bettencourt, the 90-year-old L'Oreal heiress who suffers from dementia, is the world's richest woman, thanks to a 30% increase in the value of the French cosmetic firm's shares that drove up her net worth by $6 billion year over year. Her daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers is guardian of the fortune, while her grandson Jean-Victor Meyers sits on L'Oreal's board.
Country: France
Source of wealth: L'OrealLiliane Bettencourt, the 90-year-old L'Oreal heiress who suffers from dementia, is the world's richest woman, thanks to a 30% increase in the value of the French cosmetic firm's shares that drove up her net worth by $6 billion year over year. Her daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers is guardian of the fortune, while her grandson Jean-Victor Meyers sits on L'Oreal's board.
Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $29 billion
Country: France
Source of wealth: LVMH
The world's most influential tastemaker -- he controls fashion companies such as Louis Vuitton and Bulgari - slips from no. 4 to no. 10 in the world, due to more information about his complex shareholdings.
Country: France
Source of wealth: LVMH
The world's most influential tastemaker -- he controls fashion companies such as Louis Vuitton and Bulgari - slips from no. 4 to no. 10 in the world, due to more information about his complex shareholdings.
Christy Walton
Net worth: $28.2 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Christy Walton's net worth reached new highs as Wal-Mart stock jumped in 2012. She remains the richest woman in the United States. Walton inherited her wealth when her husband John Walton, a former Green Beret and Vietnam war medic, died in an airplane crash in 2005.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Christy Walton's net worth reached new highs as Wal-Mart stock jumped in 2012. She remains the richest woman in the United States. Walton inherited her wealth when her husband John Walton, a former Green Beret and Vietnam war medic, died in an airplane crash in 2005.
Stefan Persson
Net worth: $28 billion
Country: Sweden
Source of wealth: H&MThe chairman of cheap chic global retailer Hennes & Mauritz has been making headlines for his high-profile real estate investments. He picked up an entire block in Paris in March 2012 for a reported $224 million, becoming landlord to tony Burberry, Moschino and Bally. Nearly all his fortune comes from his family's 38% stake in H&M, which was founded by his father.
Country: Sweden
Source of wealth: H&MThe chairman of cheap chic global retailer Hennes & Mauritz has been making headlines for his high-profile real estate investments. He picked up an entire block in Paris in March 2012 for a reported $224 million, becoming landlord to tony Burberry, Moschino and Bally. Nearly all his fortune comes from his family's 38% stake in H&M, which was founded by his father.
Michael Bloomberg
Net worth: $27 billion
Country: U.S.
Source: Bloomberg LP
The King of New York--and the 13th-richest man in the world--rules over multiple spheres of influence: politics, media and philanthropy. The mayor has one year left in his third and supposedly final term, but no one expects him to disappear after leaving office. After a star turn navigating NYC through Hurricane Sandy, a high-profile endorsement of President Obama proved his influence extends beyond the city's borders.
Country: U.S.
Source: Bloomberg LP
The King of New York--and the 13th-richest man in the world--rules over multiple spheres of influence: politics, media and philanthropy. The mayor has one year left in his third and supposedly final term, but no one expects him to disappear after leaving office. After a star turn navigating NYC through Hurricane Sandy, a high-profile endorsement of President Obama proved his influence extends beyond the city's borders.
Jim Walton
Net worth: $26.7 billion
Country: U.S.
Source: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heir Jim Walton's net worth rose $3 billion since last year thanks the company's strong stock performance. He is the youngest son of retail visionary Sam (d. 1992), who founded the massive retailer with his brother James, opening a single store in Rogers, Ark. in 1962. Wal-Mart now has sales of $469 billion and employs 2.2 million people worldwide.
Country: U.S.
Source: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heir Jim Walton's net worth rose $3 billion since last year thanks the company's strong stock performance. He is the youngest son of retail visionary Sam (d. 1992), who founded the massive retailer with his brother James, opening a single store in Rogers, Ark. in 1962. Wal-Mart now has sales of $469 billion and employs 2.2 million people worldwide.
Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $26.5 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Casinos
The majority share owner of the Las Vegas Sands casino empire was dealt a losing hand at the political poker table in November. The Republican money man gave at least $53 million in super PAC donations to Mitt Romney and a slew of congressional candidates. Despite the political defeats, his casinos continue to win: Shares of LVS are up more than 20% since the summer.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Casinos
The majority share owner of the Las Vegas Sands casino empire was dealt a losing hand at the political poker table in November. The Republican money man gave at least $53 million in super PAC donations to Mitt Romney and a slew of congressional candidates. Despite the political defeats, his casinos continue to win: Shares of LVS are up more than 20% since the summer.
Alice Walton
Net worth: $26.3 billion
Country: U.S.
Source: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton gave $1.7 million to a Washington D.C. charter schools initiative alongside fellow billionaires Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer. The Walton family's most generous philanthropist, her ambitious Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., opened in 2011 featuring works donated from her personal collection--valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
Country: U.S.
Source: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton gave $1.7 million to a Washington D.C. charter schools initiative alongside fellow billionaires Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer. The Walton family's most generous philanthropist, her ambitious Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., opened in 2011 featuring works donated from her personal collection--valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
S. Robson Walton
Net worth: $26.1 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heir S. Robson Walton, eldest son of visionary retailer Sam Walton, has been the company's chairman since 1992. Robson and his siblings have donated about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation over the past five years.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart heir S. Robson Walton, eldest son of visionary retailer Sam Walton, has been the company's chairman since 1992. Robson and his siblings have donated about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation over the past five years.
Karl Albrecht
Net worth: $26 billion
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Retail
Karl Albrecht owns Aldi Sud, a giant German discount supermarket chain, with 4,600 stores in 9 countries, including 1,200 locations in 32 U.S. states. Revenues of the private company grew an estimated 9% in 2012 to $45.4 billion, according to analysts.
Country: Germany
Source of wealth: Retail
Karl Albrecht owns Aldi Sud, a giant German discount supermarket chain, with 4,600 stores in 9 countries, including 1,200 locations in 32 U.S. states. Revenues of the private company grew an estimated 9% in 2012 to $45.4 billion, according to analysts.
Jeff Bezos
Net worth: $25.2 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos' Amazon.com is the world's largest internet retailer of any kind, reporting more than $61 billion in 2012 sales, up $13 billion from the previous year. A 40% surge in the price of the company's stock added $6.8 billion to Bezos' net worth over the past year and put him among the world's 20 richest for the first time since 1999. The Seattle company continues to separate from the pack on service and speed, adding 20 new shipment hubs in 2012.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos' Amazon.com is the world's largest internet retailer of any kind, reporting more than $61 billion in 2012 sales, up $13 billion from the previous year. A 40% surge in the price of the company's stock added $6.8 billion to Bezos' net worth over the past year and put him among the world's 20 richest for the first time since 1999. The Seattle company continues to separate from the pack on service and speed, adding 20 new shipment hubs in 2012.
Larry Page
Net worth: $23 billion
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Google
Google's cofounder and CEO since April 2011, Larry Page saw the company through the $50 billion revenue milestone in 2012. Google's stock followed revenue higher, climbing nearly 30% over the past year, adding more than $4 billion to Page's net worth. He makes his debut among the world's top 20 richest.
Country: U.S.
Source of wealth: Google
Google's cofounder and CEO since April 2011, Larry Page saw the company through the $50 billion revenue milestone in 2012. Google's stock followed revenue higher, climbing nearly 30% over the past year, adding more than $4 billion to Page's net worth. He makes his debut among the world's top 20 richest.
source: forbes.com
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