2006-06-16 22:23:47 · 31 answers · asked by Zach P 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The world's richest man is Bill Gates with a fortune of $58.7bn, according to Forbes Magazine.
Again, according to Forbes, the world's richest women are Alice Louise Walton and Helen Walton, the daughter and wife of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Both individually have an estimated net worth of about $18.0 billion dollars.
2006-06-16 22:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Rakesh A 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Richest man Bill Gates
Richest woman Oprah or Donald Trumps wife.
2006-06-16 22:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by Pimpin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worlds richest are
Rank Name Age Money (in billions) Residence
1 William Gates III United States 50 50.0 United States
2 Warren Buffett United States 75 42.0 United States
3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 66 30.0 Mexico
4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 79 28.0 Switzerland
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 55 23.5 United Kingdom
6 Paul Allen United States 53 22.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 57 21.5 France
8 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 49 20.0 Saudi Arabia
9 Kenneth Thomson & family Canada 82 19.6 Canada
10 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 77 18.8 Hong Kong
11 Roman Abramovich Russia 39 18.2 United Kingdom
12 Michael Dell United States 41 17.1 United States
13 Karl Albrecht Germany 86 17.0 Germany
14 Sheldon Adelson United States 72 16.1 United States
15 Liliane Bettencourt France 83 16.0 France
15 Lawrence Ellison United States 61 16.0 United States
17 Christy Walton United States 51 15.9 United States
17 Jim Walton United States 58 15.9 United States
19 S Robson Walton United States 62 15.8 United States
20 Alice Walton United States 56 15.7 United States
21 Helen Walton United States 86 15.6 United States
22 Theo Albrecht Germany 83 15.2 Germany
23 Amancio Ortega Spain 70 14.8 Spain
24 Steven Ballmer United States 50 13.6 United States
25 Azim Premji India 60 13.3 India
There are many catergories for the rich (i.e. richest celebrity) and some are richer than the above (i.e. corporations)
hope this answers your question :)
2006-06-18 19:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by Truth D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates is the richest person in the world with over $60 billion.
2006-06-16 22:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by jytopy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what ive heard Oprah is the riches woman. The richest man would have to be Donald Trump or that Microsoft Dude.
2006-06-22 05:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by jdshelton2003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates is thr richest, but Donald Trump and Alan Sugar are not short of a bob or two either!
2006-06-17 18:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-06-17 07:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
William Gates III -- $60 billion
Liliane Bettencourt --$16 billion
2006-06-16 22:29:18 · answer #8 · answered by drdemento61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
Queen Elizabeth
2006-06-16 22:26:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates from Microsoft.
2006-06-16 22:27:43 · answer #10 · answered by Greg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋