where does his income derived from mostly?
2006-08-18 01:16:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
Bill Gates is still the world's richest man for the eleventh consecutive year with an estimated $US46.5 billion. The gap for the number 1 position is quickly closing though, with investor Warren Buffett coming a close second at $US42 billion.
Ten Richest People in the world in 2005 according to Forbes business magazine.
1. Bill Gates, United States,$46.5, Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett, United States, $44, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Lakshmi Mittal, India, $25, steel
4. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, $23.8, telecom
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, $23.7, investments
6. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, $23, Ikea
7. Paul Allen, United States, $21, Microsoft
8. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 85, $18.5, supermarkets
9. Larry Ellison, United States, $18.4, Oracle
10. S. Robson Walton, United States, $18.3, Wal-Mart
2006-08-18 01:23:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-08-18 08:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by Just4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-08-18 08:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by uparmoredninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-08-18 08:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sanjeev Kumar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Officially, Bill Gates of Microsoft.
2006-08-18 22:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by perdidobums 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates of Microsoft
2006-08-21 08:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by jlaniwan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates, software/internet
2006-08-18 08:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates.. Creator and CEO of Microsoft
2006-08-18 08:20:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates : software
The Sultan of Brunei : oil.
2006-08-18 08:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sir Bill Gates, and he gets his money from us.
2006-08-18 08:21:45 · answer #10 · answered by flip103158 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋