2006-09-06 01:04:31 · 19 answers · asked by supriya b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Not me
2006-09-06 01:06:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, everyone 'knows' Bill Gates is the richest, right?
In 2003 Forbes listed Warren Buffett, a 'billionaire investor', with 30.5 billion, below Bill Gates at 40.7 billion. http://money.cnn.com/2003/02/27/pf/saving/forbes_richest/richest_people.gif
has a nice little picture which shows you rankings as of 2003.
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But wait! Stop the presses! Bill is now the second!
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" STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday.
Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion).
Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in U.S. Forbes magazine, SVT2 said.
Kamprad, known for frugal habits such as flying economy class, lives in Switzerland and no longer takes part in the daily running of IKEA, but has kept ownership of the company with more than 180 stores in over 30 countries in the family.
SVT2 said the dollar's slide against other currencies is the main reason why Kamprad has now overtaken Gates."
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The date on this news item is April 4, 2004. So.....anyone got anything more recent? Oh, yes, I do! Me, me, pick me! This report comes to you from ABC News, as of May 2006.... read on...
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REDMOND, Wash. May 3, 2006 (AP)— Most people probably dream of being the world's richest person except, perhaps, the man himself.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told an online advertising conference Wednesday that he'd prefer not to be the richest person in the world.
"I wish I wasn't," he said in a session in which he was being interviewed by Donny Deutsch, the host of an interview show on CNBC.
Gates is ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's richest individual, with an estimated wealth of about $50 billion.
"There's nothing good that comes out of that," he said. "You get more visibility as a result of it."
Gates is doing his part to share the wealth. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest philanthropy, with an endowment of $29.1 billion. He was not asked about giving away more money sooner.
Still, Gates said he can go out and do everyday things like other people, despite his wealth and celebrity.
"I'm not bothered when I'm out in public or anything," he said. "Someone might ask for a signature, rarely, but that's not a difficult thing."
And the Microsoft Corp. chairman expressed a kinship for at least one other person in his exclusive club, saying during the session that investor Warren Buffett ranked by Forbes as the world's second-wealthiest is the person he's learned the most from.
Buffett, the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has an estimated wealth of $42 billion.
Gates also said he wouldn't follow in the footsteps of other wealthy Americans by entering politics.
"I certainly will never be a politician," he said. Asked why not, he said: "For every reason. I wouldn't like it, I wouldn't be elected. I'm better at what I'm doing."
Your answer is: Warren Buffett.
2006-09-06 01:15:28 · answer #2 · answered by bardmistress 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warren Buffet
2006-09-06 01:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melinda Gates
2006-09-06 01:06:28 · answer #4 · answered by RodFrank 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mrs Bill Gates
2006-09-06 01:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by Red 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Warren buffet
2006-09-06 01:11:50 · answer #6 · answered by anghelicdevhil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft's Bill gates is number one. Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway corporation [one share of this stock is valued at $96,000] is number two. Both men and their wives are great friends.
2006-09-06 01:08:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bill Gates!
2006-09-06 01:09:21 · answer #8 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Azim Premji !
2006-09-06 06:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by whyme008 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if everyone gives me a dollar, then I might have a chance.
2006-09-06 01:42:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sultan of Brunei
2006-09-06 01:10:16 · answer #11 · answered by oojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋