2006-09-21 05:58:23 · 25 answers · asked by furshurr 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
It's Bill Gates.
2006-09-21 06:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Forbes, who just live to rank this kind of thing, in 2006 the top ten richest people in the world were:
(Sorry if the spacing is off)
Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) 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
See the rest of the list here:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_1.html
Here's a hint - I'm not on it. Damn!
2006-09-21 06:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by Koko Nut 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Forbes, Bill Gates is the richest man in the world.
2006-09-21 20:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-09-21 06:05:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. William Gates
2006-09-21 06:03:13 · answer #5 · answered by Robster01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-09-21 06:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Fill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates, the richest of all.
2006-09-21 11:25:22 · answer #7 · answered by Faust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole ******* world knows it's Bill Gates. Now, my question is, Is he also the happiest person in the world?
2006-09-21 08:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the Sultan of Brunei.
In the USA, Bill & Melinda Gates
In the UK, Queen Elizabeth
2006-09-23 16:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by MSA2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's supposed to be Bill Gates but i suspect there are far richer people who just don't let on to how many billions they actually have
2006-09-21 06:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by Jiggy_O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋