“The gap between the world’s two richest people, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, narrowed further this year, though Gates hung on to his superlative title for the eleventh year. The third-richest person in the world, steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, is this year’s biggest gainer in dollars, adding $18.8 billion to his net worth.”
Forbes has compiled a List of World Billionaires. The top ten richest men on earth are -
1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Lakshmi Mittal - UK Citizen (Origin: INDIA)
4. Carlos Slim Helu
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
6. Ingvar Kamprad
7. Paul Allen
8. Karl Albrecht
9. Lawrence Ellison
10. S Robson Walton
2007-12-24 01:20:08
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answered by Shiv 1
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The richest man in the world according to Forbes... Is William Gates III, coming in at #1
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/BH69.html
Happy Holidays
2007-12-24 09:28:48
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answered by Pirate ♥ Kitten 7
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Bill Gates is the riches man in America, but he lost the title of richest man in the world this year to Carlos Slim some guy in Mexico.........I read it in Forbes magazine
shiv mentioned in his answer that carlos slim was #3 but that was in 2005
2007-12-24 09:22:46
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answered by momotwins 5
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Actually, Bill Gates has been overtaken this year, by the owner of a $59 billion-dollar, Mexico-based stockholding company.
Here's an article on him:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/03/news/international/carlosslim.fortune/index.htm
2007-12-24 09:19:56
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answered by Betwixt & Between 7
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Bill Gates
2007-12-24 09:15:36
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answered by ♥ KaTe ♥ 7
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some rich people own huge amounts of land around the world and maybe don't have cash on hand in large amounts like Bill Gates or others who must pay taxes...... rich to one is not necessarily rich to another..... some people are very rich in love of family and friends
2007-12-24 09:18:47
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answered by search 4
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Santa Claus
2007-12-24 09:15:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Bill Gates, owner of Microsoft.
2007-12-24 09:15:27
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answered by Charlie 4
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May be Bill Gates
2007-12-24 09:53:15
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answered by abo0jehad 2
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The person who has peace with God. Peace with God is worth all the money in the world and more.
I Cr 13;8a
2007-12-25 05:20:27
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answered by ? 7
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