BROWSE THE LIST
Net Worth Calculated March 2012
RankNameNet WorthAgeSourceCountry of Citizenship1
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/carlos-slim-helu_50x50.jpg)
Carlos Slim Helu & family$69 B72telecomMexico2
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/bill-gates_50x50.jpg)
Bill Gates$61 B56MicrosoftUnited States3
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/warren-buffett_50x50.jpg)
Warren Buffett$44 B81Berkshire HathawayUnited States4
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/bernard-arnault_50x50.jpg)
Bernard Arnault$41 B63LVMHFrance5
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/amancio-ortega_50x50.jpg)
Amancio Ortega$37.5 B75ZaraSpain6
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/larry-ellison_50x50.jpg)
Larry Ellison$36 B67OracleUnited States7
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/eike-batista_50x50.jpg)
Eike Batista$30 B55mining, oilBrazil8
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/stefan-persson_50x50.jpg)
Stefan Persson$26 B64H&MSweden9
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/ka-shing-li_50x50.jpg)
Li Ka-shing$25.5 B83diversifiedHong Kong10
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/karl-albrecht_50x50.jpg)
Karl Albrecht$25.4 B92AldiGermany11
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/christy-walton_50x50.jpg)
Christy Walton & family$25.3 B57Wal-MartUnited States12
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/charles-koch_50x50.jpg)
Charles Koch$25 B76diversifiedUnited States12
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/david-koch_50x50.jpg)
David Koch$25 B71diversifiedUnited States14
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/sheldon-adelson_50x50.jpg)
Sheldon Adelson$24.9 B78casinosUnited States15
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/liliane-bettencourt_50x50.jpg)
Liliane Bettencourt$24 B89L'OrealFrance16
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/jim-walton_50x50.jpg)
Jim Walton$23.7 B64Wal-MartUnited States17
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/alice-walton_50x50.jpg)
Alice Walton$23.3 B62Wal-MartUnited States18
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/s-robson-walton_50x50.jpg)
S. Robson Walton$23.1 B68Wal-MartUnited States19
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/mukesh-ambani_50x50.jpg)
Mukesh Ambani$22.3 B54petrochemicals, oil & gasIndia20
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/michael-bloomberg_50x50.jpg)
Michael Bloomberg$22 B70Bloomberg LPUnited States21
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/lakshmi-mittal_50x50.jpg)
Lakshmi Mittal$20.7 B61steelIndia22
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/george-soros_50x50.jpg)
George Soros$20 B81hedge fundsUnited States23
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/michele-ferrero_50x50.jpg)
Michele Ferrero & family$19 B85chocolatesItaly24
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/sergey-brin_50x50.jpg)
Sergey Brin$18.7 B38GoogleUnited States24
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/larry-page_50x50.jpg)
Larry Page$18.7 B39GoogleUnited States26
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/jeff-bezos_50x50.jpg)
Jeff Bezos$18.4 B48Amazon.comUnited States27
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/thomas-raymond-kwok_50x50.jpg)
Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family$18.3 B0real estateHong Kong28
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/alisher-usmanov_50x50.jpg)
Alisher Usmanov$18.1 B58steel, telecom, investmentsRussia29
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/prince-alwaleed-bin-talal-alsaud_50x50.jpg)
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud$18 B57investmentsSaudi Arabia29
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/shau-kee-lee_50x50.jpg)
Lee Shau Kee$18 B84diversifiedHong Kong29
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/georgina-rinehart_50x50.jpg)
Georgina Rinehart$18 B58MiningAustralia32
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/no-pic_50x50.jpg)
Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht$17.8 B0Aldi, Trader Joe'sGermany32
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/no-pic_50x50.jpg)
Iris Fontbona & family$17.8 B69miningChile34
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/michael-otto_50x50.jpg)
Michael Otto & family$17.6 B68retail, real estateGermany35
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/david-thomson_50x50.jpg)
David Thomson & family$17.5 B54mediaCanada35
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/mark-zuckerberg_50x50.jpg)
Mark Zuckerberg$17.5 B27FacebookUnited States37
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/ricardo-salinas-pliego_50x50.jpg)
Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family$17.4 B56retail, mediaMexico38
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/alberto-bailleres-gonzalez_50x50.jpg)
Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family$16.5 B80miningMexico39
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/rinat-akhmetov_50x50.jpg)
Rinat Akhmetov$16 B45steel, coalUkraine39
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/yu-tung-cheng_50x50.jpg)
Cheng Yu-tung$16 B86diversifiedHong Kong41
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/michael-dell_50x50.jpg)
Michael Dell$15.9 B47DellUnited States41
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/vladimir-lisin_50x50.jpg)
Vladimir Lisin$15.9 B55steel, transportRussia41
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/azim-premji_50x50.jpg)
Azim Premji$15.9 B66softwareIndia44
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/steve-ballmer_50x50.jpg)
Steve Ballmer$15.7 B56MicrosoftUnited States45
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/alexei-mordashov_50x50.jpg)
Alexei Mordashov$15.3 B46steel, investmentsRussia46
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/vladimir-potanin_50x50.jpg)
Vladimir Potanin$14.5 B51metalsRussia47
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/phil-knight_50x50.jpg)
Phil Knight$14.4 B74NikeUnited States48
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/paul-allen_50x50.jpg)
Paul Allen$14.2 B59Microsoft, investmentsUnited States48
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/no-pic_50x50.jpg)
German Larrea Mota Velasco & family$14.2 B58miningMexico50
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/carl-icahn_50x50.jpg)
Carl Icahn$14 B76leveraged buyoutsUnited States50
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/birgit-rausing_50x50.jpg)
Birgit Rausing & family$14 B88packagingSweden52
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/forrest-mars_50x50.jpg)
Forrest Mars Jr$13.8 B80candyUnited States52
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/jacqueline-mars_50x50.jpg)
Jacqueline Mars$13.8 B72candyUnited States52
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/no-pic_50x50.jpg)
John Mars$13.8 B75candyUnited States52
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/joseph-safra_50x50.jpg)
Joseph Safra$13.8 B73bankingBrazil56
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/vagit-alekperov_50x50.jpg)
Vagit Alekperov$13.5 B61LukoilRussia57
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/mikhail-fridman_50x50.jpg)
Mikhail Fridman$13.4 B47oil, banking, telecomRussia58
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/mikhail-prokhorov_50x50.jpg)
Mikhail Prokhorov$13.2 B46investmentsRussia59
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/susanne-klatten_50x50.jpg)
Susanne Klatten$13 B49BMW, pharmaceuticalsGermany59
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/francois-pinault_50x50.jpg)
Francois Pinault & family$13 B75retailFrance61
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/mohammed-al-amoudi_50x50.jpg)
Mohammed Al Amoudi$12.5 B67oil, diversifiedSaudi Arabia61
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/anne-cox-chambers_50x50.jpg)
Anne Cox Chambers$12.5 B92mediaUnited States61
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/john-paulson_50x50.jpg)
John Paulson$12.5 B56hedge fundsUnited States64
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/robert-kuok_50x50.jpg)
Robert Kuok$12.4 B88diversifiedMalaysia64
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/luis-carlos-sarmiento_50x50.jpg)
Luis Carlos Sarmiento$12.4 B79bankingColombia64
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/viktor-vekselberg_50x50.jpg)
Viktor Vekselberg$12.4 B54oil, metalsRussia67
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/antonio-ermirio-de-moraes_50x50.jpg)
Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family$12.2 B83diversifiedBrazil68
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/roman-abramovich_50x50.jpg)
Roman Abramovich$12.1 B45steel, investmentsRussia69
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/donald-bren_50x50.jpg)
Donald Bren$12 B79real estateUnited States69
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/jorge-paulo-lemann_50x50.jpg)
Jorge Paulo Lemann$12 B72beerBrazil69
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/ronald-perelman_50x50.jpg)
Ronald Perelman$12 B69leveraged buyoutsUnited States72
![](http://i.forbesimg.com/media/lists/people/len-blavatnik_50x50.jpg)
Len Blavatnik$11.9 B54div
ほとんどが年寄。
使えないまま、死んでいくんでしょうね。
とその一家6276億ドル
バフェットは81才 まだまだ時間はあるかな。