1. Warren Buffet, 77, US - US$22bn
2. Carlos Slim, Helu & family, 68, Mexico - US$60bn
3. William Gates III, 52, US - US$58bn
4. Lakshmi Mittal, 57, India - US$45bn
5. Mukesh Ambani, 50, India - US$43bn
6. Anil Ambani, 48, India - US$42bn
7. Ingvar Kamprad & family, 81, Sweden - US$31bn
8. KP Singh, 76, India - US$30bn
9. Oleg Deripaska, 40, Russia - $28bn
10. Karl Albrecht, 88, Germany - $27bn
Couple of main moves include Bill Gates' drop to 3rd as well as the emergence of a lot of Asian names (notably Indian)on the list. Guess the US dollar's exchange rate's weakness may be a key driver. Also interesting to note that these figures are mostly based on stock ownership with the addition of key private assets, so doubt the ultimate credibility of the figures. Possibly lots of more discrete
Also, it could be ironic if folks are actually less concerned about their own wealth than we are are for them.
In any case, it is a spectacular list.
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