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March 11, 2010

“Forbes” rich list published, China 64 people have one billion U.S. dollars each

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“Forbes” rich list published, China 64 people have one billion U.S. dollars each
“Forbes” announced the year 2010 the total global assets of more than one billion U.S. dollars in the rich list, the Chinese mainland 64 chart. Mainland China’s richest man: Wahaha president Zongqing, 70 billion dollars in assets ranked No. 103. “Forbes” magazine announced on the 10th of the 2010 annual global total assets of more than one billion U.S. dollars in the rich list The following are some excerpts:

The total assets in the list: 3.6 trillion dollars, whereas it increased by 50% compared with 2009’s 2.4 trillion.
Total number: 1011 people, whereas in 2009, the number was 793 people; of which 89 are women, but last year, there were 72 people.
For the first time, the number of billionaires: 97 people from 22 countries and regions, of which 62 were from Asia, China has 27 for the first time.

The richest of the top three: the first one, the Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, the total assets of 53.5 billion U.S. dollars, last year ranked third. Second place, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the total assets of 53 billion U.S. dollars last year, was ranked first. Third place, the famous investor Warren Buffett, the total assets of 47 billion U.S. dollars, last year ranked second.

Chart the number of regions around the world: the United States 403 people, with total assets of 1.3 trillion U.S. dollars; Europe, 248 people, with total assets of 1 trillion U.S. dollars; 234 Asia-Pacific region, with total assets of 729 billion U.S. dollars; the Middle East and Africa, 65 people, assets total of 181 billion U.S. dollars; the Americas (except the United States) 61 persons, total assets of 304 billion U.S. dollars.

The most wealthy cities: New York ranked first, a total of 60 persons; Moscow, followed by a total of 50 persons; London ranked third, a total of 32.

The youngest of the wealthy: 25-year-old Facebook founder Mark Zhu Kebo grid of 40 billion dollars is ranked No. 212.

The most senior of the rich: 99-year-old Swiss Volvo Walter Haeffner to 3.3 billion U.S. dollars net worth ranked No. 287.

Annual “value added” Most of the rich: Brazilian mining and petroleum giant Yi Keba Baptista, within one year increase of 19.5 billion U.S. dollars of wealth.

Chart the number of Mainland China and Hong Kong: Mainland 64, Hong Kong 25.

Mainland China’s richest man: Wahaha president Zong, 70 billion dollars in assets ranked No. 103.

Hong Kong, China’s richest man: Li Ka-shing, to 21 billion U.S. dollars ranked 14th.

China Taiwan Province, the richest man: Kuo-ming, net worth of 5.5 billion U.S. dollars, ranking 136.

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September 6, 2009

2009 Forbes Rich List for the World’s Billionaires (from top 1 to top 25)

Filed under: Financial News — Tags: , — sherry @ 7:35 pm -0700

2009 Forbes Rich List for the World’s Billionaires (from top1 to top 25)
2009 Forbes Rich List has been issued; however, just like all of us, the richest people all over the world have gotten poorer. The year the world’s billionaires have an average net worth of $3 billion, which reduce 23% in 12 months. The world now has only 793 billionaires, down from 1,125 a year ago.

Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
1 William Gates III United States 53 40.0 United States
2 Warren Buffett United States 78 37.0 United States
3 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 69 35.0 Mexico
4 Lawrence Ellison United States 64 22.5 United States
5 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 83 22.0 Switzerland
6 Karl Albrecht Germany 89 21.5 Germany
7 Mukesh Ambani India 51 19.5 India
8 Lakshmi Mittal India 58 19.3 United Kingdom
9 Theo Albrecht Germany 87 18.8 Germany
10 Amancio Ortega Spain 73 18.3 Spain
11 Jim Walton United States 61 17.8 United States
12 Alice Walton United States 59 17.6 United States
12 Christy Walton & family United States 54 17.6 United States
12 S Robson Walton United States 65 7.6 United States
15 Bernard Arnault France 60 16.5 France
16 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 80 16.2 Hong Kong
17 Michael Bloomberg United States 67 16.0 United States
18 Stefan Persson Sweden 61 14.5 Sweden
19 Charles Koch United States 73 14.0 United States
19 David Koch United States 68 14.0 United States
21 Liliane Bettencourt France 86 13.4 France
22 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud(Saudi Arabia)54 13.3 Saudi Arabia
23 Michael Otto & family Germany 65 13.2 Germany
24 David Thomson & family Canada 51 13.0 Canada
25 Michael Dell United States 44 12.3 United States

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