The Worlds Billionaire's

This year's list broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). China doubled its number of 10-figure fortunes, and Moscow now has more billionaires than any other city. Mexico's Carlos Slim widened his lead at No. 1. 


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• Age: 71
• Title: Chairman
• Organization: Telmex
• Source: telecom, self-made
• Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
• Country of citizenship: Mexico
• Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
• Marital Status: Widow
• Children: 6

• Age: 55
• Title: Co-Chair
• Organization: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Source: Microsoft, self-made
• Residence: Medina, WA
• Country of citizenship: United States
• Education: Dropout, Harvard University
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 3

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• ge: 80
• Title: CEO
• Organization: Berkshire Hathaway
• Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made
• Residence: Omaha, NE
• Country of citizenship: United States
• Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Marital Status: Widowed, Remarried
• Children: 3

4	Bernard Arnault	$41 B	62	LVMH	France
5	Larry Ellison	$39.5 B	66	Oracle	United States
6	Lakshmi Mittal	$31.1 B	60	Steel	India
7	Amancio Ortega	$31 B	74	Zara	Spain
8	Eike Batista	$30 B	54	mining, oil	Brazil
9	Mukesh Ambani	$27 B	53	petrochemicals, oil & gas	India
10	Christy Walton & family	$26.5 B	56	Walmart	United States