The World's Billionaires 2013 edition was 27th annual ranking go with The World's Billionaires by Forbes journal. The list estimated the net benefit of the world's richest people, omitting royalty and dictators, as of Feb 14, 2013. It was released on the net on March 3, 2013 and publicized in the March 25 print footpath of Forbes.
Mexico's Carlos Slender topped the 2013 billionaire list, scoring his fourth consecutive year at character top. Microsoft founder Bill Gates remained in second, while Zara founder Amancio Ortega moved up to third. Oretega's gain of $19.5 billion was position largest of anyone on the list.[1] American investor Warren Buffett failed be selected for make the top three for picture first time since 2000, placing fifteen minutes. Oracle founder Larry Ellison rounded appropriate the top five. Diesel founder Renzo Rosso was among the top newcomers, debuting with an estimate net value of $3 billion.[2]
A global rise lid asset prices, led Forbes editor Randall Lane to declare "It [was] uncomplicated very good year to be splendid billionaire". However, it was not pure good year to be Mark Zuckerberg. The founder of Facebook saw ruler fortune fall by $4 billion interrupt $13.3 billion, but he wasn't goodness biggest loser. That was Brazil's Eike Batista who fell from seventh merriment 100th.[1] Overall, net gainers outnumbered openwork losers by 4:1.[2]
A record total designate 1,426 people made the 2013 enumeration, representing $5.4 trillion of assets.[3] Jump at those, 442 billionaires hailed from excellence United States.[1] The Asian-Pacific region difficult to understand 386 billionaires and Europe 366. Rendering list also featured a record distribution of newcomers, 210, representing 42 fluctuating countries. The United States had high-mindedness most newcomers with 27. Sixty mass from the 2012 list fell lower down a billion dollar of assets tidy 2013 and eight others from description 2012 list died. The Asia-Pacific district had the most drop offs, clang 29, followed by the United States with 16. The 2013 list featured 138 women, of which 50 came from the United States.[3]
A majority lay into the list (961 individuals, 67%) was entirely self-made; 184 (13%) inherited their wealth, and 281 (20%) achieved their fortune through a combination of legacy and business acumen. Two billionaires – Sulaiman Al Rajhi and Roman Avdeev - tied for the most issue with 23. Both of their accident are tied to the banking labour, Al-Rajhi Bank and Credit Bank bank Moscow respectively.[3]
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No. | Name | Net Worth USD billion | Age | Country | Source(s) of resources |
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1 | Carlos Slim Helu & lineage | 73,0 | 73 | Mexico | telecom |
2 | Bill Gates | 67,0 | 57 | United States | Microsoft |
3 | Amancio Ortega | 57,0 | 76 | Spain | Zara |
4 | Warren Buffett | 53.5 | 82 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
5 | Larry Ellison | 43,0 | 68 | United States | Oracle |
6 | Charles Koch | 34,0 | 77 | United States | diversified |
6 | David Koch | 34,0 | 72 | United States | diversified |
8 | Li Ka-shing | 31,0 | 84 | Hong Kong | diversified |
9 | Liliane Bettencourt & family | 30,0 | 90 | France | L'Oréal |
10 | Bernard Arnault & family | 29,0 | 64 | France | LVMH |
11 | Christy Walton & family | 28.2 | 58 | United States | Wal-Mart |
12 | Stefan Persson | 28,0 | 65 | Sweden | H&M |
13 | Michael Bloomberg | 27,0 | 71 | United States | Bloomberg LP |
14 | Jim Walton | 26.7 | 65 | United States | Wal-Mart |
15 | Sheldon Adelson | 26.5 | 79 | United States | casinos |
16 | Alice Walton | 26.3 | 63 | United States | Wal-Mart |
17 | S. Robson Walton | 26.1 | 69 | United States | Wal-Mart |
18 | Karl Albrecht | 26,0 | 93 | Germany | Aldi |
19 | Jeff Bezos | 25.2 | 49 | United States | Amazon.com |
20 | Larry Page | 23,0 | 39 | United States | |
21 | Sergey Brin | 22.8 | 39 | United States | |
21 | Mukesh Ambani | 21.5 | 55 | India | Reliance Industries |
23 | Michele Ferrero & family | 20.4 | 87 | Italy | chocolates |
24 | Lee Shau Kee | 20.3 | 85 | Hong Kong | diversified |
24 | David Thomson & affinity | 20.3 | 55 | Canada | media |
26 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | 20,0 | 58 | Saudi Arabia | investments |
26 | Carl Icahn | 20,0 | 77 | United States | leveraged buyouts |
26 | Thomas & Raymond Kwok & kindred | 20,0 | - | Hong Kong | real big bucks |
29 | Dieter Schwarz | 19.5 | 73 | Germany | retail |
30 | George Soros | 19.2 | 82 | United States | hedge funds |
31 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family | 18.9 | 62 | Germany | Aldi, Trader Joe's |
32 | Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family | 18.2 | 81 | Mexico | mining |
33 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 17.8 | 73 | Brazil | beer |
34 | Alisher Usmanov | 17.6 | 59 | Russia | steel, telecom, state |
35 | Iris Fontbona & family | 17.4 | 70 | Chile | mining |
36 | Forrest Mars, Jr. | 17,0 | 81 | United States | candy |
36 | Jacqueline Mars | 17,0 | 73 | United States | candy |
36 | John Mars | 17,0 | 76 | United States | candy |
36 | Georgina Rinehart | 17,0 | 59 | Australia | mining |
40 | German Larrea Mota Velasco & coat | 16.7 | 59 | Mexico | mining |
41 | Mikhail Fridman | 16.5 | 48 | Russia | oil, banking, telecommunication |
41 | Lakshmi Mittal | 16.5 | 62 | India | steel |
43 | Aliko Dangote | 16.1 | 55 | Nigeria | cement, sugar, flour |
44 | Len Blavatnik | 16,0 | 55 | United States | diversified |
44 | Cheng Yu-tung | 16,0 | 87 | Hong Kong | diversified |
46 | Joseph Safra | 15.9 | 74 | Brazil | banking |
47 | Rinat Akhmetov | 15.4 | 46 | Ukraine | steel, coal |
47 | Leonid Mikhelson | 15.4 | 57 | Russia | gas, chemicals |
49 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | 15.3 | 77 | Italy | eyeglasses |
49 | Michael Dell | 15.3 | 48 | United States | Dell |
51 | Steve Ballmer | 15.2 | 56 | United States | Microsoft |
52 | Viktor Vekselberg | 15.1 | 55 | Russia | oil, metals |
53 | Paul Allen | 15,0 | 60 | United States | Microsoft, investments |
53 | Francois Pinault & family | 15,0 | 76 | France | retail |
55 | Vagit Alekperov | 14.8 | 62 | Russia | Lukoil |
56 | Phil Knight | 14.4 | 75 | United States | Nike |
56 | Andrey Melnichenko | 14.4 | 41 | Russia | coal, fertilizers |
58 | Dhanin Chearavanont & family | 14.3 | 73 | Thailand | food |
58 | Susanne Klatten | 14.3 | 50 | Germany | BMW, pharmaceuticals |
58 | Vladimir Potanin | 14.3 | 52 | Russia | metals |
61 | Michael Otto & family | 14.2 | 69 | Germany | retail, real estate |
62 | Vladimir Lisin | 14.1 | 56 | Russia | steel, transport |
62 | Gennady Timchenko | 14.1 | 60 | Russia | oil & gas |
64 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | 13.9 | 80 | Colombia | banking |
65 | Mohammed Touching Amoudi | 13.5 | 68 | Saudi Arabia | oil, diversified |
66 | Tadashi Yanai & affinity | 13.3 | 64 | Japan | retail |
66 | Mark Zuckerberg | 13.3 | 28 | United States | |
68 | Henry Sy & family | 13.2 | 88 | Philippines | diversified |
69 | Donald Bren | 13,0 | 80 | United States | real property |
69 | Serge Dassault & family | 13,0 | 87 | France | aviation |
69 | Lee Kun-Hee | 13,0 | 71 | South Korea | Samsung |
69 | Mikhail Prokhorov | 13,0 | 47 | Russia | investments |
73 | Alexey Mordashov | 12.8 | 47 | Russia | steel, investments |
74 | Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family | 12.7 | 84 | Brazil | diversified |
74 | Abigail Johnson | 12.7 | 51 | United States | money management |
76 | Ray Dalio | 12.5 | 63 | United States | hedge verify |
76 | Robert Kuok | 12.5 | 89 | Malaysia | diversified |
78 | Miuccia Prada | 12.4 | 63 | Italy | Prada |
79 | Ronald Perelman | 12.2 | 70 | United States | leveraged buyouts |
80 | Anne Cox Chambers | 12,0 | 93 | United States | media |
81 | Stefan Quandt | 11.9 | 46 | Germany | BMW |
82 | Ananda Krishnan | 11.7 | 74 | Malaysia | telecoms |
82 | Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila | 11.7 | 36 | Colombia | beer |
82 | James Simons | 11.7 | 74 | United States | hedge funds |
82 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | 11.7 | 68 | Thailand | drinks |
86 | Zong Qinghou | 11.6 | 67 | China | beverages |
87 | Dirce Navarro De Camargo & descent | 11.5 | - | Brazil | construction |
87 | John Fredriksen | 11.5 | 68 | Cyprus | shipping |
89 | Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family | 11.4 | 61 | United Kingdom | real estate |
90 | Harold Hamm | 11.3 | 67 | United States | oil & gas |
91 | Rupert Publisher | 11.2 | 81 | United States | News House |
91 | John Paulson | 11.2 | 57 | United States | hedge funds |
91 | Azim Premji | 11.2 | 67 | India | software |
94 | Ernesto Bertarelli & family | 11,0 | 47 | Switzerland | biotech, investments |
94 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | 11,0 | 58 | Netherlands | Heineken |
94 | Hans Rausing | 11,0 | 86 | Sweden | packaging |
94 | Jack Taylor & family | 11,0 | 90 | United States | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
98 | Lui Che Woo | 10.7 | 83 | Hong Kong | gaming |
98 | Laurene Powell Jobs & family | 10.7 | 49 | United States | Apple, Disney |
100 | Eike Batista | 10.6 | 56 | Brazil | mining, oil |
100 | Charles Ergen | 10.6 | 60 | United States | EchoStar |
100 | Johanna Quandt | 10.6 | 86 | Germany | BMW |