2011 Forbes billionaires list published by Forbes magazine today. Who is on the list?
Carlos Slim of Mexico extended its lead at No. 1. in the Forbes 2011, breaking records with a total net worth of $ 74 billion.
Bill Gates of Microsoft is in second place of $ 56 billion and Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway comes at a close third with $ 50 billion.
Forbes list of billionaires is based on an annual evaluation of wealth and assets compiled.
Order here the Forbes list of billionaires 2011 - Top 20 billionaires on the Forbes list 2011:
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $ 74 billion, telecommunications
2. Bill Gates (USA) - $ 56 billion, Microsoft
3. Warren Buffett (U.S.) - $ 50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
4. Bernard Arnault (France) - $ 41 billion, LVMH
5. Larry Ellison (USA) - 39.5 billion, Oracle Corp
6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) - 31.1 billion U.S. dollars, steel
7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) - $ 31 billion, retail
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $ 30 billion, mining, oil
9. Mukesh Ambani (India) - $ 27 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas
10. Christy Walton (USA) - $ 26.5 billion, Wal-Mart
11. Li Ka-Shing (China) - 26 billion U.S. dollars
12. Karl Albrecht (Germany) - 25.5 billion U.S. dollars
13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $ 24,500,000,000
14. Vladimir Lisin (Russia) - 24 billion U.S. dollars
15. Liliane Bettencourt (France) - 23.5 billion U.S. dollars
16. Sheldon Adelson (U.S.) - 23.3 billion U.S. dollars
17. David Thomson (Canada) - 23 billion U.S. dollars
18. Charles Koch (USA) - 22 billion U.S. dollars
19. David Koch (USA) - 22 billion U.S. dollars
20. Jim Walton (United States) - 21.3 billion U.S. dollars
