The Richest Man in the world 2014

1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft

 

2. Carlos Slim Helu & family
Net Worth: $72 B
Source of wealth: telecom

 

3. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $64 B
Source of wealth: retail

 

4. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

 

5. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $48 B
Source of wealth: Oracle

 

6. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified

 

6. David Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified

 

8. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos

 

9. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

 

10. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

 

11. Liliane Bettencourt & family
Net Worth: $34.5 B
Source of wealth: L’Oreal

 

12. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: $34.4 B
Source of wealth: H&M

 

13. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

 

14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

 

15. Bernard Arnault & family
Net Worth: $33.5 B
Source of wealth: LVMH

 

16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

 

17. Larry Page
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google

 

18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Amazon.com

 

19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google

 

20. Li Ka-shing
Net Worth: $31 B
Source of wealth: diversified

 

21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook

 

22. Michele Ferrero & family
Net Worth: $26.5 B
Source of wealth: chocolates

 

23. Aliko Dangote
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour

 

23. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $25 B
Source of wealth: retail

 

25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $24.5 B

 

26. George Soros
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds

 

27. David Thomson & family
Net Worth: $22.6 B
Source of wealth: media

 

28. Lui Che Woo
Net Worth: $22 B
Source of wealth: casinos

 

29. Dieter Schwarz
Net Worth: $21.1 B
Source of wealth: retail

 

30. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
Net Worth: $20.4 B
Source of wealth: investments

 

31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

 

31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

 

31. John Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy

 

34. Jorge Paulo Lemann
Net Worth: $19.7 B
Source of wealth: beer

 

35. Lee Shau Kee
Net Worth: $19.6 B
Source of wealth: diversified

 

36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft

 

36. Theo Albrecht Jr & family
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s

 

38. Leonardo Del Vecchio
Net Worth: $19.2 B
Source of wealth: eyeglasses

 

39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified

 

40. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas

 

40. Alisher Usmanov
Net Worth: $18.6 B
Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments

 

46. Gina Rinehart
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: mining

 

47. Mikhail Fridman
Net Worth: $17.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

 

48. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $17.5 B
Source of wealth: Dell

 

49. Susanne Klatten
Net Worth: $17.4 B
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals

 

50. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth: $17.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
Source of wealth: investments

 

 

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