Saturday, May 24, 2008

Super Rich: The Greed Game

As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens, Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and the rest of us are picking up the bill.





No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth Ref.
&0000000000000001.0000001 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $62.0 billion 77 Flag of the United States United States Flag of the United States United States Berkshire Hathaway [1]
&0000000000000002.0000002 Helú, Carlos SlimCarlos Slim Helú $60.0 billion 68 Flag of Mexico Mexico Flag of Mexico Mexico Telmex, América Móvil [1]
&0000000000000003.0000003 Gates, BillBill Gates $58.0 billion 52 Flag of the United States United States Flag of the United States United States Microsoft [1]
&0000000000000004.0000004 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion 57 Flag of India India Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal [2]
&0000000000000005.0000005 Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $43.0 billion 50 Flag of India India Flag of India India Reliance Industries [2]
&0000000000000006.0000006 Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $42.0 billion 48 Flag of India India Flag of India India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group [2]
&0000000000000007.0000007 Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad and family $31.0 billion 81 Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Switzerland Switzerland IKEA [2]
&0000000000000008.0000008 Pal Singh, KushalKushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion 76 Flag of India India Flag of India India DLF Group [2]
&0000000000000009.0000009 Deripaska, OlegOleg Deripaska $28.0 billion 40 Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Russia Russia Rusal [2]
&0000000000000010.00000010 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $27.0 billion 88 Flag of Germany Germany Flag of Germany Germany ALDI, Trader Joe's [2]





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