10 Richest People In The World- Bill Gates Loosing!

10 Richest People In The World- Bill Gates Loosing!

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Its indeed enticing to follow the top notch billionaires around the world that are considered to be world's most richest people of all time. These people, no doubt have worked hard over all long period of time, and are surely enjoying its fruit today. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was once known to be the world's most richest man has been dropped to second position (still a beast) in the current year, i.e 2012.

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Following richest people of the world makes one struggle for wealthy success even more and thus makes him work even hard to his limits. Earn money, even a 100 dollars today isn't a joke. It requires patience, and hardwork of some level. The people listed below in the list have shown all those attributes that have brought them to this list today.

So lets start of our list of the worlds top 10 most wealthy people of all time.

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#1 Carlos Slim Helu

Carlos Slim Helu, born in January 28, 1940 is a mexican business magnate and philanthropis is a chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil.

Net Worth: $69 Billion

#2 Bill Gates

William Henry "Bill" Gates, born in October 28, 1955 has been the richest man from1995 to 2009, excluding 2008 where he came out third in the list. In 2011 he was showcased in the wealthiest American list and the second wealthiest person of all time.

Gates is the former chief executive and current chairman of Microsoft, which he co-founded with Paul Allen.

Net Worth: $61 Billion

 #3 Warren Buffett

 

 Warren Buffett, a US citizen who was born in August 30, 1930 is considered as most successful investor of the 20th century. He is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Net Worth: $44 Billion

 #4 Bernad Arnault

 Bernad Arnault, a french business man was born 5 March 1949. He is considered as one of the top 100 most influential people by Time magazine. He inherited LVMH.

Net Worth: $41 Billion.

 #5 Amancio Ortega

He was born March 28, 1936. Amancio Ortega is the Spanish fashion executive and chairman of the Spanish clothing company, Inditex

Net Worth: $37.5 Billion

 #6 Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison, who was born August 17, 1944 is the founder of Oracle Corporation, that is one of the most popular and leading software company in the world. The major Ellison's fortune comes from his 22.5 percent stake in Oracle.

Net Worth: $36 Billion

#7 Eike Batista

Eike Batista was born November 3, 1956, who made a living (a billion dollar living) in oil and gas exploration. The Brazilian business man is currently the chairman of EBX Group.

Net Worth: $30 Billion

#8 Stefan Persson

Steffan Persson was born 4 October 1947. He is the chairman and main shareholder in fashion company Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), which was founded by his father Erling Persson

Net Worth: $26 Billion

#9 Li Ka-Shing

He was born 13 June 1928 in Chaozhou, China. Currently, he is the chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) also he is the world's largest operator of container terminals and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.

Net Worth: $25.5 Billion

#10 Karl Albrechat

Karl Albrechat, a German entrepreneur was born 20 February 1920. He founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo.

Net Worth: $25.4 Billion

Where Are You?

Do you see your self in the above list in the future? Share your fun stories and views about these billionaires who are ruling the world. Who is your personnel favorite among these personalities.