Every person of this world want to be the richest person of the world as money is the most powerful thing a man can get on this earth And this dream is achieved by only few great people of this world.So i am presenting here the list of top 10 richest person of this world.as the list is changed every year due to fluctuation in earning and exchange rate so i am giving you latest figure of 2013.
1. Carlos Slim:
Carlos Slim is basically from Mexico and currently has cash reserves of $ 74 billion. The main business of the Carlos Slim is the telecommunications and first started his business talent when he was a mere 10 year old selling soft drinks and snacks to the families. He finished his graduation and finished the Engineering and worked as a trader for some time in the Mexican Stock Exchange. He fastly created billions of money and so does his interests as he armored himself by keeping many bodyguards so as to safeguard the billion of dollars which he earned and also largely helps people who deal with the problems like poverty, illiteracy and also provides medical facility for the poor.
2. Bill Gates:
The Man who dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 went out and started the World’s largest IT Company named Microsoft. The only vision which always Bill gates had is to facilitate every home with one computer. It was in 1986 when Microsoft went out in public with its initial public offer and Bill Gates was at an age of 31 and became the self-made billionaire at that time. In the year 2008, Bill Gates stepped down from the controlling company and then publicly announced on that the 50% of all his earnings for the rest of his life to the foundation which will help the poor. The current net worth of the Bill Gates is $ 56 Million.
3. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is basically from Spain and the main source of income is the retail and currently has a net worth of $ 31 billion. Currently, Amancio Ortega is at an age of 74 years and started the clothing business in the late 1960s and started off making dressing gowns in his garage in La Coruna and then at a later stage he started his own company of Zara fashion and is the Chairman of the company.
4. Warren Buffet:
Warren Buffett who is from United States has a current net worth of $ 50 billion and has run in the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate since 1965. He too plays a very significant role in the Melinda Gates foundation as till now he has contributed a whopping $ 8 billion to that foundation. Warren Buffett lives in the city of Berkshire Hathaway. Currently Warren Buffett is 80 years Old and still helps many people who are very poor and are in search for education and food.
5. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is the simple person with the most number of awards and also other technical recognitions and is also un doubted founder of the software giant Oracle and also is the CEO of the same. The executive, supposedly a model for the “Iron Man” movie character Tony Stark, late last year attacked Hewlett Packard and its board for the abrupt and — he said — unfair sacking of longtime friend Mark Hurd. Ellison then hired him. Ellison also is an all-rounder person with a great set of other capabilities like in Sports last year Ellison won the yachting’s America’s Cup. The current net worth of the Ellison is around $ 39.5 Million.
6.Charles Koch
Charles de Ganahl Koch (born November 1, 1935) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries. His brother David H. Koch also owns 42% of Koch Industries and serves as Executive Vice President. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, and have since expanded the business to 2,600 times its inherited size. Originally involved exclusively in oil refining and chemicals, Koch Industries has expanded to include process and pollution control equipment and technologies; polymers and fibers; minerals; fertilizers; commodity trading and services; forest and consumer products; and ranching. The businesses produce a wide variety of well-known brands, such as Stainmaster carpet,Lycra fiber, Quilted Northern tissue and Dixie Cup.
7.David Koch
David Hamilton Koch ( born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He is a co-owner and an executive vice president of KochIndustries , a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States.
8.Li Ka-shing
Sir Ka-shing Li, GBM, KBE, JP (born 13 June 1928 in Chaozhou, China) is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is considered to be the richest person in Asia. As of March 2013, according to Forbes, he is the eighth richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US $31 billion.He is the Chairman of the Board of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings as of 2008; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminal and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.
9.Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, married name Bettencourt (Frenchpronunciation) (born 21 October 1922), is a French heiress, socialite,businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and, and as of March 2013 she was listed as the wealthiest woman in the world with an estimated net worth of US $30 billion.
10.Bernard Arnault
1. Carlos Slim:
Carlos Slim is basically from Mexico and currently has cash reserves of $ 74 billion. The main business of the Carlos Slim is the telecommunications and first started his business talent when he was a mere 10 year old selling soft drinks and snacks to the families. He finished his graduation and finished the Engineering and worked as a trader for some time in the Mexican Stock Exchange. He fastly created billions of money and so does his interests as he armored himself by keeping many bodyguards so as to safeguard the billion of dollars which he earned and also largely helps people who deal with the problems like poverty, illiteracy and also provides medical facility for the poor.
2. Bill Gates:
The Man who dropped out of Harvard University in 1975 went out and started the World’s largest IT Company named Microsoft. The only vision which always Bill gates had is to facilitate every home with one computer. It was in 1986 when Microsoft went out in public with its initial public offer and Bill Gates was at an age of 31 and became the self-made billionaire at that time. In the year 2008, Bill Gates stepped down from the controlling company and then publicly announced on that the 50% of all his earnings for the rest of his life to the foundation which will help the poor. The current net worth of the Bill Gates is $ 56 Million.
3. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega is basically from Spain and the main source of income is the retail and currently has a net worth of $ 31 billion. Currently, Amancio Ortega is at an age of 74 years and started the clothing business in the late 1960s and started off making dressing gowns in his garage in La Coruna and then at a later stage he started his own company of Zara fashion and is the Chairman of the company.
4. Warren Buffet:
Warren Buffett who is from United States has a current net worth of $ 50 billion and has run in the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate since 1965. He too plays a very significant role in the Melinda Gates foundation as till now he has contributed a whopping $ 8 billion to that foundation. Warren Buffett lives in the city of Berkshire Hathaway. Currently Warren Buffett is 80 years Old and still helps many people who are very poor and are in search for education and food.
5. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison is the simple person with the most number of awards and also other technical recognitions and is also un doubted founder of the software giant Oracle and also is the CEO of the same. The executive, supposedly a model for the “Iron Man” movie character Tony Stark, late last year attacked Hewlett Packard and its board for the abrupt and — he said — unfair sacking of longtime friend Mark Hurd. Ellison then hired him. Ellison also is an all-rounder person with a great set of other capabilities like in Sports last year Ellison won the yachting’s America’s Cup. The current net worth of the Ellison is around $ 39.5 Million.
6.Charles Koch
Charles de Ganahl Koch (born November 1, 1935) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries. His brother David H. Koch also owns 42% of Koch Industries and serves as Executive Vice President. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, and have since expanded the business to 2,600 times its inherited size. Originally involved exclusively in oil refining and chemicals, Koch Industries has expanded to include process and pollution control equipment and technologies; polymers and fibers; minerals; fertilizers; commodity trading and services; forest and consumer products; and ranching. The businesses produce a wide variety of well-known brands, such as Stainmaster carpet,Lycra fiber, Quilted Northern tissue and Dixie Cup.
7.David Koch
David Hamilton Koch ( born May 3, 1940) is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He is a co-owner and an executive vice president of KochIndustries , a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States.
8.Li Ka-shing
Sir Ka-shing Li, GBM, KBE, JP (born 13 June 1928 in Chaozhou, China) is a Hong Kong business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is considered to be the richest person in Asia. As of March 2013, according to Forbes, he is the eighth richest person in the world with an estimated wealth of US $31 billion.He is the Chairman of the Board of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) and Cheung Kong Holdings as of 2008; through them, he is the world's largest operator of container terminal and the world's largest health and beauty retailer.
9.Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Henriette Charlotte Schueller, married name Bettencourt (Frenchpronunciation) (born 21 October 1922), is a French heiress, socialite,businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and, and as of March 2013 she was listed as the wealthiest woman in the world with an estimated net worth of US $30 billion.
10.Bernard Arnault
Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (French: born 5 March 1949) is a Frenchbusiness magnate and art collector.
The value of his net worth is uncertain as according to Forbes in 2012 he was the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of $41 billion, but according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, in January 2013 he was the 18th richest person (*excluding royal families and heads of state) in the world with an estimated net worth of $29 billion.
