Richest 20

Here is a list of the world’s 20 richest people, their wealth, businesses or interests, and countries, according to Forbes magazine’s 2009 list:

1. Bill Gates, 40 billion dollars, Microsoft, United States of America.

2. Warren Buffett, 37 billion dollars, Berkshire Hathaway, United States of America.

3. Carlos Slim and family, 35 billion dollars, Telecoms, Mexico.

4. Lawrence Ellison, 22.5 billion dollars, Oracle, United States of America.

5. Ingvar Kampard and family, 22 billion dollars, Ikea, Sweden.

6. Karl Albrecht, 21.5 billion dollars, Aldi, Germany.

7. Mukesh Ambani, 19.5 billion dollars, Petrochemicals, India.

8. Lakshmi Mittal, 19.3 billion dollars, Steels, India.

9. Theo Albrecht, 18.8 billion dollars, Aldi Trader Joe’s, Germany.

10. Amancio Ortega, 18.3 billion dollars, Zara, Spain.

11. Jim Walton, 17.8 billion dollars, Wal-Mart, United States of America.

12. Alice Walton, 17.6 billion dollars, Wal-Mart, United States of America.

13. Christy Walton and family, 17.6 billion dollars, Wal-Mart, United States of America.

14. S. Robson Walton, 17.6 billion dollars, Wal-Mart, United States of America.

15. Bernard Arnault, 16.5 billion dollars, LVMH, France.

16. Li Ka-shing, 16.2 billion dollars, Diversified, Hong Kong.

17. Michael Bloomberg, 16 billion dollars, Bloomberg, United States of America.

18. Stefan Persson, 14.5 billion dollars, Hennes and Mauritz, Sweden.

19. Charles Koch, 14 billion dollars, Manufacturing energy, United States of America.

20. David Koch, 14 billion dollars, Manufacturing energy, United States of America.