World's richest people - as of 2009

Aug15

Here's the list, according to Forbes:

1. Bill Gates - $41 Billion (Microsoft)
2. Warren Buffett - $37 Billion (Berkshire Hathaway)
3. Carlos Slim Helu - 34 Billion (Telmex, América Móvil)
4. Lawrence Ellison - 22 Billion (Oracle)
5. Ingvar Kamprad and family - 22 Billion (IKEA)
6. Karl Albrecht - 21 Billion (Aldi)
7. Mukesh Ambani - 19.5 Billion (Reliance Industries)
8. Lakshmi Mittal - 19.3 Billion (Arcelor Mittal)
9. Theo Albrecht - 18.8 Billion (Aldi, Trader Joe)
10. Amancio Ortega - 18.3 Billion (Inditex Group)
11. Jim Walton - 17.8 Billion (Walmart)
12. Alice Walton - 17.6 Billion (Walmart)
13. Christy Walton - 17.6 Billion (Walmart)
14. S. Robson Walton - 17.6 Billion (Walmart)
15. Bernard Arnault - 16.5 Billion (LVMH Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton)
16. Li Ka-shing - 16.1 Billion (Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa)
17. Michael Bloomberg - 16 Billion (Bloomberg L.P.)
18. Stefan Persson - 14.5 Billion (Hennes & Mauritz)
19. Charles Koch - 14 Billion (Koch Industries)
20. David H. Koch - 14 Billion (Koch Industries)

In further places you can find individuals such as Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google founders) in 25th and 26th place, Duke of Westminster and his family in 29th place and Roman Abramovich (Chelsea Football Club owner) in 51st place.