Richest People in the World
Just when you thought you couldn't feel any worse about your debt, Forbes magazine releases the list of the world's richest people.
Here are the top 10:
1 Bill Gates (age: 54 , U.S, Microsoft) $56 billion
2. Warren Buffet (age: 76 , U.S, Berkshire Hathaway) $52 billion
3. Carlos Slim (age: 67 , Mexico, telecomunications) $49 billion
4. Ingvar Kamprad (age: 80 , Sweden , Ikea Company) $33 billion
5. Lakshmi Mittal (age: 56 , India , Mittal Steel) $32 billion
6. Sheldon Adelson (age: 73 , U.S , casinos) $26.5 billion
7. Bernard Arnault (age: 58 , France , LVMH) $26 billion
8. Amancio Ortega (age: 71, Spain , Zara) $24 billion
9. Li Ka-Shing (age: 78 , Hong Kong , various businesses) $23 billion
10. David Thomson (age: 49 , Canada , heir) $22 billion
You can see the entire list at [URL="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html"]Forbes.com[/URL].
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