The World's Billionaires
Edited by Luisa Kroll and Matthew Miller, 03.10.10, 06:00 PM EST
For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.
Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires. More ...
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The World's Billionaires
Complete Rankings
Methodology
In Pictures
Asia's Richest Europe's Richest
Latin America's Richest America's Richest
Youngest Billionaires Comebacks
Celebrities Eligible Billionaires
Newcomers Biggest Gainers
Top Billionaire Cities Homes Of The Billionaires
Notable Drop-offs World's Richest Women
Billionaire Playgrounds Cost Of Living Large
Billionaires You've Never Heard Of Obits
Technology's Young Billionaires Technology's Richest Billionaires
Are You Born To Be A Billionaire?
Sort List By
Rank Name Citizenship
Age Net Worth Residence
Featured
Big Man In Brazil
Keren Blankfeld
Eike Batista has ridden up the commodities boom to become the richest guy in his country. He aims to keep going.
China Developer's Lament
Gady Epstein
Zhang Xin and her husband are the most familiar faces of a real estate boom in China. That doesn't make them a popular couple.
Hollywood Heavyweight
Keren Blankfeld
Arnon Milchan has made it big in pictures--as well as in arms sales, investing and fertilizer.
Slumdog Billionaires
Megha Bahree
A father and son are making a fortune rehabbing some of the worst neighborhoods in Mumbai. It's not a pretty business.
The Secret Tale of William Lauder
Kai Falkenberg
Do rich folk get special treatment regarding the privacy of their court cases? A case study involves the chairman of Estee Lauder.
The Hard Man of Russia
Anita Raghavan
Already big in steel, Alisher Usmanov can now claim to be his nation's largest player on the Web.
Nonrefundable Deposit
Keren Blankfeld
In what must surely be the largest unwitting act of philanthropy, the dashing Russian mogul Mikhail Prokhorov may cough up $53 million to charity.
Middle Eastern Mirage
Devon Pendleton
Dubai's spectacular collapse has destroyed vast fortunes and exposed the dangers of doing business in the Gulf. What have investors learned?
The $50 Million Price Point
Francesca Levy
There's an art to selling a ridiculously expensive piece of real estate. It starts with getting the buyer to think of a big number.
Hedge Fund Managers are Back
Duncan Greenberg
John Paulson became a billionaire in 2007 shorting the lowliest tranches of subprime mortgages.
Billionaire Stocks To Avoid
Steve Bertoni
These high-fliers may have risen too far.
Trump The Recession With Smart Real Estate Deals
Donald Trump Jr.
Low interest rates, prices are a potent combination.
Top 10
1. Carlos Slim Helú
2. William Gates III
3. Warren Buffett
4. Mukesh Ambani
5. Lakshmi Mittal
6. Lawrence Ellison
7. Bernard Arnault
8. Eike Batista
9. Amancio Ortega
10. Karl Albrecht
11. View The Complete List
Video
Spending Buffett's Money
Warren Buffett talks to Forbes about giving away billions to charity.
Top Billionaire: Carlos Slim Helu
Mexican mogul moves up while Bill Gates and Warren Buffett round out the top three.
Ronald Lauder's Billion-Dollar Art Collection
Billionaire on his passion for art and why he spent $135 million on one Klimt painting.
Meet The Billionaire Of Fun
Pharma tycoon Stewart Rahr on balancing business with pleasure.
Billionaire Boy Scout
Stephen Bechtel Jr. on how his Eagle Scout skills helped prepare him for success in business and life.
Hollywood Billionaire's Passion For Art
Arnon Milchan gives Forbes a rare glimpse inside his multi-million dollar collection.
Billionaires You've Never Heard Of
These low-key tycoons have built brands like Nintendo and Garmin.
Harvard Billionaires
The Ivy League university produces the most billionaires.
Meg Whitman’s Bias For Action
Billionaire #773 talks with Moira Forbes about marital compromise and seizing career opportunities.
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The World's Billionaires
The world's billionaires have gained $1.2 trillion in collective net worth since 2009, and now 56 countries have at least one billionaire among their citizens.
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Reported by: Steven Bertoni, Keren Blankfeld, Katie Evans, Russell Flannery, Duncan Greenberg,
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