25 RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AS AT 4-NOVEMBER-2013

Carlos Slim Helu, 1st

Bill Gates, 2nd

Amancio Ortega, 3rd

1. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, Telecoms. $73bn

2. William ‘Bill’ Gates, USA, Microsoft. $67bn

3. Amancio Ortega, Spain, Zara. $57bn

4. Warren Buffet, USA, Berkshire Hathaway. $53.5bn

5. Lawrence Ellison, USA, Oracle. $43bn

6. David Koch, USA, Diverse Businesses. $34bn

    Charles Koch, USA, Diverse Businesses. $34bn

8. Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong, Diverse Businesses. $31bn

9. Liliane Bettencourt & Family, France, L’Oreal. $30bn

10. Bernard Arnault & Family, France, Louis Vuitton- Moet -Hennessey. $29bn

11. Christy Walton & Family, USA, Wal-Mart. $28.2bn

12. Stefan Persson, Sweden, H&M. $28bn

13. Michael Bloomberg, USA, Bloomberg LP. $27bn

14. Jim Walton, USA, Wal-Mart. $26.7bn

15. Sheldon Adelson, USA, Casinos. $26.5bn

16. Alice Walton, USA, Wal-Mart. $26.3bn

17. S. Robson Walton, USA, Wal-Mart. $26.1

18. Karl Albrecht, Germany, Aldi. $26bn

19. Jeff Bezos, USA, Amazon.com. $25.2bn

20. Larry Page, USA, Google. $23bn

21. Sergey Brin, USA, Google. $22.8bn

22. Mukesh Ambani, India, Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas. $21.5bn

23. Michele Ferrero & Family, Italy, Chocolates. $20.4bn

24. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, Diverse Businesses. $20.3bn

      David Thomson & Family, Canada, Media. $20.3bn

Source: Forbes