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Top 10 Wealthiest PeoplePreston Barker
1. Bill Gates
• Net worth: $76.2 billion. The cofounder and chairman
of Microsoft remains the richest man on Earth. About
80 percent of his fortune is held in Cascade Investment.
2. Carlos Slim
• Net worth: $69.6 billion. A Mexican tycoon and
investor owns América Móvil, the largest mobile-phone
carrier in the Americas.
3. Amancio Ortega
• Net worth: $64.5 billion. The founding chairman of
retailer giant Inditex owns 59 percent of the fashion
group.
4. Warren Buffett
• Net worth: $58.8 billion. In addition to being an
extremely successful investor, Buffett is the chairman
and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
5.Iingvar Kamprad
• Net worth: $51.6 billion. Kamprad founded Ikea as a
17-year-old, and today controls what has become the
world's largest furniture retailer.
6.&7. The Koch Brothers
• Net worth: $47.4 billion. Charles Koch and David
Koch tie, with over 47 billion dollars each. Charles
(chairman and CEO) and David (executive vice
president) control Koch Industries, an oil firm started
by their entrepreneurial father, Fred Koch.
8. Larry Ellison
• Net worth: $38.9 billion. Ellison is cofounder and
CEO of Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software
company.
9. Christy Walton
• Net worth: $38.4 billion. The widow of John T.
Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton,
inherited her husband's $15.7 billion fortune,
becoming the world's richest female.
10. Jim Walton
• Net worth: $36.6 billion. The youngest son of the Wal-
Mart founder is chairman of Arvest Bank and owns
more than 413 million shares.
Work Cited
• National Journal: The 10 Wealthiest People in the
World Right Now
– http://www.nationaljournal.com/pictures-video/the-10-richest-
people-in-the-world-right-now-20131105