This year's list broke records in size (1,210 billionaires) and total net worth ($4.5 trillion). China doubled its number of 10-figure fortunes, and Moscow now has more billionaires than any other city. Mexico's Carlos Slim widened his lead at No. 1. Continue
Forbes staff 3.9.11| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Slim Helu & family |
$74 B | 71 | telecom | Mexico |
| 2 | Bill Gates |
$56 B | 55 | Microsoft | United States |
| 3 | Warren Buffett |
$50 B | 80 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
| 4 | Bernard Arnault |
$41 B | 62 | LVMH | France |
| 5 | Larry Ellison |
$39.5 B | 66 | Oracle | United States |
| 6 | Lakshmi Mittal |
$31.1 B | 60 | Steel | India |
| 7 | Amancio Ortega |
$31 B | 75 | Zara | Spain |
| 8 | Eike Batista |
$30 B | 54 | mining, oil | Brazil |
| 9 | Mukesh Ambani |
$27 B | 54 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India |
| 10 | Christy Walton & family |
$26.5 B | 56 | Walmart | United States |
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