Richest Billionaires in the World

Two-thirds of the wealthiest people in the U.S. added to their fortunes, boosting their average net worth by $400 million to a record $4.2 billion.

Rank Name Net Worth Age Source Country of Citizenship
1 Carlos Slim Helu & family

Carlos Slim Helu & family

$69 B 72 telecom Mexico
2 Bill Gates

Bill Gates

$61 B 56 Microsoft United States
3 Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett

$44 B 81 Berkshire Hathaway United States
4 Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault

$41 B 63 LVMH France
5 Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega

$37.5 B 75 Zara Spain
6 Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison

$36 B 67 Oracle United States
7 Eike Batista

Eike Batista

$30 B 55 mining, oil Brazil
8 Stefan Persson

Stefan Persson

$26 B 64 H&M Sweden
9 Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing

$25.5 B 83 diversified Hong Kong
10 Karl Albrecht

Karl Albrecht

$25.4 B 92 Aldi Germany
11 Christy Walton & family

Christy Walton & family

$25.3 B 57 Wal-Mart United States
12 Charles Koch

Charles Koch

$25 B 76 diversified United States
12 David Koch

David Koch

$25 B 71 diversified United States
14 Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson

$24.9 B 78 casinos United States
15 Liliane Bettencourt

Liliane Bettencourt

$24 B 89 L'Oreal France
16 Jim Walton

Jim Walton

$23.7 B 64 Wal-Mart United States
17 Alice Walton

Alice Walton

$23.3 B 62 Wal-Mart United States
18 S. Robson Walton

S. Robson Walton

$23.1 B 68 Wal-Mart United States
19 Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani

$22.3 B 54 petrochemicals, oil & gas India
20 Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg

$22 B 70 Bloomberg LP United States
21 Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal

$20.7 B 61 steel India
22 George Soros

George Soros

$20 B 81 hedge funds United States
23 Michele Ferrero & family

Michele Ferrero & family

$19 B 85 chocolates Italy
24 Sergey Brin

Sergey Brin

$18.7 B 38 Google United States
24 Larry Page

Larry Page

$18.7 B 39 Google United States
26 Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

$18.4 B 48 Amazon.com United States
27 Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family

Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family

$18.3 B 0 real estate Hong Kong
28 Alisher Usmanov

Alisher Usmanov

$18.1 B 58 steel, telecom, investments Russia
29 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

$18 B 57 investments Saudi Arabia
29 Lee Shau Kee

Lee Shau Kee

$18 B 84 diversified Hong Kong
29 Georgina Rinehart

Georgina Rinehart

$18 B 58 Mining Australia
32 Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht

Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht

$17.8 B 0 Aldi, Trader Joe's Germany
32 Iris Fontbona & family

Iris Fontbona & family

$17.8 B 69 mining Chile
34 Michael Otto & family

Michael Otto & family

$17.6 B 68 retail, real estate Germany
35 David Thomson & family

David Thomson & family

$17.5 B 54 media Canada
35 Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg

$17.5 B 27 Facebook United States
37 Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family

Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family

$17.4 B 56 retail, media Mexico
38 Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family

Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family

$16.5 B 80 mining Mexico
39 Rinat Akhmetov

Rinat Akhmetov

$16 B 45 steel, coal Ukraine
39 Cheng Yu-tung

Cheng Yu-tung

$16 B 86 diversified Hong Kong
41 Michael Dell

Michael Dell

$15.9 B 47 Dell United States
41 Vladimir Lisin

Vladimir Lisin

$15.9 B 55 steel, transport Russia
41 Azim Premji

Azim Premji

$15.9 B 66 software India
44 Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer

$15.7 B 56 Microsoft United States
45 Alexey Mordashov

Alexey Mordashov

$15.3 B 46 steel, investments Russia
46 Vladimir Potanin

Vladimir Potanin

$14.5 B 51 metals Russia
47 Phil Knight

Phil Knight

$14.4 B 74 Nike United States
48 Paul Allen

Paul Allen

$14.2 B 59 Microsoft, investments United States
48 German Larrea Mota Velasco & family

German Larrea Mota Velasco & family

$14.2 B 58 mining Mexico
50 Carl Icahn

Carl Icahn

$14 B 76 leveraged buyouts United States
50 Birgit Rausing & family

Birgit Rausing & family

$14 B 88 packaging Sweden
52 Forrest Mars, Jr.

Forrest Mars, Jr.

$13.8 B 80 candy United States
52 Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars

$13.8 B 72 candy United States
52 John Mars

John Mars

$13.8 B 75 candy United States
52 Joseph Safra

Joseph Safra

$13.8 B 73 banking Brazil
56 Vagit Alekperov

Vagit Alekperov

$13.5 B 61 Lukoil Russia
57 Mikhail Fridman

Mikhail Fridman

$13.4 B 47 oil, banking, telecom Russia
58 Mikhail Prokhorov

Mikhail Prokhorov

$13.2 B 46 investments Russia
59 Susanne Klatten

Susanne Klatten

$13 B 49 BMW, pharmaceuticals Germany
59 Francois Pinault & family

Francois Pinault & family

$13 B 75 retail France
61 Mohammed Al Amoudi

Mohammed Al Amoudi

$12.5 B 67 oil, diversified Saudi Arabia
61 Anne Cox Chambers

Anne Cox Chambers

$12.5 B 92 media United States
61 John Paulson

John Paulson

$12.5 B 56 hedge funds United States
64 Robert Kuok

Robert Kuok

$12.4 B 88 diversified Malaysia
64 Luis Carlos Sarmiento

Luis Carlos Sarmiento

$12.4 B 79 banking Colombia
64 Viktor Vekselberg

Viktor Vekselberg

$12.4 B 54 oil, metals Russia
67 Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family

Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family

$12.2 B 83 diversified Brazil
68 Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich

$12.1 B 45 steel, investments Russia
69 Donald Bren

Donald Bren

$12 B 79 real estate United States
69 Jorge Paulo Lemann

Jorge Paulo Lemann

$12 B 72 beer Brazil
69 Ronald Perelman

Ronald Perelman

$12 B 69 leveraged buyouts United States
72 Len Blavatnik

Len Blavatnik

$11.9 B 54 diversified United States
72 Leonid Mikhelson

Leonid Mikhelson

$11.9 B 56 gas, chemicals Russia
74 Leonardo Del Vecchio

Leonardo Del Vecchio

$11.5 B 76 eyewear Italy
75 John Fredriksen

John Fredriksen

$11.3 B 67 shipping Cyprus
76 Aliko Dangote

Aliko Dangote

$11.2 B 54 sugar, flour, cement Nigeria
76 Stefan Quandt

Stefan Quandt

$11.2 B 45 BMW Germany
78 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family

Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family

$11 B 60 real estate United Kingdom
78 Harold Hamm

Harold Hamm

$11 B 66 oil & gas United States
80 Savitri Jindal & family

Savitri Jindal & family

$10.9 B 62 steel India
81 Andrey Melnichenko

Andrey Melnichenko

$10.8 B 40 coal, fertilizers Russia
82 James Simons

James Simons

$10.7 B 73 hedge funds United States
83 Ernesto Bertarelli & family

Ernesto Bertarelli & family

$10.6 B 46 biotech, investments Switzerland
84 Jack Taylor & family

Jack Taylor & family

$10.4 B 89 Enterprise Rent-A-Car United States
85 Abigail Johnson

Abigail Johnson

$10.3 B 50 Fidelity United States
86 Robin Li

Robin Li

$10.2 B 43 Technology China
86 Eliodoro, Bernardo & Patricia Matte

Eliodoro, Bernardo & Patricia Matte

$10.2 B 0 paper Chile
88 Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio

$10 B 62 hedge funds United States
88 George Kaiser

George Kaiser

$10 B 69 oil & gas, banking United States
88 Johanna Quandt

Johanna Quandt

$10 B 85 BMW Germany
88 Hans Rausing

Hans Rausing

$10 B 86 packaging Sweden
88 Tadashi Yanai & family

Tadashi Yanai & family

$10 B 63 retail Japan
93 Serge Dassault & family

Serge Dassault & family

$9.9 B 86 aviation France
93 Ananda Krishnan

Ananda Krishnan

$9.9 B 73 telecoms Malaysia
95 Klaus-Michael Kuhne

Klaus-Michael Kuhne

$9.8 B 74 shipping Germany
96 Pallonji Mistry

Pallonji Mistry

$9.7 B 82 construction Ireland
97 Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila

Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila

$9.5 B 35 beer Colombia
98 Horst Paulmann & family

Horst Paulmann & family

$9.3 B 77 retail Chile
99 Gennady Timchenko

Gennady Timchenko

$9.1 B 59 oil & gas Russia
100 Laurene Powell Jobs & family

Laurene Powell Jobs & family

$9 B 48 Apple, Disney United States
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