Kofi Wayo is in top one billion
The ranking of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.
1. Gates, William H. III, United States, 46, $52.8, Microsoft
2. Buffett, Warren E., United States, 71, $35.0, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Albrecht, Karl and Theo, Germany, $26.8, retail
4. Allen, Paul G., United States, 49, $25.2, Microsoft
5. Ellison, Lawrence J., United States, 57, $23.5, Oracle
6. Walton, Jim C., United States, 54, $20.8, Wal-Mart
7. Walton, John T., United States, 56, $20.7, Wal-Mart
8. Walton, Alice L., United States, 53, $20.5, Wal-Mart
8. Walton, S. Robson, United States, 58, $20.5, Wal-Mart
10. Walton, Helen R., United States, 82, $20.4, Wal-Mart
11. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia, 45, $20.0, investments
12. Quandt, Johanna and family, Germany, 74, $18.4, BMW
13. Bettencourt, Liliane, France, 79, $14.9, L'Oreal
13. Thomson, Kenneth and family, Canada, 78, $14.9, publishing
15. Ballmer, Steven A., United States, 45, $14.8, Microsoft
16. Kamprad, Ingvar, Sweden, 75, $13.4, Ikea
17. Slim Helu, Carlos, Mexico, 62, $11.5, telecom
18. Dell, Michael S., United States, 37, $11.1, Dell
19. Rausing, Kirsten and family, Sweden, 49, $10.7, packaging
20. Kluge, John W., United States, 87, $10.5, media
21. Anthony, Barbara Cox, United States, 78, $10.1, media
21. Chambers, Anne Cox, United States, 82, $10.1, media
23. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 73, $10.0, diversified
24. Kwok, Walter, Thomas and Raymond, Hong Kong, $9.2, real estate
25. Ortega, Amancio, Spain, 66, $9.1, apparel
26. Mars, Forrest E. Jr., United States, 70, $9.0, candy
26. Mars, Jacqueline Badger, United States, 63, $9.0, candy
26. Mars, John F., United States, 65, $9.0, candy
29. Johnson, Abigail, United States, 40, $8.6, Fidelity
29. Saji, Nobutada and family, Japan, 56, $8.6, beverages
31. Bertarelli, Ernesto and family, Switzerland, 36, $8.4, biotech
32. Redstone, Sumner M., United States, 78, $8.1, Viacom
33. Rausing, Hans, Sweden, 75, $7.7, packaging
34. Olayan, Suliman and family, Saudi Arabia, 83, $7.6, investments
35. Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy, 65, $7.2, media
36. Arnault, Bernard, France, 53, $7.0, LVMH
37. Soros, George, United States, 71, $6.9, money management
38. Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish, Britain, 50, $6.7, real estate
39. Del Vecchio, Leonardo, Italy, 66, $6.6, eyewear
40. Otto, Michael and family, Germany, 58, $6.5, retail
41. Premji, Azim, India, 56, $6.4, software
42. Ergen, Charles, United States, 49, $6.2, satellite TV
43. Moore, Gordon Earle, United States, 73, $6.1, Intel
44. Kerkorian, Kirk, United States, 84, $5.8, investments
45. Al-Kharafi, Nasser and family, Kuwait, 58, $5.7, construction
45. Knight, Philip H., United States, 64, $5.7, Nike
45. Murdoch, Rupert, United States, 71, $5.7, News Corp.
48. Engelhorn, Curt, Germany, 75, $5.6, pharmaceuticals
48. Persson, Stefan, Sweden, 54, $5.6, Hennes & Mauritz
50. Flick, Friedrich K. Jr., Germany, 75, $5.5, investments
51. Broad, Eli, United States, 68, $5.2, real estate
51. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 74, $5.2, real estate
51. Takei, Yasuo and family, Japan, 72, $5.2, consumer finance
54. Anschutz, Philip F., United States, 62, $5.1, Qwest
55. Cisneros, Gustavo and family, Venezuela, 56, $5.0, media
55. Haefner, Walter, Switzerland, 91, $5.0, software
55. Icahn, Carl, United States, 66, $5.0, investments
55. Newhouse, Donald E., United States, 72, $5.0, media
55. Newhouse, Samuel I. Jr., United States, 74, $5.0, media
55. Pritzker, Robert A., United States, 75, $5.0, hotels, investments
55. Pritzker, Thomas J., United States, 51, $5.0, hotels, investments
62. Benetton, Luciano and family, Italy, 66, $4.9, Benetton
62. Dassault, Serge and family, France, 77, $4.9, aviation
64. Goodnight, James, United States, 59, $4.8, software
64. Landolt, Pierre and family, Switzerland, 54, $4.8, Novartis
64. von Finck, August, Germany, 71, $4.8, investments
67. Lerner, Alfred, United States, 68, $4.7, banking
68. Omidyar, Pierre M., United States, 34, $4.6, eBay
68. Tsai Wan-lin and family, Taiwan, 77, $4.6, insurance
70. Johnson, Samuel C., United States, 73, $4.5, S.C. Johnson & Son
70. Schickedanz daughters, Germany, $4.5, retail
72. Bloomberg, Michael R., United States, 59, $4.4, financial news
72. Davis, Marvin H., United States, 76, $4.4, investments
72. Mendoza, Lorenzo and family, Venezuela, 36, $4.4, beverages
72. Plattner, Hasso, Germany, 58, $4.4, SAP
76. de Carvalho, Charlene, Netherlands, 47, $4.3, Heineken
76. Gerling, Rolf, Germany, 47, $4.3, insurance
76. Johnson, Edward C III, United States, 71, $4.3, Fidelity
76. Mohn, Reinhard, Germany, 80, $4.3, media
76. Sainsbury, David and family, Britain, 61, $4.3, supermarkets
76. Wertheimer, Alain and Gerard, France, $4.3, Chanel
82. von Holtzbrinck, Dieter and family, Germany, 60, $4.2, publishing
82. Weston, Galen and family, Canada, 61, $4.2, retail
84. Irving, James, Arthur and John, Canada, $4.1, oil
84. Kuok, Robert, Malaysia, 79, $4.1, agriculture
84. Schwab, Charles R., United States, 64, $4.1, Charles Schwab
87. Al-Hariri, Rafik and family, Lebanon, 58, $4.0, construction
87. Annenberg, Walter H., United States, 93, $4.0, publishing
87. Bren, Donald L., United States, 69, $4.0, real estate
87. Geffen, David, United States, 59, $4.0, entertainment
87. Halley, Paul Louis and family, France, 67, $4.0, retail
87. Karamehmet, Mehmet and family, Turkey, 48, $4.0, finance, telecom
87. Oetker, Rudolf August and family, Germany, 85, $4.0, food
87. Safra, Joseph and Moise, Brazil, $4.0, banking
87. Warner, H. Ty, United States, 58, $4.0, Beanie Babies
96. Perot, Henry Ross, United States, 71, $3.9, investments
97. Haub, Erivan and family, Germany, 69, $3.8, retail
97. Huntsman, Jon M., United States, 64, $3.8, chemicals
97. Kinoshita, Kyosuke and family, Japan, 61, $3.8, consumer finance
97. Turner, Robert E. (Ted), United States, 63, $3.8, cable TV
101. Arango, Jeronimo, Mexico, 76, $3.7, retail
101. Khodorkovsky, Mikhail, Russia, 38, $3.7, oil
103. Arison, Micky, United States, 52, $3.6, cruise ships
103. Ermirio de Moraes, Antonio and family, Brazil, 73, $3.6, diversified
105. Iwasaki, Fukuzo, Japan, 77, $3.5, real estate
106. Crown, Lester and family, United States, 76, $3.4, General Dynamics
106. Greenberg, Maurice R., United States, 76, $3.4, AIG
106. Kipp, Karl-Heinz, Germany, 78, $3.4, real estate
106. Latsis, Spiro and family, Greece, 55, $3.4, banking
106. Mori, Akira, Japan, 65, $3.4, real estate
106. Wrigley, William Jr., United States, 39, $3.4, chewing gum
112. Arison Dorsman, Shari, Israel, 44, $3.3, cruise ships
112. Oppenheimer, Nicky and family, South Africa, 56, $3.3, De Beers
112. Sabanci, Sakip and family, Turkey, 69, $3.3, diversified
112. Simplot, John R., United States, 93, $3.3, potatoes
112. Wang, Y.C., Taiwan, 85, $3.3, chemicals
117. Sorenson, James L., United States, 80, $3.2, medical devices
118. Algosaibi, Abdulaziz Bin Hamad and family, Saudi Arabia, 68, $3.1, finance
118. Itoyama, Eitaro, Japan, 59, $3.1, golf courses
118. Kadoorie, Michael and family, Hong Kong, 61, $3.1, diversified
118. Koch, Charles D., United States, 66, $3.1, oil services
118. Koch, David H., United States, 61, $3.1, oil services
118. Ng Teng Fong and family, Singapore, 73, $3.1, real estate
118. Pinault, Francois, France, 65, $3.1, retail
118. Schmidheiny, Stephan, Switzerland, 54, $3.1, investments
118. Wurth, Reinhold, Germany, 66, $3.1, manufacturing
1,256,498,333,000. Charles Eric Paterson Simmons (aka Kofi Wayo), Ghana