The World's Top Billionaires List

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