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Club of billionaires, according to Forbes
Club of billionaires, according to the magazine Forbes, has lost over the past year due to the global financial crisis, almost half of his fortune - the total capital, which is owned by billionaires from the list of Forbes, was reduced to 2, $ 4 trillion to 4, $ 4 trillion, soobshaet RIA " News ».
Declined by almost a third and its composition - now appear in the ranking billionaire 793 to 1, 125 thousand people in the past, the most prosperous year for the capital.
The richest Russians - Mikhail Prokhorov - took 40th place in the ranking, with a fortune estimated at 9, $ 5 billion. In 2009, Moscow has given way to the title of "capital rich" New York (1st place) and London (2nd place). In 2008, the town was called the capital of Russian billionaires, inhabited by 74 people from the list of the richest people in the world. Now in Moscow the number of billionaires fell to 27 people.
The title of the richest man in the world according to the magazine received a 53-year-old Bill Gates (William H. Gates III), whose fortune is estimated at $ 40 billion. His main rival Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett) lost for the year about 25 billion dollars and took second place in the ranking.
78-year-old financier Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett) lost for the year of about $ 25 billion and ranked second in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes. His condition at 37 billion dollars.
On the third line is located 69-year-old Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu (Carlos Slim Helu). The scope of its activities: telecommunications.
State 64-year-old owner of Oracle Lawrence Ellison (Lawrence Ellison) is estimated at $ 22, $ 5 billion, he is ranked fourth in the rankings.
In fifth place Ingvar Kamprad (Ingvar Kamprad), 83 years old, Sweden. The founder of the company Ikea, whose fortune is estimated at $ 22 billion.
Germany's richest man, Karl Albrecht (Karl Albrecht), 89 years old, has a network of discounters Aldi Sud. I have a fortune estimated at $ 21, 5 billion.
Mukesh Ambani (Mukesh Ambani), 51 years old, India, in seventh place. The scope of its activities: pharmaceuticals. Fortune is estimated at $ 19, 5 billion.
Indian immigrant Lakshmi Mittal (Lakshmi Mittal), 58 years, led the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, and ranked eighth in the rankings. Fortune is estimated at $ 19, 3 billion.
The younger brother of the richest people in Germany Theo Albrecht (Theo Albrecht), 87, manages a network of supermarket Aldi Nord, and ranks ninth in the ranking of Forbes. Fortune is estimated at $ 18, 8 billion.
On the tenth place in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes Amancio Ortega (Amancio Ortega), 73 years old, Spain. The scope of its activities: the fashion industry, and the state is estimated at $ 18, $ 3 billion.
Declined by almost a third and its composition - now appear in the ranking billionaire 793 to 1, 125 thousand people in the past, the most prosperous year for the capital.
The richest Russians - Mikhail Prokhorov - took 40th place in the ranking, with a fortune estimated at 9, $ 5 billion. In 2009, Moscow has given way to the title of "capital rich" New York (1st place) and London (2nd place). In 2008, the town was called the capital of Russian billionaires, inhabited by 74 people from the list of the richest people in the world. Now in Moscow the number of billionaires fell to 27 people.
The title of the richest man in the world according to the magazine received a 53-year-old Bill Gates (William H. Gates III), whose fortune is estimated at $ 40 billion. His main rival Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett) lost for the year about 25 billion dollars and took second place in the ranking.
78-year-old financier Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett) lost for the year of about $ 25 billion and ranked second in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes. His condition at 37 billion dollars.
On the third line is located 69-year-old Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu (Carlos Slim Helu). The scope of its activities: telecommunications.
State 64-year-old owner of Oracle Lawrence Ellison (Lawrence Ellison) is estimated at $ 22, $ 5 billion, he is ranked fourth in the rankings.
In fifth place Ingvar Kamprad (Ingvar Kamprad), 83 years old, Sweden. The founder of the company Ikea, whose fortune is estimated at $ 22 billion.
Germany's richest man, Karl Albrecht (Karl Albrecht), 89 years old, has a network of discounters Aldi Sud. I have a fortune estimated at $ 21, 5 billion.
Mukesh Ambani (Mukesh Ambani), 51 years old, India, in seventh place. The scope of its activities: pharmaceuticals. Fortune is estimated at $ 19, 5 billion.
Indian immigrant Lakshmi Mittal (Lakshmi Mittal), 58 years, led the world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal, and ranked eighth in the rankings. Fortune is estimated at $ 19, 3 billion.
The younger brother of the richest people in Germany Theo Albrecht (Theo Albrecht), 87, manages a network of supermarket Aldi Nord, and ranks ninth in the ranking of Forbes. Fortune is estimated at $ 18, 8 billion.
On the tenth place in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes Amancio Ortega (Amancio Ortega), 73 years old, Spain. The scope of its activities: the fashion industry, and the state is estimated at $ 18, $ 3 billion.
