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The World's Billionaires 03.05.08, 6:00 PM ET Forbes.com - Magazine Article Page 1 of 34 Special Report The World's Billionaires 03.05.08, 6:00 PM ET Page 1 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE 1 Warren Buffett United States 77 62.0 United States 2 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 68 60.0 Mexico 3 William Gates III United States 52 58.0 United States 4 Lakshmi Mittal India 57 45.0 United Kingdom 5 Mukesh Ambani India 50 43.0 India 6 Anil Ambani India 48 42.0 India 7 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 81 31.0 Switzerland 8 KP Singh India 76 30.0 India 9 Oleg Deripaska Russia 40 28.0 Russia 10 Karl Albrecht Germany 88 27.0 Germany 11 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 79 26.5 Hong Kong 12 Sheldon Adelson United States 74 26.0 United States 13 Bernard Arnault France 59 25.5 France 14 Lawrence Ellison United States 63 25.0 United States 15 Roman Abramovich Russia 41 23.5 Russia 16 Theo Albrecht Germany 85 23.0 Germany 17 Liliane Bettencourt France 85 22.9 France 18 Alexei Mordashov Russia 42 21.2 Russia 19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 51 21.0 Saudi Arabia 20 Mikhail Fridman Russia 43 20.8 Russia 21 Vladimir Lisin Russia 51 20.3 Russia 22 Amancio Ortega Spain 72 20.2 Spain 23 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong NA 19.9 Hong Kong 24 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 42 19.5 Russia 25 Vladimir Potanin Russia 47 19.3 Russia Page 1 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_p... 06.03.2008 Forbes.com - Magazine Article Page 2 of 34 Page 2 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE 26 Christy Walton & family United States 53 19.2 United States 26 Jim Walton United States 60 19.2 United States 26 S Robson Walton United States 64 19.2 United States 29 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 80 19.0 Hong Kong 29 Alice Walton United States 58 19.0 United States 31 David Thomson & family Canada 50 18.9 Canada 32 Sergey Brin United States 34 18.7 United States 33 Larry Page United States 35 18.6 United States 34 Michael Otto & family Germany 64 18.2 Germany 35 Stefan Persson Sweden 60 17.7 Sweden 36 Suleiman Kerimov Russia 42 17.5 Russia 37 Charles Koch United States 72 17.0 United States 37 David Koch United States 67 17.0 United States 39 Francois Pinault & family France 71 16.9 France 40 Michael Dell United States 43 16.4 United States 41 Paul Allen United States 55 16.0 United States 41 Kirk Kerkorian United States 90 16.0 United States 43 Steven Ballmer United States 52 15.0 United States 43 Abigail Johnson United States 46 15.0 United States 43 Shashi & Ravi Ruia India NA 15.0 India 46 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 64 14.0 Kuwait 46 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family United Kingdom 56 14.0 United Kingdom 46 Carl Icahn United States 72 14.0 United States 46 Forrest Mars Jr United States 76 14.0 United States 46 Jacqueline Mars United States 68 14.0 United States Page 2 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008. Page 3 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE 46 John Mars United States 71 14.0 United States 46 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 84 14.0 Switzerland 46 Jack Taylor & family United States 85 14.0 United States 54 German Khan Russia 46 13.9 Russia 55 Susanne Klatten Germany 45 13.2 Germany 56 Vagit Alekperov Russia 57 13.0 Russia 56 Donald Bren United States 75 13.0 United States 58 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 12.9 United States 59 Dmitry Rybolovlev Russia 41 12.8 Russia 60 Azim Premji India 62 12.7 India 60 Naguib Sawiris Egypt 53 12.7 Egypt http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_p... 06.03.2008 Forbes.com - Magazine Article Page 3 of 34 62 Anne Cox Chambers United States 88 12.6 United States 63 Iskander Makhmudov Russia 44 11.9 Russia 64 Sunil Mittal & family India 50 11.8 India 65 Alexander Abramov Russia 49 11.5 Russia 65 Michael Bloomberg United States 66 11.5 United States 67 Viktor Vekselberg Russia 50 11.2 Russia 68 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 81 11.0 Monaco 68 George Kaiser United States 65 11.0 United States 68 Spiro Latsis & family Greece 61 11.0 Switzerland 68 Nassef Sawiris Egypt 46 11.0 Egypt 72 Alexei Kuzmichev Russia 45 10.8 Russia 73 Philip Knight United States 70 10.4 United States 73 Viktor Rashnikov Russia 59 10.4 Russia 75 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 42 10.3 Switzerland Page 3 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008. Page 4 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE 76 Kumar Birla India 40 10.2 India 77 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 72 10.0 Italy 77 Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family Brazil 79 10.0 Brazil 77 Iris Fontbona & family Chile NA 10.0 Chile 77 Edward Johnson III United States 77 10.0 United States 77 Hans Rausing Sweden 82 10.0 United Kingdom 77 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 59 10.0 Russia 77 Igor Zyuzin Russia 47 10.0 Russia 84 Serge Dassault & family France 82 9.9 France 85 Alberto Bailleres & family Mexico 75 9.8 Mexico 86 Ramesh Chandra India 68 9.6 India 87 Charles Ergen United States 55 9.5 United States 87 John Kluge United States 93 9.5 United States 87 Ronald Perelman United States 65 9.5 United States 90 Silvio Berlusconi & family Italy 71 9.4 Italy 91 Gautam Adani India 45 9.3 India 91 Petr Kellner Czech Republic 43 9.3 Czech Republic 91 Alisher Usmanov Russia 54 9.3 Russia 94 Adolf Merckle Germany 73 9.2 Germany 94 August von Finck Germany 78 9.2 Switzerland 96 Onsi Sawiris Egypt 78 9.1 Egypt 97 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 62 9.0 Saudi Arabia 97 Robert Kuok Malaysia 84 9.0 Hong Kong 97 George Soros United States 77 9.0 United States 100 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family United Arab Emirates 54 8.9 United Arab Emirates http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_p... 06.03.2008 Forbes.com - Magazine Article Page 4 of 34 Page 4 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008. Page 5 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE 101 Joseph Safra Brazil 69 8.8 Brazil 102 James Goodnight United States 65 8.7 United States 102 Reinhard Mohn & family Germany 86 8.7 Germany 104 Donald Newhouse United States 78 8.5 United States 104 Samuel Newhouse Jr United States 80 8.5 United States 104 Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler Germany NA 8.5 Germany 107 Sulaiman Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 88 8.4 Saudi Arabia 107 Philip & Cristina Green United Kingdom 56 8.4 United Kingdom 109 Rupert Murdoch United States 77 8.3 United States 110 Jeffrey Bezos United States 44 8.2 United States 110 Savitri Jindal & family India 58 8.2 India 112 Maan Al-Sanea Saudi Arabia 53 8.1 Saudi Arabia 113 Leonard Blavatnik United States 50 8.0 United Kingdom 113 John Fredriksen Cyprus 63 8.0 United Kingdom 113 Stanley Ho Hong Kong 86 8.0 Hong Kong 113 Nikolai Tsvetkov Russia 47 8.0 Russia 117 Dan Duncan United States 75 7.9 United States 117 Eliodoro Matte & family Chile 62 7.9 Chile 119 Erivan Haub & family Germany 75 7.8 Germany 120 Cheng Yu-tung Hong Kong 82 7.7 Hong Kong 120 Pierre Omidyar United States 40 7.7 United States 120 Tsai Hong-tu & family Taiwan 55 7.7 Taiwan 120 Reinhold Wurth Germany 72 7.7 Germany 124 Akira Mori & family Japan 70 7.5 Japan 125 Philip Anschutz United States 68 7.4 United States Page 5 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008. Page 6 RANK NAME CITIZENSHIP AGE NET WORTH ($BIL) RESIDENCE http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank_p... 06.03.2008 Forbes.com - Magazine Article Page 5 of 34 125 Yang Huiyan China 26 7.4 China 127 Rinat Akhmetov Ukraine 41 7.3 Ukraine 127 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken Netherlands 53 7.3 United Kingdom 127 German Larrea Mota-Velasco & family Mexico 54 7.3 Mexico 127 John Menard Jr United States 68 7.3 United States 131 Ananda Krishnan Malaysia 69 7.2 Malaysia 132 Americo Amorim Portugal 73 7.0 Portugal 132 Antonia Johnson Sweden 64 7.0 Sweden 132 Ng Teng Fong Singapore 79 7.0 Singapore 132 Galen Weston & family Canada 67 7.0 Canada 136 Harold Simmons United States 76 6.9 United States 137 Steven Cohen United States 52 6.8 United States 137 Stefan Quandt Germany 42 6.8 Germany 137 Sumner Redstone United States 84 6.8 United States 140 James, Arthur & John Irving Canada NA 6.7 Canada 140 Sammy Ofer & family Israel 86 6.7 Monaco 142 Eike Batista Brazil 51 6.6 Brazil 142 Curt Engelhorn Germany 81 6.6 Switzerland 142 Eric Schmidt United States 52 6.6 United States 145 Eli Broad United States 74 6.5 United States 145 Andrew Forrest Australia 46 6.5 Australia 145 Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Denmark 60 6.5 Denmark 145 Stephen Schwarzman United States 61 6.5 United States 149 Leonid Fedun Russia 51 6.4 Russia 149 Boris Ivanishvili Russia 52 6.4 Georgia Page 6 For billionaires with publicly traded fortunes, net worths were calculated using share prices and exchange rates from February 11, 2008.
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