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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

10 richest people in the world 2005

Last year I blogged the 10 richest people. Well, this year Bill Gates is still number one. He obviously has a winning formula.

Ten Richest People in the world in 2005 according to Forbes business magazine.

1. Bill Gates, United States,$46.5 billion, Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett, United States, $44 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Lakshmi Mittal, India, $25 billion, steel
4. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, $23.8 billion, telecom
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, $23.7 billion, investments
6. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, $23 billion, Ikea
7. Paul Allen, United States, $21 billion, Microsoft
8. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 85, $18.5 billion, supermarkets
9. Larry Ellison, United States, $18.4 billion, Oracle
10. S. Robson Walton, United States, $18.3 billion, Wal-Mart


Forbes Rich List

Can you see any women in that list? Oh, sorry, they obviously aren't people.

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