who is the richest man in the world?

Bill Gates

Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence

1 William Gates III United States 50 50.0 United States

2 Warren Buffett United States 75 42.0 United States

3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 66 30.0 Mexico

4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 79 28.0 Switzerland

5 Lakshmi Mittal India 55 23.5 United Kingdom

6 Paul Allen United States 53 22.0 United States

7 Bernard Arnault France 57 21.5 France

8 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 49 20.0 Saudi Arabia

9 Kenneth Thomson & family Canada 82 19.6 Canada

10 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 77 18.8 Hong Kong

11 Roman Abramovich Russia 39 18.2 United Kingdom

12 Michael Dell United States 41 17.1 United States

13 Karl Albrecht Germany 86 17.0 Germany

14 Sheldon Adelson United States 72 16.1 United States

15 Liliane Bettencourt France 83 16.0 France

15 Lawrence Ellison United States 61 16.0 United States

17 Christy Walton United States 51 15.9 United States

17 Jim Walton United States 58 15.9 United States

19 S Robson Walton United States 62 15.8 United States

20 Alice Walton United States 56 15.7 United States

21 Helen Walton United States 86 15.6 United States

22 Theo Albrecht Germany 83 15.2 Germany

23 Amancio Ortega Spain 70 14.8 Spain

24 Steven Ballmer United States 50 13.6 United States

25 Azim Premji India 60 13.3 India

It is no longer Bill Gates. A Mexican tlecommunications mogul.

Mexican telecom tycoon, Carlos Slim Helu has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the richest person on the planet, the Mexican financial website Sentido Comun has reported. Sentido Comun said the Mexican billionaire’s wealth had rocketed past Gates following the red-hot performance of his telecommunications firm, America Movil.

If you think about it, the answer to your question will never be known except for a small select group of people who understand power. Keep in mind, there are two forms of wealth. This would be speculative wealth and the other would be tangible wealth. Also, real wealth is old wealth. The nouveau riche (new wealth) have acquired only by the consent of the old powerful wealth. The real wealth have divested themselves into trusts and foundations to better obscure their power. It is power that truly rules wealth. With power money always follow. The question would be better served by asking who is the most powerful on this planet. We shall never know. Power always remains hidden in the shadows and its money has the power to hide themselves.

Carlos Slim Helu

carlos slim helu from mexco

he just surpassed bill gates but bill gates could pull ahead again

third richest is warren buffet

Carlos Slim….he had some stock that went up like 27% in one day or somethin like that….and he overtook Bill Gates

The man with the least amount of money and the largest circle of friends.

yes exactly, its not bill gates, its some mexican tycoon.