10 Richest Men & Women in the World

 Richest Men 

1. Carlo Slim Helu – Mexico $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil (oil)
2. Bill Gates, US $53 billion who had held the title of world’s richest 14 of the past 15 years. (Microsoft)
3. Warren Buffett – US – $47billion- ( Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffet) Warren Buffet invested wisely in Goldman Sachs during the worst parts of 2008
4. Mukesh Ambani India $29.0
5. Lakshmi Mittal India 59 $28.7
6. Lawrence Ellison United States $28.0
7. Bernard Arnault France $27.5
8. Eike Batista Brazil $27.0
9. Amancio Ortega Spain $74
10. Karl Albrecht Germany $23.5

According to Forbes, these are the richest 10 men in 2010. Figures for 2011 are likely to come out in February 2011. It has been a good year for billionaires as stock markets have generally risen from the slumps of 2008 in the midst of the financial crisis.

RICHEST WOMEN

1. Chirsty Walton

Wealth: $22.5 billion ,

Country: United States of America

Wife of late John T.Walton – founder of Wal-Mart

2. Alice Walton

Wealth: $US20.6 billion ,Source: Wal-Mart ,Citizen: United States of America, 

Heiress to Wal-Mart fortune andsister in law of world’s richest women Christy Walton.

3. Liliane Bettencourt

Wealth: $US20.0 billion,Country: France
Daughter of  L’Oréal founder Eugene Scheueller.
4. Brigit Rausing

Wealth: $US13.0 billion,Country Sweden
Inherited packaging firm Tetra Laval on death of husband. An art historian by training.

5. Savitri Jindal

Wealth: $US12.2 billion,Country: India

Her wealth comes from Jindal Steel in India. Also mother of nine children.

6. Abigail Johnson

Wealth: $US11.5 billion, Country: USA

President of Fidelity Investments Personal and Workplace Investing.

7. Susanne Klatten

Wealth: $US11.1 billion, Country: Germany

Owns a 12% stake in  BMW and a 50.1% stake in a pharmaceutical  company in US.

8. Iris Fontbona

Wealth: $US11.0 billion ,Country: Chile

From ownership of Chilean mines.

9. Jacqueline Mars

Wealth: $US11.0 billion ,Country: United States of America

Owns the great confectionery conglomerate – Mars. Also very successful pet food company which includes Pedigree and Whiskas.

10. Anne Cox Chambers

Wealth: $US10.2 billion, Country: United States of America

Cox Communications which includes    newspapers, television, radio, and cable.

Richest Self Made Women include

• Wu Yajun – $3.9 billion from property development in Hong Kong and China
• Oprah Winfrey ($2.4 billion)- tv presenter, chat show host
• J.K.Rowling – author of Harry Potter series
• Giuliana Benneton ($2.1bn)
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