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Bill Gates Tops Forbes List of Billionaires for Seventh Year
By Kevin Orland
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp., is the world's richest person for the seventh consecutive year with a net worth that has risen to $46.6 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
Gates, whose company is the world's largest computer-software maker, saw his net worth increase 14 percent over the past year, the magazine said. Investor Warren Buffett was second on the annual Forbes list of billionaires. His net worth climbed $12.4 billion, or 41 percent, to $42.9 billion.
A recovery in the global economy helped add $500 billion to the total net worth of the world's 587 billionaires, making them collectively worth $1.9 trillion, Forbes said. Buffett's increase was the biggest of any of the billionaires, as he closes the gap with Gates, the magazine said.
There are 64 new billionaires on the list this year, including author J.K. Rowling, who debuts with a net worth of $1 billion. Rowling's Harry Potter books have sold 250 million copies, and movies featuring the boy wizard have grossed $2 billion worldwide. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page also entered the list, each with worth $1 billion.
Karl Albrecht, an owner of the Aldi supermarkets in Germany and Trader Joe's gourmet-food chains in the U.S., was ranked third again this year, with a net worth of $23 billion. Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal moved up to fourth with $21.5 billion. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, with $21 billion, was fifth.
The average age of the billionaires is 64, Forbes said, and 27 of them are under the age of 40. Fifty-three are women, and 24 billionaires are single. Of the total, 326 are self-made, or didn't inherit their money, and 16 are high school dropouts.
Forbes Magazine's List of the World's Richest People
Net
Country/ worth
Rank Name State ($bil) Source
1 William Gates III U.S. $46.6 Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett U.S. $42.9 Berkshire Hathaway
3 Karl Albrecht Germany $23.0 supermarkets
4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Saudi Arabia $21.5 investments
Talal Alsaud
5 Paul Allen U.S. $21.0 Microsoft, investments
6 Alice Walton U.S. $20.0 Wal-Mart
6 Helen Walton U.S. $20.0 Wal-Mart
6 Jim Walton U.S. $20.0 Wal-Mart
6 John Walton U.S. $20.0 Wal-Mart
6 S. Robson Walton U.S. $20.0 Wal-Mart
11 Liliane Bettencourt France $18.8 L'Oreal
12 Lawrence Ellison U.S. $18.7 Oracle
13 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden $18.5 Ikea
14 Theo Albrecht Germany $18.1 supermarkets
15 Kenneth Thomson & Canada $17.2 publishing
family
16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky Russia $15.0 oil
17 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico $13.9 telecom
18 Michael Dell U.S. $13.0 Dell
19 Steven Ballmer U.S. $12.4 Microsoft
19 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong $12.4 diversified
21 Bernard Arnault France $12.2 LVMH
22 Walter, Thomas & Hong Kong $11.4 real estate
Raymond Kwok
23 Barbara Cox Anthony U.S. $11.2 Cox Communications
23 Anne Cox Chambers U.S. $11.2 Cox Communications
25 Roman Abramovich Russia $10.6 oil
26 John Kluge U.S. $10.5 Metromedia
27 Forrest Mars Jr. U.S. $10.4 Mars Inc.
27 Jacqueline Mars U.S. $10.4 Mars Inc.
27 John Mars U.S. $10.4 Mars Inc.
30 Silvio Berlusconi Italy $10.0 media
31 Abigail Johnson U.S. $9.8 mutual funds
32 Birgit Rausing & Sweden $9.3 packaging
family
33 Amancio Ortega Spain $9.2 Zara
34 Charles Ergen U.S. $9.1 EchoStar
35 Sumner Redstone U.S. $8.9 Viacom
36 Gerald Cavendish U.K. $8.7 real estate
Grosvenor
37 Stefan Persson Sweden $8.6 Hennes & Mauritz
38 Pierre Omidyar U.S. $8.5 Ebay
39 Nasser Al-Kharafi & Kuwait $8.4 construction
family
40 Susanne Klatten Germany $8.1 BMW
41 Michael Otto & Germany $8.0 retail
family
41 Hans Rausing Sweden $8.0 packaging
43 Keith Murdoch U.S. $7.8 News Corp.
44 Donald Newhouse U.S. $7.7 publishing
44 Samuel Newhouse Jr. U.S. $7.7 publishing
44 Galen Weston & Canada $7.7 retail
family
47 Carl Icahn U.S. $7.6 investments
47 Robert Pritzker U.S. $7.6 hotels, investments
47 Thomas Pritzker U.S. $7.6 hotels, investments
50 Rudolf August Oetker Germany $7.5 food
& family
51 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland $7.4 biotech
51 Samuel Johnson U.S. $7.4 S.C. Johnson & Son
53 Philip Knight U.S. $7.1 Nike
54 George Soros U.S. $7.0 hedge funds
55 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy $6.9 eyewear
55 Nobutada Saji & Japan $6.9 beverages
family
57 August von Finck Germany $6.8 investments
58 Azim Premji India $6.7 software
59 Stefan Quandt Germany $6.5 BMW
60 Serge Dassault & France $6.4 aviation
family
61 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong $6.3 real estate
62 Lakshmi Mittal India $6.2 steel
62 Yasuo Takei & family Japan $6.2 credit
64 Maria-Elisabeth & Germany $6.1 ball bearings
Georg Schaeffler
65 Mukesh & Anil Ambani India $6.0 diversified
65 Kirk Kerkorian U.S. $6.0 investments
65 H. Ty Warner U.S. $6.0 Beanie Babies
68 Micky Arison U.S. $5.9 Inheritance, cruise ships
68 Curt Engelhorn Germany $5.9 drugs
70 Eli Broad U.S. $5.8 home building, financial
services
70 Friedrich Flick Jr. Germany $5.8 investments
72 Fukuzo Iwasaki Japan $5.7 real estate
73 Mikhail Fridman Russia $5.6 oil
73 Alain & Gerard France $5.6 Chanel
Wertheimer
75 Gordon Moore U.S. $5.5 Intel
76 John Abele U.S. $5.4 medical devices
76 Hasso Plattner Germany $5.4 SAP
78 Adolf Merckle Germany $5.3 drugs
78 Johanna Quandt Germany $5.3 BMW
80 Philip Anschutz U.S. $5.2 Qwest Communications
80 Antonia Johnson Sweden $5.2 diversified
82 Jeffrey Bezos U.S. $5.1 Amazon.com
82 Maersk Mc-Kinney Denmark $5.1 shipping
Moller
84 Philip Green U.K. $5.0 retail
85 Michael Bloomberg U.S. $4.9 Bloomberg LP
85 Marvin Davis U.S. $4.9 investments
85 Eitaro Itoyama Japan $4.9 golf courses
85 Edward Johnson III U.S. $4.9 Fidelity Investments
85 Vladimir Potanin Russia $4.9 metals
90 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia $4.8 metals
91 Peter Nicholas U.S. $4.7 medical devices
91 Francois Pinault France $4.7 retail
91 Joseph & Moise Safra Brazil $4.7 banking
94 Shari Arison Israel $4.6 inheritance, cruise ships
94 Gustavo Cisneros & Venezuela $4.6 media
family
94 Charlene de Netherlands $4.6 Heineken
Carvalho-Heineken
94 Karl-Heinz Kipp Germany $4.6 real estate
94 Jim Pattison Canada $4.6 diversified
94 Tsai Wan Lin & Taiwan $4.6 insurance
family
100 Luciano Benetton & Italy $4.5 Benetton
family
100 Walter Haefner Switzerland $4.5 software
100 Erivan Haub & family Germany $4.5 retail
103 Yoshitaka Fukuda & Japan $4.4 credit
family
103 Spiro Latsis & Greece $4.4 banking
family
103 Nicky Oppenheimer & South Africa $4.4 De Beers
family
103 Jeffrey Skoll Canada $4.4 Ebay
103 Reinhold Würth Germany $4.4 manufacturing
108 Rafik Al-Hariri & Lebanon $4.3 construction
family
108 Khoo Teck Puat* Singapore $4.3 banking
108 Kyosuke Kinoshita & Japan $4.3 credit
family
111 Kunio Busujima & Japan $4.2 gaming
family
111 Robert Kuok Malaysia $4.2 agriculture
111 Reinhard Mohn & Germany $4.2 media
family
111 Kerry Packer Australia $4.2 media
115 Lorenzo Mendoza & Venezuela $4.1 beverages
family
116 Jeronimo Arango Mexico $4.0 retail
116 Donald Bren U.S. $4.0 real estate
116 David Geffen U.S. $4.0 music
116 Charles Koch U.S. $4.0 oil
116 David Koch U.S. $4.0 oil
116 David Sainsbury & U.K. $4.0 supermarkets
family
122 Michael Kadoorie & Hong Kong $3.9 diversified
family
122 James Sorenson U.S. $3.9 medical devices, real
estate
124 James, Arthur & John Canada $3.8 oil
Irving
124 Vladimir Lisin Russia $3.8 metals
124 Ronald Perelman U.S. $3.8 investments
124 Henry Perot U.S. $3.8 computer services, real
estate
128 Abdul Aziz Al United Arab $3.7 banking
Ghurair & family Emirates
128 Robert Bosch Jr. & Germany $3.7 manufacturing
family
128 Jean-Claude Decaux & France $3.7 advertising
family
128 Michele Ferrero Italy $3.7 chocolates
132 Lester Crown & U.S. $3.6 investments
family
132 Maurice Greenberg U.S. $3.6 American International
Group
132 Charles Schwab U.S. $3.6 Schwab
132 William Wrigley Jr. U.S. $3.6 chewing gum
136 Jorgen Clausen & Denmark $3.5 heating, refrigeration,
family gears
136 Bernard Ecclestone & U.K. $3.5 Formula One
family
136 John Menard Jr. U.S. $3.5 home improvement stores
136 Alexei Mordashov Russia $3.5 steel
140 Kun-Hee Lee & family South Korea $3.4 Samsung
140 Andronico Luksic & Chile $3.4 mining
family
140 Klaus Tschira Germany $3.4 SAP
143 Oleg Deripaska Russia $3.3 aluminum
143 Ann Walton Kroenke U.S. $3.3 Wal-Mart
143 Anton Schlecker Germany $3.3 retail
143 Viktor Vekselberg Russia $3.3 oil
147 Riley Bechtel U.S. $3.2 engineering, construction
147 Stephen Bechtel Jr. U.S. $3.2 engineering, construction
147 Kumar Birla India $3.2 commodities
147 William Cook U.S. $3.2 medical devices
147 Ananda Krishnan Malaysia $3.2 telecom
147 Sakip Sabanci & Turkey $3.2 diversified
family
153 Sulaiman Bin Abdul Saudi Arabia $3.1 banking
Al Rajhi
153 Saud Abdul Aziz Saudi Arabia $3.1 inheritance, diversified
Algosaibi
153 Susan Thompson U.S. $3.1 marriage
Buffett
153 Antonio Champalimaud Portugal $3.1 finance
153 Leonard Lauder U.S. $3.1 Estee Lauder
153 Lorenzo Zambrano & Mexico $3.1 cement
family
159 David & Frederick U.K. $3.0 property, retail, media
Barclay
159 Khalid Bin Mahfouz & Saudi Arabia $3.0 banking
family
159 Rafael del Pino & Spain $3.0 construction
family
159 Heidi Horten Austria $3.0 department stores
159 Mohammed Jameel & Saudi Arabia $3.0 auto sales
family
159 George Kaiser U.S. $3.0 oil & gas, banking, real
estate
159 George Lucas U.S. $3.0 Star Wars
159 Sergio Mantegazza Switzerland $3.0 travel
159 Bernard (Barry) Canada $3.0 drugs
Sherman
159 Jack Taylor U.S. $3.0 Enterprise Rent-a Car
159 Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Japan $3.0 real estate
170 Aloysio de Andrade Brazil $2.9 banking
Faria
170 James Goodnight U.S. $2.9 SAS Institute
170 Gérard Louis-Dreyfus France $2.9 commodities
& family
170 Thomas Schmidheiny Switzerland $2.9 cement
170 Stefan Schörghuber Germany $2.9 real estate
170 Leslie Wexner U.S. $2.9 Limited Brands
176 Terry Gou Taiwan $2.8 technology
176 Michael Herz Germany $2.8 coffee
176 Henry Hillman U.S. $2.8 industrialist, venture
capitalist
176 Kwek Leng Beng & Singapore $2.8 hotels
family
176 Nancy Walton Laurie U.S. $2.8 inheritance
176 Eliodoro Matte & Chile $2.8 paper
family
176 Craig McCaw U.S. $2.8 telecom
176 Richard Schulze U.S. $2.8 Best Buy
176 Patrick Wang & Hong Kong $2.8 micromotors
family
176 Y.C. Wang Taiwan $2.8 chemicals
186 Vagit Alekperov Russia $2.7 oil
186 Otto Beisheim Germany $2.7 retail
186 Edgar Bronfman Sr U.S. $2.7 liquor
186 Otto Happel Germany $2.7 engineering
186 Sunil Mittal India $2.7 telecom
186 Sammy & Yuli Ofer Israel $2.7 shipping
186 A. Perenchio U.S. $2.7 television
186 Robert Rowling U.S. $2.7 oil & gas, hotels,
investments
186 Ferit Sahenk & Turkey $2.7 banking
family
186 Rainer & Michael Germany $2.7 retail
Schmidt-Ruthenbeck
186 Preston Tisch U.S. $2.7 Loews
186 Karl Wlaschek Austria $2.7 department stores
198 Robert Bass U.S. $2.6 oil, investments
198 Rachman Halim & Indonesia $2.6 tobacco
family
198 Wolfgang Herz Germany $2.6 coffee
198 Charles Johnson U.S. $2.6 finance
198 Jeffrey Koo Sr Taiwan $2.6 finance
198 Willi & Isolde Switzerland $2.6 construction
Liebherr & family
198 Stephan Schmidheiny Switzerland $2.6 investments
205 Anacleto Angelini Chile $2.5 energy
205 Charles Bronfman Canada $2.5 liquor
205 Eugenio Garza Mexico $2.5 beverages
Laguera & family
205 Jon Huntsman U.S. $2.5 chemicals
205 Martha Ingram & U.S. $2.5 inheritance
family
205 Masatoshi Ito Japan $2.5 retail
205 Kjeld Kirk Denmark $2.5 Lego
Kristiansen
205 David Rockefeller Sr U.S. $2.5 inheritance
205 John Simplot & U.S. $2.5 potatoes, microchips
family
205 Steven Spielberg U.S. $2.5 movies
205 Donald Trump U.S. $2.5 real estate
216 Hubert Burda Germany $2.4 publishing
216 Charles Gerald John U.K. $2.4 real estate
Cadogan
216 Paul Desmarais Canada $2.4 finance
216 Richard DeVos U.S. $2.4 Alticor
216 John Dorrance III Ireland $2.4 Campbell's soup
216 Ryoichi Jinnai & Japan $2.4 credit
family
216 Barbara Piasecka U.S. $2.4 inheritance
Johnson
216 Michael Lee-Chin Canada $2.4 mutual funds
216 Frank Lowy & family Australia $2.4 malls
216 Hugo Mann & family Germany $2.4 retail
216 Juan & Carlos March Spain $2.4 banking
216 Akira Mori Japan $2.4 real estate
216 Masayoshi Son Japan $2.4 Softbank
216 Robert E. ``Ted'' U.S. $2.4 cable TV
Turner
216 Steven Udvar-Hazy U.S. $2.4 leasing
231 Alberto Bailleres Mexico $2.3 mining
231 Ronald Burkle U.S. $2.3 supermarkets, investments
231 Charles Butt U.S. $2.3 supermarkets
231 Clive Calder U.K. $2.3 record label
231 Cheng Yu-tung Hong Kong $2.3 real estate
231 Michael Hilti & Liechtenstein $2.3 power tools
family
231 Bradley Hughes U.S. $2.3 storage
231 Ray Hunt U.S. $2.3 inheritance, oil, real
estate
231 Peter Kellogg U.S. $2.3 finance
231 Ralph Lauren U.S. $2.3 fashion
231 Pallonji Mistry India $2.3 construction
231 Ng Teng Fong & Singapore $2.3 real estate
family
231 Madeleine Germany $2.3 retail
Schickedanz
231 Tsai Wan Tsai & Taiwan $2.3 banking
family
231 Jay Van Andel U.S. $2.3 Alticor
231 Nina Wang Hong Kong $2.3 real estate
247 Giorgio Armani Italy $2.2 fashion
247 Heinz Bauer Germany $2.2 publishing
247 Richard Branson U.K. $2.2 Virgin
247 David Filo U.S. $2.2 Yahoo!
247 Tetsuro Funai Japan $2.2 VCRs
247 Nicolas Hayek Switzerland $2.2 Swatch
247 Leona Helmsley U.S. $2.2 inheritance
247 Amos Hostetter Jr. U.S. $2.2 cable TV
247 Rupert Johnson Jr. U.S. $2.2 finance
247 Bernard Marcus U.S. $2.2 Home Depot
247 Carl Pohlad U.S. $2.2 banking
247 Leonard Stern U.S. $2.2 real estate
247 Takemitsu Takizaki Japan $2.2 sensors
247 Wee Cho Yaw Singapore $2.2 banking
247 Samuel Zell U.S. $2.2 real estate
262 Umberto Agnelli & Italy $2.1 Fiat
family
262 Jean-Louis Dumas & France $2.1 Hermes
family
262 Donald Fisher U.S. $2.1 Gap
262 Doris Feigenbaum U.S. $2.1 Gap
Fisher
262 Philippe Foriel- France $2.1 temp agency
Destezet
262 Rolf Gerling Germany $2.1 insurance
262 Gordon Getty U.S. $2.1 inheritance
262 Steven Jobs U.S. $2.1 Apple Computer
262 Randolph Lerner U.S. $2.1 inheritance
262 Lim Goh Tong Malaysia $2.1 gaming
262 Achille Maramotti Italy $2.1 apparel
262 Quek Leng Chan & Malaysia $2.1 banking
family
262 J. Ricketts & family U.S. $2.1 Ameritrade
262 Clemmie Spangler Jr. U.S. $2.1 investments
262 Albert von Thurn und Germany $2.1 diversified
Taxis
277 Leonore Annenberg U.S. $2.0 inheritance
277 Martin Bouygues & France $2.0 telecom
family
277 Ennio Doris Italy $2.0 insurance
277 Adi Godrej & family India $2.0 diversified
277 Roberto Hernandez Mexico $2.0 banking
277 Klaus-Michael Kühne Germany $2.0 shipping
277 Ronald Lauder U.S. $2.0 Estee Lauder
277 Lev Leviev Israel $2.0 diamonds
277 Patrick McGovern U.S. $2.0 publishing
277 John Morgridge U.S. $2.0 Cisco Systems
277 Leonid Nevzlin Russia $2.0 oil
277 Henry Nicholas III U.S. $2.0 Broadcom
277 Augusto & Giorgio Italy $2.0 candy
Perfetti
277 Richard Rainwater U.S. $2.0 investments
277 Steven Rales U.S. $2.0 manufacturing
277 Friede Springer Germany $2.0 publishing
293 Leonard Blavatnik U.S. $1.9 oil
293 William Davidson U.S. $1.9 glassmaking
293 John Fredriksen Norway $1.9 shipping
293 Louis Gonda U.S. $1.9 leasing
293 Donald Hall U.S. $1.9 Hallmark
293 Daniela Herz Germany $1.9 coffee
293 Günter Herz Germany $1.9 coffee
293 Michael Krasny U.S. $1.9 retail
293 Mitchell Rales U.S. $1.9 manufacturing
293 Robert Rich Sr U.S. $1.9 food service
293 Bruno Schroder & U.K. $1.9 banking
family
293 Evgeny ``Eugene'' U.S. $1.9 oil
Shvidler
293 Ernest Stempel U.S. $1.9 American International
Group
293 Glen Taylor U.S. $1.9 printing
293 Eugen Viehof & Germany $1.9 retail
family
293 Tadashi Yanai Japan $1.9 retail
293 Jerry Yang U.S. $1.9 Yahoo!
310 S. Daniel Abraham U.S. $1.8 Slim-Fast
310 Sheldon Adelson U.S. $1.8 casinos, hotels
310 Herbert Allen Jr. U.S. $1.8 finance
310 Franklin Booth Jr. U.S. $1.8 investments
310 Emilio Botin Spain $1.8 banking
310 Mikhail Brudno Russia $1.8 oil
310 John de Mol Netherlands $1.8 TV
310 Charles Dolan U.S. $1.8 cable TV
310 Vladimir Dubov Russia $1.8 oil
310 Stein Erik Hagen Norway $1.8 supermarkets
310 Alfredo Harp Helu Mexico $1.8 banking
310 H. Huizenga U.S. $1.8 entrepreneur
310 Jess Jackson U.S. $1.8 wine
310 John Jahr & family Germany $1.8 media
310 James Kim & family U.S. $1.8 microchips
310 Bruce Kovner U.S. $1.8 hedge funds
310 Platon Lebedev Russia $1.8 oil
310 Lee Seng Wee & Singapore $1.8 banking
family
310 John Malone U.S. $1.8 cable TV
310 Kenneth Morrison U.K. $1.8 supermarkets
310 Shiv Nadar India $1.8 technology
310 Ricardo Salinas Mexico $1.8 retail
Pliego & family
310 Henry Samueli U.S. $1.8 Broadcom
310 Vasily Shakhnovsky Russia $1.8 oil
310 Shin Kyuk-ho & South Korea $1.8 candy
family
310 John Sperling U.S. $1.8 Apollo Group
310 Peter Sperling U.S. $1.8 Apollo Group
310 Jon Stryker U.S. $1.8 inheritance
310 Ronda Stryker U.S. $1.8 inheritance
310 Dennis Washington U.S. $1.8 tug boats
310 Arne Wilhelmsen & Norway $1.8 tankers, cruise ships
family
310 Michael Ying Hong Kong $1.8 Esprit
342 Vladimir Bogdanov Russia $1.7 oil
342 Dhanin Chearavanont Thailand $1.7 agriculture
& family
342 Richard Farmer U.S. $1.7 Cintas
342 Thomas Frist Jr. & U.S. $1.7 health care
family
342 Hans-Werner Hector Germany $1.7 SAP
342 Esther Koplowitz Spain $1.7 construction
342 Mary Alice Dorrance U.S. $1.7 inheritance
Malone
342 Clayton Mathile U.S. $1.7 pet food
342 David Murdock U.S. $1.7 real estate, finance
342 Edward Rogers Canada $1.7 media
342 Johann Rupert & South Africa $1.7 luxury goods
family
342 Haim Saban U.S. $1.7 television
342 Emanuele (Lino) Canada $1.7 dairy
Saputo & family
342 Wen Long Shi & Taiwan $1.7 plastics, technology
family
356 Saleh bin Abdul Aziz Saudi Arabia $1.6 banking
Al Rajhi
356 Isak Andic Spain $1.6 textiles
356 Nancy Lerner Beck U.S. $1.6 inheritance
356 Stanley U.S. $1.6 investments
Druckenmiller
356 Blase Golisano U.S. $1.6 Paychex
356 Alec Gores U.S. $1.6 leveraged buyouts
356 Tom Gores U.S. $1.6 leveraged buyouts
356 Richard Kinder U.S. $1.6 pipelines
356 Norma Lerner U.S. $1.6 inheritance
356 Joseph Lewis U.K. $1.6 finance
356 Peter Lewis U.S. $1.6 insurance
356 Carl Lindner Jr. U.S. $1.6 insurance, investments
356 Rosalia Mera Spain $1.6 Zara
356 George Mitchell U.S. $1.6 oil & gas
356 Charles Munger U.S. $1.6 investments
356 Kazuo Okada Japan $1.6 gaming
356 Gregorio Perez Argentina $1.6 oil & gas
Companc & family
356 Richard Pratt Australia $1.6 packaging
356 John A. Fentener van Netherlands $1.6 travel
Vlissingen
356 Peter Woo & family Hong Kong $1.6 real estate
356 Chaleo Yoovidhya Thailand $1.6 Red Bull
377 Maria Asuncion Mexico $1.5 beer
Aramburuzabala &
family
377 Lee Bass U.S. $1.5 oil, investments
377 Frank Batten Sr U.S. $1.5 media
377 Julio Bozano Brazil $1.5 banking
377 James Cargill U.S. $1.5 inheritance
377 Margaret Cargill U.S. $1.5 inheritance
377 Bennett Dorrance U.S. $1.5 inheritance
377 Gerald Ford U.S. $1.5 banking
377 Leslie Gonda U.S. $1.5 leasing
377 Daryl Katz Canada $1.5 pharmacies
377 Herbert Kohler & U.S. $1.5 plumbing fixtures
family
377 Edward Lampert U.S. $1.5 investments
377 L. Lowry Mays U.S. $1.5 Clear Channel
377 Wallace McCain Canada $1.5 food
377 Carlos Peralta & Mexico $1.5 telecom
family
377 Miuccia Prada & Italy $1.5 Prada
family
377 Laurance Rockefeller U.S. $1.5 inheritance
377 Fayez Sarofim U.S. $1.5 finance
377 Harold Simmons U.S. $1.5 investments
377 Jackson Stephens U.S. $1.5 investment banking
377 Pat Stryker U.S. $1.5 inheritance
377 Adrian Swire & U.K. $1.5 diversified
family
377 Lucio Tan Philippines $1.5 tobacco
377 Kemal Uzan & family Turkey $1.5 telecom
377 Sanford Weill U.S. $1.5 Citigroup
377 Arthur Williams Jr. U.S. $1.5 insurance
377 Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan $1.5 Nintendo
377 Vladimir Russia $1.5 telecom
Yevtushenkov
377 Tadahiro Yoshida Japan $1.5 zippers
406 Mohammad Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia $1.4 oil
406 Gerd Brachmann Germany $1.4 services
406 John Caudwell U.K. $1.4 mobile phones
406 Chen Din Hwa Hong Kong $1.4 real estate
406 Jean Coutu Canada $1.4 pharmacies
406 Heinz-Horst Germany $1.4 shoes
Deichmann
406 Barry Diller U.S. $1.4 media
406 David Duffield U.S. $1.4 PeopleSoft
406 Henry Fok Hong Kong $1.4 gaming
406 Barbara Carlson Gage U.S. $1.4 inheritance
& family
406 Stanley Ho Hong Kong $1.4 gaming
406 Irwin Jacobs U.S. $1.4 Qualcomm
406 German Khan Russia $1.4 oil, banking
406 Rahmi Koc & family Turkey $1.4 diversified
406 Alicia Koplowitz Spain $1.4 investments
406 E. Kroenke U.S. $1.4 real estate
406 Fredrik Lundberg Sweden $1.4 real estate, investments
406 Dietrich Mateschitz Austria $1.4 Red Bull
406 James Moran U.S. $1.4 auto sales
406 Hideo Morita & Japan $1.4 Sony
family
406 Robert Naify U.S. $1.4 United Artists Theaters
406 Marilyn Carlson U.S. $1.4 inheritance
Nelson & family
406 Didier Primat France $1.4 oil
406 John Sall U.S. $1.4 SAS Institute
406 Julio Mario Santo Colombia $1.4 beer, diversified
Domingo
406 Luis Carlos Colombia $1.4 banking
Sarmiento
406 Frederick Smith U.S. $1.4 FedEx
406 Patrick Soon-Shiong U.S. $1.4 generic drugs
406 Sylvia Ströher Germany $1.4 cosmetics
406 Henry Sy & family Philippines $1.4 malls
406 Albert Ueltschi U.S. $1.4 flight schools
437 Carl Berg U.S. $1.3 real estate, venture
capital
437 Francesco Gaetano Italy $1.3 diversified
Caltagirone &
family
437 Mark Cuban U.S. $1.3 Broadcast.com
437 Abilio dos Santos Brazil $1.3 supermarkets
Diniz & family
437 Gustaf Douglas Sweden $1.3 security
437 Richard Egan U.S. $1.3 EMC Corp.
437 Leonid Fedun Russia $1.3 oil
437 Den Fujita & family Japan $1.3 McDonald's
437 Victor Fung U.S. $1.3 apparel
437 William Fung Hong Kong $1.3 apparel
437 Charles Gates Jr. U.S. $1.3 automotive products
437 William Hearst III U.S. $1.3 inheritance
437 Stanley Stub Hubbard U.S. $1.3 satellite TV
437 Saleh Kamel Saudi Arabia $1.3 diversified
437 Min Kao U.S. $1.3 navigation equipment
437 Henry Kravis U.S. $1.3 leveraged buyouts
437 Barry Lam Taiwan $1.3 laptops
437 Kenichi Mabuchi & Japan $1.3 micromotors
family
437 Steno Marcegaglia & Italy $1.3 steel
family
437 Richard Marriott U.S. $1.3 hotels
437 E. Marshall U.S. $1.3 inheritance
437 Robert McNair U.S. $1.3 energy
437 William Morean U.S. $1.3 Jabil Circuit
437 Hans Riegel Germany $1.3 candy
437 Paul Riegel Germany $1.3 candy
437 George Roberts U.S. $1.3 leveraged buyouts
437 Walter Scott Jr. U.S. $1.3 construction, telecom
437 Thomas Siebel U.S. $1.3 software
437 John Sobrato U.S. $1.3 real estate
437 Harry Triguboff Australia $1.3 real estate
437 Nikolai Tsvetkov Russia $1.3 oil, banking
437 Joop van den Ende Netherlands $1.3 TV
437 Theodore Waitt U.S. $1.3 Gateway
437 Margaret Whitman U.S. $1.3 Ebay
437 Mortimer Zuckerman U.S. $1.3 real estate
472 Mohammed A. Al Bahar Kuwait $1.2 finance
472 Belmiro de Azevedo Portugal $1.2 diversified
472 Pierre Bellon & France $1.2 food services
family
472 Arthur Blank U.S. $1.2 Home Depot
472 Anneliese Brost Germany $1.2 newspapers
472 Chang Yung Fa Taiwan $1.2 transportation
472 Phoebe Hearst Cooke U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 Edward Debartolo Jr. U.S. $1.2 shopping centers
472 Archie Aldis ``Red'' U.S. $1.2 timber, lumber mills
Emmerson
472 Frederick Field U.S. $1.2 media
472 Thomas Flatley U.S. $1.2 real estate
472 James France U.S. $1.2 auto racing
472 William France Jr. U.S. $1.2 auto racing
472 Albert Frere Belgium $1.2 investments
472 Soichiro Fukutake & Japan $1.2 education
family
472 Christopher U.S. $1.2 salsa
Goldsbury
472 Jonathan Harmsworth U.K. $1.2 publishing
472 Austin Hearst U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 David Hearst Jr. U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 George Hearst Jr. U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 Ingeburg Herz Germany $1.2 coffee
472 Joachim Herz Germany $1.2 coffee
472 Robert Holding U.S. $1.2 oil refining, resorts
472 Joseph Jamail Jr. U.S. $1.2 lawsuits
472 James Jannard U.S. $1.2 Oakley
472 Leon Levine & family U.S. $1.2 Family Dollar Stores
472 George Lindemann & U.S. $1.2 natural gas, media
family
472 John Marriott Jr. U.S. $1.2 hotels
472 Terence Matthews U.K. $1.2 technology
472 Harrison McCain Canada $1.2 french fries
472 John McCaw Jr. U.S. $1.2 telecom
472 Robert McLane Jr. U.S. $1.2 Wal-Mart, Houston Astros
472 Winthrop Rockefeller U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 Hermann Schnabel Germany $1.2 chemicals
472 Vyacheslav Sheremet Russia $1.2 natural gas, Gazprom
472 Melvin Simon U.S. $1.2 real estate
472 Ollen Smith U.S. $1.2 racetracks
472 Rem Vyakhirev Russia $1.2 natural gas, Gazprom
472 Elizabeth Wiskemann U.S. $1.2 mutual funds
472 Daniel Ziff U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 Dirk Ziff U.S. $1.2 inheritance
472 Robert Ziff U.S. $1.2 inheritance
514 John Arrillaga U.S. $1.1 real estate
514 Sid Bass U.S. $1.1 oil, investments
514 Scott Cook U.S. $1.1 Intuit
514 Robert Friedland U.S. $1.1 mining
514 John Gandel & family Australia $1.1 real estate, investments
514 Alan Gerry U.S. $1.1 cable TV
514 Malcolm Glazer U.S. $1.1 conglomerate
514 David Green U.S. $1.1 retail
514 Pincus Green U.S. $1.1 commodities
514 Marguerite Harbert U.S. $1.1 inheritance
514 Marvin Herb U.S. $1.1 soft drink bottling
514 Stephen Jarislowsky Canada $1.1 asset management
514 William Kellogg U.S. $1.1 Kohl's
514 John Krehbiel Jr. U.S. $1.1 Molex
514 Guy Laliberte Canada $1.1 Cirque du Soleil
514 Jorge Paulo Lemann Brazil $1.1 banking
514 Richard Li Hong Kong $1.1 telecom
514 Gary Magness U.S. $1.1 inheritance
514 Billy Joe ``Red'' U.S. $1.1 cars, radio
McCombs
514 Andrei Melnichenko Russia $1.1 banking
514 Arnon Milchan Israel $1.1 New Regency
514 Anthony O'Reilly Ireland $1.1 publishing
514 Richard Peery U.S. $1.1 real estate
514 Marc Rich U.S. $1.1 commodities
514 Arthur Rock U.S. $1.1 venture capital
514 Isaac Saba Raffoul & Mexico $1.1 diversified
family
514 Richard Scaife U.S. $1.1 inheritance
514 Monika Schoeller Germany $1.1 publishing
514 Herbert Siegel U.S. $1.1 television
514 Kenny Troutt U.S. $1.1 telecom
514 Dieter von Germany $1.1 publishing
Holtzbrinck
514 Stefan von Germany $1.1 publishing
Holtzbrinck
514 Charlotte Colket U.S. $1.1 inheritance
Weber
514 Oprah Winfrey U.S. $1.1 television
514 Vivian Wu Taiwan $1.1 autos
514 Stephen Wynn U.S. $1.1 casinos, art
514 Larry Yung China $1.1 diversified
514 Henry Zachry Jr. U.S. $1.1 construction
552 Alexander Abramov Russia $1.0 metals
552 Anil Agarwal India $1.0 mining
552 Khalaf Al Habtoor United Arab $1.0 construction
Emirates
552 John Anderson U.S. $1.0 beverage distribution, real
estate
552 George Argyros U.S. $1.0 investments
552 Neil Bluhm U.S. $1.0 real estate
552 Sergey Brin U.S. $1.0 Google
552 Gary Burrell U.S. $1.0 navigation equipment
552 Jason Chang & family Taiwan $1.0 semiconductors
552 Turgay Ciner Turkey $1.0 mining
552 Steven Cohen U.S. $1.0 hedge funds
552 Gary Comer U.S. $1.0 Lands' End
552 Roy Disney U.S. $1.0 Walt Disney
552 Bulent Eczacibasi Turkey $1.0 pharmaceuticals
552 William Ford Sr U.S. $1.0 Ford Motor Co.
552 Emilio Gnutti Italy $1.0 finance
552 John Hargreaves & U.K. $1.0 retail
family
552 Dietmar Hopp Germany $1.0 SAP
552 Jerral Jones U.S. $1.0 football, oil
552 Morris Kahn Israel $1.0 Amdocs
552 Jerome Kohlberg Jr. U.S. $1.0 leveraged buyouts
552 Alfred Mann U.S. $1.0 inventor, investments
552 Bruce McCaw U.S. $1.0 telecom
552 Roger Milliken U.S. $1.0 textiles
552 Larry Page U.S. $1.0 Google
552 Liselott Persson Sweden $1.0 Hennes & Mauritz
552 Stefano Pessina Italy $1.0 pharmaceuticals
552 Sergei Popov Russia $1.0 metals
552 Joanne (J.K.) U.K. $1.0 Harry Potter
Rowling
552 Lily Safra Brazil $1.0 inheritance
552 Charles Simonyi U.S. $1.0 Microsoft
552 A. Alfred Taubman U.S. $1.0 real estate
552 Olav Thon Norway $1.0 real estate
552 Tiong Hiew King Malaysia $1.0 lumber
552 Hope Hill Van Beuren U.S. $1.0 inheritance
552 Dean White U.S. $1.0 billboards, hotels
To contact the reporter on this story: Kevin Orland in Chicago at korland@bloomberg.net.
Last Updated: February 26, 2004 14:05 EST
