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  1. first most richest isnt correct grammar.

    anyway. the wealthiest person in the world is Bill Gates


  2. Id Say Bill Gates.. x

  3. Warren Buffet ($62 B), Carlos Slim Helú ($60 B), and Bill Gates ($58 B).

    The hottest rich guy in the world is this guy:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abram...

  4. I think simon cowl, oprah, trump, are all in the running, but I don't think anyone has gotten microsoft's creator

  5. Correction: Who is the richest person in the world?

    Answer: Bill Gates... I think.

  6. Warren Buffet- 62 billion- USA- Berkshire Hathaway

  7. the founder of IKEA

  8. Special Report

    The World's Billionaires

    03.05.08, 6:00 PM ET

    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

  9. warren buffet. USA billionaire

  10. Oprah or JK Rowling I think. I watch E! : )

  11. The Oracle of Omaha

  12. Warren Edward Buffett is the richest, $62.0 billion age 77.

    Visit this site for the list of the 100 wealthiest billionares.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bil...

    Hope this helps!

    : )

  13. Rank   Name   Billion USD   Age   Citizenship   Residence   Sources of wealth  

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01▲ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $62.0 billion ▲ 77  United States  United States Berkshire Hathaway

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02▲ Helú, Carlos SlimCarlos Slim Helú $60.0 billion ▲ 68  Mexico  Mexico Telmex, América Móvil

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03▼ Gates, BillBill Gates $58.0 billion ▲ 52  United States  United States Microsoft

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04▲ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion ▲ 57  India  United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05▲ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $43.0 billion ▲ 50  India  India Reliance Industries

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06▲ Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $42.0 billion ▲ 48  India  India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07▼ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad and family $31.0 billion ▼ 81  Sweden  Switzerland IKEA

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08▲ Pal Singh, KushalKushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion ▲ 76  India  India DLF Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09▲ Deripaska, OlegOleg Deripaska $28.0 billion ▲ 40  Russia  Russia Rusal

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010▲ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $27.0 billion ▲ 88  Germany  Germany ALDI

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011▼ Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $26.5 billion ▲ 79  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012▼ Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson $26.0 billion ▼ 74  United States  United States Las Vegas Sands

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013▼ Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $25.5 billion ▼ 59  France  France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014▼ Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $25.0 billion ▲ 63  United States  United States Oracle Corporation

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015▲ Abramovich, RomanRoman Abramovich $23.5 billion ▲ 41  Russia  United Kingdom Millhouse Capital, Chelsea F.C.

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016▲ Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $23.0 billion ▲ 85  Germany  Germany ALDI, Trader Joe's

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017▼ Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $22.9 billion ▲ 85  France  France L'Oréal

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018▲ Mordashov, AlexeiAlexei Mordashov $21.2 billion ▲ 42  Russia  Russia Severstal

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&019.&&&&&019▼ Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin TalalPrince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $21.0 billion ▲ 51  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020▲ Fridman, MikhailMikhail Fridman $20.8 billion ▲ 43  Russia  Russia Alfa Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&021.&&&&&021▲ Lisin, VladimirVladimir Lisin $20.3 billion ▲ 51  Russia  Russia Novolipetsk Steel

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022▼ Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $20.2 billion ▼ 72  Spain  Spain Inditex Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023▲ Kwok, RaymondRaymond Kwok, Thomas Kwok, and Walter Kwok $19.9 billion ▲   Hong Kong  Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024▲ Prokhorov, MikhailMikhail Prokhorov $19.5 billion ▲ 42  Russia  Russia Interros

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024▲ Potanin, VladimirVladimir Potanin $19.5 billion ▲ 47  Russia  Russia Interros

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026▼ Walton, ChristyChristy Walton and family $19.2 billion ▲ 53  United States  United States Wal-Mart

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026▼ Walton, JimJim Walton $19.2 billion ▲ 60  United States  United States Wal-Mart

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&026.&&&&&026▼ Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton $19.2 billion ▲ 64  United States  United States Wal-Mart

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029▲ Kee, Lee ShauLee Shau Kee $19.0 billion ▲ 80  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Henderson Land Development

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029▼ Walton, AliceAlice Walton $19.0 billion ▲ 58  United States  United States Wal-Mart

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031▼ Thomson, DavidDavid Thomson and family $18.9 billion ▼ 50  Canada  Canada The Thomson Corporation

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.&&&&&032▼ Brin, SergeySergey Brin $18.7 billion ▲ 34  United States  United States Google

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033▼ Page, LarryLarry Page $18.6 billion ▲ 35  United States  United States Google

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&034.&&&&&034▲ Otto, MichaelMichael Otto and family $18.2 billion ▲ 64  Germany  Germany Otto GmbH

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&035.&&&&&035▼ Persson, StefanStefan Persson $17.7 billion ▼ 60  Sweden  Sweden Hennes & Mauritz

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036▼ Kerimov, SuleymanSuleyman Kerimov $17.5 billion ▲ 42  Russia  Russia Gazprom, Sberbank

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037▲ Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $17.0 billion ▲ 72  United States  United States Koch Industries

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037▲ Koch, David H.David H. Koch $17.0 billion ▲ 67  United States  United States Koch Industries

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039▼ Pinault, FrançoisFrançois Pinault and family $16.9 billion ▲ 71  France  France PPR

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040▼ Dell, MichaelMichael Dell $16.4 billion ▲ 43  United States  United States Dell

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041▼ Allen, PaulPaul Allen $16.0 billion ▼ 55  United States  United States Microsoft

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&041.&&&&&041▼ Kerkorian, KirkKirk Kerkorian $16.0 billion ▲ 90  United States  United States Tracinda Corporation

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043▼ Ballmer, StevenSteven Ballmer $15.0 billion ▬ 52  United States  United States Microsoft

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043▼ Johnson, AbigailAbigail Johnson $15.0 billion ▲ 46  United States  United States Fidelity Investments

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&043.&&&&&043▲ Ruia, ShashiShashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $15.0 billion ▲   India  India Essar

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Al-Kharafi, NasserNasser Al-Kharafi and family $14.0 billion ▲ 64  Kuwait  Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Westminster, The Duke ofThe Duke of Westminster and family $14.0 billion ▲ 56  United Kingdom  United Kingdom Grosvenor Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▼ Icahn, CarlCarl Icahn $14.0 billion ▲ 72  United States  United States American Car and Foundry Company

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Mars, Jr., Forrest EdwardForrest Edward Mars, Jr. $14.0 billion ▲ 76  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Mars, JacquelineJacqueline Mars $14.0 billion ▲ 68  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Mars, JohnJohn Mars $14.0 billion ▲ 71  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▲ Rausing, BirgitBirgit Rausing and family $14.0 billion ▲ 84  Sweden  Switzerland Tetra Laval

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.&&&&&046▼ Taylor, Jack C.Jack C. Taylor and family $14.0 billion ▲ 85  United States  United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&054.&&&&&054▲ Khan, GermanGerman Khan $13.9 billion ▲ 46  Russia  Russia TNK-BP

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&055.&&&&&055▲ Klatten, SusanneSusanne Klatten $13.2 billion ▲ 45  Germany  Germany BMW

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056▼ Alekperov, VagitVagit Alekperov $13.0 billion ▲ 57  Russia  Russia LUKoil

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056▲ Bren, DonaldDonald Bren $13.0 billion ▲ 75  United States  United States Irvine Company

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&058.&&&&&058▲ Wertheimer, AlainAlain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer $12.9 billion ▲   France  United States Chanel

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&059.&&&&&059▲ Rybolovlev, Dmitry Dmitry Rybolovlev $12.8 billion ▲ 41  Russia  Russia Mobile TeleSystems

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060▼ Premji, AzimAzim Premji $12.7 billion ▼ 62  India  India Wipro Technologies

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060▲ Sawiris, NaguibNaguib Sawiris $12.7 billion ▲ 53  Egypt  Egypt Orascom Telecom Holding

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062▼ Chambers, Anne CoxAnne Cox Chambers $12.6 billion ▬ 88  United States  United States Cox Enterprises

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&063.&&&&&063▲ Makhmudov, IskanderIskander Makhmudov $11.9 billion ▲ 44  Russia  Russia Uralskaya Gorno-Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064▲ Mittal, SunilSunil Mittal and family $11.8 billion ▲ 50  India  India Bharti Airtel

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065▲ Abramov, AlexanderAlexander Abramov $11.5 billion ▲ 49  Russia  Russia Evraz Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065▲ Bloomberg, MichaelMichael Bloomberg $11.5 billion ▲ 66  United States  United States Bloomberg L.P.

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&067.&&&&&067▼ Vekselberg, ViktorViktor Vekselberg $11.2 billion ▲ 50  Russia  Russia Renova Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068▼ Ferrero, MicheleMichele Ferrero and family $11.0 billion ▲ 81  Italy  Monaco Ferrero SpA

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068▲ Kaiser, GeorgeGeorge Kaiser $11.0 billion ▲ 65  United States  United States BOK Financial Corporation

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068▼ Latsis, SpiroSpiro Latsis and family $11.0 billion ▬ 61  Greece  Switzerland EFG Bank European Financial Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&068.&&&&&068▲ Sawiris, Nassef Nassef Sawiris $11.0 billion ▲ 46  Egypt  Egypt Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&072.&&&&&072▲ Kuzmichev, Alexei Alexei Kuzmichev $10.8 billion ▲ 45  Russia  Russia Alfa Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073▲ Knight, PhilipPhilip Knight $10.4 billion ▲ 70  United States  United States Nike

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&073.&&&&&073▲ Rashnikov, ViktorViktor Rashnikov $10.4 billion ▲ 59  Russia  Russia Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&075.&&&&&075▲ Bertarelli, ErnestoErnesto Bertarelli $10.3 billion ▲ 42  Switzerland  Switzerland Serono

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&076.&&&&&076▲ Birla, KumarKumar Birla $10.2 billion ▲ 40  India  India Aditya Birla Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077▼ Vecchio, Leonardo DelLeonardo Del Vecchio $10.0 billion ▼ 72  Italy  Italy Luxottica

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077▲ Moraes, Antônio Ermírio deAntônio Ermírio de Moraes and family $10.0 billion ▲ 79  Brazil  Brazil Votorantim Group

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077▲ Fontbona, Iris Iris Fontbona and family $10.0 billion ▲   Chile  Chile Antofagasta PLC, Quiñenco

    &&&&&&&&&&&&&077.&&&&&077▲ Johnson, III, EdwardEdward Johnson, III $10.0 billion ▲ 77  United  

  14. This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on 8 March, 2007.

    Citizenship   Sources of wealth  

    01▬ Gates, BillBill Gates $56.0 billion ▲  United States Microsoft, Corbis

    02▬ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $52.0 billion ▲  United States Investments

    03▬ Slim Helú, CarlosCarlos Slim Helú $49.0 billion ▲  Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso, Comp USA

    04.&&&&&04▬ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $33.0 billion ▲  Sweden IKEA, IKANO, real estate

    05▬ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $32.0 billion ▲  India Arcelor Mittal

    06▲ Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson $26.5 billion ▲  United States Las Vegas Sands

    07▬ Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $26.0 billion ▲  France LVMH

    08▲ Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $24.0 billion ▲  Spain Inditex Group, real estate

    09▲ Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $23.0 billion ▲  Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa

    010▼ David Thomson and family $22.0 billion ▲  Canada Thomson Corporation

    011▲ Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $21.5 billion ▲  United States Oracle Corporation

    012▲ Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $20.7 billion ▲  France L'Oréal, Nestle

    013▼ Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, PrincePrince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $20.3 billion ▲  Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup

    ▲ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $20.1 billion ▲  India Reliance Industries Ltd

    015▼ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $20.0 billion ▲  Germany ALDI

    016▼ Abramovich, RomanRoman Abramovich $18.7 billion ▲  Russia Millhouse Capital

    017▲ Persson, StefanStefan Persson $18.4 billion ▲  Sweden Hennes & Mauritz

    018▲ Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $18.2 billion ▲  India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group

    019▼ Allen, PaulPaul Allen $18.0 billion ▼  United States Microsoft, Vulcan Ventures, Portland Trailblazers, investment

    020▲ Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $17.5 billion ▲  Germany ALDI, Trader Joes, Albertsons

    hope this helps

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  16. me i have 4 healthy kids im a grandmother and both my parents and grandparents are still living-alas i have no money

  17. 1.Warren Buffett=Fortune: self made

    Source: Berkshire Hathaway

    Net Worth: $62.0 bil  

    Country Of Citizenship: United States

    Residence: Omaha, Nebraska , United States, North America

    Industry: Investments

    Marital Status: widowed, remarried, 3 children

    2.Carlos Slim Helu=Age: 68

    Fortune: self made

    Source: telecom

    Net Worth: $60.0 bil  

    Country Of Citizenship: Mexico

    Residence: Mexico City , Mexico, Latin America

    Industry: Communications

    Marital Status: widowed, 6 children

    3.William Gates III=Age: 52

    Fortune: self made

    Source: Microsoft

    Net Worth: $58.0 bil  

    Country Of Citizenship: United States

    Residence: Medina, Washington , United States, North America

    Industry: Software

    Marital Status: married, 3 children

    4.Lakshmi Mittal=NET WORTH 45 BILLION

    5.Mukesh Ambani=NET WORTH 43 BILLION

    6.Anil Ambani=NET WORTH 42 BILLION

    7.Ingvar Kamprad=NET WORTH 31 BILLION

    8.KP Singh =NET WORTH 30 BILLION

    9.Oleg Deripaska=NET WORTH 28 BILLION

    10.Karl Albrecht= NET WORTH 27 BILLION

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