Ten Richest People in the World 2011 (Latest Update from Forbes)

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu, still be the richest man in the world this year . The Wealth of this telecommunications conglomerate is growing  20.5 billion U.S. dollars  compared last year to 74 billion dollars that it belongs at the top of the world's richest people on the list 2011 Forbes Billionaires List released on Wednesday (03/09/2011) local time.

 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and the owner of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, whose their property "only" increase 3 billion U.S. dollars must be satisfied in second and third position with respectively values of $ 56 billion U.S. dollars and 50 billion U.S. dollars. Interestingly, 70 percent of the source of wealth was not from Microsoft's Gates, but from investment in Mexico. Gates invests in the stock market, Femsa soft drink company and Grupo Televisa in the country.

The fourth position is occupied by a french as well as the richest man in Europe, Bernard Arnault, who has property valued at 41 billion U.S. dollars. Arnault's Treasure jumped to 13.5 billion dollars thanks to its shareholding in the company of luxury products Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). In the fifth there is Larry Ellison, Oracle founder of the company, with a fortune of 39.5 billion U.S. dollars. In sixth place is Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian steel conglomerate with a value of 31.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Amancio Ortega from Spain with a fortune of 31 billion U.S. dollar at the seventh positions , at the eighth is  Eiko Batista from Brazil (30 billion U.S. dollars), the ninth is Mukesh Ambani from India (27 billion U.S. dollars), and at tenth position is occupied by the owner of the retail giant Walmart Christy Family Walton with 26.5 billion dollars in assets. In its 25th year, the Billionaires List broke two records, namely in terms of number of billionaires who are registered with 1219 people and the value of wealth reached 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars.