1. William Gates III (world's richest person - for 13 years in a row!)
Harvard Uni drop out. $56.0 billion Microsoft USA 51yo - Married, 3 children

2. Warren Buffett (married longtime girlfriend on his 76th birthday last Aug.) Will donate $31 billion to charity! $52.0 billion Berkshire Hathaway USA 76yo - Married, 3 children

3. Carlos Slim Helu
$19 billion richer this year! $49.0 billion Telecom Mexico 67yo - Widowed, 6 children

4. Ingvar Kamprad & family
Started selling furniture in 1947. $33.0 billion Ikea (retail) Has stores in 34 countries. Sweden 80yo - Married, 4 children

5. Lakshmi Mittal $32.0 billion Mittal Steel (manufacturing steel) India 56yo - Married, 2 children

6. Sheldon Adelson
City College of NY drop out. $26.5 billion casinos, hotels USA 73yo - Married, 5 children

7. Bernard Arnault $26.0 billion LVMH (world's largest luxury goods empire) France 58yo - Married, 5 children

8. Amancio Ortega
High School drop out.
$24.0 billion Zara (apparel manufacturer) owns 3,000 Zara retail stores in 64 countries Spain 71yo - Married, 3 children

9. Li Ka-shing
High School drop out. $23.0 billion diversified Hong Kong 78yo - Widowed, 2 children

10. David Thomson & family $22.0 billion inherited (father, Kenneth Thomson, 82, died last June) Canada 49yo - Divorced, 3 children

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