Billionaires

[Diana]

Had a good year. The collective net worth of the 691 billionaires we could find is $2.2 trillion, up $300 billion from the combined worth of the 587 people listed last year. Every region saw gains. The world's richest moguls now hail from 45 countries, including, for the first time, Kazakhstan, Poland, Ukraine and even Iceland. The newcomers include 69 Americans and 38 Europeans. More than half of them are entirely self-made. American gas pipeline tycoon Daniel Duncan, who was raised by his grandmother after his mother died when he was 7, debuts on the list as the wealthiest new billionaire with a net worth of $5.1 billion. Wong Kwong Hu, 35, the youngest new billionaire, runs a chain of 100-plus appliance stores catering to China's burgeoning middle class. The most conspicuous new entrant: Martha Stewart, who was freed from jail earlier this month. Seventeen people found their way back onto the list, including Home Depot shareholder Kenneth Langone, who returns following a rebound in the retailer's stock. The gap between the world's two richest people, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, narrowed further this year, though Gates hung on to his superlative title for the eleventh year. The third-richest person in the world, steel baron Lakshmi Mittal, is this year's biggest gainer in dollars, adding $18.8 billion to his net worth. Russia delivered mixed results this year: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, imprisoned for 18 months and counting, saw his fortune fall $12.8 billion, making him the biggest loser. (Five of his former partners dropped off our list entirely.) Controversy surrounds several billionaires, including Poland's Jan Kulczyk, who is alleged to have ties with a Russian spy. Thirty people fell off the list, either because their net worth dropped below the minimum or because their fortunes were reclassified as belonging to families. Another 14 died, including Canada's french fry king Harrison McCain and Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. Our rankings represent a snapshot of wealth taken on Feb. 11, the date we priced publicly held stocks. That's why Jon Huntsman's net worth does not reflect the 15% run-up in the stock since his company went public on Feb. 14.

First 25 of 2005

1 William Gates III 46.5 United States

2 Warren Buffett 44.0 United States

3 Lakshmi Mittal 25.0 India

4 Carlos Slim Helu 23.8 Mexico

5 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 23.7 Saudi Arabia

6 Ingvar Kamprad 23.0 Sweden

7 Paul Allen 21.0 United States

8 Karl Albrecht 18.5 Germany

9 Lawrence Ellison 18.4 United States

10 S Robson Walton 18.3 United States

11 Jim Walton 18.2 United States

11 John Walton 18.2 United States

13 Alice Walton 18.0 United States

13 Helen Walton 18.0 United States

15 Kenneth Thomson & family 17.9 Canada

16 Liliane Bettencourt 17.2 France

17 Bernard Arnault 17.0 France

18 Michael Dell 16.0 United States

19 Sheldon Adelson 15.6 United States

20 Theo Albrecht 15.5 Germany

21 Roman Abramovich 13.3 Russia

22 Li Ka-shing 13.0 Hong Kong

23 Amancio Ortega 12.6 Spain

24 Steven Ballmer 12.1 United States

25 Silvio Berlusconi 12.0 Italy

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[French]

Наш Ромка 21-й!

[Patologist]

Наш Ромка 21-й!

[French]

Френч, ...и ты тоже ? :lol:

[Patologist]

Таки да! :shljapa:

[Mambaru]

зато самый очаровательный из них Берлускони.. :rolleyes:

[Patologist]

зато самый очаровательный из них Берлускони.. :rolleyes:

[Mambaru]

И кто же его очаровал ?