One most important to remember this year is the 25th year of tracking global wealth. The list of 2011 billionaires breaks two records: there are (1, 210) total numbers of billionaires in the lists this year and the combined wealth is ($4.5 trillion).
Germany is one of the six nations to have billionaires this year but Brazil, China, Russia and India produced 108 out of 214 -New billionaire names this year.
Before only United States had ever produced more than 100-billionaires but now China alone has 115 and 101 in Russia.
Among the newcomers in the lists of billionaires, and to figure out the success to get rich is the company of Facebook with the net worth $50-billion which spawned 6-billionaires. Leading the group is Mark Zuckerberg the Facebook CEO whose fortune jumped to 238% from $13.5 billion in the past year. Also joining him is his confounders in the worlds rank Dustin Moskovitz and Eduardo Saverin, its first president Sean Parker who is played by ‘Justin Timberlake in the Social Network’, the Russian Internet Investor ‘Yuri Milner’. Another among the lists of young billionaires are Zuckerberg and Moskovitz the world’s youngest billionaire who is eight days younger than his former college room-mate Zuckerberg.
The survey was done by more than 50 reporters from 13 countries worked this year on compiling the list, and valuing individuals’ public holdings, real estate, private companies, yachts, art and cash. Stock prices and exchange rates were used to measure the net worth from February 14, 2011.
The Top Ten Billionaires in the World:
1. The first in the lists of World’s Billionaires is the Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú & family, net worth $74 billion, source is Telecom. He is also the year’s biggest gainer adding $20.5-billion to his fortune and widened the gap between him and his number2 confounder Bill Gates in Microsoft to $18-billion.
2. Bill Gates, net worth $56-billion, source Microsoft. Bill Gates is America’s richest person, but he no longer the planet’s richest person because he has given away $30-billion to his foundation.
3. Warren Buffet, net worth $50-billion, source Berkshire Hathaway. The 80-year-old American investor climbed more than 15% over the last year adding $3-billion to his fortune and still hunting big business deals.
4. Bernard Arnault, net worth $41-billion, source LVMH. Arnault from France the Lord of Luxe retains his title as the richest European surging his fortune by $13.5-billion shares of his luxury goods outfit.
5. Larry Ellison, net worth $39.5-billion, source Oracle. The American software businessman is thankful to a 30% jump in the software company share which is bigger than last year that sits atop a fortune to $11.5-billion.
6. Lakshmi Mittal, net worth $31.1-billion, source Steel. The Indian citizen owns the ArcelorMittal the world’s largest steelmaker having big increase in net profits up to 18% fold to $2.9-billion due to the recovery in steel demand and higher margins.
7. Amancio Ortega, net worth $31-billion, source Zara. Amancio Ortegaa from Spain still gets 87% of his fortune from the company which operates 5,000 stores in 77 countries under several brand names including Zara, M(–foul word(s) removed–)imo Dutti and Stradivarius.
8. Eike Batista, net worth $30-billion, source Mining oil. Brazil’s richest man is gearing up to take over the world. Through EBX Company, Batista controls business spanning mining, energy, shipbuilding, logistics, entertainment and tourism.
9. Mukesh Ambani, net worth 27-billion, source Petrochemicals. His oil and gas business conglomerates Reliance Industries is India’s most valuable company forge a partnership with BP selling 30% stake for $7.2-biilion in 23 oil blocks in India and forming a marketing joint venture.
10. Christy Walton & Family, net worth 26.5-billion, source Wal-Mart. Widow of John Walton inherited wealth after the former ‘Green Beret’ and ‘Vietnam War’ medic died in a plane accident. Christy Walton is the world’s richest woman; her husband’s investment in ‘First Solar’ gives her extra bump in her fortune. Since 2006 500% shares in initial public offering. Wal-Mart today has sales of $405-billion and employs more than 2.1-million people all over the world.