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Bloomberg (March 6, 2012)

2012/ 03/ 08 by jd in Global News

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Carlos Slim of Mexico is now the richest person on Earth, surpassing previous frontrunner Bill Gates. Warren Buffet rounded out the top three. “The combined net worth of the 20 richest people is $676.8 billion. Nine are Americans.” At number 11, Mukesh Ambani was Asia’s richest. Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing and India’s Lakshmi Mittal also made the top 20.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Carlos Slim of Mexico is now the richest person on Earth, surpassing previous frontrunner Bill Gates. Warren Buffet rounded out the top three. “The combined net worth of the 20 richest people is $676.8 billion. Nine are Americans.” At number 11, Mukesh Ambani was Asia’s richest. Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing and India’s Lakshmi Mittal also made the top 20.

 

Forbes (March 9)

2011/ 03/ 10 by jd in Global News

Worldwide there are now a record 1,210 billionaires. Combined, they are worth $4.5 trillion. You’re most likely to meet one in Moscow, but the world’s richest billionaire remains Mexico’s Carlos Slim who added $20 billion to his wealth, currently estimated at $74 billion. The U.S. hosts 413 billionaires. In China, the number of billionaires doubled to 115. Meanwhile, Japan is home to 26 billionaires, ranging from Masayoshi Son ($8.1 billion) to Yusaku Maezawa ($1 billion).

 

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