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    Monday 7 November 2016

    Forbes Billionaires: Full List Of The 500 Richest People In The World 2016

    1. Bill Gates

    Net Worth: $75 B

    Source of wealth: Microsoft

    2. Amancio Ortega

    Net Worth: $67 B

    Source of wealth: Zara

    3. Warren Buffett

    Net Worth: $60.8 B

    Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

    4. Carlos Slim Helu

    Net Worth: $50 B

    Source of wealth: telecom

    5. Jeff Bezos

    Net Worth: $45.2 B

    Source of wealth: Amazon.com

    6. Mark Zuckerberg

    Net Worth: $44.6 B

    Source of wealth: Facebook

    7. Larry Ellison

    Net Worth: $43.6 B

    Source of wealth: Oracle

    8. Michael Bloomberg

    Net Worth: $40 B

    Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

    9. Charles Koch

    Net Worth: $39.6 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    10. David Koch

    Net Worth: $39.6 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    11. Liliane Bettencourt

    Net Worth: $36.1 B

    Source of wealth: L’Oreal

    12. Larry Page

    Net Worth: $35.2 B

    Source of wealth: Google

    13. Sergey Brin

    Net Worth: $34.4 B

    Source of wealth: Google

    14. Bernard Arnault

    Net Worth: $34 B

    Source of wealth: LVMH

    15. Jim Walton

    Net Worth: $33.6 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    16. Alice Walton

    Net Worth: $32.3 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    17. S. Robson Walton

    Net Worth: $31.9 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    18. Jianlin Wang

    Net Worth: $28.7 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    19. Jorge Paulo Lemann

    Net Worth: $27.8 B

    Source of wealth: beer

    20. Ka-shing Li

    Net Worth: $27.1 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    21. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.

    Net Worth: $25.9 B

    Source of wealth: supermarkets

    22. Sheldon Adelson

    Net Worth: $25.2 B

    Source of wealth: casinos

    23. George Soros

    Net Worth: $24.9 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    24. Phil Knight

    Net Worth: $24.4 B

    Source of wealth: Nike

    25. David Thomson

    Net Worth: $23.8 B

    Source of wealth: media

    26. Steve Ballmer

    Net Worth: $23.5 B

    Source of wealth: Microsoft

    27. Forrest Mars

    Net Worth: $23.4 B

    Source of wealth: candy

    28. Jacqueline Mars

    Net Worth: $23.4 B

    Source of wealth: candy

    29. John Mars

    Net Worth: $23.4 B

    Source of wealth: candy

    30. Maria Franca Fissolo

    Net Worth: $22.1 B

    Source of wealth: Nutella, Chocolates

    31. Shau Kee Lee

    Net Worth: $21.5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    32. Stefan Persson

    Net Worth: $20.8 B

    Source of wealth: H&M

    33. Jack Ma

    Net Worth: $20.5 B

    Source of wealth: Alibaba

    34. Theo Albrecht

    Net Worth: $20.3 B

    Source of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe’s

    35. Michael Dell

    Net Worth: $19.8 B

    Source of wealth: Dell

    36. Mukesh Ambani

    Net Worth: $19.3 B

    Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas

    37. Leonardo Del Vecchio

    Net Worth: $18.7 B

    Source of wealth: eyeglasses

    38. Susanne Klatten

    Net Worth: $18.5 B

    Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals

    39. Georg Schaeffler

    Net Worth: $18.1 B

    Source of wealth: ball bearings

    40. Paul Allen

    Net Worth: $17.5 B

    Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments

    41. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

    Net Worth: $17.3 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    42. Joseph Safra

    Net Worth: $17.2 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    43. Carl Icahn

    Net Worth: $17 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    44. Laurene Powell Jobs

    Net Worth: $16.7 B

    Source of wealth: Apple, Disney

    45. Dilip Shanghvi

    Net Worth: $16.7 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    46. Huateng Ma

    Net Worth: $16.6 B

    Source of wealth: internet portal

    47. Dieter Schwarz

    Net Worth: $16.4 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    48. Ray Dalio

    Net Worth: $15.6 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    49. Stefan Quandt

    Net Worth: $15.6 B

    Source of wealth: BMW

    50. James Simons

    Net Worth: $15.5 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    51. Aliko Dangote

    Net Worth: $15.4 B

    Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour

    52. Michael Otto

    Net Worth: $15.4 B

    Source of wealth: retail, real estate

    53. Len Blavatnik

    Net Worth: $15.3 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    54. Donald Bren

    Net Worth: $15.1 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    55. Azim Premji

    Net Worth: $15 B

    Source of wealth: software services

    56. Serge Dassault

    Net Worth: $14.7 B

    Source of wealth: aviation

    57. Tadashi Yanai

    Net Worth: $14.6 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    58. Yu-tung Cheng

    Net Worth: $14.5 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    59. Hinduja

    Net Worth: $14.5 B

    Source of wealth: Hinduja Group

    60. Leonid Mikhelson

    Net Worth: $14.4 B

    Source of wealth: gas, chemicals

    61. David & Simon Reuben

    Net Worth: $14.4 B

    Source of wealth: investments, real estate

    62. Stefano Pessina

    Net Worth: $13.4 B

    Source of wealth: drugstores

    63. Mikhail Fridman

    Net Worth: $13.3 B

    Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

    64. Dietrich Mateschitz

    Net Worth: $13.2 B

    Source of wealth: Red Bull

    65. Abigail Johnson

    Net Worth: $13.1 B

    Source of wealth: money management

    66. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

    Net Worth: $13.1 B

    Source of wealth: Lego

    67. Joseph Lau

    Net Worth: $13.1 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    68. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor

    Net Worth: $13 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    69. Thomas & Raymond Kwok

    Net Worth: $13 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    70. Marcel Herrmann Telles

    Net Worth: $13 B

    Source of wealth: beer

    71. Henry Sy

    Net Worth: $12.9 B

    Source of wealth: SM Investments Corporation

    72. Steve Cohen

    Net Worth: $12.7 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    73. Pallonji Mistry

    Net Worth: $12.5 B

    Source of wealth: construction

    74. Hans Rausing

    Net Worth: $12.5 B

    Source of wealth: packaging

    75. Alisher Usmanov

    Net Worth: $12.5 B

    Source of wealth: steel, telecom, investments

    76. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

    Net Worth: $12.3 B

    Source of wealth: Heineken

    77. Charles Ergen

    Net Worth: $12.2 B

    Source of wealth: satellite TV

    78. Ronald Perelman

    Net Worth: $12.1 B

    Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts

    79. Vladimir Potanin

    Net Worth: $12.1 B

    Source of wealth: metals

    80. Stephen Ross

    Net Worth: $12 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    81. Patrick Soon-Shiong

    Net Worth: $11.9 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    82. Masayoshi Son

    Net Worth: $11.7 B

    Source of wealth: internet, telecom

    83. Heinz Hermann Thiele

    Net Worth: $11.7 B

    Source of wealth: brakes

    84. Francois Pinault

    Net Worth: $11.5 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    85. David Tepper

    Net Worth: $11.4 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    86. Gennady Timchenko

    Net Worth: $11.4 B

    Source of wealth: oil & gas

    87. Carlos Alberto Sicupira

    Net Worth: $11.3 B

    Source of wealth: beer

    88. Shiv Nadar

    Net Worth: $11.1 B

    Source of wealth: software services

    89. Thomas Peterffy

    Net Worth: $11.1 B

    Source of wealth: discount brokerage

    90. Robin Li

    Net Worth: $11 B

    Source of wealth: internet search

    91. Alain Wertheimer

    Net Worth: $11 B

    Source of wealth: Chanel

    92. Gerard Wertheimer

    Net Worth: $11 B

    Source of wealth: Chanel

    93. Alexey Mordashov

    Net Worth: $10.9 B

    Source of wealth: steel, investments

    94. Elon Musk

    Net Worth: $10.7 B

    Source of wealth: Tesla Motors

    95. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

    Net Worth: $10.7 B

    Source of wealth: beverages

    96. Petr Kellner

    Net Worth: $10.6 B

    Source of wealth: banking, insurance

    97. Rupert Murdoch

    Net Worth: $10.6 B

    Source of wealth: media

    98. Viktor Vekselberg

    Net Worth: $10.5 B

    Source of wealth: metals, energy

    99. Lukas Walton

    Net Worth: $10.4 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    100. Eric Schmidt

    Net Worth: $10.2 B

    Source of wealth: Google

    101. Iris Fontbona

    Net Worth: $10.1 B

    Source of wealth: mining

    102. Massimiliana Landini Aleotti

    Net Worth: $10.1 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    103. Mike Adenuga

    Net Worth: $10 B

    Source of wealth: telcom, oil

    104. Klaus-Michael Kuehne

    Net Worth: $10 B

    Source of wealth: shipping

    105. Robert Kuok

    Net Worth: $10 B

    Source of wealth: palm oil/shipping/real estate

    106. Samuel Newhouse

    Net Worth: $10 B

    Source of wealth: media

    107. Jun Lei

    Net Worth: $9.8 B

    Source of wealth: smartphones

    108. Philip Anschutz

    Net Worth: $9.7 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    109. Jim Kennedy

    Net Worth: $9.7 B

    Source of wealth: media

    110. Blair Parry-Okeden

    Net Worth: $9.7 B

    Source of wealth: media

    111. John Paulson

    Net Worth: $9.7 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    112. Kun-Hee Lee

    Net Worth: $9.6 B

    Source of wealth: Samsung

    113. Hasso Plattner

    Net Worth: $9.5 B

    Source of wealth: software

    114. Stephen Schwarzman

    Net Worth: $9.5 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    115. Andrew Beal

    Net Worth: $9.4 B

    Source of wealth: banks, real estate

    116. Vladimir Lisin

    Net Worth: $9.3 B

    Source of wealth: steel, transport

    117. John Menard

    Net Worth: $9.3 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    118. Donald Newhouse

    Net Worth: $9.3 B

    Source of wealth: media

    119. Udo & Harald Tschira

    Net Worth: $9.3 B

    Source of wealth: Software

    120. Galen Weston

    Net Worth: $9.3 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    121. German Larrea Mota Velasco

    Net Worth: $9.2 B

    Source of wealth: mining

    122. Xiangjian He

    Net Worth: $9 B

    Source of wealth: home appliances

    123. Leonard Lauder

    Net Worth: $9 B

    Source of wealth: Estee Lauder

    124. Vagit Alekperov

    Net Worth: $8.9 B

    Source of wealth: oil

    125. Dustin Moskovitz

    Net Worth: $8.9 B

    Source of wealth: Facebook

    126. Luis Carlos Sarmiento

    Net Worth: $8.9 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    127. Gina Rinehart

    Net Worth: $8.8 B

    Source of wealth: mining

    128. German Khan

    Net Worth: $8.7 B

    Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

    129. Ernesto Bertarelli

    Net Worth: $8.6 B

    Source of wealth: biotech, investments

    130. Ka Yan Hui

    Net Worth: $8.6 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    131. Jan Koum

    Net Worth: $8.6 B

    Source of wealth: WhatsApp

    132. Xavier Niel

    Net Worth: $8.6 B

    Source of wealth: internet, telecom

    133. John Fredriksen

    Net Worth: $8.5 B

    Source of wealth: shipping

    134. Cyrus Poonawalla

    Net Worth: $8.5 B

    Source of wealth: vaccines

    135. Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte

    Net Worth: $8.4 B

    Source of wealth: shipping

    136. Lakshmi Mittal

    Net Worth: $8.4 B

    Source of wealth: steel

    137. Eyal Ofer

    Net Worth: $8.4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate, shipping

    138. Mohammed Al Amoudi

    Net Worth: $8.3 B

    Source of wealth: oil, diversified

    139. Hank & Doug Meijer

    Net Worth: $8.2 B

    Source of wealth: supermarkets

    140. Andrey Melnichenko

    Net Worth: $8.2 B

    Source of wealth: coal, fertilizers

    141. William Ding

    Net Worth: $8.1 B

    Source of wealth: online games

    142. R. Budi Hartono

    Net Worth: $8.1 B

    Source of wealth: banking, tobacco

    143. Reinhold Wuerth

    Net Worth: $8.1 B

    Source of wealth: fasteners

    144. James Goodnight

    Net Worth: $8 B

    Source of wealth: software

    145. Johann Graf

    Net Worth: $8 B

    Source of wealth: gambling

    146. Michael Hartono

    Net Worth: $7.9 B

    Source of wealth: tobacco, banking

    147. Dietmar Hopp

    Net Worth: $7.9 B

    Source of wealth: software

    148. Stanley Kroenke

    Net Worth: $7.7 B

    Source of wealth: sports, real estate

    149. Dmitry Rybolovlev

    Net Worth: $7.7 B

    Source of wealth: fertilizer

    150. Kyung-Bae Suh

    Net Worth: $7.7 B

    Source of wealth: cosmetics

    151. Roman Abramovich

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: steel, investments

    152. Emmanuel Besnier

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: cheese

    153. Che Woo Lui

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: casinos

    154. Robert & Philip Ng

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    155. Mikhail Prokhorov

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    156. August von Finck

    Net Worth: $7.6 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    157. Ken Griffin

    Net Worth: $7.5 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    158. Ananda Krishnan

    Net Worth: $7.4 B

    Source of wealth: telecom

    159. Eli Broad

    Net Worth: $7.3 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    160. Thomas Frist

    Net Worth: $7.3 B

    Source of wealth: health care

    161. Herbert Kohler

    Net Worth: $7.3 B

    Source of wealth: plumbing fixtures

    162. Harry Triguboff

    Net Worth: $7.3 B

    Source of wealth: property

    163. Edward Johnson

    Net Worth: $7.2 B

    Source of wealth: money management

    164. Pierre Omidyar

    Net Worth: $7.2 B

    Source of wealth: eBay

    165. Takemitsu Takizaki

    Net Worth: $7.2 B

    Source of wealth: sensors

    166. Wenyin Wang

    Net Worth: $7.2 B

    Source of wealth: mining, copper products

    167. Micky Arison

    Net Worth: $7.1 B

    Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises

    168. George Kaiser

    Net Worth: $7.1 B

    Source of wealth: oil & gas, banking

    169. Les Wexner

    Net Worth: $7.1 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    170. Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez

    Net Worth: $6.9 B

    Source of wealth: mining

    171. Dhanin Chearavanont

    Net Worth: $6.8 B

    Source of wealth: food

    172. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus

    Net Worth: $6.8 B

    Source of wealth: commodities

    173. Alexei Kuzmichev

    Net Worth: $6.7 B

    Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

    174. Nicky Oppenheimer

    Net Worth: $6.6 B

    Source of wealth: diamonds

    175. Peter Woo

    Net Worth: $6.6 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    176. Jean-Claude Decaux

    Net Worth: $6.5 B

    Source of wealth: advertising

    177. David Geffen

    Net Worth: $6.5 B

    Source of wealth: entertainment

    178. James Chambers

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: Media

    179. Walter Droege

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: Consulting

    180. Graeme Hart

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    181. Sandra Ortega Mera

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: Zara

    182. Katharine Rayner

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: Media

    183. Margaretta Taylor

    Net Worth: $6.4 B

    Source of wealth: Media

    184. John Grayken

    Net Worth: $6.3 B

    Source of wealth: private equity

    185. Uday Kotak

    Net Worth: $6.3 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    186. Qiangdong Liu

    Net Worth: $6.3 B

    Source of wealth: e-commerce

    187. John Malone

    Net Worth: $6.3 B

    Source of wealth: cable television

    188. Silvio Berlusconi

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: media

    189. Garrett Camp

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: Uber Technologies

    190. Curt Engelhorn

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    191. Travis Kalanick

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: Uber Technologies

    192. Walter Kwok

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    193. Eduardo Saverin

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: Facebook

    194. Shihui Xu

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: snacks, beverages

    195. Qinghou Zong

    Net Worth: $6.2 B

    Source of wealth: beverages

    196. Giorgio Armani

    Net Worth: $6.1 B

    Source of wealth: Armani

    197. Kumar Birla

    Net Worth: $6.1 B

    Source of wealth: commodities

    198. Eva Gonda de Rivera

    Net Worth: $6.1 B

    Source of wealth: beverages

    199. Wolfgang Marguerre

    Net Worth: $6.1 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    200. Hansjoerg Wyss

    Net Worth: $6.1 B

    Source of wealth: medical devices

    201. Jay Y. Lee

    Net Worth: $6 B

    Source of wealth: Samsung

    202. Gordon Moore

    Net Worth: $6 B

    Source of wealth: Intel

    203. Frederik Paulsen

    Net Worth: $6 B

    Source of wealth: health care

    204. Eng-Meng Tsai

    Net Worth: $6 B

    Source of wealth: food, beverages

    205. Patrick Drahi

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: Telecom

    206. Philip & Cristina Green

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    207. Mikhail Gutseriev

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: oil, real estate

    208. Shahid Khan

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: auto parts

    209. Richard LeFrak

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    210. Tom & Judy Love

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: retail & gas stations

    211. Sutong Pan

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: real estate, finance

    212. Zhidong Zhang

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: internet media

    213. Qunfei Zhou

    Net Worth: $5.9 B

    Source of wealth: smartphone glass covers

    214. Michael Kadoorie

    Net Worth: $5.8 B

    Source of wealth: hotels, energy

    215. Jorn Rausing

    Net Worth: $5.8 B

    Source of wealth: packaging

    216. John A. Sobrato

    Net Worth: $5.8 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    217. Dennis Washington

    Net Worth: $5.8 B

    Source of wealth: construction, mining

    218. Christoffel Wiese

    Net Worth: $5.8 B

    Source of wealth: retailing

    219. Francis Choi

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    220. Sergei Galitsky

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    221. Antonia Johnson

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    222. Pauline MacMillan Keinath

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: Cargill

    223. Guanqiu Lu

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: conglomerate

    224. Sunil Mittal

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: telecom

    225. Denis O’Brien

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: telecom

    226. Augusto & Giorgio Perfetti

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: candy

    227. Melker Schorling

    Net Worth: $5.7 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    228. Heinrich Deichmann

    Net Worth: $5.6 B

    Source of wealth: Footwear

    229. Terry Gou

    Net Worth: $5.6 B

    Source of wealth: electronics

    230. David Green

    Net Worth: $5.6 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    231. Hiroshi Mikitani

    Net Worth: $5.6 B

    Source of wealth: online retailing

    232. Stef Wertheimer

    Net Worth: $5.6 B

    Source of wealth: metalworking tools

    233. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: beer, investments

    234. Desh Bandhu Gupta

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    235. Ralph Lauren

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: Ralph Lauren

    236. Ted Lerner

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    237. James Ratcliffe

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: chemicals

    238. Finn Rausing

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: packaging

    239. Kirsten Rausing

    Net Worth: $5.5 B

    Source of wealth: packaging

    240. Bruce Halle

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: tires

    241. James Irving

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    242. Jason Jiang

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: advertising

    243. Richard Kinder

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: pipelines

    244. Juan Roig

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: supermarkets

    245. Charles Schwab

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: discount brokerage

    246. Aloys Wobben

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: wind turbines

    247. Chuanhua Xu

    Net Worth: $5.4 B

    Source of wealth: chemicals

    248. Vincent Bollore

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    249. Guenther Fielmann

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: optometry

    250. Ray Lee Hunt

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: oil, real estate

    251. Bruce Kovner

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    252. Kar Po Law

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    253. Joe Lewis

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    254. Leng Chan Quek

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: banking, real estate

    255. Johann Rupert

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: luxury goods

    256. Andrei Skoch

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: steel

    257. Jack Taylor

    Net Worth: $5.3 B

    Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

    258. Laiwa Chan

    Net Worth: $5.2 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    259. Anders Holch Povlsen

    Net Worth: $5.2 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    260. Trevor Rees-Jones

    Net Worth: $5.2 B

    Source of wealth: oil & gas

    261. Christy Walton

    Net Worth: $5.2 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    262. Vivien Chen

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    263. Harold Hamm

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: oil & gas

    264. Diane Hendricks

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: roofing

    265. Yongxing Liu

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: agribusiness

    266. Ian & Richard Livingstone

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    267. Frank Lowy

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: shopping malls

    268. Ludwig Merckle

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    269. Dan Olsson

    Net Worth: $5.1 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    270. Majid Al Futtaim

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate, retail

    271. Charles Dolan

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: cable television

    272. Israel Englander

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    273. Cheng Liang Goh

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: paints

    274. John Gokongwei

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    275. Guangchang Guo

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: conglomerate

    276. Tamara Gustavson

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: self storage

    277. Jerry Jones

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: Dallas Cowboys

    278. Karl-Heinz Kipp

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    279. Kwee

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: Pontiac Land Group

    280. Willi & Isolde Liebherr

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: construction

    281. Yu-lin Lin

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    282. Arnon Milchan

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: movie making

    283. Shashi & Ravi Ruia

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    284. David Shaw

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    285. Huiyan Yang

    Net Worth: $5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    286. Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    287. David & Frederick Barclay

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: media, retail

    288. Richard Branson

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: Virgin

    289. Jim Davis

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: New Balance

    290. Albert Frere

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    291. Daniel Gilbert

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: Quicken Loans

    292. Akira Mori

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    293. Robert Rowling

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    294. Alejandro Santo Domingo

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: beer

    295. Andres Santo Domingo

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: beer

    296. Bernard (Barry) Sherman

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    297. Chairul Tanjung

    Net Worth: $4.9 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    298. Carl Cook

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: medical devices

    299. Michael & Marian Ilitch

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: pizza

    300. Bidzina Ivanishvili

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    301. Robert Kraft

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: New England Patriots

    302. Zhiqiang Lu

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: conglomerate

    303. Michael Stoschek

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: autoparts

    304. Sam Zell

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: real estate, private equity

    305. Daniel Ziff

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    306. Dirk Ziff

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    307. Robert Ziff

    Net Worth: $4.8 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    308. Richard DeVos

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: Amway

    309. Gustaf Douglas

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: security

    310. Arthur Irving

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: oil

    311. Yueting Jia

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: online video

    312. Paul Tudor Jones

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    313. Whitney MacMillan

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: Cargill

    314. Guangxin Sun

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    315. Hong Piow Teh

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    316. Hans Peter Wild

    Net Worth: $4.7 B

    Source of wealth: flavorings

    317. Pyotr Aven

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: oil, banking, telecom

    318. Laurence Graff

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: diamond jewelry

    319. Charles Johnson

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: money management

    320. Shin Cheng Lee

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: palm oil, real estate

    321. Richard Li

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: telecom

    322. Bruno Schroder

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    323. Mark Shoen

    Net Worth: $4.6 B

    Source of wealth: U-Haul

    324. Dona Bertarelli

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: biotech

    325. Leon Black

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: private equity

    326. Carlos and Alejandro Bulgheroni

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: oil and gas

    327. Clive Calder

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: record label

    328. Ann Walton Kroenke

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    329. George Lucas

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: Star Wars

    330. Theo Mueller

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: dairy

    331. Jim Pattison

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    332. Sergei Popov

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    333. Sumner Redstone

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: Media

    334. Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: ball bearings

    335. David Sun

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: computer hardware

    336. Donald Trump

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: television, real estate

    337. John Tu

    Net Worth: $4.5 B

    Source of wealth: computer hardware

    338. Brian Acton

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: WhatsApp

    339. Jeronimo Arango

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    340. Pierre Bellon

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: food services

    341. Stanley Druckenmiller

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    342. David Duffield

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: business software

    343. Micky Jagtiani

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    344. Wolfgang Reimann

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: consumer goods

    345. Matthias Reimann-Andersen

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: consumer goods

    346. Stefan Reimann-Andersen

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: consumer goods

    347. Renate Reimann-Haas

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: consumer goods

    348. Emanuele (Lino) Saputo

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: cheese

    349. Jinquan Tong

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    350. Chuanfu Wang

    Net Worth: $4.4 B

    Source of wealth: batteries, autos

    351. Bernard Broermann

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: hospitals

    352. Mong-Koo Chung

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: motor vehicles

    353. Joao Roberto Marinho

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: media

    354. Jose Roberto Marinho

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: media

    355. Roberto Irineu Marinho

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: media

    356. Ricardo Salinas Pliego

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: retail, media

    357. Jianjun Wei

    Net Worth: $4.3 B

    Source of wealth: automobiles

    358. Ralph Dommermuth

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: internet service provider

    359. Jeffery Hildebrand

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: oil

    360. Henry Kravis

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: private equity

    361. Sri Prakash Lohia

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: polyester

    362. Carrie Perrodo

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: oil

    363. Odd Reitan

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: retail, real estate

    364. Stewart and Lynda Resnick

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: agriculture, water

    365. Joseph Tsai

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: e-commerce

    366. Wei Wang

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: package delivery service

    367. Cho Yaw Wee

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    368. M.A. Yusuff Ali

    Net Worth: $4.2 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    369. Americo Amorim

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: energy, investments

    370. Dannine Avara

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: pipelines

    371. John Doerr

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: venture capital

    372. Scott Duncan

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: pipelines

    373. Milane Frantz

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: pipelines

    374. Hongjia Gong

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    375. Yonghao Liu

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: agribusiness

    376. George Roberts

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: private equity

    377. Mark Scheinberg

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: online gambling

    378. Reinhold Schmieding

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: medical devices

    379. Randa Williams

    Net Worth: $4.1 B

    Source of wealth: pipelines

    380. Jin Sook & Do Won Chang

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: fashion retail

    381. James Dyson

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: vacuums

    382. Chang-Woo Han

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: pachinko parlors

    383. Bertil Hult

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: education

    384. James Jannard

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: sunglasses

    385. Vikram Lal

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: motorcycles

    386. Nancy Walton Laurie

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

    387. Iskander Makhmudov

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: mining, metals, machinery

    388. Terrence Pegula

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: natural gas

    389. Jerry Speyer

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    390. Leonard Stern

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    391. Lucio Tan

    Net Worth: $4 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    392. Shari Arison

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises

    393. Leonid Fedun

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: oil

    394. Frits Goldschmeding

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: temp agency

    395. Martha Ingram

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: book distribution, transportation

    396. Rupert Johnson

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: money management

    397. Edwin Leong

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    398. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: Campbell Soup

    399. John Sall

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: software

    400. Jeffrey Skoll

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: eBay

    401. Sheldon Solow

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    402. Jianping Zhou

    Net Worth: $3.9 B

    Source of wealth: apparel

    403. Heinz-Georg Baus

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: home improvement stores

    404. Denise Coates

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: online gambling

    405. Traudl Engelhorn

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals/medical equipment

    406. Ursula Engelhorn

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals/medical equipment

    407. Michael Herz

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: coffee

    408. Wolfgang Herz

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: coffee

    409. Randal Kirk

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    410. Niels Peter Louis-Hansen

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: medical devices

    411. Fredrik Lundberg

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: real estate, investments

    412. John Morris

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: sporting goods retail

    413. H. Ross Perot

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: computer services, real estate

    414. Michael Pieper

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: kitchen appliances

    415. Karen Pritzker

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: hotels, investments

    416. Viktor Rashnikov

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: steel

    417. Leandro Rizzuto

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: consumer products

    418. Edward Roski

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    419. Walter Scott

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: utilities, telecom

    420. Jindong Zhang

    Net Worth: $3.8 B

    Source of wealth: appliance retailer

    421. Rahel Blocher

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: chemicals

    422. Vanich Chaiyawan

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: insurance, beverages

    423. Juan Carlos Escotet

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    424. Phillip Frost

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    425. Wing Mau Hui

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    426. Jeremy Jacobs

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: sports concessions

    427. Nathan Kirsh

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: retail, real estate

    428. Hyuk-Bin Kwon

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: online games

    429. Magdalena Martullo-Blocher

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: chemicals

    430. Axel Oberwelland

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: candy

    431. Idan Ofer

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: drilling, shipping

    432. Horst Paulmann

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    433. Nassef Sawiris

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: construction, chemicals

    434. George Ty

    Net Worth: $3.7 B

    Source of wealth: banking

    435. Alexander Abramov

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: steel, mining

    436. Martin & Olivier Bouygues

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: construction, media

    437. Subhash Chandra

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: media

    438. Archie Aldis Emmerson

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: timberland, lumber mills

    439. Andrei Guriev

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: fertilizers

    440. Elizabeth Holmes

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: blood testing

    441. Masatoshi Ito

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    442. Dominika & Sebastian Kulczyk

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: diversified

    443. Siegfried Meister

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: appliances

    444. Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: Cargill

    445. Anthony Pratt

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: manufacturing

    446. Steven Rales

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: manufacturing

    447. Ira Rennert

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: investments

    448. Julian Robertson

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: hedge funds

    449. Harry Stine

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: agriculture

    450. Ronda Stryker

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: medical equipment

    451. Lottie Tham

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: H&M

    452. Frank Wang

    Net Worth: $3.6 B

    Source of wealth: drones

    453. Gautam Adani

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: commodities, infrastructure

    454. Michael Ashley

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: sports retailing

    455. Benu Gopal Bangur

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: cement

    456. Peter Buck

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: Subway sandwich shops

    457. Rick Caruso

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    458. Dan Friedkin

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: Toyota dealerships

    459. Antti Herlin

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: elevators, escalators

    460. Kieu Hoang

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    461. Savitri Jindal

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: steel

    462. Ronald Lauder

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: Estee Lauder

    463. Wengen Liang

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: construction equipment

    464. Masahiro Miki

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    465. Igor Olenicoff

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    466. James Packer

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: casinos

    467. Zhengmin Pan

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: electronics

    468. Pankaj Patel

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    469. Isaac Perlmutter

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: Marvel comics

    470. Robert Rich

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: frozen foods

    471. Haim Saban

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: TV network, investments

    472. Steven Spielberg

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: Movies

    473. Keiichiro Takahara

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: diapers

    474. Steven Udvar-Hazy

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: aircraft leasing

    475. Wenxue Wang

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    476. Shiping Zhang

    Net Worth: $3.5 B

    Source of wealth: aluminum products

    477. Prince Sultan bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: dairy farms

    478. Isak Andic

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: clothing retail

    479. Neil Bluhm

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    480. John Catsimatidis

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: oil, real estate

    481. Giuseppe De’Longhi

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: coffee makers

    482. Abilio dos Santos Diniz

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: retail

    483. Pansy Ho

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: casinos

    484. Michel Leclercq

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: sporting goods

    485. Elisabeth Mohn

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: media

    486. Kang Pang

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: soy sauce maker

    487. Guanghe Qiu

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: apparel retail

    488. Mitchell Rales

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: manufacturing, investments

    489. Paolo & Gianfelice Mario Rocca

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: pipe manufacturing

    490. Lynn Schusterman

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: oil & gas, investments

    491. Friede Springer

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: publishing

    492. Piaoyang Sun

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

    493. Jeff Sutton

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: real estate

    494. Russ Weiner

    Net Worth: $3.4 B

    Source of wealth: energy drinks

    495. Marc Benioff

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: business software

    496. Nathan Blecharczyk

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: Airbnb

    497. Bubba Cathy

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: Chick-Fil-A

    498. Dan Cathy

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: Chick-Fil-A

    499. David Cheriton

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: Google

    500. Brian Chesky

    Net Worth: $3.3 B

    Source of wealth: Airbnb

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