List of billionaires (2007)

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This is an annual ranking of the world's richest people compiled by Forbes magazine on 2007. There are altogether 946 billionaires in this list with 178 newcomers and 17 people who return into the ranks. Their net worth is measured in United States dollar and estimated based on the closing stock prices and exchange rates on 9 February, 2007. The combined net worth of the list is US$3.5 trillion, a US$900 billion increase from 2006.[1]

Top Billionaires reported by Forbes

# Name Net Worth Country Source
1 Bill Gates US$56 billion  Flag of United States United States Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett US$52 billion  Flag of United States United States Berkshire Hathaway
3 Carlos Slim Helú US$49 billion  Flag of Mexico Mexico Telmex, Telcel, América Móvil
4 Ingvar Kamprad US$33 billion  Flag of Sweden Sweden IKEA
5 Lakshmi Mittal US$32 billion  Flag of India India Mittal Steel Company
6 Sheldon Adelson US$26.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Las Vegas Sands
7 Bernard Arnault US$26.0 billion  Flag of France France Louis Vuitton
8 Amancio Ortega US$24.0 billion  Flag of Spain Spain Inditex Group
9 Li Ka-shing US$23.0 billion  Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
10 David Thomson and family US$22.0 billion  Flag of Canada Canada Thomson Corporation
11 Lawrence Ellison US$21.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Oracle Corporation
12 Liliane Bettencourt US$20.7 billion  Flag of France France L'Oréal
13 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud US$20.3 billion  Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon
Kingdom Holding Company
14 Mukesh Ambani US$20.1 billion  Flag of India India Reliance Industries
15 Karl Albrecht US$20.0 billion  Flag of Germany Germany ALDI
16 Roman Abramovich US$18.7 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Millhouse Capital
17 Stefan Persson US$18.4 billion  Flag of Sweden Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
18 Anil Ambani US$18.2 billion  Flag of India India Reliance Communications
19 Paul Allen US$18.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Microsoft
20 Theo Albrecht US$17.5 billion  Flag of Germany Germany ALDI
21 Azim Premji US$17.1 billion  Flag of India India Wipro Technologies
22 Lee Shau Kee US$17.0 billion  Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Henderson Land Development
23 Jim Walton US$16.8 billion  Flag of United States United States Wal-Mart
24 Christy Walton and family US$16.7 billion  Flag of United States United States Wal-Mart
24 S. Robson Walton US$16.7 billion  Flag of United States United States Wal-Mart
26 Sergey Brin US$16.6 billion  Flag of United States United States Google
26 Larry Page US$16.6 billion  Flag of United States United States Google
26 Alice Walton US$16.6 billion  Flag of United States United States Wal-Mart
29 Helen Walton US$16.4 billion  Flag of United States United States Wal-Mart
30 Michael Dell US$15.8 billion  Flag of United States United States Dell
31 Steven Ballmer US$15.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Microsoft
31 Kirk Kerkorian US$15.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Tracinda Corporation
31 Raymond, Thomas and Walter Kwok US$15.0 billion  Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai & Company
34 François Pinault US$14.5 billion  Flag of France France PPR (company)
35 Suleiman Kerimov US$14.4 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Gazprom, Sberbank
36 Vladimir Lisin US$14.3 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Novolipetsk Steel
37 Jack C. Taylor and family US$13.9 billion  Flag of United States United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car
38 Vladimir Potanin US$13.5 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Interros
38 Mikhail Prokhorov US$13.5 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Interros
40 Oleg Deripaska US$13.3 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Rusal
40 Michael Otto and family US$13.3 billion  Flag of Germany Germany Otto GmbH
42 Carl Icahn US$13.0 billion  Flag of United States United States TWA
42 Abigail Johnson US$13.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Fidelity Investments
44 Adolf Merckle US$12.8 billion  Flag of Germany Germany Phoenix Pharmahandel
45 Barbara Cox Anthony US$12.6 billion  Flag of United States United States Cox Enterprises
45 Anne Cox Chambers US$12.6 billion  Flag of United States United States Cox Enterprises
45 Mikhail Fridman US$12.6 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Alfa Group
48 Vagit Alekperov US$12.4 billion  Flag of Russia Russia LUKoil
49 Charles Koch US$12.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Koch Industries
49 David Koch US$12.0 billion  Flag of United States United States Koch Industries
51 Silvio Berlusconi and family US$11.8 billion  Flag of Italy Italy Fininvest
52 Nasser Al-Kharafi and family US$11.5 billion  Flag of Kuwait Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons
52 Leonardo Del Vecchio US$11.5 billion  Flag of Italy Italy Luxottica
54 Alexei Mordashov US$11.2 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Severstal
55 Duke of Westminster and family US$11.0 billion  Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Grosvenor Group
55 Spiro Latsis and family US$11.0 billion  Flag of Greece Greece EFG Bank Group
55 Birgit Rausing and family US$11.0 billion  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tetra Laval
58 Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. US$10.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Mars, Incorporated
58 Jacqueline Mars US$10.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Mars, Incorporated
58 John Mars US$10.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Mars, Incorporated
61 Viktor Vekselberg US$10.4 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Renova Group
62 Serge Dassault and family US$10.0 billion  Flag of France France Dassault Group
62 Charles Ergen US$10.0 billion  Flag of United States United States EchoStar Communications Corporation
62 Michele Ferrero and family US$10.0 billion  Flag of Monaco Monaco
Flag of Italy Italy
Ferrero SpA
62 Naguib Sawiris US$10.0 billion  Flag of Egypt Egypt Orascom Telecom Holding
62 Kushal Pal Singh US$10.0 billion  Flag of India India DLF Group
62 Alain and Gerard Wertheimer US$10.0 billion  Flag of France France Chanel
68 Susanne Klatten US$9.6 billion  Flag of Germany Germany Altana
69 Philip Knight US$9.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Nike Inc.
69 Sunil Mittal and family US$9.5 billion  Flag of India India Bharti Telecom
71 John Kluge US$9.1 billion  Flag of United States United States Metromedia
71 Vladimir Yevtushenkov US$9.1 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Sistema
73 Rupert Murdoch US$9.0 billion  Flag of Australia Australia News Corporation
73 Hans Rausing US$9.0 billion  Flag of Sweden Sweden Tetra Laval
73 Reinhold Würth US$9.0 billion  Flag of Germany Germany Würth
76 Ernesto Bertarelli US$8.8 billion  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Flag of Italy Italy
Serono
76 Pierre Omidyar US$8.8 billion  Flag of United States United States Flag of France France eBay
78 Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler US$8.7 billion  Flag of Germany Germany Schaeffler Group
79 Rafael del Pino and family US$8.6 billion  Flag of Spain Spain Ferrovial
80 Donald Bren US$8.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Irvine Company
80 George Kaiser US$8.5 billion  Flag of United States United States BOK Financial Corporation
80 George Soros US$8.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Soros Fund Management
83 Nikolai Tsvetkov US$8.4 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Nikoil Financial
83 August von Finck US$8.4 billion  Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Allianz
85 Dan Duncan US$8.2 billion  Flag of United States United States Enterprise Products
86 Mohammed Al Amoudi US$8.0 billion  Flag of Yemen Yemen Corral Petroleum Holdings
86 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family US$8.0 billion  Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates MashreqBank
86 Kumar Birla US$8.0 billion  Flag of India India Aditya Birla Group
86 German Khan US$8.0 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Alfa-Eco
86 Iskander Makhmudov US$8.0 billion  Flag of Russia Russia Uralskaya Gorno-Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya
86 Sumner Redstone US$8.0 billion  Flag of United States United States National Amusements
86 Shashi and Ravi Ruia US$8.0 billion  Flag of India India Essar
93 Philip Anschutz US$7.9 billion  Flag of United States United States The Anschutz Corporation
93 Galen Weston and family US$7.9 billion  Flag of Canada Canada Associated British Foods
95 Enrique Bañuelos US$7.7 billion  Flag of Spain Spain Astroc
96 Stefan Quandt US$7.6 billion  Flag of Germany Germany BMW
97 Maan Al-Sanea US$7.5 billion  Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saad Group
97 Edward Johnson III US$7.5 billion  Flag of United States United States Fidelity Investments
99 Sulaiman Al Rajhi US$7.4 billion  Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Rajhi Bank
100 Donald Newhouse US$7.3 billion  Flag of United States United States Condé Nast Publications
100 Samuel Newhouse Jr US$7.3 billion  Flag of United States United States Condé Nast Publications

See also


References

  1. ^ Kroll, Luisa; Fass, Allison (Editors). "The World's Richest People", Forbes, 8 Mar 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
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