User:Jklamo/List of billionaires (2008)

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This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on 5 March, 2008.[1] Forbes is an American, national business magazine. The total net worth is an estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchanges on which each person's company is listed on, and exchange rates on 11 February 2008. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. This list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations.

The world's wealthiest people
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim Helú
Bill Gates
Lakshmi Mittal

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[edit] Top billionaires

The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires on 11 February 2008, and does not reflect changes since that date.

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# Name Net worth (USD) Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth
1▲ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $77.0 billion ▲ Flag of the United States United States Flag of the United States United States Berkshire Hathaway
2▲ Slim Helú, CarlosCarlos Slim Helú and family $60.0 billion ▲ Flag of Mexico Mexico Flag of Mexico Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
3▼ Gates, BillBill Gates $58.0 billion ▲ Flag of the United States United States Flag of the United States United States Microsoft
4▲ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion ▲ Flag of India India Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal
5▲ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $43.0 billion ▲ Flag of India India Flag of India India Reliance Industries Ltd
6▲ Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $42.0 billion ▲ Flag of India India Flag of India India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
7▼ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad and family $31.0 billion ▬ Flag of Sweden Sweden Flag of Switzerland Switzerland IKEA
8▲ Pal Singh, KushalKushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion ▲ Flag of India India Flag of India India DLF Group
9▲ Deripaska, OlegOleg Deripaska $28.0 billion ▲ Flag of Russia Russia Flag of Russia Russia Rusal
10▲ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $27.0 billion ▲ Flag of Germany Germany Flag of Germany Germany ALDI

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General
  1. Luisa Kroll (5 March 2008). The World's Billionaires. Forbes. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
Specific
  1. ^ Luisa Kroll. "The World's Billionaires", Forbes, 5 March 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 

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