Thursday, March 10, 2011

Forbes World's New Richest Man "Carlos Slim"


Maxican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is remained the World Richest person.Slim who is almost unknown to the General public outside maxico have $74 billions of net wealth thanks to his telecom empire.

Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.Moscow is now home to the most billionaires with 79, followed by New York with 58, Forbes said in its annual list of the world's richest people.

The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim , retained his crown for the second year in a row and made more money than any of the other 1,209 billionaires in the past year: $20.5 billion, taking his fortune to $74 billion.

Checkout here Forbes List 2011 Billionaires – Top 10 Billionaires of Forbes List 2011:

1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $74 billion, telecommunications

2. Bill Gates (USA) – $56 billion, Microsoft

3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

4. Bernard Arnault (France) – $41 billion, LVMH

5. Larry Ellison (USA) – $39.5 billion, Oracle Corp

6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $31.1 billion, steel

7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) – $31 billion, retail

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $30 billion, mining, oil

9. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $27 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas

10. Christy Walton (USA) – $26.5 billion, Wal-Mart

The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, retained his crown for the second year in a row and made more money than any of the other 1,209 billionaires in the past year: $20.5 billion, taking his fortune to $74 billion.



The magazine said China nearly doubled its number of billionaires to 115, while Russia and Brazil posted two-thirds jumps to 101 and 30, respectively. It was the first time countries outside the United States produced over 100 billionaires.

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