List of the World's Richest People 2005
Worlds richest people: The ranking of the world's richest people.Listings include rank, name, home country, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.
1. William Gates III, Washington, 48, $46.6, Microsoft
Microsoft founder no doubt sleeping easier after settling pesky federal antitrust suit. This year the world's richest man will even get a little extra pocket change – about $100 million – from company's first shareholder dividend. Microsoft no longer the torrid growth machine it once was, but is weathering tech storm better than most. Having kicked himself upstairs to more cerebral job of chief software architect, Gates is busy working with developers to push Microsoft beyond the desktop into devices like tablet PCs, cell phones, TVs. Maintaining secrecy on next version of Windows (dubbed Longhorn, set for release in 2005), claims it's not just an upgrade. Meanwhile tackling global health and education with $24 billion Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Funds flowing to disease prevention (polio, AIDS), vaccine development; lately buying drug stocks. Diversifies own wealth via Cascade Investments: Corbis, stakes in Republic Services, Canadian National Railway, Gabelli Asset Management.
2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 73, $42.9, Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha oracle's Berkshire Hathaway back on track and profitable again after posting substantial losses on reinsurance business last year in wake of World Trade Center attacks. This year, Buffet's buying into bankrupt mobile home maker Oakwood Homes. But value investor also dipped into telecom: Last year bought $100 million in high-yield paper from Level 3. Also picking through scraps of fallen energy giants: $900 million plus debt to Dynegy for gas pipelines, helped pump $2 billion into troubled Williams Co., said to be looking for bargains among Enron's assets. Heart of portfolio leans toward blue chips: Gillette, Coca-Cola. Says he's "disgusted" by corporate bosses who tout their companies while selling shares: "These business leaders view shareholders as patsies, not partners." Buffett has never sold a share of Berkshire Hathaway.
3. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 84, $23, supermarkets
In 1948 the two brothers turned their mother's corner store in the Ruhr valley into the first Aldi discount store. Today $34 billion (estimated 2001 revenues) Aldi has 4,000 discount supermarkets in Germany and ten other countries. In the U.S. they own a gourmet food-and-beverage chain, Trader Joe's, and a 7% stake in Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons supermarkets. The brothers' wealth also includes extensive landholdings in Germany. In 1961 they divided their German sales territory in two, with older brother Karl taking the southern half and Theo the north. Theo still manages Aldi North with the help of his two sons. Brother Karl has apparently retired from the supervisory board of Aldi South, so he can devote more time to his golf game.
4. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 47, $21.5, investments
The Syracuse University-educated Saudi prince is still the wealthiest single investor outside the U.S., despite a drop in value of many of his American-based holdings. Clearly a thrill-seeker, Alwaleed says this past year he sank another $1 billion into Citigroup stock (down 22% since last year). Says his stock losses were offset by the rise in value of real estate in Riyadh and Kingdom Center, a tony shopping center he opened there in late 2001.
5. Paul Allen, Washington, 51, $21, Microsoft, investments
Microsoft cofounder finding it harder to cling to "wired world" vision: Struggling under $20 billion in debt, accounting probes and a plummeting stock price, his Charter Communications cable company is likely facing bankruptcy or restructuring. Luckily, didn't completely turn his back on Microsoft: still thought to hold 213 million shares. Claims to have liquidated 75% of the diverse equity holdings in private investment firm Vulcan Ventures, reinvesting much in Treasury paper. Sports enthusiast owns football's Seattle Seahawks, basketball's Portland Trailblazers.
6. Alice Walton, Texas, 55, $20, Wal-Mart
Daughter of Sam Walton (d. 1992), who opened his first general store in Rogers, Ark. in 1962. Wal-Mart now world's largest retailer: 4,000-plus stores around the globe. Family controls 38% of Wal-Mart, but prefers a passive role; Alice raises horses on Texas ranch. Family last year donated $750 million-plus, much to education, including $300 million to U. of Arkansas. But family largesse not enough to quell accusations that Wal-Mart wields too much clout. If Sam were alive today, he would be worth twice as much as Bill Gates.
6. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 84, $20, Wal-Mart
Helen Robson Walton is the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. She is one of the wealthiest persons in the world with an estimated net worth of $20 billion. Sam Walton left his ownership in Wal-Mart to his wife and their children: S. Robson Walton (Rob), John T. Walton, Jim Walton, and Alice Walton. Rob Walton and John Walton serve on the board of directors of Wal-Mart. The others are not directly involved in the company except through their voting power as shareholders. The Walton family holds 5 spots in the top 15 richest people in the United States.
6. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 56, $20, Wal-Mart
Walton previously served as president and chief operating officer, overseeing editorial and financial operations for the News Group. Preceding this, Walton served as president of CNN's domestic networks group, which includes CNN/U.S., CNN Headline News and CNN.com, the world's most used news and information site.
6. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 60, $20, Wal-Mart
11. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 81, $18.8, L'Oreal
12. Lawrence Ellison, California, 59, $18.7, Oracle
Brash founder of database maker Oracle focusing on government as dot-com clients evaporate. Salespeople may have tried too hard to please their demanding boss: $95 million deal with California nixed after audit found that Oracle sold state more software than it needed. Now promoting national security database (donated by Oracle) as answer to terrorism. With Oracle sales down 12% this past year EllisonOs fortune is suffering, too: down from $23 billion last year, $58 billion in 2000. That still leaves enough to float an America's Cup entry in February (see story, p. 296). Took Oracle public one day before Microsoft in 1986; remains second-largest software maker behind Gates' shop. Rivalry with Bill goes on: now making Oracle machines compatible with Windows alternative Linux, calling for open-source competitor to ubiquitous MS Office suite.
13. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 77, $18.5, Ikea
14. Theo Albrecht, Germany, 81, $18.1, supermarkets
15. Kenneth Thomson and family, Canada, 80, $17.2, publishing
16. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia, 40, $15, oil
17. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 64, $13.9, telecom
18. Michael Dell, Texas, 39, $13, Dell
19. Steven Ballmer, Washington, 47, $12.4, Microsoft
19. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 75, $12.4, diversified
21. Bernard Arnault, France, 55, $12.2, LVMH
22. Walter, Thomas and Raymond Kwok, Hong Kong, $11.4, real estate
23. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 80, $11.2, Cox Communications
23. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 84, $11.2, Cox Communications
25. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 37, $10.6, oil
26. John Kluge, Florida, 89, $10.5, Metromedia
27. Forrest Mars Jr., Virginia, 72, $10.4, Mars Inc.
27. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 65, $10.4, Mars Inc.
27. John Mars, Virginia, 67, $10.4, Mars Inc.
30. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy, 67, $10, media
31. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 42, $9.8, mutual funds
32. Birgit Rausing and family, Sweden, 80, $9.3, packaging
33. Amancio Ortega, Spain, 68, $9.2, Zara
34. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 51, $9.1, EchoStar
35. Sumner Redstone, California, 80, $8.9, Viacom
36. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Britain, 52, $8.7, real estate
37. Stefan Persson, Sweden, 56, $8.6, Hennes & Mauritz
38. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 36, $8.5, Ebay
39. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family, Kuwait, 60, $8.4, construction
40. Susanne Klatten, Germany, 42, $8.1, BMW
41. Michael Otto and family, Germany, 60, $8, retail
41. Hans Rausing, Sweden, 77, $8, packaging
43. Keith Murdoch, New York, 73, $7.8, News Corp.
44. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 74, $7.7, publishing
44. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 76, $7.7, publishing
44. Galen Weston and family, Canada, 63, $7.7, retail
47. Carl Icahn, New York, 68, $7.6, investments
47. Robert Pritzker, Illinois, 77, $7.6, hotels, investments
47. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 53, $7.6, hotels, investments
50. Rudolf August Oetker and family, Germany, 87, $7.5, food
51. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, 38, $7.4, biotech
51. Samuel Johnson, Wisconsin, 75, $7.4, S.C. Johnson & Son
53. Philip Knight, Oregon, 66, $7.1, Nike
54. George Soros, New York, 73, $7, hedge funds
55. Leonardo Del Vecchio, Italy, 68, $6.9, eyewear
55. Nobutada Saji and family, Japan, 58, $6.9, beverages
57. August von Finck, Germany, 73, $6.8, investments
58. Azim Premji, India, 58, $6.7, software
59. Stefan Quandt, Germany, 38, $6.5, BMW
60. Serge Dassault and family, France, 79, $6.4, aviation
61. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 76, $6.3, real estate
62. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 53, $6.2, steel
62. Yasuo Takei and family, Japan, 74, $6.2, credit
64. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler, Germany, $6.1, ball bearings
65. Mukesh and Anil Ambani, India, 46, $6, diversified
65. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 86, $6, investments
65. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 60, $6, Beanie Babies
68. Micky Arison, Florida, 54, $5.9, inheritance, cruise ships
68. Curt Engelhorn, Germany, 77, $5.9, drugs
70. Eli Broad, California, 70, $5.8, home building, financial services
70. Friedrich Flick Jr., Germany, 77, $5.8, investments
72. Fukuzo Iwasaki, Japan, 79, $5.7, real estate
73. Mikhail Fridman, Russia, 39, $5.6, oil
73. Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, France, $5.6, Chanel
75. Gordon Moore, California, 75, $5.5, Intel
76. John Abele, Massachusetts, 63, $5.4, medical devices
76. Hasso Plattner, Germany, 60, $5.4, SAP
78. Adolf Merckle, Germany, 69, $5.3, drugs
78. Johanna Quandt, Germany, 76, $5.3, BMW
80. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 64, $5.2, Qwest Communications
80. Antonia Johnson, Sweden, 60, $5.2, diversified
82. Jeffrey Bezos, Washington, 40, $5.1, Amazon.com
82. Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, Denmark, 90, $5.1, shipping
84. Philip Green, Britain, 52, $5, retail
85. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 61, $4.9, Bloomberg LP
85. Marvin Davis, California, 78, $4.9, investments
85. Eitaro Itoyama, Japan, 61, $4.9, golf courses
85. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 73, $4.9, Fidelity Investments
85. Vladimir Potanin, Russia, 43, $4.9, metals
90. Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia, 38, $4.8, metals
91. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 63, $4.7, medical devices
91. Francois Pinault, France, 67, $4.7, retail
91. Joseph and Moise Safra, Brazil, $4.7, banking
94. Shari Arison, Israel, Florida, 46, $4.6, inheritance, cruise ships
94. Gustavo Cisneros and family, Venezuela, 58, $4.6, media
94. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, Netherlands, 49, $4.6, Heineken
94. Karl-Heinz Kipp, Germany, 80, $4.6, real estate
94. Jim Pattison, Canada, 75, $4.6, diversified
94. Tsai Wan Lin and family, Taiwan, 79, $4.6, insurance
100. Luciano Benetton and family, Italy, 68, $4.5, Benetton
100. Walter Haefner, Switzerland, 93, $4.5, software
100. Erivan Haub and family, Germany, 71, $4.5, retail
103. Yoshitaka Fukuda and family, Japan, 56, $4.4, credit
103. Spiro Latsis and family, Greece, 57, $4.4, banking
103. Nicky Oppenheimer and family, South Africa, 58, $4.4, De Beers
103. Jeffrey Skoll, Canada and California, 39, $4.4, Ebay
103. Reinhold Wurth, Germany, 68, $4.4, manufacturing
108. Rafik Al-Hariri and family, Lebanon, 60, $4.3, construction
108. Khoo Teck Puat, Singapore, 87, $4.3, banking
108. Kyosuke Kinoshita and family, Japan, 63, $4.3, credit
111. Kunio Busujima and family, Japan, 78, $4.2, gaming
111. Robert Kuok, Malaysia, 81, $4.2, agriculture
111. Reinhard Mohn and family, Germany, 82, $4.2, media
111. Kerry Packer, Australia, 66, $4.2, media
115. Lorenzo Mendoza and family, Venezuela, 38, $4.1, beverages
116. Jeronimo Arango, Mexico, 78, $4, retail
116. Donald Bren, California, 71, $4, real estate
116. David Geffen, California, 61, $4, music
116. Charles Koch, Kansas, 68, $4, oil
116. David Koch, New York, 63, $4, oil
116. David Sainsbury and family, Britain, 63, $4, supermarkets
122. Michael Kadoorie and family, Hong Kong, 63, $3.9, diversified
122. James Sorenson, Utah, 82, $3.9, medical devices, real estate
124. James, Arthur and John Irving, Canada, $3.8, oil
124. Vladimir Lisin, Russia, 47, $3.8, metals
124. Ronald Perelman, New York, 61, $3.8, investments
124. H. Ross Perot, Texas, 73, $3.8, computer services, real estate
128. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family, United Arab Emirates, 50, $3.7, banking
128. Robert Bosch Jr. and family, Germany, 76, $3.7, manufacturing
128. Jean-Claude Decaux and family, France, 66, $3.7, advertising
128. Michele Ferrero, Italy, 77, $3.7, chocolates
132. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 78, $3.6, investments
132. Maurice Greenberg, New York, 78, $3.6, American International Group
132. Charles Schwab, California, 66, $3.6, Schwab
132. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 40, $3.6, chewing gum
136. Jorgen Clausen and family, Denmark, 55, $3.5, heating, refrigeration, gears
136. Bernard Ecclestone and family, Britain, 73, $3.5, Formula One
136. John Menard Jr., Wisconsin, 64, $3.5, home improvement stores
136. Alexei Mordashov, Russia, 38, $3.5, steel
140. Kun-Hee Lee and family, South Korea, 62, $3.4, Samsung
140. Andronico Luksic and family, Chile, 77, $3.4, mining
140. Klaus Tschira, Germany, 63, $3.4, SAP
143. Oleg Deripaska, Russia, 35, $3.3, aluminum
143. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 54, $3.3, Wal-Mart
143. Anton Schlecker, Germany, 59, $3.3, retail
143. Viktor Vekselberg, Russia, 46, $3.3, oil
147. Riley Bechtel, California, 51, $3.2, engineering, construction
147. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 78, $3.2, engineering, construction
147. Kumar Birla, India, 36, $3.2, commodities
147. William Cook, Indiana, 72, $3.2, medical devices
147. Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia, 65, $3.2, telecom
147. Sakip Sabanci and family, Turkey, 71, $3.2, diversified
153. Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 84, $3.1, banking
153. Saud Abdul Aziz Algosaibi, Saudi Arabia, 41, $3.1, inheritance, diversified
153. Susan Thompson Buffett, California, 71, $3.1, marriage
153. Antonio Champalimaud, Portugal, 85, $3.1, finance
153. Leonard Lauder, New York, 70, $3.1, Estee Lauder
153. Lorenzo Zambrano and family, Mexico, 59, $3.1, cement
159. David and Frederick Barclay, Britain, $3, property, retail, media
159. Khalid Bin Mahfouz and family, Saudi Arabia, 57, $3, banking
159. Rafael del Pino and family, Spain, 83, $3, construction
159. Heidi Horten, Austria, 63, $3, department stores
159. Mohammed Jameel and family, Saudi Arabia, $3, auto sales
159. George Kaiser, Oklahoma, 61, $3, oil and gas, banking, real estate
159. George Lucas, California, 59, $3, Star Wars
159. Sergio Mantegazza, Switzerland, 76, $3, travel
159. Bernard (Barry) Sherman, Canada, 62, $3, drugs
159. Jack Taylor, Missouri, 81, $3, Enterprise Rent-a Car
159. Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, Japan, 69, $3, real estate
170. Aloysio de Andrade Faria, Brazil, 83, $2.9, banking
170. James Goodnight, North Carolina, 61, $2.9, SAS Institute
170. Gerard Louis-Dreyfus and family, France and New York, 71, $2.9, commodities
170. Thomas Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 58, $2.9, cement
170. Stefan Schorghuber, Germany, 42, $2.9, real estate
170. Leslie Wexner, Ohio, 68, $2.9, Limited Brands
176. Terry Gou, Taiwan, $2.8, technology
176. Michael Herz, Germany, 58, $2.8, coffee
176. Henry Hillman, Pennsylvania., 85, $2.8, industrialist, venture capitalist
176. Kwek Leng Beng and family, Singapore, 63, $2.8, hotels
176. Nancy Walton Laurie, Missouri, 52, $2.8, inheritance
176. Eliodoro Matte and family family, Chile, 58, $2.8, paper
176. Craig McCaw, Washington, 54, $2.8, telecom
176. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 63, $2.8, Best Buy
176. Patrick Wang and family, Hong Kong, 53, $2.8, micromotors
176. Y.C. Wang, Taiwan, 87, $2.8, chemicals
186. Vagit Alekperov, Russia, 53, $2.7, oil
186. Otto Beisheim, Germany, 80, $2.7, retail
186. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 75, $2.7, liquor
186. Otto Happel, Germany, 56, $2.7, engineering
186. Sunil Mittal, India, 46, $2.7, telecom
186. Sammy and Yuli Ofer, Israel, $2.7, shipping
186. A. Perenchio, California, 73, $2.7, television
186. Robert Rowling, Texas, 50, $2.7, oil and gas, hotels, investments
186. Ferit Sahenk and family, Turkey, 40, $2.7, banking
186. Rainer and Michael Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Germany, $2.7, retail
186. Preston Tisch, New York, 77, $2.7, Loews
186. Karl Wlaschek, Austria, 86, $2.7, department stores
198. Robert Bass, Texas, 56, $2.6, oil, investments
198. Rachman Halim and family, Indonesia, 56, $2.6, tobacco
198. Wolfgang Herz, Germany, 53, $2.6, coffee
198. Charles Johnson, California, 71, $2.6, finance
198. Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwan, $2.6, finance
198. Willi and Isolde Liebherr and family, Switzerland, $2.6, construction
198. Stephan Schmidheiny, Switzerland, 56, $2.6, investments
205. Anacleto Angelini, Chile, 90, $2.5, energy
205. Charles Bronfman, Canada, 72, $2.5, liquor
205. Eugenio Garza Laguera and family, Mexico, 80, $2.5, beverages
205. Jon Huntsman, Utah, 66, $2.5, chemicals
205. Martha Ingram and family, Tennessee, 68, $2.5, inheritance
205. Masatoshi Ito, Japan, 79, $2.5, retail
205. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark, 56, $2.5, Lego
205. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 88, $2.5, inheritance
205. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 95, $2.5, potatoes, microchips
205. Steven Spielberg, California, 57, $2.5, movies
205. Donald Trump, New York, 58, $2.5, real estate
216. Hubert Burda, Germany, 64, $2.4, publishing
216. Charles Gerald John Cadogan, Britain, 66, $2.4, real estate
216. Paul Desmarais, Canada, 77, $2.4, finance
216. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 78, $2.4, Alticor
216. John Dorrance III, Ireland, 60, $2.4, Campbell's soup
216. Ryoichi Jinnai and family, Japan, 77, $2.4, credit
216. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, Monaco and New Jersey, 67, $2.4, inheritance
216. Michael Lee-Chin, Canada, 53, $2.4, mutual funds
216. Frank Lowy and family, Australia, 73, $2.4, malls
216. Hugo Mann and family, Germany, 90, $2.4, retail
216. Juan and Carlos March, Spain, $2.4, banking
216. Akira Mori, Japan, 66, $2.4, real estate
216. Masayoshi Son, Japan, 46, $2.4, Softbank
216. Robert E. "Ted" Turner, Florida, 65, $2.4, cable TV
216. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 58, $2.4, leasing
231. Alberto Bailleres, Mexico, 71, $2.3, mining
231. Ronald Burkle, California, 51, $2.3, supermarkets, investments
231. Charles Butt, Texas, 65, $2.3, supermarkets
231. Clive Calder, Britain and New York, 57, $2.3, record label
231. Cheng Yu-tung, Hong Kong, 78, $2.3, real estate
231. Michael Hilti and family, Liechtenstein, 57, $2.3, power tools
231. Bradley Hughes, California, 70, $2.3, storage
231. Ray Hunt, Texas, 61, $2.3, inheritance, oil, real estate
231. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 61, $2.3, finance
231. Ralph Lauren, New York, 65, $2.3, fashion
231. Pallonji Mistry, India, 74, $2.3, construction
231. Ng Teng Fong and family, Singapore, 75, $2.3, real estate
231. Madeleine Schickedanz, Germany, 60, $2.3, retail
231. Tsai Wan Tsai and family, Taiwan, $2.3, banking
231. Jay Van Andel, Michigan, 79, $2.3, Alticor
231. Nina Wang, Hong Kong, $2.3, real estate
247. Giorgio Armani, Italy, 69, $2.2, fashion
247. Heinz Bauer, Germany, 64, $2.2, publishing
247. Richard Branson, Britain, 53, $2.2, Virgin
247. David Filo, California, 37, $2.2, Yahoo!
247. Tetsuro Funai, Japan, 77, $2.2, VCRs
247. Nicolas Hayek, Switzerland, 75, $2.2, Swatch
247. Leona Helmsley, New York, 84, $2.2, inheritance
247. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 67, $2.2, cable TV
247. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 63, $2.2, finance
247. Bernard Marcus, Georgia, 74, $2.2, Home Depot
247. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 88, $2.2, banking
247. Leonard Stern, New York, 65, $2.2, real estate
247. Takemitsu Takizaki, Japan, 58, $2.2, sensors
247. Wee Cho Yaw, Singapore, 75, $2.2, banking
247. Samuel Zell, ed States, Illinois, 62, $2.2, real estate
262. Umberto Agnelli and family, Italy, 69, $2.1, Fiat
262. Jean-Louis Dumas and family, France, 65, $2.1, Hermes
262. Donald Fisher, California, 75, $2.1, Gap
262. Doris Feigenbaum Fisher, California, 73, $2.1, Gap
262. Philippe Foriel-Destezet, France, 68, $2.1, temp agency
262. Rolf Gerling, Germany, 49, $2.1, insurance
262. Gordon Getty, California, 69, $2.1, inheritance
262. Steven Jobs, California, 49, $2.1, Apple Computer
262. Randolph Lerner, Ohio, 40, $2.1, inheritance
262. Lim Goh Tong, Malaysia, 86, $2.1, gaming
262. Achille Maramotti, Italy, 77, $2.1, apparel
262. Quek Leng Chan and family, Malaysia, 63, $2.1, banking
262. J. Ricketts and family, Nebraska, 62, $2.1, Ameritrade
262. Clemmie Spangler Jr., North Carolina, 71, $2.1, investments
262. Albert von Thurn und Taxis, Germany, 20, $2.1, diversified
277. Leonore Annenberg, Pennsylvania, 86, $2, inheritance
277. Martin Bouygues and family, France, 52, $2, telecom
277. Ennio Doris, Italy, 63, $2, insurance
277. Adi Godrej and family, India, 61, $2, diversified
277. Roberto Hernandez, Mexico, 61, $2, banking
277. Klaus-Michael Kühne, Germany, 66, $2, shipping
277. Ronald Lauder, New York, 59, $2, Estee Lauder
277. Lev Leviev, Israel, 48, $2, diamonds
277. Patrick McGovern, Massachusetts, 66, $2, publishing
277. John Morgridge, California, 70, $2, Cisco Systems
277. Leonid Nevzlin, Russia, 44, $2, oil
277. Henry Nicholas III, California, 45, $2, Broadcom
277. Augusto and Giorgio Perfetti, Italy, $2, candy
277. Richard Rainwater, Texas, 59, $2, investments
277. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 51, $2, manufacturing
277. Friede Springer, Germany, 61, $2, publishing
293. Leonard Blavatnik, New York, 46, $1.9, oil
293. William Davidson, Michigan, 81, $1.9, glassmaking
293. John Fredriksen, Norway, 59, $1.9, shipping
293. Louis Gonda, California, 55, $1.9, leasing
293. Donald Hall, Kansas, 75, $1.9, Hallmark
293. Daniela Herz, Germany, 50, $1.9, coffee
293. Gunter Herz, Germany, 63, $1.9, coffee
293. Michael Krasny, Illinois, 50, $1.9, retail
293. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 47, $1.9, manufacturing
293. Robert Rich Sr., Florida, 90, $1.9, food service
293. Bruno Schroder and family, Britain, 71, $1.9, banking
293. Evgeny "Eugene" Shvidler, Russia and New York, 39, $1.9, oil
293. Ernest Stempel, Bermuda and United States, 87, $1.9, American International Group
293. Glen Taylor, Minnesota, 62, $1.9, printing
293. Eugen Viehof and family, Germany, 87, $1.9, retail
293. Tadashi Yanai, Japan, 55, $1.9, retail
293. Jerry Yang, California, 35, $1.9, Yahoo!
310. S. Daniel Abraham, Florida, 79, $1.8, Slim-Fast
310. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 70, $1.8, casinos, hotels
310. Herbert Allen Jr., New York, 64, $1.8, finance
310. Franklin Booth Jr., California, 81, $1.8, investments
310. Emilio Botin, Spain, 69, $1.8, banking
310. Mikhail Brudno, Russia, 44, $1.8, oil
310. John de Mol, Netherlands, 48, $1.8, TV
310. Charles Dolan, New York, 77, $1.8, cable TV
310. Vladimir Dubov, Russia, 46, $1.8, oil
310. Stein Erik Hagen, Norway, 47, $1.8, supermarkets
310. Alfredo Harp Helu, Mexico, 60, $1.8, banking
310. H. Wayne Huizenga, Florida, 66, $1.8, entrepreneur
310. Jess Jackson, California, 74, $1.8, wine
310. John Jahr and family, Germany, 70, $1.8, media
310. James Kim and family, Pennsylvania, 68, $1.8, microchips
310. Bruce Kovner, New York, 58, $1.8, hedge funds
310. Platon Lebedev, Russia, 47, $1.8, oil
310. Lee Seng Wee and family, Singapore, 79, $1.8, banking
310. John Malone, Colorado, 63, $1.8, cable TV
310. Kenneth Morrison, Britain, 72, $1.8, supermarkets
310. Shiv Nadar, India, 58, $1.8, technology
310. Ricardo Salinas Pliego and family, Mexico, 48, $1.8, retail
310. Henry Samueli, California, 49, $1.8, Broadcom
310. Vasily Shakhnovsky, Russia, 46, $1.8, oil
310. Shin Kyuk-ho and family, South Korea, 81, $1.8, candy
310. John Sperling, Arizona, 83, $1.8, Apollo Group
310. Peter Sperling, Arizona, 44, $1.8, Apollo Group
310. Jon Stryker, Michigan, 45, $1.8, inheritance
310. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 49, $1.8, inheritance
310. Dennis Washington, Montana, 69, $1.8, tug boats
310. Arne Wilhelmsen and family, Norway, 74, $1.8, tankers, cruise ships
310. Michael Ying, Hong Kong, 54, $1.8, Esprit
342. Vladimir Bogdanov, Russia, 52, $1.7, oil
342. Dhanin Chearavanont and family, Thailand, 64, $1.7, agriculture
342. Richard Farmer, Ohio, 69, $1.7, Cintas
342. Thomas Frist Jr. and family, Tennessee, 65, $1.7, health care
342. Hans-Werner Hector, Germany, 64, $1.7, SAP
342. Esther Koplowitz, Spain, 53, $1.7, construction
342. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, Pennsylvania, 54, $1.7, inheritance
342. Clayton Mathile, Ohio, 63, $1.7, pet food
342. David Murdock, California, 80, $1.7, real estate, finance
342. Edward Rogers, Canada, 70, $1.7, media
342. Johann Rupert and family, South Africa, 53, $1.7, luxury goods
342. Haim Saban, California, 59, $1.7, television
342. Emanuele (Lino) Saputo and family, Canada, 67, $1.7, dairy
342. Wen Long Shi and family, Taiwan, 76, $1.7, plastics, technology
356. Saleh bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi, Saudi Arabia, 92, $1.6, banking
356. Isak Andic, Spain, 49, $1.6, textiles
356. Nancy Lerner Beck, Ohio, 42, $1.6, inheritance
356. Stanley Druckenmiller, New York, 50, $1.6, investments
356. Blase Golisano, New York, 62, $1.6, Paychex
356. Alec Gores, California, 51, $1.6, leveraged buyouts
356. Tom Gores, California, 39, $1.6, leveraged buyouts
356. Richard Kinder, Texas, 60, $1.6, pipelines
356. Norma Lerner, Ohio, 67, $1.6, inheritance
356. Joseph Lewis, Britain, 67, $1.6, finance
356. Peter Lewis, Ohio, 69, $1.6, insurance
356. Carl Lindner Jr., Ohio, 84, $1.6, insurance, investments
356. Rosalia Mera, Spain, 60, $1.6, Zara
356. George Mitchell, Texas, 84, $1.6, oil and gas
356. Charles Munger, California, 79, $1.6, investments
356. Kazuo Okada, Japan, 61, $1.6, gaming
356. Gregorio Perez Companc and family, Argentina, 69, $1.6, oil and gas
356. Richard Pratt, Australia, 69, $1.6, packaging
356. John A. Fentener van Vlissingen, Netherlands, Georgia, 65, $1.6, travel
356. Peter Woo and family, Hong Kong, 58, $1.6, real estate
356. Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thailand, $1.6, Red Bull
377. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala and family, Mexico, 40, $1.5, beer
377. Lee Bass, Texas, 47, $1.5, oil, investments
377. Frank Batten Sr., Virginia, 77, $1.5, media
377. Julio Bozano, Brazil, 68, $1.5, banking
377. James Cargill, Minnesota, 79, $1.5, inheritance
377. Margaret Cargill, California, 84, $1.5, inheritance
377. Bennett Dorrance, Arizona, 55, $1.5, inheritance
377. Gerald Ford, Texas, 59, $1.5, banking
377. Leslie Gonda, California, 84, $1.5, leasing
377. Daryl Katz, Canada, 42, $1.5, pharmacies
377. Herbert Kohler and family, Wisconsin, 65, $1.5, plumbing fixtures
377. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 41, $1.5, investments
377. L. Lowry Mays, Texas, 68, $1.5, Clear Channel
377. Wallace McCain, Canada, 74, $1.5, food
377. Carlos Peralta and family, Mexico, 52, $1.5, telecom
377. Miuccia Prada and family, Italy, 54, $1.5, Prada
377. Laurance Rockefeller, New York, 93, $1.5, inheritance
377. Fayez Sarofim, Texas, 75, $1.5, finance
377. Harold Simmons, Texas, 72, $1.5, investments
377. Jackson Stephens, Arkansas, 80, $1.5, investment banking
377. Pat Stryker, Colorado, 47, $1.5, inheritance
377. Adrian Swire and family, Britain, 73, $1.5, diversified
377. Lucio Tan, Philippines, 69, $1.5, tobacco
377. Kemal Uzan and family, Turkey, 69, $1.5, telecom
377. Sanford Weill, New York, 71, $1.5, Citigroup
377. Arthur Williams Jr., Florida, 61, $1.5, insurance
377. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japan, 76, $1.5, Nintendo
377. Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russia, 55, $1.5, telecom
377. Tadahiro Yoshida, Japan, 57, $1.5, zippers
406. Mohammad Al Amoudi, Saudi Arabia, 58, $1.4, oil
406. Gerd Brachmann, Germany, $1.4, services
406. John Caudwell, Britain, 51, $1.4, mobile phones
406. Chen Din Hwa, Hong Kong, 81, $1.4, real estate
406. Jean Coutu, Canada, 76, $1.4, pharmacies
406. Heinz-Horst Deichmann, Germany, 77, $1.4, shoes
406. Barry Diller, New York, 62, $1.4, media
406. David Duffield, Nevada, 63, $1.4, PeopleSoft
406. Henry Fok, Hong Kong, 80, $1.4, gaming
406. Barbara Carlson Gage and family, Minnesota, 62, $1.4, inheritance
406. Stanley Ho, Hong Kong, 82, $1.4, gaming
406. Irwin Jacobs, California, 70, $1.4, Qualcomm
406. German Khan, Russia, 42, $1.4, oil, banking
406. Rahmi Koc and family, Turkey, 73, $1.4, diversified
406. Alicia Koplowitz, Spain, 51, $1.4, investments
406. E. Kroenke, Missouri, 56, $1.4, real estate
406. Fredrik Lundberg, Sweden, 52, $1.4, real estate, investments
406. Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria, 59, $1.4, Red Bull
406. James Moran, Florida, 85, $1.4, auto sales
406. Hideo Morita and family, Japan, 52, $1.4, Sony
406. Robert Naify, California, 82, $1.4, United Artists Theaters
406. Marilyn Carlson Nelson and family, Minnesota, 65, $1.4, inheritance
406. Didier Primat, France, 59, $1.4, oil
406. John Sall, North Carolina, 54, $1.4, SAS Institute
406. Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Colombia, 80, $1.4, beer, diversified
406. Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia, 71, $1.4, banking
406. Frederick Smith, Tennessee, 59, $1.4, FedEx
406. Patrick Soon-Shiong, California, 52, $1.4, generic drugs
406. Sylvia Stroher, Germany, $1.4, cosmetics
406. Henry Sy and family, Philippines, 79, $1.4, malls
406. Albert Ueltschi, Texas, 86, $1.4, flight schools
437. Carl Berg, California, 66, $1.3, real estate, venture capital
437. Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and family, Italy, 60, $1.3, diversified
437. Mark Cuban, Texas, 46, $1.3, Broadcast.com
437. Abilio dos Santos Diniz and family, Brazil, 67, $1.3, supermarkets
437. Gustaf Douglas, Sweden, 66, $1.3, security
437. Richard Egan, Massachusetts, 68, $1.3, EMC Corp.
437. Leonid Fedun, Russia, 47, $1.3, oil
437. Den Fujita and family, Japan, 78, $1.3, McDonald's
437. Victor Fung, Hong Kong and United States, 59, $1.3, apparel
437. William Fung, Hong Kong, 56, $1.3, apparel
437. Charles Gates Jr., Colorado, 82, $1.3, automotive products
437. William Hearst III, California, 54, $1.3, inheritance
437. Stanley Stub Hubbard, Minnesota, 70, $1.3, satellite TV
437. Saleh Kamel, Saudi Arabia, 62, $1.3, diversified
437. Min Kao, Kansas, 46, $1.3, navigation equipment
437. Henry Kravis, New York, 60, $1.3, leveraged buyouts
437. Barry Lam, Taiwan, 54, $1.3, laptops
437. Kenichi Mabuchi and family, Japan, 81, $1.3, micromotors
437. Steno Marcegaglia and family, Italy, 73, $1.3, steel
437. Richard Marriott, Maryland, 65, $1.3, hotels
437. E. Marshall, Texas, 65, $1.3, inheritance
437. Robert McNair, Texas, 66, $1.3, energy
437. William Morean, Florida, 48, $1.3, Jabil Circuit
437. Hans Riegel, Germany, 81, $1.3, candy
437. Paul Riegel, Germany, 77, $1.3, candy
437. George Roberts, California, 59, $1.3, leveraged buyouts
437. Walter Scott Jr., Nebraska, 72, $1.3, construction, telecom
437. Thomas Siebel, California, 51, $1.3, software
437. John Sobrato, California, 64, $1.3, real estate
437. Harry Triguboff, Australia, 71, $1.3, real estate
437. Nikolai Tsvetkov, Russia, 43, $1.3, oil, banking
437. Joop van den Ende, Netherlands, 62, $1.3, TV
437. Theodore Waitt, California, 41, $1.3, Gateway
437. Margaret Whitman, California, 47, $1.3, Ebay
437. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 66, $1.3, real estate, media
472. Mohammed A. Al Bahar, Kuwait, $1.2, finance
472. Belmiro de Azevedo, Portugal, 65, $1.2, diversified
472. Pierre Bellon and family, France, 74, $1.2, food services
472. Arthur Blank, Georgia, 61, $1.2, Home Depot
472. Anneliese Brost, Germany, 83, $1.2, newspapers
472. Chang Yung Fa, Taiwan, 77, $1.2, transportation
472. Phoebe Hearst Cooke, California, 77, $1.2, inheritance
472. Edward Debartolo Jr., Florida, 57, $1.2, shopping centers
472. Archie Aldis "Red" Emmerson, California, 74, $1.2, timber, lumber mills
472. Frederick Field, California, 51, $1.2, media
472. Thomas Flatley, Massachusetts, 71, $1.2, real estate
472. James France, Florida, 59, $1.2, auto racing
472. William France Jr., Florida, 71, $1.2, auto racing
472. Albert Frere, Belgium, 78, $1.2, investments
472. Soichiro Fukutake and family, Japan, 58, $1.2, education
472. Christopher Goldsbury, Texas, 61, $1.2, salsa
472. Jonathan Harmsworth, Britain, 36, $1.2, publishing
472. Austin Hearst, New York, 51, $1.2, inheritance
472. David Hearst Jr., California, 58, $1.2, inheritance
472. George Hearst Jr., California, 77, $1.2, inheritance
472. Ingeburg Herz, Germany, $1.2, coffee
472. Joachim Herz, Germany, 61, $1.2, coffee
472. Robert Holding, Utah, 77, $1.2, oil refining, resorts
472. Joseph Jamail Jr., Texas, 78, $1.2, lawsuits
472. James Jannard, Washington, 54, $1.2, Oakley
472. Leon Levine and family, North Carolina, 66, $1.2, Family Dollar Stores
472. George Lindemann and family, Florida, 67, $1.2, natural gas, media
472. John Marriott Jr., Maryland, 71, $1.2, hotels
472. Terence (Terry) Matthews, Britain, 60, $1.2, technology
472. Harrison McCain, Canada, 76, $1.2, french fries
472. John McCaw Jr., Washington, 53, $1.2, telecom
472. Robert McLane Jr., Texas, 67, $1.2, Wal-Mart, Houston Astros
472. Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas, 55, $1.2, inheritance
472. Hermann Schnabel, Germany, 82, $1.2, chemicals
472. Vyacheslav Sheremet, Russia, 62, $1.2, natural gas, Gazprom
472. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 77, $1.2, real estate
472. Ollen Smith, North Carolina, 77, $1.2, racetracks
472. Rem Vyakhirev, Russia, 69, $1.2, natural gas, Gazprom
472. Elizabeth Wiskemann, California, $1.2, mutual funds
472. Daniel Ziff, New York, 32, $1.2, inheritance
472. Dirk Ziff, New York, 39, $1.2, inheritance
472. Robert Ziff, New York, 37, $1.2, inheritance
514. John Arrillaga, California, 66, $1.1, real estate
514. Sid Bass, Texas, 61, $1.1, oil, investments
514. Scott Cook, California, 51, $1.1, Intuit
514. Robert Friedland, United States and Singapore, 53, $1.1, mining
514. John Gandel and family, Australia, 69, $1.1, real estate, investments
514. Alan Gerry, New York, 74, $1.1, cable TV
514. Malcolm Glazer, Florida, 76, $1.1, conglomerate
514. David Green, Oklahoma, 63, $1.1, retail
514. Pincus Green, Switzerland, also a U.S. citizen, 68, $1.1, commodities
514. Marguerite Harbert, Alabama, 80, $1.1, inheritance
514. Marvin Herb, Illinois, 67, $1.1, soft drink bottling
514. Stephen Jarislowsky, Canada, 78, $1.1, asset management
514. William Kellogg, Wisconsin, 60, $1.1, Kohl's
514. John Krehbiel Jr., Illinois, 66, $1.1, Molex
514. Guy Laliberte, Canada, 44, $1.1, Cirque du Soleil
514. Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil, 64, $1.1, banking
514. Richard Li, Hong Kong, 37, $1.1, telecom
514. Gary Magness, Colorado, 50, $1.1, inheritance
514. Billy Joe "Red" McCombs, Texas, 76, $1.1, cars, radio
514. Andrei Melnichenko, Russia, 32, $1.1, banking
514. Arnon Milchan, Israel, 59, $1.1, New Regency
514. Anthony O'Reilly, Ireland, 67, $1.1, publishing
514. Richard Peery, California, 63, $1.1, real estate
514. Marc Rich, Switzerland, also a U.S. citizen, 69, $1.1, commodities
514. Arthur Rock, California, 77, $1.1, venture capital
514. Isaac Saba Raffoul and family, Mexico, 80, $1.1, diversified
514. Richard Scaife, Pennsylvania, 71, $1.1, inheritance
514. Monika Schoeller, Germany, 65, $1.1, publishing
514. Herbert Siegel, New York, 76, $1.1, television
514. Kenny Troutt, Texas, 56, $1.1, telecom
514. Dieter von Holtzbrinck, Germany, 62, $1.1, publishing
514. Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Germany, 40, $1.1, publishing
514. Charlotte Colket Weber, Florida, 59, $1.1, inheritance
514. Oprah Winfrey, Illinois, 50, $1.1, television
514. Vivian Wu, Taiwan, 90, $1.1, autos
514. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 62, $1.1, casinos, art
514. Larry Yung, China, 62, $1.1, diversified
514. Henry Zachry Jr., Texas, 69, $1.1, construction
552. Alexander Abramov, Russia, 45, $1, metals
552. Anil Agarwal, India, 50, $1, mining
552. Khalaf Al Habtoor, United Arab Emirates, $1, construction
552. John Anderson, California, 86, $1, beverage distribution, real estate
552. George Argyros, California, 67, $1, investments
552. Neil Bluhm, Illinois, 66, $1, real estate
552. Sergey Brin, California, 31, $1, Google
552. Gary Burrell, Kansas, 66, $1, navigation equipment
552. Jason Chang and family, Taiwan, $1, semiconductors
552. Turgay Ciner, Turkey, 48, $1, mining
552. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 48, $1, hedge funds
552. Gary Comer, Wisconsin, 76, $1, Lands' End
552. Roy Disney, California, 74, $1, Walt Disney
552. Bulent Eczacibasi, Turkey, $1, pharmaceuticals
552. William Ford Sr., Michigan, 79, $1, Ford Motor Co.
552. Emilio Gnutti, Italy, 57, $1, finance
552. John Hargreaves and family, Britain, 60, $1, retail
552. Dietmar Hopp, Germany, 63, $1, SAP
552. Jerral Jones, Texas, 61, $1, football, oil
552. Morris Kahn, Israel, 74, $1, Amdocs
552. Jerome Kohlberg Jr., New York, 78, $1, leveraged buyouts
552. Alfred Mann, California, 78, $1, inventor, investments
552. Bruce McCaw, Washington, 56, $1, telecom
552. Roger Milliken, South Carolina, 88, $1, textiles
552. Larry Page, California, 31, $1, Google
552. Liselott Persson, Sweden, $1, Hennes & Mauritz
552. Stefano Pessina, Italy, 62, $1, pharmaceuticals
552. Sergei Popov, Russia, 32, $1, metals
552. Joanne (J.K.) Rowling, Britain, 38, $1, Harry Potter
552. Lily Safra, Brazil, $1, inheritance
552. Charles Simonyi, Washington, 56, $1, Microsoft
552. A. Alfred Taubman, Michigan, 79, $1, real estate
552. Olav Thon, Norway, 80, $1, real estate
552. Tiong Hiew King, Malaysia, 68, $1, lumber
552. Hope Hill Van Beuren, Rhode Island, 67, $1, inheritance
552. Dean White, Ind., 80, $1, billboards, hotels