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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.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/05/richest-people-billionaires-billionaires08-cx_lk_0305billie_land.html | title=The World's Billionaires | publisher=Forbes | author=Luisa Kroll | date=[[5 March]] [[2008]] | accessdate = 2008-03-05}}</ref> Forbes is an [[United States|American]], national business magazine. <!-- There are 946 billionaires on Forbes list, with 178 newcomers and 17 returning after being delisted from previous lists. The first 100 billionaires are listed here, and the billionaires ranked 102&ndash;946 are found at [[List of billionaires (2008) 101-x]].--> The total net worth is an estimate measured in [[United States dollar]]s, based on the closing [[stock price]]s of the [[stock exchange]]s on which each person's company is listed on, and [[exchange rate]]s 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 combined net worth of the list is [[United States dollar|US$]]3.5 trillion, a US$900 billion increase from [[2006]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/billionaires-new-richest_07billionaires_cz_lk_af_0308billieintro.html | title=The World's Richest People | publisher=Forbes | author=Kroll, Luisa; Fass, Allison (Editors)| date=[[8 March]] [[2007]] | accessdate = 2007-03-21}}</ref> -->
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Image:Warren Buffett KU Visit.jpg|<center>[[Warren Buffett]]</center>
Image:Carlos Slim moustache.jpg|<center>[[Carlos Slim Helú]]</center>
Image:Bill Gates in Poland cropped.jpg|<center>[[Bill Gates]]</center>
Image:Lakshmimittal22082006.jpg|<center>[[Lakshmi Mittal]]</center>
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==Top billionaires==
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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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|{{steady}}
|Has not changed from [[List of billionaires (2007)|last year's list]].
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|{{profit}}
|Has increased from last year's list.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#!!Name!![[Net worth]] ([[USD]])!![[Citizenship]]!![[Residence]]!!class="unsortable"|Sources of wealth
|-
|1{{profit}}||{{sortname|Hadi|Saeed|Hadi Saeed}}||{{nowrap|$2829.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}}}||{{USA}}||{{USA}}||[[Blue BGI]]
|-
|2{{profit}}||{{sortname|Carlos|Slim Helú|Carlos Slim Helú}}||$60.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{MEX}}||{{MEX}}||[[Telmex]], [[América Móvil]]
|-
|3{{loss}}||{{sortname|Bill|Gates|Bill Gates}}||$58.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Microsoft]]
|-
|4{{profit}}||{{sortname|Lakshmi|Mittal|Lakshmi Mittal}}||$45.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{IND}}||{{UK}}||[[Arcelor Mittal]]
|-
|5{{profit}}||{{sortname|Mukesh|Ambani|Mukesh Ambani}}||$43.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|IND}} India||{{IND}}||[[Reliance Industries]]
|-
|6{{profit}}||{{sortname|Anil|Ambani|Anil Ambani}}||$42.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|IND}} India||{{flagicon|IND}} India||[[Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]]
|-
|7{{loss}}||{{sortname|Ingvar|Kamprad|Ingvar Kamprad}} and family||$31.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{SWE}}||{{SUI}}||[[IKEA]]
|-
|8{{profit}}||{{sortname|Kushal|Pal Singh|Kushal Pal Singh}}||$30.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|IND}} India||{{flagicon|IND}} India||[[DLF Group]]
|-
|9{{profit}}||{{sortname|Oleg|Deripaska|Oleg Deripaska}}||$28.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{RUS}}||{{RUS}}||[[Rusal]]
|-
|10{{profit}}||{{sortname|Karl|Albrecht|Karl Albrecht}}||$27.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{DEU}}||{{DEU}}||[[ALDI]]
|-
|11{{loss}}||{{sortname|Li|Ka-shing|Li Ka-shing}}||$26.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{HKG}}||{{HKG}}||[[Cheung Kong Holdings]], [[Hutchison Whampoa]]
|-
|12{{loss}}||{{sortname|Sheldon|Adelson|Sheldon Adelson}}||$26.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Las Vegas Sands]]
|-
|13{{loss}}||{{sortname|Bernard|Arnault|Bernard Arnault}}||$25.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{FRA}}||{{FRA}}||[[LVMH]]
|-
|14{{loss}}||{{sortname|Lawrence|Ellison|Lawrence Ellison}}||$25.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Oracle Corporation]]
|-
|15{{profit}}||{{sortname|Roman|Abramovich|Roman Abramovich}}||$23.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Millhouse Capital]]
|-
|16{{profit}}||{{sortname|Theo|Albrecht|Theo Albrecht}}||$23.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|DEU}} Germany||{{flagicon|DEU}} Germany||[[ALDI]]
|-
|17{{loss}}||{{sortname|Liliane|Bettencourt|Liliane Bettencourt}}||$22.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|FRA}} France||{{flagicon|FRA}} France||[[L'Oréal]]
|-
|18{{profit}}||{{sortname|Alexei|Mordashov|Alexei Mordashov}}||$21.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Severstal]]
|-
|19{{loss}}||{{sortname|Prince|Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud|Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud}}||$21.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{SAU}}||{{SAU}}||[[Kingdom Holding Company]], [[Citigroup]]
|-
|20{{profit}}||{{sortname|Mikhail|Fridman|Mikhail Fridman}}||$20.8&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Alfa Group]]
|-
|{{nts|21}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Vladimir|Lisin|Vladimir Lisin}}||$20.3&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Novolipetsk Steel]]
|-
|22{{loss}}||{{sortname|Amancio|Ortega|Amancio Ortega}}||$20.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{ESP}}||{{ESP}}||[[Inditex Group]]
|-
|{{nts|23}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Raymond|Kwok|Raymond}}, [[Thomas Kwok|Thomas]] and [[Walter Kwok|Walter]]||$19.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong||{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong||[[Sun Hung Kai|Sun Hung Kai & Company]]
|-
|{{nts|24}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Mikhail|Prokhorov|Mikhail Prokhorov}}||$19.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Interros]]
|-
|{{nts|24}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Vladimir|Potanin|Vladimir Potanin}}||$19.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||Interros
|-
|{{nts|26}}{{loss}}||[[Christy Walton]] and family||$19.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Wal-Mart]]
|-
|{{nts|26}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Jim|Walton|Jim Walton}}||$19.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Wal-Mart
|-
|{{nts|26}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|S.|Robson Walton|S. Robson Walton}}||$19.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Wal-Mart
|-
|{{nts|29}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Lee|Shau Kee|Lee Shau Kee}}||$19.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong||{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong||[[Hong Kong Gas Company]]
|-
|{{nts|29}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Alice|Walton|Alice Walton}}||$19.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Wal-Mart
|-
|31{{loss}}||[[David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet|David Thomson]] and family ||$18.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{CAN}}||{{CAN}}||[[Thomson Corporation]]
|-
|{{nts|32}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Sergey|Brin|Sergey Brin}}||$18.7&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Google]]
|-
|{{nts|33}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Larry|Page|Larry Page}}||$18.6&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Google
|-
|{{nts|34}}{{profit}}||[[Michael Otto]] and family||$18.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|DEU}} Germany||{{flagicon|DEU}} Germany||[[Otto GmbH]]
|-
|{{nts|35}}{{loss}}||[[Stefan Persson (magnate)|Stefan Persson]]||$17.7&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden||{{SWE}}||[[H&M|Hennes & Mauritz]]
|-
|{{nts|36}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Suleiman|Kerimov|Suleiman Kerimov}}||$17.5&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia||[[Gazprom]], [[Sberbank]]
|-
|{{nts|37}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Charles|Koch|Charles Koch}}||$17.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Koch Industries]]
|-
|{{nts|37}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|David|Koch|David Koch}}||$17.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Koch Industries
|-
|{{nts|39}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|François|Pinault|François Pinault}} and family||$16.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|FRA}} France||{{flagicon|FRA}} France||[[PPR (company)|PPR]]
|-
|{{nts|40}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Michael|Dell|Michael Dell}}||$16.4&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Dell]]
|-
|{{nts|41}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Paul|Allen|Paul Allen}}||$16.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{loss}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Microsoft, investments
|-
|{{nts|41}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Kirk|Kerkorian|Kirk Kerkorian}}||$16.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Tracinda Corporation]]
|-
|{{nts|43}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Steven|Ballmer|Steven Ballmer}}||$15.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{steady}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Microsoft
|-
|{{nts|43}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Abigail|Johnson|Abigail Johnson}}||$15.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Fidelity Investments]]
|-
|{{nts|43}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Shashi|Ruia|Shashi Ruia}} and [[Ravi Ruia]]||$15.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|IND}} India||{{flagicon|IND}} India||[[Essar]]
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||[[Nasser Al-Kharafi]] and family||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{KWT}}||{{KWT}}||[[M. A. Kharafi & Sons]]
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||[[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster|Duke of Westminster]] and family||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{UK}}||{{flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom||[[Grosvenor Group]]
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Carl|Icahn|Carl Icahn}}||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||investments
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Forrest|Edward Mars, Jr.|Forrest Edward Mars, Jr.}}||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Mars, Incorporated]]
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Jacqueline|Mars|Jacqueline Mars}}||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Mars, Incorporated
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|John|Mars|John Mars}}||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||Mars, Incorporated
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{profit}}||[[Birgit Rausing]] and family||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden||{{flagicon|SUI}} Switzerland||[[Tetra Laval]]
|-
|{{nts|46}}{{loss}}||[[Jack C. Taylor]] and family||$14.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Enterprise Rent-A-Car]]
|-
|{{nts|54}}{{profit}}||[[German Khan]]||$13.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|Russia}} Russia||{{flagicon|Russia}} Russia||[[TNK-BP]]
|-
|{{nts|55}}{{profit}}||[[Susanne Klatten]]||$13.2&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany||{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany||[[BMW]]
|-
|{{nts|56}}{{loss}}||[[Vagit Alekperov]]||$13.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|Russia}} Russia||{{flagicon|Russia}} Russia||[[Lukoil]]
|-
|{{nts|56}}{{profit}}||[[Donald Bren]]||$13.0&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Irvine Company]]
|-
|{{nts|58}}{{profit}}||[[Alain Wertheimer|Alain]] & [[Gerard Wertheimer]]||$12.9&nbsp;billion&nbsp;{{profit}}||{{flagicon|France}} France||{{flagicon|USA}} United States||[[Chanel]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of billionaires (2007)]]
* [[List of billionaires (2006)]]
* [[List of billionaires (2005)]]
* [[List of billionaires (2004)]]
Me

==References==
;General
# {{cite web| url=http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/05/richest-people-billionaires-billionaires08-cx_lk_0305billie_land.html | title=The World's Billionaires | publisher=Forbes | author=Luisa Kroll | date=[[5 March]] [[2008]] | accessdate = 2008-03-05}}

;Specific
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/09/19/richest-americans-forbes-lists-richlist07-cx_mm_0920rich_land.html The 400 Richest Americans (2007)]
* [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search/ Sunday Times Rich List 2007 - 1000 Britain's richest 1,000]
* [http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/13/india-billionaires-richest-biz-07india-cx_nk_1114india_land.html India's 40 Richest (2007)]
* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/82/biz_06taiwan_Greater-Chinas-Rich-List_land.html Greater China's 40 Richest (2007)]
* [http://www.forbes.com/2004/07/14/04russialand.html The 100 Richest Russians (2004)]

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Revision as of 13:52, 7 March 2008

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.

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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Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from last year's list.
Increase Has increased from last year's list.
Decrease Has decreased from last year's list.
# Name Net worth (USD) Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth
1Increase Hadi Saeed $2829.0 billion Increase  United States  United States Blue BGI
2Increase Carlos Slim Helú $60.0 billion Increase  Mexico  Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
3Decrease Bill Gates $58.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Microsoft
4Increase Lakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion Increase  India  United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal
5Increase Mukesh Ambani $43.0 billion Increase India India  India Reliance Industries
6Increase Anil Ambani $42.0 billion Increase India India India India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
7Decrease Ingvar Kamprad and family $31.0 billion Decrease  Sweden  Switzerland IKEA
8Increase Kushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion Increase India India India India DLF Group
9Increase Oleg Deripaska $28.0 billion Increase  Russia  Russia Rusal
10Increase Karl Albrecht $27.0 billion Increase  Germany  Germany ALDI
11Decrease Li Ka-shing $26.5 billion Increase  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
12Decrease Sheldon Adelson $26.0 billion Decrease United States United States United States United States Las Vegas Sands
13Decrease Bernard Arnault $25.5 billion Decrease  France  France LVMH
14Decrease Lawrence Ellison $25.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Oracle Corporation
15Increase Roman Abramovich $23.5 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Millhouse Capital
16Increase Theo Albrecht $23.0 billion Increase Germany Germany Germany Germany ALDI
17Decrease Liliane Bettencourt $22.9 billion Increase France France France France L'Oréal
18Increase Alexei Mordashov $21.2 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Severstal
19Decrease Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $21.0 billion Increase  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup
20Increase Mikhail Fridman $20.8 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Alfa Group
21Increase Vladimir Lisin $20.3 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Novolipetsk Steel
22Decrease Amancio Ortega $20.2 billion Decrease  Spain  Spain Inditex Group
23Increase Raymond Kwok, Thomas and Walter $19.9 billion Increase Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai & Company
24Increase Mikhail Prokhorov $19.5 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Interros
24Increase Vladimir Potanin $19.5 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Interros
26Decrease Christy Walton and family $19.2 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Wal-Mart
26Decrease Jim Walton $19.2 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Wal-Mart
26Decrease S. Robson Walton $19.2 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Wal-Mart
29Increase Lee Shau Kee $19.0 billion Increase Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Gas Company
29Decrease Alice Walton $19.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Wal-Mart
31Decrease David Thomson and family $18.9 billion Decrease  Canada  Canada Thomson Corporation
32Decrease Sergey Brin $18.7 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Google
33Decrease Larry Page $18.6 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Google
34Increase Michael Otto and family $18.2 billion Increase Germany Germany Germany Germany Otto GmbH
35Decrease Stefan Persson $17.7 billion Decrease Sweden Sweden  Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
36Decrease Suleiman Kerimov $17.5 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Gazprom, Sberbank
37Increase Charles Koch $17.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Koch Industries
37Increase David Koch $17.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Koch Industries
39Decrease François Pinault and family $16.9 billion Increase France France France France PPR
40Decrease Michael Dell $16.4 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Dell
41Decrease Paul Allen $16.0 billion Decrease United States United States United States United States Microsoft, investments
41Decrease Kirk Kerkorian $16.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Tracinda Corporation
43Decrease Steven Ballmer $15.0 billion Steady United States United States United States United States Microsoft
43Decrease Abigail Johnson $15.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Fidelity Investments
43Increase Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $15.0 billion Increase India India India India Essar
46Increase Nasser Al-Kharafi and family $14.0 billion Increase  Kuwait  Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons
46Increase Duke of Westminster and family $14.0 billion Increase  United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Grosvenor Group
46Decrease Carl Icahn $14.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States investments
46Increase Forrest Edward Mars, Jr. $14.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Mars, Incorporated
46Increase Jacqueline Mars $14.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Mars, Incorporated
46Increase John Mars $14.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Mars, Incorporated
46Increase Birgit Rausing and family $14.0 billion Increase Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Tetra Laval
46Decrease Jack C. Taylor and family $14.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car
54Increase German Khan $13.9 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia TNK-BP
55Increase Susanne Klatten $13.2 billion Increase Germany Germany Germany Germany BMW
56Decrease Vagit Alekperov $13.0 billion Increase Russia Russia Russia Russia Lukoil
56Increase Donald Bren $13.0 billion Increase United States United States United States United States Irvine Company
58Increase Alain & Gerard Wertheimer $12.9 billion Increase France France United States United States Chanel

See also

Me

References

General
  1. Luisa Kroll (5 March 2008). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Specific
  1. ^ Luisa Kroll (5 March 2008). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-03-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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