Forbes list of ‘World Billionaires’ is out and after remaining on top for thirteen years in a row, Bill Gates has finally lost his position as the world’s richest billionaire. He lost his first position to his friend Warren Buffett, who is worth $62.0 billion. The surging prices of Berkshire Hathaway stock have been responsible for raising Warren’s net worth to $62 billion, from $52 billion just one year ago. Even the second position could not be retained by Bill Gates and has been secured by Carlos Slim Helu & Family of Mexico, worth $60 billion. This year, Bill Gates has secured the third position in the list, with a net worth of $58 billion. Given below is the complete list of the 25 richest billionaires of the world.
Forbes List of World Billionaires
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Age
|
Citizenship
|
Net Worth ($b)
|
Residence
|
|
1
|
Warren Buffett
|
77
|
USA
|
62.0
|
USA
|
|
2
|
Carlos Slim Helu & Family
|
68
|
Mexico
|
60.0
|
Mexico
|
|
3
|
William Gates III
|
52
|
USA
|
58.0
|
USA
|
|
4
|
Lakshmi Mittal
|
57
|
India
|
45.0
|
UK
|
|
5
|
Mukesh Ambani
|
50
|
India
|
43.0
|
Indian
|
|
6
|
Anil Ambani
|
48
|
India
|
42.0
|
Indian
|
|
7
|
Ingvar Kamprad & Family
|
81
|
Sweden
|
31.0
|
Switzerland
|
|
8
|
KP Singh
|
76
|
India
|
30.0
|
India
|
|
9
|
Oleg Deripaska
|
40
|
Russia
|
28.0
|
Russia
|
|
10
|
Karl Albrecht
|
88
|
Germany
|
27.0
|
Germany
|
|
11
|
Li Ka-shing
|
79
|
Hong Kong
|
26.5
|
Hong Kong
|
|
12
|
Sheldon Adelson
|
74
|
USA
|
26.0
|
USA
|
|
13
|
Bernard Arnault
|
59
|
France
|
25.5
|
France
|
|
14
|
Lawrence Ellison
|
63
|
USA
|
25.0
|
USA
|
|
15
|
Roman Abramovich
|
41
|
Russia
|
23.5
|
Russia
|
|
16
|
Theo Albrecht
|
85
|
Germany
|
23.0
|
Germany
|
|
17
|
Liliane Bettencourt
|
85
|
France
|
22.9
|
France
|
|
18
|
Alexei Mordashov
|
42
|
Russia
|
21.2
|
Russia
|
|
19
|
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
|
51
|
Saudi Arabia
|
21.0
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
20
|
Mikhail Fridman
|
43
|
Russia
|
20.8
|
Russia
|
|
21
|
Vladimir Lisin
|
51
|
Russia
|
20.3
|
Russia
|
|
22
|
Amancio Ortega
|
72
|
Spain
|
20.2
|
Spain
|
|
23
|
Raymond Thomas & Walter Kwok
|
NA
|
Hong Kong
|
19.9
|
Hong Kong
|
|
24
|
Mikhail Prokhorov
|
42
|
Russia
|
19.5
|
Russia
|
|
25
|
Vladimir Potanin
|
47
|
Russia
|
19.3
|
Russia
|
