Top Ten Richest Persons of the World:

1. Carlos Slim Helu

$53.5 billion
Telecom, Mexico.

2. Bill Gates
$53 billion
Microsoft, U.S.

3. Warren Buffett
$47 billion – Investments, U.S.

4. Mukesh Ambani
$29 billion- Petrochemicals, oil and gas. India.

5. Lakshmi Mittal
$28.7 billion – Steel, India.

6. Lawrence Ellison
$28 billion – Oracle, U.S.

7. Bernard Arnault
$27.5 billionLuxury goods, France.

8. Eike Batista
$27 billion
Mining, oil. Brazil.

9. Amancio Ortega
$25 billion
Fashion retail, Spain.

10. Karl Albrecht
$23.5 billion
Supermarkets, Germany.