Die reichsten Menschen der Welt: Bill Gates steht erneut an Spitze der "Forbes"-Liste mit einem Vermögen von rund 79,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Auf dem zweiten Platz folgt erneut der mexikanische Telekommunikationsunternehmer Carlos Slim Helú, Platz drei erreicht der US-Investor Warren Buffett.
US-Unternehmer Bill Gates steht erneut an Spitze der "Forbes"-Liste der reichsten Menschen der Welt: Dem US-Wirtschaftsmagazin zufolge liegt geht von einem Vermögen von rund 79,2 Milliarden US-Dollar aus. Auf dem zweiten Platz folgt erneut der mexikanische Telekommunikationsunternehmer Carlos Slim Helú, Platz drei erreicht der US-Investor Warren Buffett.
Die reichste Frau ist dem Magazin zufolge die US-Unternehmerin Christy Walton, der reichste Deutsche ist demnach der Unternehmer Georg Schaeffler, der im Gesamtranking auf Platz 21 kommt.
"Forbes" zufolge ist die Zahl der Milliardäre weltweit auf 1.826 Menschen gestiegen.
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bill Gates | $79.2 B | 59 | Microsoft | United States | |
| #2 | Carlos Slim Helu | $77.1 B | 75 | telecom | Mexico | |
| #3 | Warren Buffett | $72.7 B | 84 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States | |
| #4 | Amancio Ortega | $64.5 B | 78 | Zara | Spain | |
| #5 | Larry Ellison | $54.3 B | 70 | Oracle | United States | |
| #6 | Charles Koch | $42.9 B | 79 | diversified | United States | |
| #6 | David Koch | $42.9 B | 74 | diversified | United States | |
| #8 | Christy Walton | $41.7 B | 60 | Wal-Mart | United States | |
| #9 | Jim Walton | $40.6 B | 67 | Wal-Mart | United States | |
| #10 | Liliane Bettencourt | $40.1 B | 92 | L'Oreal | France | |
| #11 | Alice Walton | $39.4 B | 65 | Wal-Mart | United States | |
| #12 | S. Robson Walton | $39.1 B | 71 | Wal-Mart | United States | |
| #13 | Bernard Arnault | $37.2 B | 65 | LVMH | France | |
| #14 | Michael Bloomberg | $35.5 B | 73 | Bloomberg LP | United States | |
| #15 | Jeff Bezos | $34.8 B | 51 | Amazon.com | United States | |
| #16 | Mark Zuckerberg | $33.4 B | 30 | United States | ||
| #17 | Li Ka-shing | $33.3 B | 86 | diversified | Hong Kong | |
| #18 | Sheldon Adelson | $31.4 B | 81 | casinos | United States | |
| #19 | Larry Page | $29.7 B | 41 | United States | ||
| #20 | Sergey Brin | $29.2 B | 41 | United States | ||
| #21 | Georg Schaeffler | $26.9 B | 50 | ball bearings | Germany | |
| #22 | Forrest Mars, Jr. | $26.6 B | 83 | candy | United States | |
| #22 | Jacqueline Mars | $26.6 B | 75 | candy | United States | |
| #22 | John Mars | $26.6 B | 78 | candy | United States | |
| #25 | David Thomson | $25.5 B | 57 | media | Canada | |
| #26 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | $25 B | 75 | beer | Brazil | |
| #27 | Lee Shau Kee | $24.8 B | 87 | real estate | Hong Kong | |
| #28 | Stefan Persson | $24.5 B | 67 | H&M | Sweden | |
| #29 | George Soros | $24.2 B | 84 | hedge funds | United States | |
| #29 | Wang Jianlin | $24.2 B | 60 | real estate | China | |
| #31 | Carl Icahn | $23.5 B | 79 | investments | United States | |
| #32 | Maria Franca Fissolo | $23.4 B | 97 | Nutella, chocolates | Italy | |
| #33 | Jack Ma | $22.7 B | 50 | e-commerce | China | |
| #34 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | $22.6 B | 59 | investments | Saudi Arabia | |
| #35 | Steve Ballmer | $21.5 B | 58 | Microsoft | United States | |
| #35 | Phil Knight | $21.5 B | 77 | Nike | United States | |
| #37 | Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. | $21.3 B | - | supermarkets | Germany | |
| #38 | Li Hejun | $21.1 B | 47 | solar power equipment | China | |
| #39 | Mukesh Ambani | $21 B | 57 | petrochemicals, oil & gas | India | |
| #40 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | $20.4 B | 79 | eyeglasses | Italy | |
| #41 | Len Blavatnik | $20.2 B | 57 | diversified | United States | |
| #41 | Tadashi Yanai | $20.2 B | 66 | retail | Japan | |
| #43 | Charles Ergen | $20.1 B | 62 | Dish Network | United States | |
| #44 | Dilip Shanghvi | $20 B | 59 | pharmaceuticals | India | |
| #45 | Laurene Powell Jobs | $19.5 B | 51 | Apple, Disney | United States | |
| #46 | Dieter Schwarz | $19.4 B | 75 | retail | Germany | |
| #47 | Michael Dell | $19.2 B | 50 | Dell | United States | |
| #48 | Azim Premji | $19.1 B | 69 | software | India | |
| #49 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. | $19 B | 64 | Aldi, Trader Joe's | Germany | |
| #50 | Michael Otto | $18.1 B | 71 | retail, real estate | Germany | |
| #51 | Paul Allen | $17.5 B | 62 | Microsoft, investments | United States | |
| #52 | Joseph Safra | $17.3 B | 76 | banking | Brazil | |
| #53 | Anne Cox Chambers | $17 B | 95 | media | United States | |
| #54 | Susanne Klatten | $16.8 B | 52 | BMW, pharmaceuticals | Germany | |
| #55 | Pallonji Mistry | $16.3 B | 85 | construction | Ireland | |
| #56 | Ma Huateng | $16.1 B | 43 | internet media | China | |
| #57 | Patrick Drahi | $16 B | 51 | Telecom | France | |
| #58 | Thomas & Raymond Kwok | $15.9 B | - | real estate | Hong Kong | |
| #59 | Stefan Quandt | $15.6 B | 48 | BMW | Germany | |
| #60 | Ray Dalio | $15.4 B | 65 | hedge funds | United States | |
