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TOP 10 RICHEST MEN WEB SITES »
Top 10 best
richest men web sites rated by the LoveToKnow editors.
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Top 10 List
how we choose
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Warren
Buffett
Worth a staggering $62 billion, Buffett is an American investor. He gave a
large sum of shares to the Bill and Linda Gates Foundation and is known for
his investment strategies. Chairman of
Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett is
obviously not related to the famous singer
Jimmy Buffett, even though they share a last name. Check out numerous
videos of Buffett on the web, such as
Warren Buffet on Charlie Rose. |
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Carlos Slim Helu
Born in Mexico City, Helu is worth an estimated $60 billion. He is part of
the telecom industry running a wireless telephone company, which is in high
demand. He is an art collector, fan of baseball and father of six children.
He keeps his extensive collection of art in the Museo Soumaya in Mexico
City. For more information on his companies, visit
Telmex and TelNor corporate sites. |
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William Gates III
Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates is an American computer whiz turned
billionaire. He is worth around $58 billion. His success is in the software
industry and the Windows platform he created and marketed. Although he
attended Harvard University, he dropped out. In 2006, Gates announced that
he would be working only part-time with Microsoft and devoting more of his
time to philanthropic causes. He and his wife have formed the
Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to help with this cause. |
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Lakshmi Mittal
Based in London, this is another Indian-born billionaire. His net worth is
around $45 billion. Forbes Magazine estimates he is the fourth
richest person in the world. Read about his biography and his humble
beginnings where he slept on bare floors and rope beds built by his
grandfather. He's received many awards, including Steelmaker of the Year and
the
Padma Vibhushan.
Get more information at the
Arcelor Mittal
website. |
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Mukesh Ambani
An inherited but growing fortune, Mukesh Ambani is worth around $42 billion.
He works in the manufacturing industry. Brother to Anil Ambani (world's
sixth richest man), their father was Dhirubhai Ambani, who founded Reliance
Industries. The company was split between the two brothers and has continued
to grow on both ends. He has a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering.
He's been voted
Economic Times Business Leader of the Year. His wife,
Nita,
heads up the charitable aspects of the company. |
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Anil Ambani
Indian billionaire worth an estimated $45 billion. He is about the sixth
richest person in the world, although these numbers do fluctuate. He is in
charge of Reliance Communications (RCOM), Reliance Capital (RCL), Reliance
Energy (REL) and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL). He's been voted
businessman of the year by Times India and CEO of the year for the Platts
Global Energy Awards. Read just a few of his highly intelligent
quotes to add some inspiration to your day. |
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Ingvar Kamprad
Straight from Sweden, Kamprad is worth an estimated $31 billion. He is the
founder of Ikea, which offers home furnishings. He is the richest European
and seventh richest person in the world. Kamprad started his first business
as a young child. He would ride his bicycle and sell matches to neighbors.
He expanded when he figured out he could buy in bulk (wholesale) and resell
items for a greater profit. When he was 17, his father gave him a small sum,
which he used to found Ikea. |
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KP Singh
Said to be worth about $30 billion, Kushal Pal (K.P.) Singh was born in 1931
in Uttar Pradesh. He is over
DLF Universal Limited, which is said to be the largest real estate
developer in India. He is the world's richest man from real estate
investments. He is regularly featured in publications such as
Indian Realty News and
Time Magazine. Singh introduced the idea behind inclusive housing.
This is affordable housing for portions of society with less economic
strength. 15 percent of units are allocated to provide for the poor. |
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Oleg
Deripaska
Chairman of Rusal, which is an aluminum industry company in Russia. Deripaska is a
billionaire tycoon said to be worth $28 billion. He graduated with honors
with a degree in physics from Moscow State University. He's even been
awarded the
Order of Friendship of Peoples by former Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
At last count, he was the richest man in Russia. |
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Li Ka-shing
Rates in the top numbers of the world's richest man, Li Ka-shing is from
Hong Kong and chairman of the
Cheung Kong
(Holdings) Limited. The company does business in 57 countries
around the world. The company covers everything from real estate investments
to energy, e-commerce and retail. He is seen as one of the most powerful men
in Asia and is reported to be worth at least $26 billion. Li left school as
a teenager, when his father died. He began working when he was 15. In 1950,
he started his own company. |
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