Top 20 richest people in the world as of 2010

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Most of us can't even imagine what being a billionaire must be like. But these people sure can. Here we have a list of the richest people in the world as of 2010. (This list was developed by Forbes international).


David Thomson & family (Canada) - $19 billion, news and information company.


Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia) - $19.4 billion, investments.


S. Robson Walton (USA) - $19.8 billion, Walmart.


Liliane Bettencourt (France) - $20 billion, L'Oreal.


Alice Walton (USA) - $20.6 billion, Walmart.


Jim Walton (USA) - $20.7 billion, Walmart.


Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) - $21 billion, diversified.


Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz.


Christy Walton & family (USA) - $22.5 billion, Walmart.


Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) - $23 billion, Ikea.


Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion, supermarkets.


Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion, retail.


Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion, mining, oil.


Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion, LVMH.


Larry Ellison (USA) - $28 billion, Oracle.


Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $28.7 billion, steel.


Mukesh Ambani (India) - $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas.


Warren Buffett (USA) - $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway.


Bill Gates (USA) - $53 billion, Microsoft.


Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $53.5 billion, telecommunications.



Tip of the day: Don't try to be a billionaire. Counting a billion dollars is a hell of a job.

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