GWOP 10 Richest People in the World

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Carlos Slim of Mexico is the World's Richest Man worth over 53 billion passing William Gates of Microsoft

Here is Forbes ranking of the 10 richest people in the world:

* Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $53.5 billion, telecommunications

* Bill Gates (USA) – $53 billion, Microsoft

* Warren Buffett (USA) – $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

* Mukesh Ambani (India) – $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas

* Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $28.7 billion, steel

* Larry Ellison (USA) – $28 billion, Oracle

* Bernard Arnault (France) – $27.5 billion, LVMH

* Eike Batista (Brazil) – $27 billion, mining, oil

* Amancio Ortega (Spain) – $25 billion, retail

* Karl Albrecht (Germany) – $23.5 billion, supermarkets

The full Forbes ranking of the world’s billionaires can be seen at www.forbes.com/billionaires.

—GWOP MAGAZINE