The World's Billionaires

RankNameCitizenshipAgeNet Worth ($bil)Residence1 Warren BuffettUnited States 77 62.0 United States 2 Carlos Slim Helu & familyMexico 68 60.0 Mexico 3 William Gates IIIUnited States 52 58.0 United States 4 Lakshmi MittalIndia 57 45.0 United Kingdom 5 Mukesh AmbaniIndia 50 43.0 India 6 Anil AmbaniIndia 48 42.0 India 7 Ingvar Kamprad & familySweden 81 31.0 Switzerland 8 KP SinghIndia 76 30.0 India 9 Oleg DeripaskaRussia 40 28.0 Russia 10 Karl AlbrechtGermany 88 27.0 Germany 11 Li Ka-shingHong Kong 79 26.5 Hong Kong 12 Sheldon AdelsonUnited States 74 26.0 United States 13 Bernard ArnaultFrance 59 25.5 France 14 Lawrence EllisonUnited States 63 25.0 United States 15 Roman AbramovichRussia 41 23.5 Russia 16 Theo AlbrechtGermany 85 23.0 Germany 17 Liliane BettencourtFrance 85 22.9 France 18 Alexei MordashovRussia 42 21.2 Russia 19 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlsaudSaudi Arabia 51 21.0 Saudi Arabia 20 Mikhail FridmanRussia 43 20.8 Russia 21 Vladimir LisinRussia 51 20.3 Russia 22 Amancio OrtegaSpain 72 20.2 Spain 23 Raymond, Thomas & Walter KwokHong Kong NA 19.9 Hong Kong 24 Mikhail ProkhorovRussia 42 19.5 Russia 25 Vladimir PotaninRussia 47 19.3 Russia E. . . . il primo italiano????77 Leonardo Del VecchioItaly 72 10.0 Italy Net Worth: $10.0 bil Country Of Citizenship: Italy Residence: Milan , Italy, Europe & Russia Industry: Manufacturing Marital Status: married, 6 children Education: High SchoolSent to an orphanage at age 7. Worked as an apprentice at a factory that made molds for auto parts, eyeglass frames. Founded Luxottica in 1961 and started making his own eyeglasses. Still chairs Luxottica, now reportedly the world's largest manufacturer and retailer of high-quality eyeglasses and sunglasses, with $7.5 billion in sales. Group owns over 6,000 retail stores, including U.S. chains Sunglass Hut and LensCrafters; brands include Ray Ban and, after shelling out $2.1 billion in November 2007, the Oakley line. Holds ten-year eyewear license agreements with Tiffany & Co., Burberry and Polo Ralph Lauren. Has a 203-foot yacht with a pool and dining room that seats 16. Son Claudio owns men's retailer Brooks Brothers. Fonte : FORBES