The World’s 200 Richest People
By Matthew G. Miller and
Peter Newcomb - Nov
8, 2012 8:53 PM GMT+0530
Bloomberg Markets Magazine
Carlos
Slim's $77.5 billion fortune makes him the world's richest person.
They make flip-flops and pet food. They sell miniskirts and
motorcars. They mine iron ore and distribute soda. Their net worth totals $2.7
trillion, about the size of the gross domestic product of France
Bloomberg Markets’ inaugural list of
the world’s richest people, in the magazine’s December 2012 issue, showcases
the billionaires who pull the levers on the global economy. We took a snapshot
of Bloomberg’s exclusive daily wealth ranking, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, to identify the megarich
and quantify their fortunes this year through Oct. 5.
The ranking shows who’s on top (America Movil SAB Chairman
Emeritus Carlos Slim, with a net worth of $77.5 billion), who’s faltering
(Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who's down $6.8 billion
since Jan. 1) and who’s just wealthy enough to make our top 200 (SAS Institute
Inc. co-founder John Sall, who's worth $5.8 billion).
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both in the top five, are
household names. Yet nobody racked up billions faster than relatively unknown
No. 3, Amancio Ortega of
Spain
Ortega’s ascent coincides with an overall rise in retail
stocks. Low cotton costs, cheap credit and demand for reasonably priced goods
have driven shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Inditex to records. Nine of the
world’s 25 wealthiest people are retail moguls. Among them are Ikea founder
Ingvar Kamprad, four members of the Walton family that controls Wal-Mart and
Stefan Persson, the largest shareholder in Swedish clothing giant Hennes &
Mauritz AB.
Bloomberg News unmasked more than 30 hidden billionaires this
year. Brazil’s Dirce Navarro de Camargo inherited her late husband’s industrial
conglomerate, Camargo Correa SA, in 1994. Elaine Tettemer Marshall controls 15
percent of Koch Industries Inc., the second-largest closely held company in the
U.S.
Bloomberg News also revealed Zong Qinghou as
mainland China’s richest man, who had a net worth of $20.1 billion on Oct. 5.
The once poor soda seller today commands the Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. beverage
empire. With soft drinks producing hard cash, wealth creation is booming in China
Net worth: $77.5 billion
YTD change: + $15.6 billion / + 25.3%
Source of wealth: America
Industry: Telecommunications
Citizenship: Mexico
Age: 72
Net worth: $64.4 billion
YTD change: + $8.7 billion / + 15.7%
Source of wealth: Microsoft
Industry: Technology
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 57
Net worth: $53.6 billion
YTD change: + $18.4 billion / + 52.1%
Source of wealth: Inditex
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: Spain
Age: 76
Net worth: $48.4 billion
YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 13.2%
Source of wealth: Berkshire
Hathaway
Industry: Finance
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 82
Net worth: $41.8 billion
YTD change: + $5.0 billion / + 13.7%
Source of wealth: IKEA
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: Sweden
Age: 86
Net worth: $38.6 billion
YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1%
Source of wealth: Koch Industries
Industry: Diversified
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 77
Net worth: $38.6 billion
YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 14.1%
Source of wealth: Koch Industries
Industry: Diversified
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 72
Net worth: $37.2 billion
YTD change: $4.2 billion / + 12.8%
Source of wealth: Oracle
Industry: Technology
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 68
Net worth: $30.5 billion
YTD change: + $5.4 billion / + 21.4%
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 57
Net worth: $29.3 billion
YTD change: + $5.8 billion / + 24.7%
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 64
Net worth: $28.7 billion
YTD change: + $5.7 billion / + 24.7%
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 68
Net worth: $28.2 billion
YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 25.0%
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 63
Net worth: $27.0 billion
YTD change: + $4.8 billion / + 21.8%
Source of wealth: Cheung Kong Holdings
Industry: Diversified
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Age: 84
Net worth: $26.0 billion
YTD change: + $4.7 billion / + 21.8%
Source of wealth: Reliance Industries
Industry: Energy
Citizenship: India
Age: 55
Net worth: $24.7 billion
YTD change: + $4.5 billion / + 22.1%
Source of wealth: L’Oreal
Industry: Manufacturing
Citizenship: France
Age: 90
Net worth: $24.7 billion
YTD change: + $2.9 billion / + 13.1%
Source of wealth: Hennes & Mauritz
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: Sweden
Age: 65
Net worth: $24.2 billion
YTD change: + $7.6 / + 45.5%
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
Industry: Technology
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 48
Net worth: $24.1 billion
YTD change: + $3.4 billion / + 16.4%
Source of wealth: LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Industry: Retail
Citizenship: France
Age: 63
Net worth: $23.0 billion
YTD change: + $3.1 billion / + 15.9%
Source of wealth: Google
Industry: Technology
Citizenship: U.S.
Age: 39
Net worth: $22.9 billion
YTD change: + $5.6 billion / + 32.0%
Source of wealth: Kingdom Holding
Industry: Diversified
Citizenship: Saudi
Arabia
Age: 57
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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Matthew G.
Miller in New York
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