The ranking of 100 of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money.
1. Gates, William H. III, United States, 45, 58.7, Microsoft
2. Buffett, Warren Edward, United States, 70, 32.3, Berkshire Hathaway, investments
3. Allen, Paul Gardner, United States, 48, 30.4, Microsoft
4. Ellison, Lawrence Joseph, United States, 56, 26, Oracle
5. Albrecht, Theo and Karl, Germany, 25, retail
6. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia, 20, investments
7. Walton, Jim C., United States, 53, 18.8, Wal-Mart
8. Walton, John T., United States, 55, 18.7, Wal-Mart
9. Walton, S. Robson, United States, 57, 18.6, Wal-Mart
10. Walton, Alice L., United States, 52, 18.5, Wal-Mart
10. Walton, Helen R., United States, 81, 18.5, Wal-Mart
12. Quandt, Johanna and family, Germany, 74, 17.8, BMW
13. Ballmer, Steven Anthony, United States, 45, 16.6, Microsoft
14. Thomson, Kenneth and family, Canada, 77, 16.4, publishing
15. Bettencourt, Liliane, France, 75, 15.6, L'Oreal
16. Anschutz, Philip F., United States, 61, 15.3, Qwest Communications
17. Kamprad, Ingvar, Sweden, 75, 13, Ikea
18. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 73, 12.6, diversified
18. Redstone, Sumner M., United States, 78, 12.6, Viacom
20. Kirch, Leo, Germany, 74, 12, media
21. Anthony, Barbara Cox, United States, 77, 11.7, Cox Enterprises
21. Chambers, Anne Cox, United States, 81, 11.7, Cox Enterprises
23. Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond, Hong Kong, 11.5, real estate
24. Kluge, John Werner, United States, 86, 10.9, Metromedia
25. Slim Helu, Carlos, Mexico, 61, 10.8, telecom
26. Arnault, Bernard, France, 52, 10.7, LVMH
27. Bertarelli, Ernesto and family, Switzerland, 35, 10.5, biotech
27. Dell, Michael, United States, 36, 10.5, Dell Computer
29. Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy, 64, 10.3, media
30. Johnson, Abigail, United States, 39, 9.1, Fidelity Investments
31. Mars, Forrest Edward Jr., United States, 69, 9, candy
31. Mars, Jacqueline Badger, United States, 61, 9, candy
31. Mars, John Franklyn, United States, 65, 9, candy
31. Rausing, Kirsten and family, Sweden, 48, 9, packaging
35. Ergen, Charles, United States, 48, 8.8, satellite TV
35. Turner, Robert E. (Ted), United States, 62, 8.8, Turner Broadcasting
37. Takei, Yasuo and family, Japan, 71, 8.3, consumer finance
38. Olayan, Suliman, Saudi Arabia, 82, 8, investments
39. Murdoch, Keith Rupert, United States, 70, 7.8, publishing
40. Rausing, Hans, Sweden, 75, 7.7, packaging
40. Saji, Nobutada and family, Japan, 55, 7.7, Suntory
42. Premji, Azim and family, India, 55, 6.9, software
43. Del Vecchio, Leonardo, Italy, 66, 6.6, eyewear
43. Ortega, Amancio, Spain, 65, 6.6, retail
45. Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish, Britain, 49, 6.5, real estate
46. Kerkorian, Kirk, United States, 84, 6.4, investments
47. Pinault, Francois, France, 64, 6.3, retail
47. Schwab, Charles R., United States, 64, 6.3, Charles Schwab
49. Landolt, Pierre and family, Switzerland, 53, 6.1, Novartis
50. Al-Kharafi, Nasser and family, Kuwait, 58, 6, contractor
50. Soros, George, United States, 70, 6, money manager
52. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 73, 5.9, real estate
53. Broad, Eli, United States, 68, 5.8, real estate
54. Goodnight, James, United States, 58, 5.7, software
55. Kinoshita, Kyosuke and family, Japan, 61, 5.6, consumer finance
55. Son, Masayoshi, Japan, 43, 5.6, Softbank
57. Benetton, Luciano and family, Italy, 66, 5.5, Benetton
57. Pritzker, Robert Alan, United States, 75, 5.5, financier
57. Pritzker, Thomas J., United States, 51, 5.5, inheritance
60. Curt, Engelhorn, Germany, 75, 5.4, pharmaceuticals
60. Halley, Paul-Louis and family, France, 66, 5.4, Carrefour
60. Moore, Gordon Earle, United States, 72, 5.4, Intel
60. Plattner, Hasso, Germany, 57, 5.4, SAP
64. Cisneros, Gustavo and family, Venezuela, 56, 5.3, media
64. Flick, Friedrich Karl Jr., Germany, 74, 5.3, diversified
64. Haefner, Walter, Switzerland, 90, 5.3, software
64. Persson, Stefan, Sweden, 53, 5.3, Hennes & Mauritz
68. Fukuda, Yoshitaka, Japan, 53, 5.2, consumer finance
69. Lerner, Alfred, United States, 68, 5.1, banking
70. Newhouse, Donald Edward, United States, 71, 5, media
70. Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr., United States, 73, 5, media
70. Otto, Michael and family, Germany, 58, 5, retailing
70. Wertheimer, Alain and Gerard, France, 5, Chanel
70. von Finck, August, Germany, 71, 5, investments
75. Dassault, Serge and family, France, 76, 4.9, aviation
76. Herz, Gunter and family, Germany, 60, 4.8, retailing
76. Yanai, Tadashi, Japan, 52, 4.8, Fast Retailing
78. Gerling, Rolf, Germany, 46, 4.7, insurance
79. Johnson, Edward Crosby III, United States, 71, 4.6, Fidelity Investments
79. Latsis, Spiros and family, Greece, 54, 4.6, banking
79. von Holtzbrinck, Dieter and family, Germany, 59, 4.6, media/entertainment
82. Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, United States, 58, 4.5, financial news
82. Davis, Marvin H., United States, 75, 4.5, oil
82. Ito, Masatoshi, Japan, 77, 4.5, retail
82. Johnson, Samuel Curtis, United States, 73, 4.5, S.C. Johnson & Son
82. Mendoza, Lorenzo and family, Venezuela, 35, 4.5, beer
82. Mohn, Reinhard, Germany, 80, 4.5, media/entertainment
82. Omidyar, Pierre M., United States, 44, 4.5, eBay
82. Oppenheimer, Nicky and family, South Africa, 56, 4.5, DeBeers
90. Irving, James, Arthur and John, Canada, 4.4, oil
90. Oetker, Rudolf and family, Germany, 84, 4.4, diversified
92. Bass, Lee Marshall, United States, 45, 4.3, oil, investments
92. Greenberg, Maurice Raymond, United States, 76, 4.3, AIG
92. Knight, Philip H., United States, 63, 4.3, Nike
95. Iwasaki, Fukuzo, Japan, 76, 4.2, real estate
96. Arison, Micky, United States, 52, 4.1, cruise ships
96. Wang, Patrick, Hong Kong, 50, 4.1, micromotors
98. Annenberg, Walter Hubert, United States, 92, 4, publishing
98. Bren, Donald L., United States, 69, 4, real estate
98. Haub, Erivan and family, Germany, 68, 4, retailing
98. Heineken, Alfred, Netherlands, 77, 4, Heineken
98. Warner, H. Ty, United States, 57, 4, Beanie Babies
98. Weston, Galen and family, Canada, 60, 4, retail
Source: Associated Press