List of billionaires (2006)
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The following is a list of billionaires, in United States dollars, worldwide for 2006 compiled by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth). In 2006, there are 793 billionaires from 49 countries, with more than half being in the United States and Germany. 2006 saw an increase in billionaires from Russia, India, and Brazil due to economic growth in those countries.
Top ten billionaires by estimated net worth
USA
USA
Mexico
India
USA
Saudi Arabia
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Top fifty billionaires by estimated net worth
- Bill Gates ($50 billion)
- Warren Buffett ($42 billion)
- Carlos Slim Helú ($30 billion)
- Ingvar Kamprad ($28 billion)
- Lakshmi Mittal ($23.5 billion)
- Paul Allen ($22 billion)
- Bernard Arnault ($21.5 billion)
- Prince Alwaleed ($20 billion)
- The Lord Thomson of Fleet ($19.6 billion)
- *Note: Kenneth Thomson died on June 12th, 2006. His son, David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet is expected to inherit the entirety of his father's estate. Due to changes in the value of the Canadian Dollar he may have been far richer than shown at the time of his death.
- Li Ka-shing ($18.8 billion)
- Roman Abramovich ($18.2 billion)
- Michael Dell ($17.1 billion)
- Karl Albrecht ($17 billion)
- Sheldon Adelson ($16.1 billion)
- Liliane Bettencourt ($16 billion)
- Lawrence Ellison ($16 billion)
- Christy Walton ($15.9 billion)
- Jim Walton ($15.9 billion)
- S. Robson Walton ($15.8 billion)
- Alice Walton ($15.7 billion)
- Helen Walton ($15.6 billion)
- Theo Albrecht ($15.2 billion)
- Amancio Ortega ($14.8 billion)
- Steven Ballmer ($13.6 billion)
- Azim Premji ($13.3 billion)
- Sergey Brin ($12.9 billion)
- Larry Page ($12.8 billion)
- Abigail Johnson ($12.5 billion)
- Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($12.4 billion)
- Barbara Cox Anthony ($12.4 billion)
- Anne Cox Chambers ($12.4 billion)
- Stefan Persson ($12.3 billion)
- Charles Koch ($12 billion)
- David H. Koch ($12 billion)
- Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok ($11.6 billion)
- Adolf Merckle ($11.5 billion)
- Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi ($11 billion)
- Vagit Alekperov ($11 billion)
- Silvio Berlusconi ($11 billion)
- Lee Shau Kee ($11 billion)
- Vladimir Lisin ($10.7 billion)
- Michael Otto & family ($10.4 billion)
- Pierre Omidyar ($10.1 billion)
- Leonardo Del Vecchio ($10 billion)
- Michele Ferrero & family ($10 billion)
- Forrest Mars Jr. ($10 billion)
- Jacqueline Mars ($10 billion)
- John Mars ($10 billion)
- Viktor Vekselberg ($10 billion)
- Mikhail Fridman ($9.7 billion)
- Note: all amounts are in United States dollars.
See also
References
- Forbes.com (2006) [Forbes.com's list of the 25 richest people]. Retrieved March 13, 2006.
- Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited (2006). [Billionaires are dime a dozen on Forbes rich list]. Retrieved March 13, 2006.
External links
- [Forbe's The World's Billionaires 2006], March 9, 2006.
- [Forbe's The World's Billionaires - Under 40]
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