1, Alwaleed bin Talal (Prince of Saudi Arabia)
2, Li Ka-shing Hong Kong
3, Nobutada Sa ji family Japan (president of Suntory)
4, Prince Calder Saudi Arabia
5, Walter Thom as ＆ Raym ond Kwok, Hong Kong
6. Azim Prem ji, India
7. Nasser Al - Kharafi family, Kuwait
8. Yasuo Takei family, Japan
9. Eitaro Itoyam a, Japan
10. 10, Fukuzo Iwasaki Japan
2004
1 William Gates III United States 466 Microsoft 48
2 Warren Buffett United States 429 Investment 73
3 Karl Albrecht Germany 230 Supermarkets 84
4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 215 Investments 47
5 Paul Allen USA 210 Microsoft 51
6 Alice Walton USA 200 Walmart 55
6 Helen Walton USA 200 Walmart 84
6 Jim Walton USA 200 Walmart 56
6 John Walton USA 200 Walmart 58
6 S Robson Walton USA 200 Walmart 60
11 Liliane Bettencourt France 188 L'Oreal 81
12 Lawrence Ellison USA 187 Oracle 59
13 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 185 IKEA 77
14 Theo Albrecht Germany 181 Supermarket 81
15 Kenneth Thomson & family Canada 172 Publishing 80
16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky Russia 150 Oil 40
17 Carlos Slim Hel Mexico 139 Telecommunications 64
18 Michael Dell United States 130 Dell 39
19 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong, China 124 Diversified Investment 75
19 Steven Ballmer USA 124 Microsoft 47
21 Bernard Arnault France 122 LVMH 55
22 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong China 114 Real Estate
23 Barbara Cox Anthony USA 112 Dell 39
18 Michael Dell USA 112 Dell 39
19 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong China 124 Diversified Investments Barbara Cox Anthony USA 112 Media 80
23 Anne Cox Chambers USA 112 Media 84
25 Roman Abramovich Russia 106 Oil 37
26
John Kluge USA 105 Media International 89< /p>
27 Forrest Mars Jr USA 104 Candy 72
27 Jacqueline Mars USA 104 Candy 65
27 John Mars USA 104 Candy 67
30 Silvio Berlusconi Italy 100 Media 67
31 Abigail Johnson United States 98 *** Same Fund 42
32 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 93 Packaging 80
33 Amancio Ortega Spain 92 Fashion 68
34 Charles Ergen United States 91 Satellite Television 51
35 Sumner Redstone USA 89 Viacom 80
36 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor United Kingdom 87 Real estate 52
37 Stefan Persson Sweden 86 H& M clothing 56
38 Pierre Omidyar United States 85 Electronic Harbor 36
39
Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 84 Construction 60
40 Susanne Klatten Germany 81 BMW 42
41 Michael Otto &. family Germany 80 Retail 60
41 Hans Rausing Sweden 80 Packaging 77
43 Rupert Murdoch USA 78 News Corporation 73
44 Galen Weston & family Canada 77 Retail 63
44 Donald Newhouse USA 77 Publishing 74
44 Samuel Newhouse Jr USA 77 Publishing 76
47 Carl Icahn USA 76 Investments 68
47 Robert Pritzker USA 76 Investments 77
47 Thomas Pritzker USA 76 Investments 53
50
Rudolf August Oetker & family Germany 75 Food 87
51 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 74 Biotechnology 38
51 Samuel Johnson USA 74 Floor Wax 75
53 Philip Knight USA 71 Nike 66
54 George Soros USA 70 Hedge Funds 73
55 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 69 Eyeglasses 68
55 Nobutada Saji & family Japan 69 Beverages 58
57 August von Finck Germany 68 Investments 73
58 Azim Premji India 67 Software 58
59 Stefan Quandt Germany 65 BMW 38
60 Serge Dassault & family France 64 Aviation 79
61 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong, China 63 Real Estate 76
62 Lakshmi Mittal India 62 Steel 53
62 Yasuo Takei & family Japan 62 Credit 74
64
Maria- Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler Germany 61 Ball Bearings
65 Mukesh & Anil Ambani India 60 Diversified Investments
65 Kirk Kerkorian USA 60 Investments 86
65 H Ty Warner USA 60 Toys 60
68 Curt Engelhorn Germany 59 Drugs 77
68 Micky Arison USA 59 Cruises 54
70 Friedrich Flick Jr Germany 58 Investments 77
70 Eli Broad USA 58 Finance 70
72 Fukuzo Iwasaki Japan 57 Real Estate 79
73 Mikhail Fridman Russia 56 Oil 39
73
Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France 56 Chanel
75 Gordon Earle Moore United States 55 Intel 75
76 Hasso Plattner Germany 54 SAP 60
76 John Abele USA 54 Medical Devices 66
78 Adolf Merckle Germany 53 Drugs 69
78 Johanna Quandt Germany 53 BMW 76
< p>80 Antonia Johnson Sweden 52 Diversified Investments 6080 Philip Anschutz USA 52 Crest 64
82 Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Denmark 51 Shipping 90
82 Jeffrey Bezos USA 51 Amazon. com
84 Philip Green United Kingdom 50 Retail 52
85 Vladimir Potanin Russia 49 Metals 43
85 Eitaro Itoyama Japan 49 Golf Courses 61
85 Michael Bloomberg United States 49 Media 61
85 Marvin Davis USA 49 Investments 78
85 Edward Johnson III USA 49 ***The Same Fund 73
90 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 48 Metals 38
91 Francois Pinault France 47 Retail 67
91 Joseph & Moise Safra Brazil 47 Banking
91 Peter Nicholas United States 47 Medical Equipment 63
94 Karl-Heinz Kipp Germany 46 Real Estate 80
94
Charlene de Carvalho Heineken Netherlands 46 Heineken 49
94 Tsai Wan Lin & family Taiwan, China 46 Insurance 79
94 Shari Arison Israel 46 Cruise ships 46
94
Gustavo Cisneros &. family Venezuela 46 Media 58
94 Jim Pattison Canada 46 Diversified Investments 75
100
Luciano Benetton & family Italy 45 Benetton 68
2006
1 William Gates III USA 500 Microsoft 50 U
2 Warren Buffett USA 420 Berkshire Hathaway 75 D
3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 300 Telecom 66 U
4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 280 IKEA 79 U
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 235 Steel 55 D
6 Paul Allen USA 220 Microsoft, Investments 53 U
7 Bernard Arnault France 215 Louis Vuitton 57 U
8 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 200 Investments 49 D
9 Kenneth Thomson and Family Canada 196 Publishing 82 U
10 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong, China 188 Diversified Investments 77 U
11 Roman Abramovich Russia 182 Oil 39 U
12 Michael Dell USA 171 Dell 41 U
13 Karl Albrecht Germany 170 Supermarkets 86 D
14 Sheldon Adelson USA 161 Casinos, Hotels 72 U
15 Liliane Bettencourt France 160 L'Oreal 83 D
15 Lawrence Ellison USA 160 Oracle 61 D
17 Christy Walton USA 159 Walmart 51 N
17 Jim Walton USA 159 Walmart 58 D
19 S Robson Walton USA 158 Walmart 62 D
20 Alice Walton USA 157 Walmart 56 D
21 Helen Walton USA 156 Walmart 86 D
22 Theo Albrecht Germany 152 Supermarket 83 D
23 Amancio Ortega Spain 148 Fashion 70 U
24 Steven Ballmer USA 136 Microsoft 50 U
25 Azim Premji India 133 Software 60 U
26 Sergey Brin USA 129 Old Dog 32 U
27 Larry Page USA 128 Old Dog 33 U
28 Abigail Johnson United States 125 ***The Same Fund 44 U
29 Nasser Al-Kharafi and Family Kuwait 124 Construction 62 U
29 Barbara Cox Anthony United States 124 Media 82 U
29 Anne Cox Chambers United States 124 Media 86 U
32 Stefan Persson Sweden 123 H&M Clothing 58 U
33 Charles Koch USA 120 Oil, Commodity Futures 70 U
33 David Koch USA 120 Oil, Commodity Futures 65 U
35 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong, China 116 Real Estate U
36 Adolf Merckle Germany 115 Drugs 71 U
37 Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 110 Banking 86 U
37 Vagit Alekperov Russia 110 Oil 55 U
37 Silvio Berlusconi Italy 110 Media 69 D
37 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong, China 110 Real Estate 78 U
41 Vladimir Lisin Russia 107 Iron & Steel 49 U
42 Michael Otto and Family Germany 104 Retail 62 U
43 Pierre Omidyar USA 101 E-Harbor 38 U
44 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 100 Eyewear 70 U
44 Michele Ferrero & Family Italy 100 Chocolate 79 U
44 Forrest Mars Jr USA 100 Candy 74 D
44 Jacqueline Mars USA 100 Candy 66 D
44 John Mars USA 100 Candy 69 D
44 Viktor Vekselberg Russia 100 Oil, Metals 48 U
50 Mikhail Fridman Russia 97 Oil, Banking 41 U
51 Spiro Latsis & Family Greece 91 Banking 59 U
52 John Kluge USA 90 MetroMedia/Media International 91 D
53 Carl Icahn USA 87 Leveraged Buyouts 70 U
53 Kirk Kerkorian US 87 Investments, casinos 88 D
55 Birgit Rausing and family Sweden 86 Packaging 82 U
56 Mukesh Ambani India 85 Petrochemicals 48 S
56 Serge Dassault and family France 85 Aviation 80 U
56 Hans Rausing Sweden 85 Packaging 80 U
59 Galen Weston & Family Canada 84 Retail 65 D
60 Susanne Klatten Germany 81 BMW 43 D
61 Rudolf August Oetker & Family Germany 80 Food 89 U
62 Oleg Deripaska Russia 78 Aluminum 37 U
63 Sumner Redstone USA 77 Viacom/Viacom 82 D
64 Alexei Mordashov Russia 76 Steel 40 U
65 Donald Newhouse USA 75 Publishing 76 U
65 Samuel Newhouse Jr USA 75 Publishing 78 U
65 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France 75 Chanel Parfum U
65 Reinhold Würth Germany 75 Manufacturing 70 U
69 Joseph & Moise Safra Brazil 74 Banking U
70 Philip Knight United States 73 Nike 68 D
71 George Soros United States 72 Hedge Funds 75 E
72 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 71 Biotechnology 40 U
72 Suleiman Kerimov Russia 71 Equities 40 N
74 Philip & Cristina Green UK 70 Retail U
74 Francois Pinault France 70 Retail 69 U
74 August von Finck Germany 70 Investment 76 U
77 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 69 Oil 60 U
77 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & Family UAE 69 Banking 52 U
79 Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler Germany 68 Ball Bearings U
80 Charles Ergen United States 67 Satellite Television 53 D
80 Edward Johnson III United States 67 ***The Same Fund 75 U
82 Kun-Hee Lee & Family Korea 66 Samsung 64 U
82 Stefan Quandt Germany 66 BMW 40 D
84 Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 65 Banking 94 U
84 Rafael del Pino & Family Spain 65 Construction 85 U
84 Stanley Ho Hong Kong China 65 Casino 84 U
84 Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Denmark 65 Shipping 92 U
84 Keith Murdoch United States 65 News Corp/News Corp 75 D
89 Philip Anschutz United States 64 Investments 66 U
89 Hasso Plattner Germany 64 SAP 62 U
89 Vladimir Potanin Russia 64 Metals 45 U
89 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 64 Metals 40 U
93 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 63 Telecommunications 57 U
94 Micky Arison USA 61 Luxury Cruise Ships 56 D
94 Curt Engelhorn Germany 61 Drugs 79 U
94 Friedrich Flick Jr Germany 61 Investments 79 U
94 German Khan Russia 61 Petroleum, Banks 44 U
94 Ronald Perelman USA 61 Leveraged buyouts 63 U
94 Johanna Quandt Germany 61 BMW 78 U
100 Dan Duncan USA 60 Energy 73 U
100 Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor and family UK 60
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