Saturday, December 19, 2015

Top 10 richest man in the world 2015

Bill Gates was again named the richest person in the world in Forbes Magazine's annual list of the world's billionaires. This is the 16th time that the founder of Microsoft has claimed the top spot.Here the top 10 list of rich man in the world.

          1. Bill Gates
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          Bill Gates is from United States who is the owner of Microsoft.His age is 59.He is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, and computer programmer.Now he has a worth of $79.2 billion USD.
          2. Carlos Slim
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           Carlos Slim is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.From 201o to 2013, he was the number one richest man in the world.His age is 75.Now he has a worth of $77.1 billion USD.
         
           3. Warren Buffett
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             Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, and computer programmer.He is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. His age is 84.Now he has a worth of $72.7 billion USD
             4.Amancio Ortega
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        Amancio Ortega  is a Spanish fashion businessman and founding chairman of the Inditex fashion group, best known for its chain of Zara clothing and accessories retail shops.Now he has a worth of $64.5 billion USD.
            5.Larry Ellison
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           Larry Ellison  is an American internet entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist. He serves as executive chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle Corporation, having previously been chief executive from its founding until September 2014. In 2014, he was listed by Forbes as the third-wealthiest man in America and as the fifth-wealthiest person in the world, with a fortune of $56.2 billion.

            6. Charles Koch
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             Charles Koch
is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is co-owner, chairman of the board, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries, while his brother David H. Koch serves as Executive Vice President. Charles and David each own 42% of the conglomerate. Now he has a worth of $42.9 billion  USD.

           7.David Koch
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            David Koch is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist, and chemical engineer. He joined the family business Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second-largest privately held company in the United States, in 1970. He became president of the subsidiary Koch Engineering in 1979, and became a co-owner of Koch Industries, with older brother Charles, in 1983. He is now an executive vice president.Now he has a worth of $42.9 billion.

           8. Christy Walton

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          Christy Walton
one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. She is the world's leading female philanthropist according to the amount she gives as a percentage of her wealth. In June 2005, she inherited her husband's fortune of US$18.2 billion following his death in a plane crash.Now she has a worth of $41.7 billion USD.

           9.Jim Walton
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              is the youngest son of Sam Walton, the founder of world's largest retailer Walmart. On the 2015 Forbes list of world billionaires, Jim Walton is ranked at #9 with a net worth of $40.6 billion.

          10.Liliane Bettencourt
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             Liliane Bettencourt , is a French heiress, socialite, businesswoman and philanthropist. She is one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal and according to Forbes, she is the richest woman in the world, making her the 10th richest person in the world with a net worth of US$40.1 billion.

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