According to the American based magazine company Forbes,which comes up with the list of most richest persons in the world.And the list for the year,2015 are-
10) Liliane Bettencourt:(40.1billionUSD) -
She is the owner of the famous brand L'Oreal.It was founded in the year 1907 by her father. Bettencourt has not been involved in running the business for several years,just because of some bad relationship with her daughter,which put her into a bad health condition,where she was proved to be suffering from a disease called dementia.After her bad health condition she was replaced on the company's board by his 25 years old grandson Jean Victor Meyers in 2012.She is still the richest woman in Europe.
9) Jim Walton:(40.6billionUSD) -
Jim Walton is the youngest Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton's four children.He becomes the chairman of the company in june,2015 after 23 years on the job.Outside of wal-mart,Jim Walton is also the chairman and CEO(chief executive officer) of the family founded Arvest Bank,which has various branches accross the world.
8) Christy Walton:(41.7billionUSD) -
Christy Walton got married into the world's largest retailer,wal-mart family.Her husband John Walton,a former green beret and vietnam war medic,died in an airplane crash in 2005.She also owns stake in solar panel maker first solar.The net worth of this company is around 1.3 billion USD.She owns 11% of the stacks in wall mart.
7) David Koch: (42.9billion USD) -
David Koch is one of the richest resident of USA.He has a share control of USD115 billion sales in Koch industries.Koch industries is the second largest private company in the US including his older brother Charles Koch.Koch industries has also their interests in oil pipelines,refineries,building materials,paper towels and dixie cups.Charles Koch is the chairman,while David Koch run its chemical technology business.
6) Charles Koch:(42.9billion USD) -
Charles Koch is the elder brother of David Koch.Funding for the koch influence comes from $115 billion sales,Koch industries,where charles is the chairman.He is being their since 1967 when the company was worth only $50 million.But now it is the second largest company in US.It is now valued at $100 billion.
5) Larry Ellison:(54.3billion USD) -
He is the person behind the company Oracle.But now he has stepped down as oracle CEO in September 2014.Larry announced that Oracle is going to start its cloud computing business,putting it into direct competition with Amazon's web services unit.Through this oracle could see a new source of growth into their company.
4) Amancio Ortega:(64.5billion USD) -
Ortega is the son of a railway worker,but now he is world's richest retailer.He is the founder of Zara,founded in 1975 with lingerie and bathrobes he and his former wife Rosalia Mera made in their living room.By the mid of 1980s,he had taken zara all over the Spain and was ready to expand overseas.In the last decade,he has taken billions in inditex dividends and reinvested the money into real estate in marquee cities,including
Madrid,Barcelona,London,Chicago,Miami and New York.
3) Warren Buffett:(72.7billion USD) -
Who don't know Warren Buffett,he is world's best investor.He is the co-founder of the company Berkshire Hathaway.Hathaway. Buffett gave away Berkshire stock worth more than $2.8 billion,bringing his life time giving to nearly $25.6 billion.According to Buffett his best ever investment was in buying Benjamin Graham's legendary book "The Intelligent Investor,"in 1949.He still resides in the house which he owns in the year 1958 for a price of $31,500.
2) Carlos Slim Helu:(77.1billion USD) -
Carlos Slim Helu is one of the three richest men in the world,despite changes in the Mexican telecom landscape,where he has prospered greatly over the past two decades.A new anti-monopoly law is driving some of the shifts.In june 2014,he spent $5.6 billion to buy out AT&T's 8.3% stake in pan-latin American wireless carrier America Movil-by far Slim's most valuable asset.
1) Bill Gates:(79.2billion USD) -
He is the man behind Microsoft.84% of US households own a computer.He stepped down as the chairman of microsoft last year.And now he is totally focusing on using his billions to improve humanity through the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.Each year Gates sells his Microsoft shares.His stake in the company,is just under 3%,constitutes roughly 13% of his estimated fortune.
10) Liliane Bettencourt:(40.1billionUSD) -
She is the owner of the famous brand L'Oreal.It was founded in the year 1907 by her father. Bettencourt has not been involved in running the business for several years,just because of some bad relationship with her daughter,which put her into a bad health condition,where she was proved to be suffering from a disease called dementia.After her bad health condition she was replaced on the company's board by his 25 years old grandson Jean Victor Meyers in 2012.She is still the richest woman in Europe.
9) Jim Walton:(40.6billionUSD) -
Jim Walton is the youngest Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton's four children.He becomes the chairman of the company in june,2015 after 23 years on the job.Outside of wal-mart,Jim Walton is also the chairman and CEO(chief executive officer) of the family founded Arvest Bank,which has various branches accross the world.
8) Christy Walton:(41.7billionUSD) -
Christy Walton got married into the world's largest retailer,wal-mart family.Her husband John Walton,a former green beret and vietnam war medic,died in an airplane crash in 2005.She also owns stake in solar panel maker first solar.The net worth of this company is around 1.3 billion USD.She owns 11% of the stacks in wall mart.
7) David Koch: (42.9billion USD) -
David Koch is one of the richest resident of USA.He has a share control of USD115 billion sales in Koch industries.Koch industries is the second largest private company in the US including his older brother Charles Koch.Koch industries has also their interests in oil pipelines,refineries,building materials,paper towels and dixie cups.Charles Koch is the chairman,while David Koch run its chemical technology business.
6) Charles Koch:(42.9billion USD) -
Charles Koch is the elder brother of David Koch.Funding for the koch influence comes from $115 billion sales,Koch industries,where charles is the chairman.He is being their since 1967 when the company was worth only $50 million.But now it is the second largest company in US.It is now valued at $100 billion.
5) Larry Ellison:(54.3billion USD) -
He is the person behind the company Oracle.But now he has stepped down as oracle CEO in September 2014.Larry announced that Oracle is going to start its cloud computing business,putting it into direct competition with Amazon's web services unit.Through this oracle could see a new source of growth into their company.
4) Amancio Ortega:(64.5billion USD) -
Ortega is the son of a railway worker,but now he is world's richest retailer.He is the founder of Zara,founded in 1975 with lingerie and bathrobes he and his former wife Rosalia Mera made in their living room.By the mid of 1980s,he had taken zara all over the Spain and was ready to expand overseas.In the last decade,he has taken billions in inditex dividends and reinvested the money into real estate in marquee cities,including
Madrid,Barcelona,London,Chicago,Miami and New York.
3) Warren Buffett:(72.7billion USD) -
Who don't know Warren Buffett,he is world's best investor.He is the co-founder of the company Berkshire Hathaway.Hathaway. Buffett gave away Berkshire stock worth more than $2.8 billion,bringing his life time giving to nearly $25.6 billion.According to Buffett his best ever investment was in buying Benjamin Graham's legendary book "The Intelligent Investor,"in 1949.He still resides in the house which he owns in the year 1958 for a price of $31,500.
2) Carlos Slim Helu:(77.1billion USD) -
Carlos Slim Helu is one of the three richest men in the world,despite changes in the Mexican telecom landscape,where he has prospered greatly over the past two decades.A new anti-monopoly law is driving some of the shifts.In june 2014,he spent $5.6 billion to buy out AT&T's 8.3% stake in pan-latin American wireless carrier America Movil-by far Slim's most valuable asset.
1) Bill Gates:(79.2billion USD) -
He is the man behind Microsoft.84% of US households own a computer.He stepped down as the chairman of microsoft last year.And now he is totally focusing on using his billions to improve humanity through the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.Each year Gates sells his Microsoft shares.His stake in the company,is just under 3%,constitutes roughly 13% of his estimated fortune.
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