The Top 20 Richest Persons in World 2012
20. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $21.3 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Wal-Mart
Age: 63 years
Citizenship: United States of America
He run’s the family bank Arvest bank. Wal-Mart shares are up by 5% last year but will soon increase the following year he has raised his annual payouts to 20% starting this March. He also collected a rough estimation of $420 million in dividends for the fiscal year 2010. His father, Sam Walton, started the retail store giant Wal-Mart along with his brother James in 1962. In the current fiscal year, Wal-Mart has sales of over $415 billion and employs over 2.1 million people.
19. David Koch
Net Worth: $22 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Diversified
Age: 71 years
Citizenship: United States of America
The richest New Yorkcitizen gets his wealth from his 42% stake in Koch Industries, the second largest private company with over $100 million sales in a single fiscal year. He is also the vice-president of the conglomerate, which is run by his brother Charles that he heads out ofWichita,Kansas. David is a well known philanthropist and politician. He founded the Americans for Prosperity non-profit conservative board, which has spent $45 million over tea parties for the right-wing candidates, during the November midterm elections. David is a prostate cancer survivor and has a cancer center named after him at MIT. He is also board member for 25 non-profit organizations.
18. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $22 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Diversified
Age: 75 years
Citizenship: United States of America
He is the chief executive of Koch industries, which is the second largest private industry, with over $100 million in sales. The biggest ever deal for the company came in form of acquiring the largest building products maker Georgia Pacific for $21 billion, which was right before the real estate and housing market crashed down drastically. He is also the cofounder of think tank Cato Institute. Along with his brother David, he holds a biannual retreat to plot an election strategy with other rich and influential republican donors. The latest such meeting was held atPalm Springs, which even attracted over a thousand protestors.
17. David Thomson & Family
Net Worth: $23 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Media
Age: 54 years
Citizenship: Canada
David Thompson is the chairman of the media power house Thomson Reuters, which was founded by hs grandfather, Roy, in the year 1934. With bother, peter, he serves as co-chair for family’s investment concern,Woodbridge. The firm has recently picked up 85% stake in The Globe andMail,Canada’s national newspaper making David Thompson the chairman for the company. He is now planning to sell 40% of total state in CTV,Canada’s largest private broadcaster, who is waiting for approval from the regulatory authority.
16. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $23.3 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Casinos
Age: 78 years
Citizenship: United States of America
Las Vegas Sands shares saw an increase in the market by over 2000% since the credit crisis Nadir. He is planning to bring back LVS shares to a total of $52 billion and the only way he plans to reach the goal is by entering the Asian markets. He opened his $5.7 billion Marina Bay Casino inSingaporein the year 2010. There is a current SEC probe into his alleged bribe against the Asian group which can for sometime cool down his winning path. He borrowed $200 from his uncle to sell newspapers at the age of 12. He sold computer marquee event, comdex, toJapanfor $862 million in 1995. He then built all-suites $1.5 billion Venetian Resort hotel casino and 1.2 million square foot sands convention in the year 1997. He opened up Palazzo resort in 2008 for $1.9 billion.
15. Liliane Bettencourt
Net Worth: $23.5 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: L’Oreal
Age: 88 years
Citizenship: France
She is theFrance’s richest women who are daughter and heir to the cosmetic giant, L’Oreal, which has been the leading global cosmetic provider. The company was founded by her father. She became famous for a family scandal which involved her and her daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyer. In December 2010, her daughter reconciled all the charges against her mother and the same action was carried out by Liliane. Daughter approached the courts to carry out an investigation about $1 billion in cash and gifts which she alleged were given by her mother to Francois-Marie Banier, 62, a photographer, writer and a painter. Liliane became a widow in the year 2007, for which her daughter claimed that Banier took advantage of her mother.
14. Vladimir Lisin
Net Worth: $24 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Steel
Age: 55 years
Citizenship: Russia
He is now the richest person inRussia, thanks to the soaring shares of his publicly listed firm, Novolipetsk Steel. He started his career as a mechanic in a coal mine. He worked as steelworker after completing his college inSiberia. He went with his Boss toMoscowwho was chosen as minister for metallurgy in the year 1991. In 1992, he joined a tough group called Trans-World group which soon dominated the aluminum and steel exports fromRussia. Though he was managing the factories, he got majority of the stake in Novolipetsk Steel mill after the partners separated in the year 2000.
13. Stefan Persson
Net Worth: $24.5 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Hennes & Mauritz
Age: 63 years
Citizenship: Sweden
He is known for his promotion of affordable collections of dresses and footwear for his 2,200 stores spread across different parts of the Globe. He recently entered the markets ofTurkeyandIsraellast year and is planning to enter the markets ofCroatiaandRomaniain the current fiscal year. Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) is known for its cheap chic collections. He is known to bring in names like Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and also collaborated with Jimmy Choo and Sonia Rykiel for footwear and knitwear respectively. Erling, his father founded H&M in the year 1947. Stefan took over the CEO in the year 1962 and gave up the post in the year 1998 to promote his son Karl-Johan. He also acquiredvillageofLinkenholtinHampshire,Englandin 2009. He received honorary doctorate from Karolinska Institute for his contribution towards the university and promotion of research and development activities.
12. Karl Albrecht
Net Worth: $25.5 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Aldi
Age: 91 years
Citizenship: Germany
Germany’s richest man owns the discounted store chain, Aldi, which has an estimated sales of $40 billion per annum. His younger brother, Theo, also a billionaire died in July last year. After the completion of World War II, both the brothers transformed their mother’s grocery store into Aldi. They split their partnership in the year 1961 where Karl brought more profitable side of the store, the southernGermanystakes and rights of the stores that are present in U.K,Australiaand U.S. Theo got the rest of the northernGermanyand remaining parts ofEurope. Aldi has more than 1,100 stores across the U.S and is planning its first ever store inNew Yorkin the current fiscal year. Though retired from his daily operations, Karl, a very less known person apparently raises orchids and plays golf.
11. Li Ka-Shing
Net Worth: $26 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Diversified
Age: 83 years
Citizenship: Hong Kong
One of the richest person of greater china, he is in the verge of greater expansion. What is said to be the biggest foreign acquisition yet, through one of his firms, he led a $9 billion deal for assets that usually provide power to different parts of U.K, which includedLONDON. He is the leading operator of ports and accounts for 14% of total global container throughput. His firm, Hutchison Whampoa, brought majority of port and property stakes in state owned China Resources early this January. He is now planning to list his deep water holdings in Hong Kong andChinainSingapore, making it the biggest ever public offering ever. Other plans include listing of real estate assets, making it the first yuan-dominated public offering inHong Kong.
10. Christy Walton
Net Worth: $26.5 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Walmart
Age: 55 years
Citizenship: United States of America
Walmart is a well known retail chain acrossUnited States of America. Widow of John Walton, Christy Walton, world’s richest woman inherited the wealth after the former Green Beret and Vietnam War medic died in an accident inWyomingin the year 2005. She boosted her wealth recently, after there has been a tremendous increase in the shares of First Solar, a whopping 500% after initial public offering. Though this is one of the sources of her income, the majority comes from the stake she holds in the retailer store chain, Wal-Mart, which was founded by her father-in-law Sam Walton. The annual sales of Wal-Mart touched $405 billion, which employs more than 2.1 million people. She is also a great philanthropist supporting museums, education and organic gardening.
9. Mukesh Ambani
Net Worth: $27 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Reliance Industries
Age: 53 years
Citizenship: India
Reliance Industries,India’s most valuable company and one of the top most oil and gas exploration company, recently has announced a partnership with BP, selling a stake of about 30% in 23 oil blocks inIndiafor $7.2 billion. They also announced a marketing joint venture with the firm. The complete deal is said to be one of the biggest Foreign Direct Investment inIndia. He is also very keen that there will be good results from shale gas, having brought three energy firms inAmericafor $3.3 billion each last year. He and his wife, Nita, hosted a party at their 27 storey palace in Mumbai recently. They are yet to move into the palace permanently.
8. Eike Batista
Net Worth: $30 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: EBX Group
Age: 53 years
Citizenship: Brazil
Brazils’ richest person is planning to make it rich in the total world and has plans to enter the London Stock Market with some of his companies getting the listings. He also announced opening of an office inNew York. Through his holding company, EBX Group, Batista controls different businesses such as mining, shipbuilding, energy, logistics, tourism and entertainment. He took in control of Canadian gold firm, Ventana, after a series of discussions which ended in February this year. About, 2/3rds of his fortune comes from OBX, the oil and gas exploration company which he founded in 2007. The company went onto become a public listing company a year later of its launch.
7. Amancio Ortega
Net Worth: $31 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Inditex Group
Age: 74 years
Citizenship: Spain
Chairman of Inditex Group, Amancio Ortega stepped down from the post recently. He still obtains 87% of the total fortune from the publicly traded firm. The fashion group has set up over 5,000 stores in over 77 countries. Different brands names include Zara, Massimo Dutti and Stradivarius. He also owns properties inFlorida,Madrid,LondonandLisbon, a horse-jumping circuit, stake in soccer league. He also has interests in gas, banking and tourism. He started his career as a gofer in a shirt store. He later on was married to then Rosalia Mera, also a billionaire, started making lingerie in their living room. His daughter works for the Inditex group.
6. Lakshmi Mittal
Net Worth: $31.20 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Arcelor Mittal
Age: 60 years
Citizenship: India
Known as “Steel Tycoon”, Lakshmi Mittal is the world’s sixth richest person with a net worth $31.20 billion. There has been a tremendous increase of 18 fold to $2.9 billion in the year 2010. The reason is the increase in the higher margins and recovery of steel demand. The group has spun off their stainless steel to Aperam, which is the new listed company. They even acquired Canadian miner Baffinland Iron Mines. He is also funding for the ArcelorMittal Orbit sculpture for theLondon’s Olympic Park. He lives inLondonand he also broughtAlderbrookPark, a 340 acre country estate where he plans to build a eco-friendly mansion for a reported amount of $40 million. His daughter, Vanisha, has purchased state in Roc Capital Management; aNew Yorkbased Hedge Fund Company. Daughter-in-law, Megha, own the German fashion house Escada.
5. Larry Ellsion
Net Worth: $39.5 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Oracle
Age: 66 years
Citizenship: United States of America
Oracle Corporation has been known for its IT services across the globe. Larry Ellision, saw a jump in profits by over 30% due to the increase in software shares. He now stands atop of fortune of over $11.5 billion over previous year’s profits. He is one of the highest paid executives in United States of Americaand has earned $960 million in compensation in the last five years. Most of the earnings came by carrying out an exercise with the stock options. He recently has decreased his salary $1. He is also one of the members who signed “giving pledge” for which he will spend some of his fortune towards betterment of the society through charity.
4. Bernard Arnault
Net Worth: $41 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: LVMH Moet Hennessy, Louis Vuitton
Age: 62 years
Citizenship: France
He is still the richest person of Europe. The total earning increased by a whopping $13.5 billion as the shares of his luxury outfit, LVMH, rose more than by half in the last year with an increasing demand for luxury products like Dom PerignonChampagne, Cognac Hennessy, Tag Heuer Watches and Louis Vuitton accessories. The increase has been mainly from Asian countries especially fromShanghaiandHo Chi Minh City. In March, the entire family transferred their majority holding into the LVMH in exchange for LVMH shares and board seats. They even fired Christian Dior designer John Galliano for making anti-semantic remarks. He also owns yacht builder Royal Van Lent, a hotel in Courchevel and has stakes in Carrefour and tour operator Go Voyages.
3. Warren Buffet
Net Worth: $50 billion – as on March, 2011
Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 80 years
Citizenship: United States of America
He is an American business magnate and well noted philanthropist. He is well known for his investments all throughout the world and the decisions he takes in investments. He is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO ofBerkshireHathaway. He is also known as “Oracle of Omaha”, “Sage of Omaha” and “Wizard of Omaha”. He is one of the members who pledged for “Giving Pledge” started by Bill Gates and about 99% of his fortune will be utilized through Gates Foundation. He is also a board member of trustees at GrinnellCollege.
2. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $56 billion – as of March, 2011
Source: Microsoft
Age: 56 years
Citizenship: United States of America
With $56 billion net worth, Bill Gates, is the second richest person in world. The only reason behind this particular downfall is the reason of his donation to his foundation, the Gates foundation. $30 billion is yearly donated by Bill Gates to the charity in order to tackle tuberculosis and polio. Apart from this, the foundation also pushing forward the development of AIDS vaccine and looking out for better tools to rate teacher performance. He also influenced many other worlds’ richest people to sign “giving pledge”, promising them to donate some of their wealth to the charity to overcome important crisis that is prevailing across different countries of the world.
1. Carlos Slim Helu
Net Worth: $74 billion – as of March, 2011
Source: Telmex, America Movil, Grupo Carso
Age: 71 years
Citizenship: Mexico
Carlos Slim Helu is the world’s richest person for the second time in a row. According to the financial details provided, he is also the biggest gainer in his business for which he added $20.5 billion. This has drastically increased the gap between him and world’s second richest person Mr. Bill Gates, cofounder of Microsoft, to $18 billion. The rise in the wealth came through strong Mexican stock market, stronger Peso, successful mining and increasing real estate from his group “Grupo Carso”. Telmex, is fixed line telecom company has been merged into America Movil, which is the largest wireless provider inLatin America. He also has holdings in retailers of Saks and New York Times. The slim family stake in the wireless carrier holding accounts for about 62% of the total worth.
Top 10 Richest People in America
Forbes has released a list of top ten richest people in America in 2011. Many people have an obsession about wealth in America and the entire world. However, those who make it to this list have earned money and wealth due to their hard work, knowledge and even luck. Let’s see who are in or out of the top ten richest people in America.
Bill Gates
Age; 55 years
Worth; $54 billion
Location; Medina, WA
Bill Gates is the chairman of Microsoft, which is known for its creativity. He is net worth $54 billion and only 55 years old. Large percentage of his money has been dedicated to fighting hunger in developing countries and some is used in improving education in High schools in the US.
Warren Buffett
Age; 80 years
Worth; $45 billion
Location; Omaha, NE
Warren Buffett is 80 years and boasts of self made fortune. He has invested in various stock markets in the world. This is evident when the Berkshire Hathaway shares were down 45 percent and he lost few billions. He has also hinted that he did a mistake in investing the money.
Larry Ellison
Age; 66 years
Worth; $27 billion
Location; Woodside, CA
Larry Ellison sits on the third spot on the list of the top ten richest top 10 people in America. He owns Oracle, which is a database company. He is based in Woodside, CA and he is worth $27 billion.
Christy Walton
Age; 55 years
Worth; $24 billion
Location; Jackson, WY
Christy Walton is aged 55 years and lives in Jackson, WY. She is the richest woman in the world, ands her fortune is worth $24 billion with Wal-Mart being the source. She inherited her fortune from her late husband John Walton who was one of the sons of Sam Walton, the Wal-Mart legend.
Charles Koch
Age; 75 years
Worth; $21.5 billion
Location; Wichita, KS
Charles Koch is the fifth richest person in USA. He is aged 75 years and worth $21.5 billion. His wealth has been accumulated from diversified fields. He currently lives in Wichita, KS.
David Koch
Age; 70 years
Worth; $21.5 billion
Location; New York, NY
David Koch is the 6th wealthiest person in the US. He is 70 years old, lives ion New York, NY and worth $21.5 billion. His source of wealth is from manufacturing and energy.
Jim Walton
Age; 62 years
Worth; $20.1 billion
Location; Bentonville, AR
Jim Walton is the 7th richest person in America. He is aged 62 years, lives in Bentonville, AR and he is worth $20.1 billion. His source of wealth is Wal-Mart.
Alice Walton
Age; 61 years
Worth; $20 billion
Location; Fort Worth, TX
Alice Walton is the 8th richest person in the US and 2nd richest woman in the world. She is 61 years, lives in Fort Worth, TX and she is worth $20 billion. She inherited her fortune and wealth from Sam Walton, who was her husband and founder of Wal-Mart. Most of her money is used in developments in America and various parts of the world. She also donates huge sums of money to conservative political committees.
S. Robson Walton
Age; 66 years
Worth; $19.7 billion
Location; Bentonville, AR
S. Robson Walton is placed 9th by Forbes on the list of top ten richest people in America. He is 66 years old, lives in Bentonville, AR and he is worth $19.7 billion. Most of his wealth is from Wal-Mart.
10. Michael Bloomberg
Worth; $18 billion
Location; New York, NY
Michael Bloomberg is worth $18 billion and lives in New York, NY. He is the 10th richest person in America with his source of wealth being from diversified fields of investments.
Top 10 Richest Women in the World
Once in a while you have come to a pint where you wondered who the richest women in the world are. This is certainly interesting basing on the fact that they are women. Forbes has recently come up with top 10 richest women in the world. These women are rich and famous. Find out these women as you get entertained and illuminated by the wealth they have accumulated in their lifetime.
Christy Walton
Age; 55 years
Worth; $24 billion
Location; Jackson, WY
Christy Walton tops the list of top ten richest women in the world in the year 2011. She is worth $22.5 billion. She is the widow of John Walton, a legendary who died in 2005. Her husband is a son of Wal-Mart legend Sam Walton who is well known for opening the largest networks of discount departmental stores in the US in 1962. She has been able to maintain this wealth and enhanced its growth.
Alice Walton
Age; 60 years
Worth; $22.5 billion
Location; Fort Worth, TX, USA
Alice is worth $22.5 billion and lives in the US. Her fortune was inherited from Sam Walton who until his death was the founder of Wal-Mart. Most of her money has been used in developing museums, building airports and donating to conservative political committees.
Liliane Bettencourt
Age; 88 years
Worth; $20 billion
Location; France
Liliane Bettencourt lies third on the list of top ten richest women in the world in 2011. She is worth $20 billion and stays in France. She is said to be one of the women with most resources in Europe. She inherited her fortune from Eugene Schullerm, her father and founder of L’Oreal.
Birgit Rausing
Age; 86 years
Worth; $13 billion
Location; Sweden
Birgit is the 4th richest woman in the world. She is lives in Sweden and she is worth $13billion. Her fortune was inherited from her late husband who was the fonder and owner of Tetra Park known to have revolutionized liquid packaging.
Savitri Jindal
Age; 60 years
Worth; $12.2 billion
Location; India
Savitri Jindal is the 5th rich woman in the world, richest woman in India and 44th richest person on the planet in 2011. She inherited her husband fortunes which is steel company Jindal and all the money he had in 2005 when he died tragically.
Abigail Johnson
Age; About 68 years
Location; United States
Abigail Johnson is the 6th richest woman in the world and the 48th richest person the world. She is a member of Fidelity, which is her father’s company that she joined when only 25 years.
Susan Klatten
Age; 49 years
Worth; $11.5 billion
Location; Germany
Susan Klatten takes the 7th position on the top ten richest women in the world. She is also on the top 50 list of richest people in the world. She is also the richest woman in Germany. Most of her fortune is inherited from her late father’s company Altana Pharma, where she had over 50 percent stakes.
Iris Fontobona
Worth: $11 billion
Location; Chile
Very little is known about Iris Fontobona including age, though she is said to be worth $11 billion. She inherited her money and wealth from Androno Luksic, who was her husband and billionaire.
Jacqueline Mars
Age; 70 years
Worth; $11 billion
Jacqueline Mars sits 9th on the list of top ten richest women in the world. She is worth $11 billion. She inherited her father’s Forrest Edward Mars Company ‘Mars’ and she has been the owner since 1999.
Anne Cox Chambers
Age; 90 years
Worth; $10 billion
Location; US
On the 10th spot on the list of top ten richest women in the world is Anne Cox Chambers. She is worth $10 billion and owns the renowned Cox Enterprises, which is a media empire that is privately owned. She lives in the US and she is 90 years old.
Top 10 Richest People in India
India is one of the countries in Asia and the entire world that is experiencing steady growth and economy. Despite the fact that the economy of the world is being affected with the harsh conditions, India still boasts of rich men and women. In fact, the latest list of top 10 richest people in the world has two Indians, which is something to be proud of. As the economy of India grows at a constant pace, so do the billionaires. Here is the list of the top 10 richest people in India in 2011.
Lakshmi Mittal
Age; 60 years
Net worth; $31.1 billion
Lakshmi Mittal is the richest person in India and the sixth richest person in the world in 2011 according to the latest list released by Forbes. Mittal is worth $31.1 billion and lives in India. His main source of wealth is Steel having invested in various steel companies in India and the world at large.
Mukesh Ambani
Age; 53 years
Net worth; $27 billion
Mukesh Ambani is the second richest person in India and the 9th wealthiest in world in 2011 according to the latest release by Forbes. He is 53 years old and lives in India. His main source of wealth is from petrochemicals, oil and gas that he has invested both locally and internationally.
Azim Premji
Age; 65 years
Net worth; $16.8 billion
Azim Premji is listed as the third richest person in India and the 36th richest person in the world in 2011. He is 65 years old, lives in India and he is worth $16.8 billion. His main source of wealth is from software development which he has utilized very well to the later.
Shashi & Ravi Ruia
Age; 67 years
Net worth; $15.8 billion
Shashi & Ravi Ruia is the fourth richest person in India and the 42nd richest person in the world. He is aged 67 years and lives in India. He is worth $15.8 billion. His main source of wealth is not known though it is believed that he has diversified in various businesses in India and in the entire world.
Savitri Jindal & Family
Age; 60 years
Net worth; $13.2 billion
Savitri Jindal sits fifth on the list of top ten richest people in India. She is also the 5th richest woman in the world and the 56th richest person in the world. She is aged 60, lives in India and she is worth $13.2 billion. Her main source of wealth is from Steel, which she has invested in India and other parts of Asia and the world at large.
Guatam Adani
Age; 48 years
Net worth; $10 billion
Guatam Adani is the sixth richest person in India and the 81st richest person in the world. He is aged 48, lives in India and is worth $10 billion. His main source of wealth is from commodities and infrastructure.
Kumar Birla
Age; 43 years
Net worth; $9.2 billion
Kumar Birla is the seventh richest person in India and the 97th richest person in the world. He is aged 43 and worth $9.2 billion. His main source of wealth is from commodities.
Anil Ambani
Age; 51 years
Net worth; $8.8 billion
Anil Ambani is the 8th richest person in India and the 103rd richest person in the world. He is aged 51 and worth $8.8 billion. He has diversified his investment opportunities.
Sunil Mittal & family
Age; 53 years
Net worth; $8.3 billion
Sunil Mittal is the 9th richest person in India and the 110th richest person in the world. He is aged 53 and worth $8.3 billion. His main fortune is from telecom.
Adi Godrej & family
Age; 68 years
Net worth; $7.3 billion
Adi Godrej lies on the 10th spot as the richest person in India and 130th in the world. He is aged 68 and worth $7.3 billion. He has invested in various businesses in India and the world as a whole.
Top 10 Richest People in South Africa
South Africa is one of the wealthiest countries in Africa and the world at large. This is witnessed in a way that the number of wealthiest people keeps on changing each year. As much as the world is facing an economic crisis, it is evident that South Africans are struggling to acquire more wealth. Most of the information provided about the richest people in South Africa varies from one source to another. However, this article has strived to ensure that the information it contains below is worth, real and according to Forbes latest results. You need to be aware that the information is subject to change basing on the fact that the listed individuals were cleared by Forbes after submitting their earnings and taxes to the government. This means that there might be other South Africans who are wealthy than the below listed, thus they need to come clean and declare their wealth to the public and allow scrutiny to determine the source of their wealth. Here is list of top 10 richest people in South Africa basing on their positions and terms of value on JSE securities exchange shareholding. The amount is in South African currency (Rand).
Nicholas Oppenheimer
Net worth; R14.09 billion
Nicholas Oppenheimer is said to be richest person in South Africa. His net worth is about R14.09 billion basing on JSE. He is also the Non-Executive Director of Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited.
Johann Rupert
Net worth; R8.5 billion
Johann Rupert is the second richest person in South Africa. According to JSE shareholding, his net worth is R8.5 billion. He is the Non-Executive Chair of Remgro Limited and also the Non-Executive Chair of Venfin Limited.
Patrice Motsepe
Net worth; R7.94 billion
Patrice Motsepe is said to be the third richest person in South Africa. He is worth R7.94 billion according to his shareholding at JSE. He is also the Non-Executive Chair of African Rainbow Minerals Limited.
Lauritz Dippenaar
Net worth; R5.23 billion
Lauritz Dippenaar sits on the fourth spot as the richest person in South Africa according to his shareholding of R5.23 billion on JSE. He is the Non-Executive Chair of Discovery Holdings Limited and RMB Holdings Limited.
Gerrit Ferreira
Net worth; R5.00 billion
Gerrit Ferreira is the fifth richest person in South Africa. According to his shareholding on JSE, he is worth R5.00 billion. He is the Non-Executive Chair of FirstRand Limited, the Executive Chair of RMB Holdings Limited and Venfin Limited.
Raymond Ackerman
Net worth; R3.37 billion
Raymond Ackerman is the sixth richest person in South Africa. He is estimated to be worth R3.37 billion according to his shareholdings on JSE. He is the Executive chairman of Pick ‘n’ Pay Holdings Limited.
Wendy Ackerman
Net worth; R3.37 billion
Wendy Ackerman is the Executive Director of Pick ‘n’ Pay Holdings Limited in South Africa and the seventh richest person in this country. According to JSE shareholding, Wendy is worth R3.37 billion.
Gareth Ackerman
Net worth; R3.37 billion
Gareth Ackerman is the 8th richest person in South Africa. He is the Chair of Pick ‘n’ Pay Holdings Limited. He is estimated to be worth R3.37 billion according to shareholding on JSE.
Christoffel Wiese
Net worth; R2.39 billion
Christoffel Wiese is the 9th richest person in South Africa. His net worth is R2.39 billion according to JSE shareholding. He is the Chair of Shoprite Holdings Limited and Tradehold Limited.
William Venter
Net worth; R2.22 billion
William Venter closes the list of the top 10 richest people in South Africa. He is worth R2.22 billion according to JSE shareholding. He is the Chair of Allied Electronics Corporation Limited, Non-Executive Director of Allied Technologies Limited and Chair of Bytes Technology Limited.
Top 10 Richest People in Africa
As an African, do you ever consider yourself to be a rich person? You may not because you do not have the millions of dollars that the so-called billionaires have but you are a rich man or woman in your own capacity. Whatever big or small you have that is your richness which you must be proud of all the times. Over the years, there have been concerted efforts by different people and agencies to rank individuals in Africa as per their financial wealth and different reports have been produced to that effect. This piece therefore tries to sum them all into one and brings you the top 10 richest people in Africa.
No.1 Mohamed Al Fayed
Country; Egypt
Mohamed Al Fayed is currently considered to be the richest person in Egypt and he is worth 1.2 billion dollars more than any other person in that country. He has a wide range of business interests in several industries but the most famous one that makes him join the list of top 10 richest people in Africa is the ownership of Fulham FC which features in the English premiership. On top of that, Al Fayed also prides to be the sole owner of Hotel Ritz Paris which adds a great share of his total income.
No: 2 Mike Adenuga
Country; Nigeria
Mike Adenuga from Nigeria is yet another of the people to make the list of top 10 richest people in Africa. Priced to be worth 2 billion dollars, Adenuga has accumulated most of his wealth in telecommunications industry through his company Globacom which has among other things launched a 4G network. The biggest percentage of submarine cable that connects Nigeria to the rest of the world is supplied by his company. Starting as a poor vendor, his fortunes turned for the better when he won a tender to build the army barracks in the late 80s from when he has never turned back until now he plays among the top 10 richest people in Africa.
No 3: Patrice Motsepe
Country: South Africa
From South Africa, there is Patrice Motsepe who is believed to have total wealth adding up to 3.3 billion dollars. He has invested heavily in gold mining which is the major activity in the country and has so far managed to come up with his own company called African Rainbow Minerals which has remained profitable all through.
No: 4 Johann Rupert
Country: South Africa
Johann Rupert is worth 4.8 billion dollars and his business ventures have revolved around Richemont which is a company that owns a long line of other small companies. He also owns one of the most prestigious and exclusive golf clubs in the country and together wit several other minor businesses Rupert has been able to maximize on his profits to become a respectable rich man not only in the south but the entire African continent.
No: 5 Nicky Oppenheimer
Country: South Africa
Nicky Oppenheimer who also hails from the south has enough wealth to warrant a position in the list of the top 10 richest people in Africa. Among his key income generation avenues is being chairman of the De Beers diamonds and Anglo American plc which is a company mainly involved in gold mining in the country. Tswalu Kalahari reserve is furthermore under his ownership and is the biggest and mostly visited private game reserve in the country.
No: 6 Aliko Dangote
Country: Nigeria
Aliko Dangote is worth a whooping 13.8 billion dollars. His main areas of investment include real estate where he owns a fleet of rental houses in several towns around the country, milling industry as well as mining which have all played a vital role in streamlining his earnings. Most of his companies are listed in the national bourse which furthermore helps to maximize his fortunes. His companies actually account for the biggest share of what is traded at the Nigeria stock exchange giving him the monopoly over other traders.
No: 7 Mo Ibrahim
Country: Sudan
The East African region has not been left out in the list of top 10 richest people in Africa where Sudan is represented by Mo Ibrahim who is worth 2 billion dollars. His fortunes made a positive turn when he formed the CelTel mobile phone company that operates in the telecommunications industry. He later sold it out to investors from Kuwait at a heavily priced cost and of late he is associated with the prestigious African leadership award which brings lots of cash to his nest annually through recognizing outstanding leaders around the continent.
No: 8 Mohamed al Amoudi
Country: Ethiopia
Across the border, there is Mohamed al Amoudi from the neighboring Ethiopia. He is worth 9 billion dollars and is fully based in Saudi Arabia from where he operates his business empire. He has been synonymous in the football world having sponsored the regional CECAFA tournament for three consecutive years as well as the Ethiopian national football team. Apart from Middle East, al Amoudi has several businesses set up in Europe and Sweden to be precise.
No.9 Sahim Sawiris
Country: Egypt
Another Egyptian who proudly makes it to the list of the richest Africans is Sahim Sawiris who is estimated to be worth around 1.4 billion dollars. He chairs the board of executive directors at the Orascom development company as well as the founding member of national marine boat factory which is among his main assets.
No. 10 Femi Otedela
Country: Nigeria
Femi Otedela from Nigeria completes the list of top 10 richest people in Africa with wealth totaling to 1.2 billion dollars. He is one of the few oil tycoons who have good connections with top government officials thus he rarely have his deals tumble. He has steadily risen from the woods to become one of the respected figures in the country as far as financial wealth is concerned.
Notably, this list of top 10 richest people in Africa has been purely dominate by Nigeria, Egypt and south Africa simply because their economies are much stable which makes it favorable for these guys to mint money without any worry. As years go by, several billionaires are coming up thus it will take extra effort for these guys to maintain a firm grip on their top positions.
Top 10 Richest People in Ghana
Private net worth in Ghana and Africa as a whole is something that is not being made public for all people in the world to see. This is attested to the fact that the corruption, tradition and undocumented earning records have become the order of the day. Ghana, just like any other Africans in Africa is unable to provide records of its citizens pay in taxes and earn and have them known to the public, it has become quite daunting to come up with a clear list of the richest people in this country. This has seen speculate names of richest people in Ghana and their estimates. This explains why there is no consistent list of top 10 richest people in Ghana.
It has to be noted that Ghana is a state where its people are private (secretive) of what they do and make, hence they are unwilling to provide this information to the public. There have been few incidences where Ghana’s earnings have been mentioned in public or accurately. This entails when they are involved in international project or contract and that the person either works or lives in Canada, America, New Zealand, and Australia or in Europe. These people who work abroad are more open with what they earn and how they get it. This is because the countries they stay in or work document public earnings.
The following is a speculated list of the top 10 richest people in Ghana. You need to know that there is minimal information about these people in terms or ages, where they reside, what they do and the exact amount they are worth. This list is subject to change or correction.
Dr. Kwame Kufour Addo
Net worth; $1.2 billion
Dr. Kwame Addo Kufour is said to be the richest person in Ghana with his net worth speculated to be about $1.2 billion. His age, area of residence and source of wealth is not known.
Dr. Sam Jonah
Net Worth; $500 million
Dr. Sam Jonah is said to be the second richest person in Ghana with his net worth estimated to be around $500 million. Not much information is known about his age, residence and source of wealth.
Dr. Nduom Kwesio
Net worth; $300 million
Dr. Kwesi Nduom is speculated to be the third richest person in Ghana with his net worth estimated to be $300 million. There is no enough information on what he do, age, and ho he get his wealth.
Nana Akufo Addo
Net worth; $250 million
Nana Akufo Addo is said to be the fourth richest person in Ghana. His net worth is estimated to be about $250 million with no information on his age, area of residence and source of wealth.
Dr. Osofo Marfo Yaw
Net worth; $220 million
Dr. Yaw Osofo Mardo is believed to be the fifth richest person in Ghana. His estimated net worth value is about $220 million, though no information regarding his source of wealth has been put public.
Dr. Kwesi Botchwey
Net worth; $200 million
Dr. Kwesi Botchwey is rumored to be the sixth richest person in Ghana with his estimated net worth value standing at $200 million. There is no much information about him as well as his source of wealth.
Dr. Afriyie Kwaku
Net worth; $180 million
Dr. Kwafu Afriyie is approximated to be worth $180 million and the seventh richest person in Ghana. His source of wealth is not known as well as other vital information.
Mr.Kwadwo Darko Adjei
Net worth; $150 million
Mr. Kwado Adjei sits on the eighth spot as the richest person in Ghana. He is speculated to be worth $150 million, though no information about his age and source of wealth has been made public.
President Jerry Rawlings
Net worth; $50 million
Former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings is said to be among the richest people in Ghana. He is estimated to be worth $50 million with the source of his wealth based on his presidency, though no more information is provided.
Mr. Kofi Wayo
Net worth; $30 Million
Mr. Kofi Wayo sits on the tenth spot as the richest person in Ghana. He is speculated to be worth $30 million, though he has not provided any information about the source of his wealth. He is the only person who has come public (bragged) about his wealth though he is unable to give the source and the exact figure.
Richest Countries of the World – List of Richest Countries in the World
Richest Countries of the World – List of Richest Countries in the World
According to latest research we have over all 195 countries in this World. Now question stands out there that which country of them is more rich, Which country is rich, richer and richest. We would like to tell you first on which term any country is known as wealthier. Wealth of country depends on GDP per capita of any country. Now for those who dont have knowledge about GDP per capita i have highlighted definition of this term.
Definition
GDP per capita Definition
An approximation of the value of goods produced per person in the country, equal to the country’s GDP divided by the total number of people in the country.
Now lets move to point, I have compiled a list of List which contains top 10 richest countries of the world. This list is compiled according to GDP per Capita.
List of Richest Countries in the World
Luxembourg 80,800
Luxembourg comes first in this list. There number of steel and banking business in this country which is main cause of its wealth. Country is bordered in very small area in Europe and it has app. half of million population.
Tourism is another main source for this tiny country. Because of its amazing and beautiful sites this country is also known as “Green Heart of Europe” among tourists.
Qatar $75,900
Qatar is second wealthier country in this world. This desert country consist on total 11,437 km2 area with only 1,696,563 population. Your guess is right main cause of this country’s wealth is petrol. This country is popular because of Oil.
The main source of income for this country is oil and oil products.
Norway $55,600
This country has total 385,252 square kilometres area with 4,959,200 Population. Country is well developed but need more attention. The main source for income is Oil and Oil Products. Like Saudi Arabia, this country also have rich storage of oil.
Kuwait $55,300
Kuwait is another tiny country rich with Oil Well. This country has alot of beneficial features like people are tax free. And alot of other service are free in this Arabic Country and i would like to add this country is also well developed. The population of this country is very low as well as area of country is tiny.
United Arab Emirates $55,200
You should be familiar with this country. Yes this is country which has the most developed country in the world Dubai. Area of UAE contains rich oil and natural gas. They have alot of money so they are building very tall and highly developed buildings. Like to add Dubai is also popular among shopping lovers and is main hub for business. Burj in Dubai is also one of the mega structure of these rich Arabs whom have flood of money by selling oil products to whole world.
Singapore $48,900
Singapore is also a small country with number of main lands. This country became rich because of it most busiest port and other than that this country also awarded with world fourth large exchange center. This country is also known as most friendly country for business because of its business friendly environment.
United States $46,000
United States, I think this country does not need any kind of explanation. I would like to say few words about this country. United States is large in size than other top rich countries and this country has alot of billionaires. We can also say that largest number of billionaires live in this country.
Ireland $45,600
Equatorial Guinea $44,100
Switzerland $39,800