Article : Forbes Billionaires: Richest People In The World 2015

Forbes Billionaires: Richest People In The World 2015

1. Bill Gates

Net Worth: $79.2 B

Source of wealth: Microsoft

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2. Carlos Slim Helu & family

Net Worth: $77.1 B

Source of wealth: telecom

3. Warren Buffett

Net Worth: $72.7 B

Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

4. Amancio Ortega

Net Worth: $64.5 B

Source of wealth: Zara

5. Larry Ellison

Net Worth: $54.3 B

Source of wealth: Oracle

6. Charles Koch

Net Worth: $42.9 B

Source of wealth: diversified

7. David Koch

Net Worth: $42.9 B

Source of wealth: diversified

8. Christy Walton & family

Net Worth: $41.7 B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

9. Jim Walton

Net Worth: $40.6 B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

10. Liliane Bettencourt & family

Net Worth: $40.1 B

Source of wealth: L’Oreal

11. Alice Walton

Net Worth: $39.4 B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

12. S. Robson Walton

Net Worth: $39.1 B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

13. Bernard Arnault & family

Net Worth: $37.2 B

Source of wealth: LVMH

14. Michael Bloomberg

Net Worth: $35.5 B

Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

15. Jeff Bezos

Net Worth: $34.8 B

Source of wealth: Amazon.com

16. Mark Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $33.4 B

Source of wealth: Facebook

17. Li Ka-shing

Net Worth: $33.3 B

Source of wealth: diversified

18. Sheldon Adelson

Net Worth: $31.4 B

Source of wealth: casinos

19. Larry Page

Net Worth: $29.7 B

Source of wealth: Google

20. Sergey Brin

Net Worth: $29.2 B

Source of wealth: Google

21. Georg Schaeffler

Net Worth: $26.9 B

Source of wealth: ball bearings

22. Forrest Mars Jr

Net Worth: $26.6 B

Source of wealth: candy

23. Jacqueline Mars

Net Worth: $26.6 B

Source of wealth: candy

24. John Mars

Net Worth: $26.6 B

Source of wealth: candy

25. David Thomson & family

Net Worth: $25.5 B

Source of wealth: media