Top 10 Richest Men in the World

1. Carlo Slim Helu – Mexico $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil (oil)
2. Bill Gates, US $53 billion who had held the title of world’s richest 14 of the past 15 years. (Microsoft)
3. Warren Buffett – US – $47billion- ( Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffet) Warren Buffet invested wisely in Goldman Sachs during the worst parts of 2008
4. Mukesh Ambani India $29.0
5. Lakshmi Mittal India 59 $28.7
6. Lawrence Ellison United States $28.0
7. Bernard Arnault France $27.5
8. Eike Batista Brazil $27.0
9. Amancio Ortega Spain $74
10. Karl Albrecht Germany $23.5