Richest Persons of 2011

No.1 Carlos Slim Helu
Carlos Slim Helu

Networth : 74 Billion $
Age: 71
Title: Chairman
Organization: Telmex
Source: telecom, self-made
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Country of citizenship: Mexico
Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Marital Status: Widow
Children: 6



Bill Gates
No.2 Bill Gates

Networth : 56 Billion $
Age: 55
Title: Co-Chair
Organization: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Source: Microsoft, self-made
Residence: Medina, WA
Country of citizenship: United States
Education: Dropout, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3



Warren Buffett
No.3 Warren Buffett

Networth:50 Billion $
Age: 80
Title: CEO
Organization: Berkshire Hathaway
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made
Residence: Omaha, NE
Country of citizenship: United States
Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Marital Status: Widowed, Remarried
Children: 3



Bernard Arnault
No.4 Bernard Arnault

Networth:41 Billion $
Age: 62
Title: Chairman
Organization: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Source: LVMH, inherited and growing
Residence: Paris, France
Country of citizenship: France
Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne
Marital Status: Married
Children: 5

Lawrence Ellison
No.5 Lawrence Ellison

Networth: 39.5 Billion $
Age: 66
Source: Oracle, self-made
Residence: Woodside, CA
Country of citizenship: United States
Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2



Lakshmi Mittal
No.6 Lakshmi Mittal

Networth: 31.1 Billion $
Age: 60
Title: Chairman
Organization: ArcelorMittal ADS
Source: Steel, inherited and growing
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Country of citizenship: India
Education: BA/BS, St Xavier’s College Calcutta
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2


Amancio Ortega
No.7 Amancio Ortega

Networth: 31 Billion $
Age: 74
Source: Zara, self-made
Residence: La Coruna, Spain
Country of citizenship: Spain
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3



Eike Batista
No.8 Eike Batista

Networth: 30 Billion $
Age: 54
Title: CEO
Organization: EBX Group
Source: mining, oil, self-made
Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Country of citizenship: Brazil
Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 2



Mukesh Ambani
No.9 Mukesh Ambani

Networth: 27 Billion $
Age: 53
Title: Chairman
Organization: Reliance Industries
Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas, inherited and growing
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of citizenship: India
Education: Dropout, Stanford University; BA/BS, University of Bombay
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3


Christy Walton
No.10 Christy Walton

Networth: 26.5 Billion $
Age: 56
Source: Walmart, inherited
Residence: Jackson, WY
Country of citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Widow
Children: 1