1) The American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffet is worth an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago thanks to surging prices of Berkshire Hathaway stock, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's billionaires
2.Carlos Slim Helu
2) Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu was named the world's second richest man, with a net worth of around $60 billion, up $11 billion since last March.
3.Bill Gates
3) Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is now ranked as the world's third richest person. At $58 billion, his net worth is up $2 billion from a year ago.
4.Lakshmi Mittal
4) Steel giant Lakshmi Mittal placed fourth with 45 billion dollars
5.Mukesh Ambani
5) Petrochemicals tycoon Mukesh Ambani placed fifth
with 43 billion dollars
6.Anil Ambani
6) Anil Ambani at sixth position with 42 billion dollars
7.Ingvar Kamprad
7) Ikea store chain owner Ingvar Kamprad was seventh at $31 billion
8.K.P. Singh
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