User:Jklamo/List of billionaires (2008)
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This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on 5 March, 2008.[1] Forbes is an American, national business magazine. The total net worth is an estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchanges on which each person's company is listed on, and exchange rates on 11 February 2008. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. This list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations.
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Top billionaires
The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires on 11 February 2008, and does not reflect changes since that date.
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| # | Name | Net worth (USD) | Citizenship | Residence | Sources of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1▲ | [[warren {{{last}}}|warren {{{last}}}]] | $77.0 billion ▲ |  United States |
United States |
Coca Cola |
| 2▲ | Carlos Slim Helú and family | $60.0 billion ▲ |  Mexico |
Mexico |
Telmex, América Móvil |
| 3▼ | Bill Gates | $58.0 billion ▲ | United States |
United States |
Microsoft |
| 4▲ | Lakshmi Mittal | $45.0 billion ▲ |  India |
 United Kingdom |
Arcelor Mittal |
| 5▲ | Mukesh Ambani | $43.0 billion ▲ | India |
India |
Reliance Industries Ltd |
| 6▲ | Anil Ambani | $42.0 billion ▲ | India |
India |
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group |
| 7▼ | Ingvar Kamprad and family | $31.0 billion ▬ |  Sweden |
 Switzerland |
IKEA |
| 8▲ | Kushal Pal Singh | $30.0 billion ▲ | India |
India |
DLF Group |
| 9▲ | Oleg Deripaska | $28.0 billion ▲ |  Russia |
Russia |
Rusal |
| 10▲ | Karl Albrecht | $27.0 billion ▲ |  Germany |
Germany |
ALDI |
See also
- List of billionaires (2007)
- List of billionaires (2006)
- List of billionaires (2005)
- List of billionaires (2004)
References
- General
- Luisa Kroll (5 March 2008). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- Specific
- ^ Luisa Kroll (5 March 2008). "The World's Billionaires", Forbes. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.
External links
- The 400 Richest Americans (2007)
- Sunday Times Rich List 2007 - 1000 Britain's richest 1,000
- India's 40 Richest (2007)
- Greater China's 40 Richest (2007)
- The 100 Richest Russians (2004)
Category:Lists of people by wealth
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