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The Worlds Richest People Now

According to Forbes magazine these people are richest top ten in the world - and they've been sitting pretty for a while now. All of them were either founders or inherited their wealth directly from a founder parent (in the case of the Waltons). Only two women make the list and they just happen to be Waltons. Between them they could retire the debt of most developing countries probably including most small island developing states as a group. Take a look at the top 10:

Bill Gates – Aged 59 and co-founder of Microsoft with Paul Allen. $81.2 Billion
Warren Buffett: Aged 84, founder of Berkshire Hathaway. $74.4 Billion
Carlos Slim: Aged 74, from Mexico, founder of Telmex & Grupo Carso. $71.1 Billion
Amancio Ortega: Aged 78 from Spain, founder of Inditex. $61.5 Billion
Larry Ellison: Aged 70, founder of Oracle in the USA. $56.9 Billion
Charles Koch: Aged 79, older brother of David. $42.1 Billion
David Koch: Aged 74, Co-Founder of Koch Industries. $42.1Billion
Christy Walton: 59 hailing from the Walton Wal-Mart family. $41.2 Billion
Jim Walton: Aged 66 and also from the Walton Wal-Mart family. $40.2 billion
Alice Walton: Aged 65 and also from the Walton Wal-Mart family. $38.7 Billion

If you had a billion buckeroos how would you spend it?

#1 Bill Gates Aged 59 and worth $81.2 Billion smackers. Co-Founder of Microsoft
#2 Warren Buffett Aged 84 and often referred to as the sage of Omaha. Made his money, well, making money! Founder of Berkshire Hathaway and worth $74.4 billion
#3 Carlos Slim No slim pickings with this cool Mexicano cat. Aged 74 and worth a cool $71.1 billion
#4 Amancio Ortega Co-Founder of the global retail giant ZARA and worth a cool $61.5 billion
#5 Larry Ellison Founder of Oracle, mad about sailing and in the list with a cool $56.9 billion
#6 Charles Koch With his brother David they are the power behind Koch Industries and known for their dislike of climate change and anything on the left - worth $42.1 billion
#6 David Koch Worth an equal amount to his brother Charles. These two are rumored to have cash printing presses installed in their basements! (ok, we were kidding)
#8 Christy Walton Inherited her fortune after her husband, one of the original Wal-Mart clan, passed away. Now worth a staggering $41.2 billion
#9 Jim Walton Walmart has been good to the descendants of the original founders - Jim is now worth a jaw dropping $40.2 billion
#10 Alice Walton Alice is another benefactor of the Wal-Mart success story weighing in with a personal fortune of $38.7 billion

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The Worlds Richest People Now

#1 Bill Gates

Aged 59 and worth $81.2 Billion smackers. Co-Founder of Microsoft

#2 Warren Buffett

Aged 84 and often referred to as the sage of Omaha. Made his money, well, making money! Founder of Berkshire Hathaway and worth $74.4 billion

#3 Carlos Slim

No slim pickings with this cool Mexicano cat. Aged 74 and worth a cool $71.1 billion

#4 Amancio Ortega

Co-Founder of the global retail giant ZARA and worth a cool $61.5 billion

#5 Larry Ellison

Founder of Oracle, mad about sailing and in the list with a cool $56.9 billion

#6 Charles Koch

With his brother David they are the power behind Koch Industries and known for their dislike of climate change and anything on the left - worth $42.1 billion

#6 David Koch

Worth an equal amount to his brother Charles. These two are rumored to have cash printing presses installed in their basements! (ok, we were kidding)

#8 Christy Walton

Inherited her fortune after her husband, one of the original Wal-Mart clan, passed away. Now worth a staggering $41.2 billion

#9 Jim Walton

Walmart has been good to the descendants of the original founders - Jim is now worth a jaw dropping $40.2 billion

#10 Alice Walton

Alice is another benefactor of the Wal-Mart success story weighing in with a personal fortune of $38.7 billion

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