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