The InfoStride Forum

GENERAL DISCUSSION => Chit-Chat (Gossips) => Topic started by: nReporter on Mar 04, 2013, 11:22 PM

Title: Nigeria's Aliko Dangote Is The 43rd Richest Man In The World
Post by: nReporter on Mar 04, 2013, 11:22 PM
(http://www.theinfostride.com/cdn/img/alikodangotewqw.jpg)
The just released list of the world's richest men tagged "The World's Billionaires" by Forbes for 2013 has indicated Aliko Dangote has the 43rd richest man in the world. The only African national to merit the first 100 men in the list. The following list showcases basic information about top 100 billionaires in the list indicating their names, current worths in billion USD, ages, business areas, and country:

1. Carlos Slim Helu & family ****** $73 Billion  ****** 73    telecom    Mexico
2. Bill Gates ****** $67 Billion  ****** 57    Microsoft    United States
3. Amancio Ortega ****** $57 Billion  ****** 76    Zara    Spain
4. Warren Buffett ****** $53.5 Billion  ****** 82    Berkshire Hathaway    United States
5. Larry Ellison ****** $43 Billion  ****** 68    Oracle    United States
6. Charles Koch ****** $34 Billion  ****** 77    diversified    United States
6. David Koch ****** $34 Billion  ****** 72    diversified    United States
8. Li Ka-shing ****** $31 Billion  ****** 84    diversified    Hong Kong
9. Liliane Bettencourt & family ****** $30 Billion  ****** 90    L'Oreal    France
10. Bernard Arnault & family ****** $29 Billion  ****** 63    LVMH    France
11. Christy Walton & family ****** $28.2 Billion  ****** 58    Wal-Mart    United States
12. Stefan Persson ****** $28 Billion  ****** 65    H&M    Sweden
13. Michael Bloomberg ****** $27 Billion  ****** 71    Bloomberg LP    United States
14. Jim Walton ****** $26.7 Billion  ****** 65    Wal-Mart    United States
15. Sheldon Adelson ****** $26.5 Billion  ****** 79    casinos    United States
16. Alice Walton ****** $26.3 Billion  ****** 63    Wal-Mart    United States
17. S. Robson Walton ****** $26.1 Billion  ****** 69    Wal-Mart    United States
18. Karl Albrecht ****** $26 Billion  ****** 93    Aldi    Germany
19. Jeff Bezos ****** $25.2 Billion  ****** 49    Amazon.com    United States
20. Larry Page ****** $23 Billion  ****** 39    Google    United States
21. Sergey Brin ****** $22.8 Billion  ****** 39    Google    United States
22. Mukesh Ambani ****** $21.5 Billion  ****** 55    petrochemicals, oil & gas    India
23. Michele Ferrero & family ****** $20.4 Billion  ****** 87    chocolates    Italy
24. Lee Shau Kee ****** $20.3 Billion  ****** 85    diversified    Hong Kong
24. David Thomson & family ****** $20.3 Billion  ****** 55    media    Canada
26. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ****** $20 Billion  ****** 57    investments    Saudi Arabia
26. Carl Icahn ****** $20 Billion  ****** 77    leveraged buyouts    United States
26. Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family ****** $20 Billion  ****** -    real estate    Hong Kong
29. Dieter Schwarz ****** $19.5 Billion  ****** 73    retail    Germany
30. George Soros ****** $19.2 Billion  ****** 82    hedge funds    United States
31. Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family ****** $18.9 Billion  ****** 62    Aldi, Trader Joe's    Germany
32. Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family ****** $18.2 Billion  ****** 81    mining    Mexico
33. Jorge Paulo Lemann ****** $17.8 Billion  ****** 73    beer    Brazil
34. Alisher Usmanov ****** $17.6 Billion  ****** 59    steel, telecom, investments    Russia
35. Iris Fontbona & family ****** $17.4 Billion  ****** 70    mining    Chile
36. Forrest Mars, Jr. ****** $17 Billion  ****** 81    candy    United States
36. Jacqueline Mars ****** $17 Billion  ****** 73    candy    United States
36. John Mars ****** $17 Billion  ****** 76    candy    United States
36. Georgina Rinehart ****** $17 Billion  ****** 59    mining    Australia
40. German Larrea Mota Velasco & family ****** $16.7 Billion  ****** 59    mining    Mexico
41. Mikhail Fridman ****** $16.5 Billion  ****** 48    oil, banking, telecom    Russia
41. Lakshmi Mittal ****** $16.5 Billion  ****** 62    steel    India
43. Aliko Dangote ****** $16.1 Billion  ****** 55    cement, sugar, flour    Nigeria
44. Len Blavatnik ****** $16 Billion  ****** 55    diversified    United States
44. Cheng Yu-tung ****** $16 Billion  ****** 87    diversified    Hong Kong
46. Joseph Safra ****** $15.9 Billion  ****** 74    banking    Brazil
47. Rinat Akhmetov ****** $15.4 Billion  ****** 46    steel, coal    Ukraine
47. Leonid Mikhelson ****** $15.4 Billion  ****** 57    gas, chemicals    Russia
49. Leonardo Del Vecchio ****** $15.3 Billion  ****** 77    eyeglasses    Italy
49. Michael Dell ****** $15.3 Billion  ****** 48    Dell    United States
51. Steve Ballmer ****** $15.2 Billion  ****** 56    Microsoft    United States
52. Viktor Vekselberg ****** $15.1 Billion  ****** 55    oil, metals    Russia
53. Paul Allen ****** $15 Billion  ****** 60    Microsoft, investments    United States
53. Francois Pinault & family ****** $15 Billion  ****** 76    retail    France
55. Vagit Alekperov ****** $14.8 Billion  ****** 62    Lukoil    Russia
56. Phil Knight ****** $14.4 Billion  ****** 75    Nike    United States
56. Andrey Melnichenko ****** $14.4 Billion  ****** 40    coal, fertilizers    Russia
58. Dhanin Chearavanont & family ****** $14.3 Billion  ****** 73    food    Thailand
58. Susanne Klatten ****** $14.3 Billion  ****** 50    BMW, pharmaceuticals    Germany
58. Vladimir Potanin ****** $14.3 Billion  ****** 52    metals    Russia
61. Michael Otto & family ****** $14.2 Billion  ****** 69    retail, real estate    Germany
62. Vladimir Lisin ****** $14.1 Billion  ****** 56    steel, transport    Russia
62. Gennady Timchenko ****** $14.1 Billion  ****** 60    oil & gas    Russia
64. Luis Carlos Sarmiento ****** $13.9 Billion  ****** 80    banking    Colombia
65. Mohammed Al Amoudi ****** $13.5 Billion  ****** 68    oil, diversified    Saudi Arabia
66. Tadashi Yanai & family ****** $13.3 Billion  ****** 64    retail    Japan
66. Mark Zuckerberg ****** $13.3 Billion  ****** 28    Facebook    United States
68. Henry Sy & family ****** $13.2 Billion  ****** 88    diversified    Philippines
69. Donald Bren ****** $13 Billion  ****** 80    real estate    United States
69. Serge Dassault & family ****** $13 Billion  ****** 87    aviation    France
69. Lee Kun-Hee ****** $13 Billion  ****** 71    Samsung    South Korea
69. Mikhail Prokhorov ****** $13 Billion  ****** 47    investments    Russia
73. Alexey Mordashov ****** $12.8 Billion  ****** 47    steel, investments    Russia
74. Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family ****** $12.7 Billion  ****** 84    diversified    Brazil
74. Abigail Johnson ****** $12.7 Billion  ****** 51    money management    United States
76. Ray Dalio ****** $12.5 Billion  ****** 63    hedge funds    United States
76. Robert Kuok ****** $12.5 Billion  ****** 89    diversified    Malaysia
78. Miuccia Prada ****** $12.4 Billion  ****** 63    Prada    Italy
79. Ronald Perelman ****** $12.2 Billion  ****** 70    leveraged buyouts    United States
80. Anne Cox Chambers ****** $12 Billion  ****** 93    media    United States
81. Stefan Quandt ****** $11.9 Billion  ****** 46    BMW    Germany
82. Ananda Krishnan ****** $11.7 Billion  ****** 74    telecoms    Malaysia
82. Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila ****** $11.7 Billion  ****** 36    beer    Colombia
82. James Simons ****** $11.7 Billion  ****** 74    hedge funds    United States
82. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi ****** $11.7 Billion  ****** 68    drinks    Thailand
86. Zong Qinghou ****** $11.6 Billion  ****** 67    beverages    China
87. Dirce Navarro De Camargo & family ****** $11.5 Billion  ****** -    construction    Brazil
87. John Fredriksen ****** $11.5 Billion  ****** 68    shipping    Cyprus
89. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family ****** $11.4 Billion  ****** 61    real estate    United Kingdom
90. Harold Hamm ****** $11.3 Billion  ****** 67    oil & gas    United States
91. Rupert Murdoch ****** $11.2 Billion  ****** 81    News Corp    United States
91. John Paulson ****** $11.2 Billion  ****** 57    hedge funds    United States
91. Azim Premji ****** $11.2 Billion  ****** 67    software    India
94. Ernesto Bertarelli & family ****** $11 Billion  ****** 47    biotech, investments    Switzerland
94. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken ****** $11 Billion  ****** 58    Heineken    Netherlands
94. Hans Rausing ****** $11 Billion  ****** 86    packaging    Sweden
94. Jack Taylor & family ****** $11 Billion  ****** 90    Enterprise Rent-A-Car    United States
98. Lui Che Woo ****** $10.7 Billion  ****** 83    gaming    Hong Kong
98. Laurene Powell Jobs & family ****** $10.7 Billion  ****** 49    Apple, Disney    United States
100. Eike Batista ****** $10.6 Billion  ****** 56    mining, oil    Brazil

Read more here: The World's Billionaires - Forbes (http://u.theinfostrides.com/xZm4e)
Title: Re: Nigeria's Aliko Dangote Is The 43rd Richest Man In The World
Post by: Emmy Baba on Mar 15, 2013, 11:31 PM
As rich as Mike Adenuga is, he is not listed in the 100 richest Men in the world. Money pass money. :D