who is the richest man of the world?
2012 Top 10
 | Carlos Slim | $69.0 billion  | 72 |  Mexico | Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso |
| 2 | Bill Gates | $61.0 billion  | 56 |  United States | Microsoft |
| 3 | Warren Buffett | $44.0 billion | 81 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 4 | Bernard Arnault | $41.0 billion | 63 |  France | LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton |
| 5 | Amancio Ortega | $37.5 billion | 75 |  Spain | Inditex Group |
| 6 | Lawrence Ellison | $36.0 billion | 67 | United States | Oracle Corporation |
| 7 | Eike Batista | $30.0 billion | 55 |  Brazil | EBX Group |
| 8 | Stefan Persson | $26.0 billion | 64 |  Sweden | H&M |
| 9 | Li Ka-shing | $25.5 billion | 83 |  Hong Kong | Cheung Kong Holdings |
