Friday, March 14, 2008

World's Billionaires

By roatha007
Here are the latest updates and special reports of the world's billionaires from Forbes. Gates is now not the richest man any more. Although the US still ranks first in terms of the number of billionaires, more and more billionaires are from BRIC, especially Russia and India. Moscow tops the list as number one billionaire city with 74 , following by New York. It's a surprise that Japan produces few given its economic power.
The ranking bases mainly on the market value of their stock which is vulnerable to fluctuation due to their companies' performance and economic forces. Most get their windfall from oil, telecommunication and IT related businesses, investment and trading. Even though some new comers make into the list due to oil fortune, some former super rich from the middle east are toppled. Hong Kong has most billionaires in Asia (30) and ranks fifth in the world. Li Ka-sing from HK is Asia's richest man (11th in the world). Cambodia may have few. Perhaps, Forbes forget to include!
See who the richest men are, their nationality, how they make a fortune, which countries/ cities have most billionaires, billionaire trend and more. Click on the name to see more details about each billionaire.

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