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world population
One percent of the richest people in the world will get
richer, says Oxfam
Wealth everyone in the world will be held only by the
richest one percent of the people on this earth, according to a study by Oxfam
group.
Assets owned by the richest man group will increase by
more than 50% in 2016.
According to Oxfam, the last year of their wealth has
actually increased from 44% in 2009 to 48%.
Oxfam report warns that the "explosion gap"
will slow down the fight against global poverty.
Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam
International asked whether the people of the world really want to live in a
world where one percent of the population controls the wealth of the world.
"The scale of global inequality is staggering,
although there are many other issues that go into the global agenda, the gap
between the rich and not rich is widening," Byanyima said in a statement
released on Monday ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. (BBC)
Who is the Richest Person in the World Ever
Who is the Richest Person in the world
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There are number of countries having the good economies
and superior life styles, but there are also hundreds of people who are
considered world’s billionaires based on their wealth. Who is the richest
person in the world ever is a common question mostly arising in our minds, so we have been making research on the top 10
richest people in the world for the last week, so be ready to have the exact
answer. The ranks for the world’s top billionaires are allocated after
comparing their worth.
Once Again, Bill Gates has become the Richest Person in
the world
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The founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has recaptured the
title of world’s richest person with the estimated fortune of $78.5 Billion.
Having the age of 58 years, tycoon’s fortune has increased by $15.8 billion
during the last year. In accordance to the index, the shares of Microsoft have
rose up to 40% and it is the biggest achievement for the Microsoft Company. In
accordance to the Bloomberg Billionaires index, that is the daily ranking list
of world’s three hundred wealthiest people around the world. Until the last
year, a Mexican investor Carlos Slim was considered the richest man in the
world but Bill Gates regained the top rank from him during the same year.
A latest survey exposed a list of top ten richest people
on earth from which Bill Gates is the richest man in the world having the
wealth of $78.5 Billion. Following is a list of Top 10 Current Billionaires
around the world.
List of Top 10 Richest People in the world 2014 Ranking
Rank Person Age
Years Worth
Billion Location
1. Bill Gates 57 $78.5 United States
2. Carlos Slim
Helu 73 $61.8 Mexico
3. Warren Buffet 82 $57.5 United States
4. Amancio
Ortega 77 $54.8 Spain
5. Ingvar
Kamprad 87 $49.1 Sweden
6. Charles Koch 77 $44.8 United States
7. David Koch 77 $44.8 -
8. Larry Ellison 69 $39 -
9. Christy
Walton 58 $35 -
10. Jim Walton 65 $34.3 -
1. Bill Gates
Germany Gates
Bill Gates is the Chairman of Microsoft. $78.5 billion
are making him the richest man in the world. He is 57 years old man and he is
living in the United States of America.Bill gates is not only the richest man
in the world but he is also the most generous person in the world. He donated
more than $28 billion just to wipe out the diseases such as polio and Malaria
through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and got the prayers by millions
of people living around the world. That foundation is working for the welfare of
people and co-chaired by his wife Melinda Gates. Bill Gates is the owner of
Microsoft, which is the biggest Software Company in the world and according to
Bloomberg, Bill gates owns about 398 million shares, which is the 4.8% of the
firm. He is not limited to Microsoft but also has reasonable investments in the
diverse sectors such as four season hotels, real estate, energy (sapphire
energy) and photography corbis images through the cascade investment.
2. Carlos Slim Helu
Carlos Slim Helu the Richest-man-in-the-world
Carlos Slim Helu is 73 years old Mexican citizen. Having
the worth of $61.8 billion, he is the second richest person in the world and
the richest man in the world. he is the resident of Mexico. Until the recent
year, he remained the number one richest person in the world for the four years
and now he is the second richest person after Bill Gates. The assets of Carlos
Slim Helu are mostly invested in the publically trading companies. He has about
46% shares of his company. Until the last year, his worth was $73 billion
because of the surging stocks at his financial arm, known as Grupo Financiero
inbursa and at his Grupo Carso industrial and retail giant.
3. Warren Buffett
Warren-Buffett
Warren Buffet is 82 years old citizen of United States
having the worth of $57.5 billion he is the third richest person in the world.
His designation is CEO, Berkshire Hathaway. The major amount of his income
comes from the textile company. While Warren Buffett was struggling to survive
in the market, he began buying shares in the firm in 1962. He called it the
Dumbest Stock he ever purchased but the firm has been shedding the huge amounts
in his pockets since the long time. One interesting thing, which I want to
share with you, he purchased his first stock when he was only 11 years old and
filed his initial tax return after the two years. He has a deep friendship with
Bill Gates and being one of the most generous persons in the world Warren
Buffett donates regularly to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
4. Amancio Ortega
Amancio Ortega
He is 77 years old fourth richest person in the world
having the worth of $54.8 billion. He has a richest family background so he is
richest man in Spain and his ex-wife was the wealthiest woman of the country
until she died. All due to the major clothing retailer inditex, whose 59%
shares does Ortega hold. He stepped down as the chairperson of inditex, parent
organization of Zara in 2011. He quit
his school when he was only 13 years old just to labor in a clothing shop in
March; Ortega was the world’s third richest billionaires in the list prepared
by Forbes for the first time.
5. Ingvar Kamprad
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He is the founder of IKEA. Having the worth of $49.1
billion, he is the fifth richest person in the world. He is 87 years old
citizen of Sweden. He is the richest man in Sweden. He is featured for the
first time in the list of top ten richest persons in the world. He stepped down
as the chairperson to the world’s biggest furniture retailer, IKEA during the
last month just to hand over his seat to his youngest son. Kamprad is expected
to be the top gainer in 2012 as his organization made more than $36 billion
revenue and $4 billion in net income through the diverse trusts and
foundations.
6. Charles Koch
Charles Koch
He is the Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries. His age is 77 years and the worth of $44.8
billion is making it the sixth richest person in the world. He is the citizen
of United States of America. Charles Koch has again tied with his brother David
Koch. His financial arm gains from the 42% interest in the company he is
running.
7. David Koch
David Koch
He is the Executive Vice President of Koch Industries.
Having the total worth of $44.8 billion, he is the seventh richest person in
the world. He is more active than his brother and operating the chemical wing
of Koch Industries from his home. He also owns the 42% shares of company. He is
also 77 years old.
8. Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison
He is the Founder and CEO of Oracle. His is 69 years old
citizen of United States. He has the worth of $39 billion. Since March, he has
dropped three spots. Before it was the fifth richest person in the world. Most
of his wealth comes from the oracle where he holds 23% of stocks.
9. Christy Walton
Christy Walton
Christy Walton is 58 years old woman living in United
States of America. She is the Co-Chair of Children’s scholarship Fund. The worth of $35 billion is making her the
ninth richest person around the world. Forbes knows her as the Wall-Mart widow.
She owns almost 402 billion shares, which is nearly 12.2% of the retail
company. She inherited the wealth after the death of her husband in a plane
crash in 2005.
10 Jim Walton
Jim Walton
Jim Walton is the Chairman and CEO of Arvest Bank Group,
inc. having the worth of $34.3 billion he is known the tenth richest person in
the world. He has a close relation with Christy Walton because he is the
brother-in-law of Christy Walton. He has approximately 12.6% shares of Wal-Mart
in his possession. Jim begins his career in the company to hold the real estate
transaction. He also replaced his brother John on the board after his death.
John was Husband of Christy who died in a plane crash in 1995. He is also the
owner of Bentonville’s local newspaper known as Benton Country Daily Record.
Billionaires by Country
Statistics at a Glance
At present, United States has the highest number of
Billionaires in the world. It has more than 515 ultra richest people, which is
three times more than those in China are. The total net worth of its
billionaires is estimated to $2064 billion making it the country with most
billionaires in the world. New York City is the first priority of world’s
billionaires as the best place for business. Within the few years ago, the
number of billionaires has increased. Following image is a comparison between
the few years old results and the current billionaires of the world. See the
difference now (www.thecountriesof.com)
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