Who are the top 5 richest men in the world? How about the top 5 richest women?

I'm doing a survey for Greed Inc. And I figured Askville would be a good place to look for my data..... Asked by Bluefreedom 47 months ago Similar questions: top richest men world women Business > Financial Planning.

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Here you go... Top 5 Men: The World's Richest People Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence 1 William Gates III United States 50 50.0 United States 2 Warren Buffett United States 75 42.0 United States 3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 66 30.0 Mexico 4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 79 28.0 Switzerland 5 Lakshmi Mittal India 55 23.5 United Kingdom ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 5 Women _ 1. Vanisha Mittal tops the ranking. Daughter of Indian-born, London-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, Forbes estimates his net worth at $51 billion.

Like her brother, Vanisha is active in her father's industrial empire, holding a seat on Mittal Steel's (nyse: MT - news - people ) board after interning in the business. She's perhaps best known--dare we say infamous--for the $60 million wedding her father threw her and 1,000 of their closest friends in 2005. A performance by pop star Kylie Minogue capped the week-long Parisian affair.

_ 2. Number two on the list: Delphine Arnault Gancia, daughter of France's Bernard Arnault ($26 billion), who runs the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury goods empire. The former McKinsey consultant is the first woman to have been named a director on the LVMH board.At No.

3 is Marta Ortega Perez, the youngest child of Spain's richest resident Amancio Ortega ($24 billion), the self-made apparel manufacturing giant who lords over Inditex, which counts the Zara fashion chain among its assets. Marta is being groomed to succeed her father, and she's learning the how-to's of retail by working the floor--stocking shelves, assisting customers--in some of the family's stores. _ 3.

The youngest child of construction tycoon-turned Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, also makes it. Slain in 2005 in a car bombing, his children split the fortune, crowning albeit briefly, the youngest person listed on Forbes' World's Billionaires list in 2006 with a fortune of $1.4 billion. Despite the tragic circumstances of her father's death, nd graduated last year from the Lebanese American University in Beirut undeterred from politics.

She campaigned for her brother Saad in his recent successful bid for a seat in Lebanon's Parliament. _ 4 & 5. Two heiresses on the list are vying for spots on America's 2008 Olympic team for show jumping.

Both Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ($11.5 billion), and Paige Johnson, daughter of Black Entertainment Television founders Robert ($1 billion) and Sheila Johnson, are world-class equestrians with scores of championships under their respective belts. Sources: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_1.html ; http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/11/15/billionaires-mittal-hariri-biz-cx_1115heiresses.html?partner=whiteglove_google .

Here they are... Top 5 Wealthiest Men Bill Gates ($50 billion) Warren Buffett ($42 billion) Carlos Slim Helu ($30 billion) Ingvar Kamprad ($28 billion) Lakshmi Mittal ($23.5 billion) Top 5 Wealthiest Women Alice L. Walton ($18B)tied with Helen Robson Kemper Walton ($18B) Liliane Bettencourt ($17.2B) Abigail Johnson ($12B) Barbara Cox Anthony ($11.7B) tied with Anne Cox Chambers ($11.7B) .

1 Sadly, I'm not going to be on your list. :-( .

Sadly, I'm not going to be on your list. :-(.

2 Forgive me...I clicked too fast...Women 3, 4, and 5 in my answer are erroneous. They should be Liliane Bettecourt, and 3 Walton women--Christy, Alice, and Helen. I'm hoping you'll accept my edit as I am still the only official answer posted.Thanks..

Forgive me...I clicked too fast...Women 3, 4, and 5 in my answer are erroneous. They should be Liliane Bettecourt, and 3 Walton women--Christy, Alice, and Helen. I'm hoping you'll accept my edit as I am still the only official answer posted.Thanks.

3 jb - I'll be standing there with you on the outside looking in at all the rich folks.

Jb - I'll be standing there with you on the outside looking in at all the rich folks.

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