Forbes published the list of planet's millionaires. The richest man on Earth still stays Bill Gates. The list has 946 people and 178 newcomers.
The total fortune is estimated as 3.5 trillion dollars. This number has increased compared to the last year.
So the first place is taken by Bill Gates. He managed to earn 56 billion dollars by 2007. This is for 6 billion more than the last year.
Investitional guru Warren Buffet comes next with 52 billion dollars.
Carlos Slim Helu from Mexica owns 49 billion dollars from phone company America Movil.
The Forbes placed Ingvar Kamprad of IKEA on the fourth place with 33 billion dollars. Kamprad prefers to fly with economy class, eat fast food and buy furniture in his own shops.
Lakshmi Mittal owns 10 percent of world steel and 32 billion dollars.
It is remarkable that only one woman entered in the top twenty - this is Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of L'Oreal founder. She owns 20.7 billion dollars and place 12
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