Kamprad is the 7th richest in the world, with a net worth of around US$ 31 billion. He is the founder of IKEA (has stores in 40 countries), the home furnishing retail chain company. Although he has much money, he avoids wearing suits, flies economy class and frequents cheap restaurants. Now Kamprad is the chairman of INGKA Foundation, his charitable foundation which has an estimated value of around US$ 3 billion in 2006.
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Born : March 30, 1926, Ljungby, Sweden
Occupation : Owner of IKEA
Spouse : Margaretha
Children : Peter, Jonas, Matthias
Net worth : US$ 31 billion (2008)
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: Ingvar Kamprad Is The 7th Richest In The World
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: Anil Ambani Is The 6th Richest In The World
Anil Ambani is an Indian businessman with a net worth approximately US$ 42 billion, and reported as the 6th richest man in the world. The brother of Mukesh Ambani, is the biggest gainer in the world, and his fortune up US$ 23.8 billion last year. Now he is the Chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communication; Chairman and Managing director of Reliance Energy; formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited. His biggest asset is in telecom venture Reliance Communications (65% stake).
He is a good businessperson, and credited with having pioneered many financial innovations in the Indian capital markets.
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Born : June 4, 1959, Mumbai, India
Residence : Mumbai, India
Occupation :Chairman of Reliance Capital, Reliance Communication; Chairman and Managing director of Reliance Energy; formerly Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited
Spouse : Tina Munim
Children : Two
Net worth : US$ 42 billion (2008)
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: Mukesh Ambani is The 5th Richest Man In The World
With the net worth around US$43 billion, Mukesh Ambani reported as the world's fifth richest person. Since last year, his fortune is up US$ 22 billion, and he is the second biggest gainerin the world. The son of Dhirubhai Ambani, the late founder of the Reliance Industries is the shareholder, chairman and managing director of his dad's company. He inherited his fortune from his father.
The owner of the Indian Premier League directed and led the creation of the world’s largest grassroots petroleum refinery at Jamnagar India, with a current capacity of 660,000 barrels per day. This billionaire had also set up one of the largest and most complex information and communications technology initiative in the world (Reliance Communications Limited).
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Born : April 19, 1957, Colony of Aden, Yemen
Residence : Mumbai, India
Occupation : Shareholder, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries
Spouse : Nita Ambani
Children : Three: Akash, Isha and Anant
Net worth : US$ 43 billion (2008)
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: Lakshmi Mittal is the 4th Richest In The World
With the net worth around US$ 45 billion, Lakshmi Mittal is reported as the 4th richest in the world. This man has made billions of fortune from ArcelorMittal, the world largest steel producer (with operations in more than 60 countries and has 320.000 employees). He has 44 % stake at this company, bring him to be the company's largest shareholder.
The UK's richest resident is a philantropist too. Mittal Steel is a contributor to local community and welfare activities for employees in countries where the group operates.
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Born : June 15, 1950 Sadulpur, Rajasthan, India
Residence : London, UK
Occupation : Chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal
Spouse : Usha Mittal
Children : Aditya Mittal and Vanisha Mittal
Net worth : US$ 45 billion (2008)
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: William Henry Gates III Is The Third Richest In The World
Bill Gates is the chairman of Microsoft and co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He is no longer the world's richest man after have worn it for 13 consecutive years. Now he is the third richest in the world, with the net worth around US$ 58 billion. Gates and his friend, Paul Allen founded Microsoft, which is the greatest source of his wealth in 1976. But the man who has a vision "a computer on every desk and in every home" announced his retirement from company he cofounded 32 years ago.
Now this billionaire take a full time work in Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (which has approximately US$ 38 billion in assets), a foundation established in 2000. By Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he has donated amounts of money to give college scholarships for under-represented minorities; prevention of diseases like hepatitis B, malaria and AIDS; etc.
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Born : October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, US
Residence : Medina, Washington
Occupation : Chairman of Microsoft, Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Wife : Melinda Gates
Children : Three: Jennifer Katharine(1996), Rory John(1999) and Phoebe Adele(2002)
Net worth : US$ 58 billion (2008)
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WORLD BILLIONAIRE: Carlos Slim Helu Is The Second Richest In The World 2008
Carlos is the youngest son of a Lebanese immigrant, Julian. With a net worth of around US$ 60 billion, Slim is the second richest in the world 2008. This man has made much money from the performance of America Movil, his wireless telephone company. His first fortune is when he bought fixed line operator Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) in 1990. He built Grupo Carso, an important Mexican financial-industrial empire.
As a philantropist, Slim has created the Fundación del Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México in 2000. In 2007, his foundation has donated close to US$ 4 billion to fight the poorness in Latin America.
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Born : January 28, 1940
Residence : Mexico City, Mexico, Latin America
Industry sector: Communications
Marital status : Widowed, three children Carlos Slim Domit, Marco Antonio Slim Domit and Patrick Slim Domit
Occupation : CEO and Chairman, Telmex, Telcel, and America Movil
Net worth : US$ 60 billion (2008)
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WORLD BIILIONAIRE: Warren Buffett Is The Richest In The World
Warren Buffett was ranked as the richest person in the world 2008. He have an estimated net worth of US$62 billion, dethroning Bill Gates, who held the title "The Richest Man" for thirteen years. How can this person earned so much money?
The man with a full name Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor, businessman, and philantropist. He used value investing philosophy which bring him become a billionaire and as one of the world's greatest stockmarket investor. His mentor about investing philosophy is Ben Graham. As a businessman, he is the CEO and the largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. As the CEO, his annual salary was only US$ 100.000. He only wants to be paid smaller than executives officer in other big company because maybe he think that a good company leader must be unselfish, and must give a priority to company's interest, not only think about high salary for himself. This man who born in Omaha is also a well-known philanthropist who announced a plan to give his fortune to charity. One of that is he gave approximately 10 million Berkshire Hathaway class B shares to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (worth US$ 31 billion in that time).
Although he is a billionaire and the richest in the world, The Oracle of Omaha is a frugal man. He only has one car while other billionaires have many luxurious cars. That is Cadillac DTS 2006.
He also listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People In The World.
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Rank The richest man in the world (worth US$62 billion)
Listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People In The World
Family's foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
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