Herewith the 20 richest people in the world, according to Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires.
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Name Net Worth Source of Wealth (in billion USD)
Warren Buffett (US): 62 Berkshire Hathaway
Carlos Slim (Mexico): 60 Telecoms
Bill Gates (US): 58 Microsoft
Lakshmi Mittal (India): 45 Steel
Mukesh Ambani (India): 43 Petrochemicals
Anil Ambani (India): 42 Diversified
Ingvar Kamprad (Sweden): 31 Ikea
KP Singh (India): 30 Real estate
Oleg Deripaska (Russia) 28 Russian Aluminum
Karl Albrecht (Germany): 27 Aldi
Li Ka-Shing (Hong Kong): 26.5 Diversified
Sheldon Adelson (US): 26 Casinos, hotels
Bernard Arnault (France): 25.5 LVMH
Lawrence Ellison (US): 25 Oracle
Roman Abramovich (Russia): 23.5 Oil
Theo Albrecht (Germany): 23 Aldi, Trader Joe's
Liliane Bettencourt (France): 22.9 L'Oreal
Alexei Mordashov (Russia): 21.2 Severstal
Prince A Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia): 21 Investments
Mikhail Fridman (Russia): 20.8 Oil, banking
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