Forbes' top 10 billionaires in 2013





Carlos Slim

1. Carlos Slim ($73 billion). Mexican businessman Carlos Slim listens during a news conference after the inauguration of a new research facility at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, or CIMMYT, in Texcoco outside Mexico City in this file photo from February 13, 2013. Slim, who has taken a hit from the slump in the share price of his America Movil telecoms group since the list was calculated as of Feb. 14, remained the richest



Bill Gates

2. Bill Gates ($67 billion). Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates listens alongside Mexican businessman Carlos Slim (not pictured) during a news conference after taking part in the inauguration of a new research facility at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, or CIMMYT, in Texcoco outside Mexico City in this file photo from February 13, 2013. Gates held on to his spot as the world's second richest person on Forbes' 2013 annual ranking of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of $67 billion. REUTERS/Henry Romero/Files (MEXICO - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS HEADSHOT PROFILE)



Amancio Ortega



3. Amancio Ortega ($57 billion). Amancio Ortega, chairman of Spanish global fashion group Inditex, laughs during a visit of Spain's Princess Letizia and Crown Prince Felipe to his factory in Coruna, northern Spain December 2, 2008. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/Files

Warren Buffet



4. Warren Buffet ($53.5 billion). Investor Warren Buffet arrives for the premiere of the film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" in New York September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Larry Ellison



5. Larry Ellison ($43 billion). Larry Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, arrives at the premiere of "The Guilt Trip" starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen in Los Angeles in this file photo from December 11, 2012. Ellison, with a fortune of $43 billion, rounded out the top five of Forbes' 2013 annual ranking of billionaires. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS PROFILE HEADSHOT)

Charles Koch



6. Charles Koch ($34 billion). Charles G. Koch has been the chairman and CEO of Koch Industries — one of the largest privately owned companies in the U.S. — since 1967.

David Koch


7. David Koch ($34 billion). David Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries, attends an Economic Club of New York event in New York, December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES

Li Ka-shing


8. Li Ka-shing ($31 billion). Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing waves during a press conference in Hong Kong on August 2, 2012. A Vietnamese property developer who started out making noodles in Ukraine joined Li for the first time on Forbes magazine's world's billionaires list Monday

Liliane Bettencourt



9. Lilaine Bettencourt and family ($30 billion). A file picture taken on October 12, 2011 shows the L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt leaving the Institut de France in Paris.

Bernard Arnault



10. Bernard Arnault and family ($29 billion). LVMH Chief Executive Bernard Arnault speaks during a news conference to present the group's 2010 results in Paris February 4, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Files



Source: FORBES
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