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Phones, software, champagne: World's 10 richest
Mar 10, 2010, 23:56 GMT
New York - Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires:
<#> Rank Name, Country Assets Industry 1. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico 53.3 billion dollars (telecom) 2. William Gates, US 53 billion dollars (software) 3. Warren Buffett US 47 billion dollars (Investor) 4. Mukesh Ambani, India 29 billion dollars (oil & gas) 5. Mittal Lakshmi, India 28.7 billion dollars (steel) 6. Larry Ellison, US 28 billion dollars (software) 7. Bernard Arnault, France 27.5 billion dollars (luxury goods) 8. Eike Batista, Brazil 27 billion dollars (Raw materials) 9. Amancio Ortega, Spain 25 billion dollars (fashion) 10. Karl Albrecht, Germany 23.5 billion dollars (supermarkets) Source: Forbes magazine <#>
The list is available at www.forbes.com/billionaires.
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