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Forbes rich-list at a glance

Other News Materials 12 March 2009 02:55 (UTC +04:00)

Forbes magazine on Wednesday released its list of the world's richest people, most of whom have been hard hit by the ongoing financial crisis, dpa reported.

The top 10 richest people and their net worth:

1. William Gates III (Microsoft) 40 billion dollars 2. Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway) 37 billion dollars 3. Carlos Slim (Telecom) 35 billion dollars 4. Larry Ellison (Oracle) 22.5 billion dollars 5. Ingvar Kamrad (Ikea) 22 billion dollars 6. Karl Albrecht (Aldi) 21.5 billion dollars 7. Mukesh Ambani (Petrochemicals) 19.5 billion dollars 8. Lakshmi Mittal (Steel) 19.3 billion dollars 9. Theo Albrecht (Aldi, Trader Joe's) 19.3 billion dollars 10. Amencia Ortega (Zara) 18.3 billion dollars

Total net worth of 2009 list: 2.4 trillion dollars - down from 4.4 trillion in 2008

Total world billionaires: 793 - down from 1,125 in 2008

Average net worth: 3 billion dollars, down from 3.9 billion dollars in 2008

Change in wealth: 44 listees up, 656 down, 52 even

Billionaires by region: US: 359 billionaires - Net worth 1.1 trillion dollars Europe: 196 billionaires - Net worth 655 billion dollars Asia-Pacific: 130 billionaires - Net worth 357 billion dollars Mideast/Africa: 58 billionaires - Net worth 156 billion dollars Latin America: 50 billionaires - Net worth of 175 billion dollars 

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