Richest man

Appendix to Chapter 46: List of the Top 2005 Global Rich List by Forbes in 100

Appendix: 2005 "Forbes" list of the world's top 100 richest people

Top 100 List Ranking Name Area Assets (US$[-] million) Source of Property
1 Bill Gates US 465 Microsoft
2 Warren Buffett US 440 investment
3 Lakshmi Mittal India 250 Steel
4 Carlos Salim Helu Mexico 238 Telecom
5Alwaleed bin Talal Saud 237 investment
6 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 230 IKEA
7 Paul Allen US 210 Microsoft 8
Karl Albrecht Germany 185 Supermarket
9 Lawrence Ellison US 184 Oracle

10 Robson Walton US 183 Walmart

11 Jim Walton US 182 Walmart

11 John Walton US 182 Walmart

13 Alice Walton US 180 Walmart

13 Helen Walton US 180 Walmart

15 Kenneth Thomson and Family Canada 179 Publishing
16 Liliane Betancourt France 172 L'Oreal

17 Bernard Arnott France 170LVMH
18 Michael Dell US 160 Dell
19 Sheldon Alderson US 156 entertainment, hotels

20 Theo Albrecht Germany 155 Supermarket
21 Roman Abramovich UK 133 Oil
22 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong more than 130 kinds of business
23 Amancio Ortega Gona Spain 126 Zara
24 Steve Ballmer USA 121 Microsoft 25 Silvio Berlusconi Italy 120 Media
25 Abigar Johnson US 120 AV Equipment
27 Barbara Cox Anthony US 117 Cox Enterprises
27 Anne Cox Chambers USA 117Cox Enterprises
29 Stephen Persson Sweden 112 Hennes & Mauritz
30 John Kruger USA 110Metromedia
31 Guo Bingxiang Hong Kong 109 Real Estate

32 Forrest Mars USA 104 Candy
32 Jacqueline Mars US 104 Candy
32 John Mars US 104 Candy
35 Luciano Benton Family Italy 99 Benetton
35 Pierre Odia USA 99EBay
35 gallon Weston and family Canada 99 retail
38 Azim Hasham Premji India 93 Software
38 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 93 Real Estate

40 Nasa Al-Karafi Family Kuwait 90 Buildings
41 Kirk Kerkorian US 89 Investment, Hotel

42 Sumner Redstone US 88 Viacom
43 Leonardo Delveccio Italy 85 Glasses
43 Michael Ferrero and family Italian 85 chocolates

45 Michael Otto and family Germany 83 Retail
46 Philips Knight USA 82 Nike
46 Hans Rausing Sweden 82 Pack
46 Suzanne Clayton Germany 82 BMW
49 Sergey De Solt and his family Air France 78
49 Carl Icahn US 78 financing buy
49 Kress Murdoch US 78 News Corporation
52 Rad August Oetker Germany 77 Food
53 Brett Rausing & Family Sweden 76 Pack
54 Spiro Latsis Family Greece 75 Finance, Shipping

55 Sergey Brin USA 72Google55 Charles Ergen USA 72EchoStar
55 Larry Page America 72 Google
55 George Soros US 72 Hedge Funds
55 Rainhold Wools made in Germany 72

60 Mukes and Anni Abani India over 70 operations
60 Michael Hale Friedman Russia 70 oil, financial industry
60 Waldemir Rising Russia 70 Steel
60 Donald Newhouse USA 70 Published
60 Samuel Newhouse US 70 Published
65 Adolf Merck Germany 69 Medicine
66 Stephen Quint Germany 67 BMW
67 Mitch Arison US 65 Cruises
68 Philip and Christina Green UK 63 Retail
68 Maria Elisabeth and Georg Schneifer Germany 63 Roller Ball Bearings
68 August von Funk Germany 63 investment
71 Ariel Browder US 61 Investment
72 Kurt Inglehorn Germany 60 Medicine
72 Edward Johnson America 60 Audio-Visual Equipment
72 Friedrich Frick Germany 60 investment
72 Nicky Oppenheimer & Family South Africa 60 De Beers
76 Francis Pinault France 59 Retail
77 Philip Anchuz United States 58 investment
77 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 58 Biological Sciences
77 Saji Nobutada and his family Japan 56 Suntory

80 Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 56 Financial Industry

80 Yoshitaka Fukuda and Family Japan 56 Drinks
80 Glad Cavendish Grosvenor & Family UK 56 Real Estate

80 Rehard Mohn and family Germany 56 Media
84 Oleg Deripasta Russia 55 Aluminum
84 Sheri Arison Israel 55 Yacht
84 Yasuo Takei and family Japan 55 Credit
87 Jean-Claude de Cox & Family France 54 AD
87 Joanna Quint Germany 54 BMW
87 Antonia Johnson Sweden 54 Multiples
90 Mursk McKinney Muller Denmark 53 Shipping
91 Josef and Merce Sabra Brazil 52 Finance

91 Onsi Saveris and his family Egypt 52 Foundry
93 Dan Duncan US 51 Gas

94 Michael Bloomberg US 50 Bloomberg

94 Gustavo Cisnero and his family Venezuela 50 Media
94 Rafael Del Pino Spain 50 Architecture
94 Robert Cook More than 50 business operations in Malaysia
94 Kerry Parker Australia 50 Media
94 Hasso Plattner Germany 50SAP
94 Jeffrey Skoll Canada 50eBay
94 Victor Weiselberg Russia 50 Oil, Metals

94H． Ty.Warner America 50 Beanie Babies
thanks thanks
Not all wealth stories are worth reading one by one. Of course, if he is the "richest man", the situation may be different.This book introduces [-] people, the richest man in their country, the man shrouded in myth, surrounded by hymns, and overwhelmed by envy.They have created wealth empires that are incomparably rich, and at the same time, their lives have become extraordinary because of it.Many times, people don't even have the courage to face their success.

First of all, we are grateful to the [-] richest people.They used their own lives to create legendary life stories one after another.Perhaps, they simply cannot consume the amazing wealth listed under their names, they are more just numbers.In fact, while we read their stories, we also think with them.For a business age, or for a person seeking wealth, there is a deeper question: what kind of life can be truly satisfying
So, we say: life is real, wealth is just the result.

Therefore, I think that this book is not so much a game about money accumulation, but rather an "egg laid by the business spirit".

At the end of this book, I must document the collaborative process of this creation.Because it is almost a "group battle".

In October 2004, "Model of Wealth", an influential section of "Qianjiang Evening News", planned to launch the "Story of the Richest Man" series. In order to authorize the source of the manuscript, Yang Yihua, director of the economic news department, and Shen Yunte, editor, sent a special article to Xinhua News Agency. The manuscript was requested by the center, and after careful planning and editing, once it was published, it aroused a good response among readers.After being informed of the topic selection, the Blue Lion Financial Creative Center contacted the Qianjiang Evening News and Xinhua News Agency and proposed the idea of ​​expanding and publishing it into a book.In fact, without Xinhua News Agency's rich language advantages, almost no Chinese organization is capable of completing such complex information collection and translation work.After possessing a large amount of text and image materials, Zhou Rongqiao, Lu Bin, Xu Wangying and other authors completed the final text about each character, and Wu Xiaobo edited the manuscript.The president Lou Xianjun, the deputy editor-in-chief Yang Linhai and the responsible editor Wang Zhijian of Zhejiang People's Publishing House invested great enthusiasm in the publication of this book.

In addition, I would also like to thank the "First Financial Daily" for its assistance. The portraits of Liu Fei and Su Yi are so elegant and full of personality, which really add a lot to the book.

Wu Xiaobo

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