Who are the 10 richest peaple in the world ?
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Forbes Magazine's 2004 top 10 were:\n\n1 William Gates III\n2 Warren Buffett\n3 Karl Albrecht\n4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud\n5 Paul Allen\n6 Alice Walton\n6 Helen Walton\n6 Jim Walton\n6 John Walton\n6 S Robson Walton
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Depends on your definition of richest.  Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita at $55,1000.  The United States has the most billionaires with 269.  Norway has the highest gross national income per capita at $43,400.
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Bill Gates of Microsoft followed by Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway
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Richest man, money is power:)
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Monarchy.\nThe monarch is Sultan of Brunei.\nHe is the richest person on Earth.
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Bill Gates\n\n#1  William Gates III  United States  50.0 Billions
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Lakshmi Mittal\n\nCheck this out: http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/15/india-richest-40_05india_land.html
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Rank, Name, Citizenship, Age and then Net Worth (by the BILLIONS), Current Residency\n\n1  William Gates III  United States  50  50.0  United States  \n2  Warren Buffett  United States  75  42.0  United States  \n3  Carlos Slim Helu  Mexico  66  30.0  Mexico  \n4  Ingvar Kamprad  Sweden  79  28.0  Switzerland  \n5  Lakshmi Mittal  India  55  23.5  United Kingdom  \n6  Paul Allen  United States  53  22.0  United States  \n7  Bernard Arnault  France  57  21.5  France  \n8  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud  Saudi Arabia  49  20.0  Saudi Arabia  \n9  Kenneth Thomson & family  Canada  82  19.6  Canada  \n10  Li Ka-shing  Hong Kong  77  18.8  Hong Kong  \n11  Roman Abramovich  Russia  39  18.2  United Kingdom  \n12  Michael Dell  United States  41  17.1  United States  \n13  Karl Albrecht  Germany  86  17.0  Germany  \n14  Sheldon Adelson  United States  72  16.1  United States  \n15  Liliane Bettencourt  France  83  16.0  France  \n15  Lawrence Ellison  United States  61  16.0  United States  \n17  Christy Walton  United States  51  15.9  United States  \n17  Jim Walton  United States  58  15.9  United States  \n19  S Robson Walton  United States  62  15.8  United States  \n20  Alice Walton  United States  56  15.7  United States  \n21  Helen Walton  United States  86  15.6  United States  \n22  Theo Albrecht  Germany  83  15.2  Germany  \n23  Amancio Ortega  Spain  70  14.8  Spain  \n24  Steven Ballmer  United States  50  13.6  United States  \n25  Azim Premji  India  60  13.3  India
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Currently...\n\n1. Bill Gates ($50 billion)\n2. Warren Buffett ($42 billion)\n3. Carlos Slim Helú ($30 billion)\n4. Ingvar Kamprad ($28 billion)\n5. Lakshmi Mittal ($23.5 billion)\n6. Paul Allen ($22 billion)\n7. Bernard Arnault ($21.5 billion)\n8. Prince Alwaleed ($20 billion)\n9. Kenneth Thomson ($19.6 billion)\n10. Li Ka-shing ($18.8 billion)
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He is so rich they don't even call him "rich". The term is actually wealthy and yes he is definitely the wealthiest man on earth. He has more money than some small countries.
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Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.   It's been in all the papers.
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1  William Gates III  United States  50  50.0  United States  \n2  Warren Buffett  United States  75  42.0  United States  \n3  Carlos Slim Helu  Mexico  66  30.0  Mexico  \n4  Ingvar Kamprad  Sweden  79  28.0  Switzerland  \n5  Lakshmi Mittal  India  55  23.5  United Kingdom  \n6  Paul Allen  United States  53  22.0  United States  \n7  Bernard Arnault  France  57  21.5  France  \n8  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud  Saudi Arabia  49  20.0  Saudi Arabia  \n9  Kenneth Thomson & family  Canada  82  19.6  Canada  \n10  Li Ka-shing  Hong Kong  77  18.8  Hong Kong  \n11  Roman Abramovich  Russia  39  18.2  United Kingdom  \n12  Michael Dell  United States  41  17.1  United States  \n13  Karl Albrecht  Germany  86  17.0  Germany  \n14  Sheldon Adelson  United States  72  16.1  United States  \n15  Liliane Bettencourt  France  83  16.0  France  \n15  Lawrence Ellison  United States  61  16.0  United States  \n17  Christy Walton  United States  51  15.9  United States  \n17  Jim Walton  United States  58  15.9  United States  \n19  S Robson Walton  United States  62  15.8  United States  \n20  Alice Walton  United States  56  15.7  United States  \n21  Helen Walton  United States  86  15.6  United States  \n22  Theo Albrecht  Germany  83  15.2  Germany  \n23  Amancio Ortega  Spain  70  14.8  Spain  \n24  Steven Ballmer  United States  50  13.6  United States  \n25  Azim Premji  India  60  13.3  India
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Richest Countries in the World \nRank Country GDP - per capita \n1 Luxembourg $ 55,100 \n2 Norway $ 37,800 \n3 United States $ 37,800 \n4 San Marino $ 34,600 \n5 Switzerland $ 32,700 \n6 Denmark $ 31,100 \n7 Iceland $ 30,900 \n8 Austria $ 30,000 \n9 Canada $ 29,800 \n10 Ireland $ 29,600 \n11 Belgium $ 29,100 \n12 Australia $ 29,000 \n13 Netherlands $ 28,600 \n14 Japan $ 28,200 \n15 United Kingdom $ 27,700 \n16 France $ 27,600 \n17 Germany $ 27,600 \n18 Finland $ 27,400 \n19 Monaco $ 27,000 \n20 Sweden $ 26,800 \nhttp://www.aneki.com/richest.html\n\nPoorest Countries in the World \nRank Country GDP - per capita \n1 East Timor $ 500 \n2 Somalia $ 500 \n3 Sierra Leone $ 500 \n4 Malawi $ 600 \n5 Tanzania $ 600 \n6 Burundi $ 600 \n7 Congo, Republic of the $ 700 \n8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the $ 700 \n9 Comoros $ 700 \n10 Eritrea $ 700 \n11 Ethiopia $ 700 \n12 Afghanistan $ 700 \n13 Niger $ 800 \n14 Yemen $ 800 \n15 Madagascar $ 800 \n16 Guinea-Bissau $ 800 \n17 Zambia $ 800 \n18 Kiribati $ 800 \n19 Nigeria $ 900 \n20 Mali $ 900 \nhttp://www.aneki.com/poorest.html
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1..Carlos slim helu is the most richest Mexican and the four in the entire world  whit 23.8 billion dollars his business it telecoms he is 65 yo whit 6 children widowed.\n2..jeronimo aragon 3.6 billion dollars \n3..Alberto bailares 2.7 billion \n4.. Ricardo Salinas  pliego  2.6 billion\n5..Lorenzo  zambrano 2.2 billions\n6..Roberto Hernandez 2.0 billions\n7..Maria Asuncion arabruzaba 1.8 billion\n8..Alfredo harp helu 1.6 billion\n9.. Issac saba raffoul 1.2 billion \n10.. Emilio azcaraga jean 1.0 billion\nthose are the top ten but there is many more. and paradoxically mexico has more millionaries than Germany. life is not easy for the rest of the mexicans.
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Why be a millionaire whe you could be a billionaire like.\n   1. Bill Gates - USA - $51.5 billion\n   2. Warren Buffett - USA - $44.0 billion\n   3. Lakshmi Mittal - India - $25.0 billion (was No. 62 in 2004)\n   4. Carlos Slim Helú - Mexico - $23.8 billion\n   5. Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - Saudi Arabia - $23.7 billion\n   6. Ingvar Kamprad1 - Sweden - $23.0 billion (living in Switzerland)\n   7. Paul Allen - USA - $21.0 billion\n   8. Karl Albrecht - Germany - $18.5 billion\n   9. Larry Ellison - USA - $18.4 billion\n  10. S. Robson Walton2 - USA - $18.3 billion\n  11. Jim Walton2 - USA - $18.2 billion\n  12. Alice Walton2 - USA - $18.0 billion\n  13. Helen Walton2 - USA - $18.0 billion\n  14. The Lord Thomson of Fleet and family - Canada - $17.9 billion\n  15. Liliane Bettencourt - France - $17.2 billion\n  16. Bernard Arnault - France - $17.0 billion\n  17. Michael Dell - USA - $16.0 billion\n  18. Sheldon Adelson - USA - $15.6 billion (was 311 in 2004)\n  19. Theo Albrecht - Germany - $15.5 billion\n  20. Roman Abramovich - Russia - $13.3 billion (lives both in Russia and UK)\n  21. Li Ka-shing - Hong Kong - $13.0 billion\n  22. Amancio Ortega Gaona - Spain - $12.6 billion\n  23. Steven Ballmer - USA - $12.1 billion\n  24. Silvio Berlusconi - Italy - $12.0 billion\n  25. Abigail Johnson - USA - $12.0 billion\n  26. Barbara Cox Anthony - USA - $11.7 billion\n  27. Anne Cox Chambers - USA - $11.7 billion\n  28. Stefan Persson - Sweden - $11.2 billion\n  29. John Kluge - USA - $11.0 billion\n  30. The Duke of Westminster - UK - $ 10 - 11 billion\n  31. Walter, Thomas and Raymond Kwok - Hong Kong - $10.9 billion\n  32. Forrest Mars, Jr. - USA - $10.4 billion\n  33. Jacqueline Mars - USA - $10.4 billion\n  34. John Mars - USA - $10.4 billion\n  35. Luciano Benetton and family - Italy - $9.9 billion\n  36. Pierre Omidyar - USA - $9.9 billion\n  37. Galen Weston and family - Canada - $9.9 billion\n  38. Lee Shau Kee - Hong Kong - $9.3 billion\n  39. Azim Premji - India - $9.3 billion\n  40. Nasser Al-Kharafi and family - Kuwait - $9.0 billion\n  41. Kirk Kerkorian - USA - $8.9 billion\n  42. Sumner Redstone - USA - $8.8 billion\n  43. Leonardo Del Vecchio - Italy - $8.5 billion\n  44. Michele Ferrero and family - Belgium - $8.5 billion\n  45. Michael Otto and family - Germany - $8.3 billion\n  46. Susanne Klatten - Germany - $8.2 billion\n  47. Philip Knight - USA - $8.2 billion\n  48. Hans Rausing - Sweden - $8.0 billion (living in UK)\n  49. Serge Dassault and family - France - $7.8 billion\n  50. Carl Icahn - USA - $7.8 billion\n  51. Rupert Murdoch - Australia - $7.8 billion\n  52. Rudolf August Oetker and family - Germany - $7.7 billion\n  53. Birgit Rausing and family - Sweden - $7.6 billion (living in Switzerland)\n  54. Spiro Latsis and family - Greece - $7.5 billion (living in Switzerland)\n  55. Sergey Brin - USA - $7.2 billion (was 552 in 2004)\n  56. Charles Ergen - USA - $7.2 billion\n  57. Larry Page - USA - $7.2 billion (was 552 in 2004)\n  58. George Soros - USA - $7.2 billion\n  59. Reinhold Würth - Germany - $7.2 billion\n  60. Mukesh & Anil Ambani - India - $7.0 billion\n  61. Mikhail Fridman - Russia - $7.0 billion\n  62. Vladimir Lisin - Russia - $7.0 billion\n  63. Donald Newhouse - USA - $7.0 billion\n  64. Samuel Newhouse, Jr. - USA - $7.0 billion\n  65. Adolf Merckle - Germany - $6.9 billion\n  66. Stefan Quandt - Germany - $6.7 billion\n  67. Micky Arison - USA - $6.5 billion\n  68. Philip Green - UK - $6.3 billion (living in Monaco)\n  69. Maria-Elisabeth and Georg Schaeffler - Germany - $6.3 billion\n  70. August von Finck - Germany - $6.3 billion (living in Switzerland)\n  71. Eli Broad - USA - $6.1 billion\n  72. Curt Engelhorn - Germany - $6.0 billion (living in Switzerland)\n  73. Friedrich Flick, Jr. - Germany - $6.0 billion (living in Austria)\n  74. Edward Johnson, III - USA - $6.0 billion\n  75. Nicky Oppenheimer and family - South Africa - $6.0 billion\n  76. Francois Pinault
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The Top Ten\n1. Tiger Woods \n2. Michael Schumacher \n3. Peyton Manning \n4. Michael Jordan \n5. Shaquille O'Neal \n6. Kevin Garnett \n7. Andre Agassi \n8. David Beckham \n9. Alex Rodriguez \n10. Kobe Bryant
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The richest person in Africa is Nicky Oppenheimer from South Africa. I guess the most curropt country in the world is Somalia (goverment is not running the country at all).