What is the criteria of ranking the billionaire?Why Ratan tata does not in the list them?
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you need to have assets worth over a billion pounds/dollars or whichever currency for that country that the list is been compiled in.\n\nI'm not sure why he's not on the list because I'm not sure who he is.\n\nSorry couldn't help fully
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The list would still start out with Bill Gates either way. He made a donation to some charity this year that made him the world's, not the U.S.'s, biggest philanthropist. He's donated more money in a year than any person every. Of course, since he has the most money of any person ever, it only makes sense.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants/Retail/Bars\n(316) 361-0675\nbodell1@cox.net\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com\n\nFree initial consultations
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Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence\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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SENSEX is a basket of 30 constituent stocks representing a sample of large, liquid and representative companies.\n\nSENSEX is calculated using the "Free-float Market Capitalization" methodology. As per this methodology, the level of index at any point of time reflects the Free-float market value of 30 component stocks relative to a base period. The market capitalization of a company is determined by multiplying the price of its stock by the number of shares issued by the company. This market capitalization is further multiplied by the free-float factor to determine the free-float market capitalization.\n\n\nQualification Criteria:\n\nThe general guidelines for selection of constituent scrips in SENSEX are as follows:\n\nA. Quantitative Criteria:\nFinal Rank:The scrip should figure in the top 100 companies listed by Final Rank. The final rank is arrived at by assigning 75% weightage to the rank on the basis of six-month average full market capitalisation and 25% weightage to the liquidity rank based on six-month average daily turnover & six-month average impact cost.\n\n\nTrading Frequency:The scrip should have been traded on each and every trading day for the last six months. Exceptions can be made for extreme reasons like scrip suspension etc.\n\n\nMarket Capitalization Weightage:The weight of each scrip in SENSEX based on six-month average Free-Float market capitalisation should be at least 0.5% of the Index.\n\n\nIndustry Representation:Scrip selection would take into account a balanced representation of the listed companies in the universe of BSE. The index companies should be leaders in their industry group.\n\n\nListed History:The scrip should have a listing history of at least 3 months on BSE. However, the Committee may relax the criteria under exceptional circumstances.\n\n\nB. Qualitative Criteria:\nTrack Record:\nIn the opinion of the Committee, the company should have an acceptable track record.
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The richest is Bill Gates followed by Warren Buffet, Paul Allen, Lakshmi Mittal, Igvarm Kampad, The Walton heirs etc.,
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata
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William Gates III \n\nFor the  whole list:\nhttp://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Rank_1.html
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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 ($18.8 billion)
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Rank, Name, Citizenship, Age and then Net Worth (by the BILLIONS), Current Residency\n\n1  William Gates III  United States  50  50.0  United States  \n2  Warren Buffett  United States  75  42.0  United States  \n3  Carlos Slim Helu  Mexico  66  30.0  Mexico  \n4  Ingvar Kamprad  Sweden  79  28.0  Switzerland  \n5  Lakshmi Mittal  India  55  23.5  United Kingdom  \n6  Paul Allen  United States  53  22.0  United States  \n7  Bernard Arnault  France  57  21.5  France  \n8  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud  Saudi Arabia  49  20.0  Saudi Arabia  \n9  Kenneth Thomson & family  Canada  82  19.6  Canada  \n10  Li Ka-shing  Hong Kong  77  18.8  Hong Kong  \n11  Roman Abramovich  Russia  39  18.2  United Kingdom  \n12  Michael Dell  United States  41  17.1  United States  \n13  Karl Albrecht  Germany  86  17.0  Germany  \n14  Sheldon Adelson  United States  72  16.1  United States  \n15  Liliane Bettencourt  France  83  16.0  France  \n15  Lawrence Ellison  United States  61  16.0  United States  \n17  Christy Walton  United States  51  15.9  United States  \n17  Jim Walton  United States  58  15.9  United States  \n19  S Robson Walton  United States  62  15.8  United States  \n20  Alice Walton  United States  56  15.7  United States  \n21  Helen Walton  United States  86  15.6  United States  \n22  Theo Albrecht  Germany  83  15.2  Germany  \n23  Amancio Ortega  Spain  70  14.8  Spain  \n24  Steven Ballmer  United States  50  13.6  United States  \n25  Azim Premji  India  60  13.3  India
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rank  name  worth ($bil)  country of citizenship  \n1 Gates, William H III  52.8 United States \n2 Buffett, Warren E  35.0 United States \n3 Albrecht, Karl & Theo  26.8 Germany \n4 Allen, Paul G  25.2 United States \n5 Ellison, Lawrence J  23.5 United States \n6 Walton, Jim C  20.8 United States \n7 Walton, John T  20.7 United States \n8 Walton, Alice L  20.5 United States \n8 Walton, S Robson  20.5 United States \n10 Walton, Helen R  20.4 United States \n11 Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal  20.0 Saudi Arabia \n12 Quandt, Johanna & family  18.4 Germany \n13 Bettencourt, Liliane  14.9 France \n13 Thomson, Kenneth & family  14.9 Canada \n15 Ballmer, Steven A  14.8 United States \n16 Kamprad, Ingvar  13.4 Sweden \n17 Slim Helu, Carlos  11.5 Mexico \n18 Dell, Michael S  11.1 United States \n19 Rausing, Kirsten & family  10.7 Sweden \n20 Kluge, John W  10.5 United States \n21 Anthony, Barbara Cox  10.1 United States \n21 Chambers, Anne Cox  10.1 United States \n23 Li Ka-shing  10.0 Hong Kong \n24 Kwok, Walter, Thomas & Raymond  9.2 Hong Kong \n25 Ortega, Amancio  9.1 Spain
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Forbes Magazine ranks Bill Gates as the richest man in the world with a net worth of $46.5 billion.
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Yep - it looks like Mr. Microsoft wins again.  Attached is a list of the world's wealthiest by country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires_%282005%29
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It's a good question but not an easy one to answer.\n\nThe question has to do with showing the true productivity attributable to the CEO and his or her own skills and execution rather than that of the subordinates.  It's a little like showing the worth of a conductor of an orchestra vs. that of the various instrumentalists.  \n\nThere's also the matter of whether or not the CEO has a stake in the company -- that is, if high salary or benefits are offered as strong incentives to perform extremely well.\n\nWhen a company is performs poorly and or maintains unprofessional or unethical standards attributable to neglect from the top, no amount of remuneration is justified.
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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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i know my family has a net worth of more than 1 million... i think what makes someone rich is being on the forbes riches list, which means having at least a billion dollars.
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In my opinion (which is based on the facts,) Bill Gates is THE best entrepreneur in the world. He started his own company, Microsoft, and has since then become the richest man in the WORLD! His net worth is $40.7 BILLION!\n\nThis site has some more info on Bill and his accomplishments: http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&datatype=Person&uniqueId=BH69
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Try the Forbes list of wealthies individuals. My guess is he'd make it and they could 'estimate' it pretty well.