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Top 10 Richest People

1. William Gates
Net worth: $56 Billion
Bill Gates Started out as a harvard ungraduate student and later dropped out after the finding of his Microsoft invention. At 51 years old, Mr.Gates is married with three children and lives in Medina, Washington in one of the largest homes in America.

2. Warren Buffet
Net worth: $52 Billion
As owner of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren donated $31 billion dollars to charity, marking the largest donation to date. He is 76 years old, married with three children, and lives in Omaha, Nebraska.

3. Carlos Slim Helu
Net worth: $49 Billion
At 67 years old, Carlos is the third richest person in the world due to his owning of Telecom. He is widowed with six children and currently lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

4. Ingvar Kamprad
Net Worth: $33 Billion
Ingvar started out by selling his own furniture in 1947 and opened his own store; IKEA. To this day, there is an IKEA in over 34 countries and that is what makes him the number four richest person in the world. At 80 years old, he is married with four children and lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.

5. Lakshmi Mittal
Net worth: $32 Billion
Lakshmi began by working for his family's steel-making business in India. Now, he has inherited the family business which works through over 60 countries and employs over 300,000 people. Lakshmi is married with two children and resides in London.

6. Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $26.5 Billion
Sheldon was fathered by a Boston cab driver and brought up poor. Now, he owns dozens of hotels and casinos all around the United States. At 73 years old, he currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and is married with five children.

7. Bernard Arnault
Net worth: $26 Billion
Bernard used most of his inheritance to buy out Christian Dior in 1985 and since then has bought out LVMH; Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. He also owns big name-brands such as Fendi and Dom Perignon. At 58 years old, he is married with five children and lives in Paris, France.

8. Amancio Ortega
Net worth: $24 Billion
As son of a railway worker and a high school dropout, Amancio began by making gowns and lingerie with the help of his wife, 44 years ago. With his hit appearal and now, his investments, Ortega is the number eight richest person in the world. He lives with his wife and three children in La Coruna, Spain.

9. Li Ka-Shing
Net Worth: $23 Billion
As a 78 year old high school dropout, Li is the richest Asian resident to this day. He is the world's largest operator of container terminals, a huge electricity supplier for Hong Kong, a cell phone provider, retailer and real estate developer. He is widowed with three children and resides in Hong Kong.

10. David Thomson
Net worth: $22 Billion
At the young age of 49 years old, David recently inherited his fathers fortune and family business; Thompson Corp. He is divorced with three children and lives in Toronto, Canada.

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