Top 10 Richest Person

1) The American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffet is worth an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago thanks to surging prices of Berkshire Hathaway stock, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's billionaires.

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2) Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu was named the world's second richest man, with a net worth of around $60 billion, up $11 billion since last March.

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3) Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is now ranked as the world's third richest person. At $58 billion, his net worth is up $2 billion from a year ago.
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4) Steel giant Lakshmi Mittal placed fourth with 45 billion dollars

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5) Petrochemicals tycoon Mukesh Ambani placed fifth with 43 billion dollars

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6) Anil Ambani at sixth position with 42 billion dollars

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7) Ikea store chain owner Ingvar Kamprad was seventh at $31 billion

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8) Property magnate K.P. Singh came in eighth on the list, with a fortune estimated at 30 billion dollars.
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9) Aluminum giant Oleg Deripaska was ninth at $28 billion

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10) Aldi store chain owner Karl Albrecht was 10th at $27 billion

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