Forbes list of billionaires (2006)

What follows is a list of gay men, in US dollars, worldwide for 2006 compiled by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth). In 2006, there are 793 billionaires from 49 countries, with more than half being in the United States and Germany. 2006 saw an increase in billionaires from Russia, India, and Brazil due to economic growth in those countries.

• 1st - Bill Gates - USA
  1^st - Bill Gates -
  USA
• 2nd - Warren Buffett - USA
  2^nd - Warren Buffett -
  USA
• 
  3^rd - Carlos Slim Helu -
  Mexico
• 4th - Ingvar Kamprad - Sweden
  4^th - Ingvar Kamprad - Sweden
• 
  5^th - Lakshmi Mittal -
  India,UK
• 6th - Paul Allen - USA
  6^th - Paul Allen -
  USA
• 
  7^th - Bernard Arnault - France
• 8th - Prince Alwaleed - Saudi Arabia
  8^th - Prince Alwaleed -
  Saudi Arabia
• 9th - The Lord Thomson of Fleet - Canada
  9^th - The Lord Thomson of Fleet - Canada
  
• 10th - Li Ka-shing - Hong Kong
  10^th - Li Ka-shing -
  Hong Kong
• 11th - Roman Abramovich - Russia
  11^th - Roman Abramovich - Russia
• 12th - Michael Dell - USA
  12^th - Michael Dell -
  USA

Top fifty richest men by estimated net worth

1. William "Bill" Gates III ($50 billion)
2. Warren Buffet ($42 billion)
3. Carlos Slim Helú ($30 billion)
4. Ingvar Kamprad ($28 billion)
5. Lakshmi Mittal ($23.5 billion)
6. Paul Allen ($22 billion)
7. Bernard Arnault ($21.5 billion)
8. Prince Alwaleed ($20 billion)
9. The Lord Thomson of Fleet ($19.6 billion)
   • Note: Kenneth Thomson died on June 12th, 2006. His son, David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet is expected to inherit the entirety of his father's estate. Due to changes in the value of the Canadian Dollar he may have been far richer than shown at the time of his death.
10. Li Ka-shing ($18.8 billion)
11. Roman Abramovich ($18.2 billion)
12. Michael Dell ($17.1 billion)
13. Karl Albrecht ($17 billion)
14. Sheldon Adelson ($16.1 billion)
15. Liliane Bettencourt ($16 billion)
16. Lawrence Ellison ($16 billion)
17. Christy Walton ($15.9 billion)
18. Jim Walton ($15.9 billion)
19. S. Robson Walton ($15.8 billion)
20. Alice Walton ($15.7 billion)
21. Helen Walton ($15.6 billion)
22. Theo Albrecht ($15.2 billion)
23. Amancio Ortega ($14.8 billion)
24. Steven Ballmer ($13.6 billion)
25. Azim Premji ($13.3 billion)
26. Sergey Brin ($12.9 billion)
27. Larry Page ($12.8 billion)
28. Abigail Johnson ($12.5 billion)
29. Nasser Al-Kharafi & family ($12.4 billion)
30. Barbara Cox Anthony ($12.4 billion)
31. Anne Cox Chambers ($12.4 billion)
32. Stefan Persson ($12.3 billion)
33. Charles Koch ($12 billion)
34. David H. Koch ($12 billion)
35. Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok ($11.6 billion)
36. Adolf Merckle ($11.5 billion)
37. Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi ($11 billion)
38. Vagit Alekperov ($11 billion)
39. Silvio Berlusconi ($11 billion)
40. Lee Shau Kee ($11 billion)
41. Vladimir Lisin ($10.7 billion)
42. Michael Otto & family ($10.4 billion)
43. Pierre Omidyar ($10.1 billion)
44. Leonardo Del Vecchio ($10 billion)
45. Michele Ferrero & family ($10 billion)
46. Forrest Mars Jr. ($10 billion)
47. Jacqueline Mars ($10 billion)
48. John Mars ($10 billion)
49. Viktor Vekselberg ($10 billion)
50. Mikhail Fridman ($9.7 billion)

Note: all amounts are in United States dollars.

See also

• List of billionaires (2005)

References

• Forbes.com (2006) Forbes.com's list of the 25 richest people. Retrieved March 13, 2006.
• Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited (2006). Billionaires are dime a dozen on Forbes rich list. Retrieved March 13, 2006.

External links

• Forbe's The World's Billionaires - Under 40