This year, FORBES’ ranking of the world’s richest billionaires hit a record: 1,826 10-digit fortunes that hail from 70 countries. That’s more than a 13-fold increase from the first global wealth list in 1987, when we found 140 billionaires from 24 countries.
Algeria
577. Issad Rebrab & family Net Worth: $3.1 B Source of wealth: food
Angola
534. Isabel dos Santos Net Worth: $3.3 B Source of wealth: investments
Argentina
283. Carlos and Alejandro Bulgheroni Net Worth: $5.3 B Source of wealth: oil and gas
Australia
94. Gina Rinehart Net Worth: $12.3 B Source of wealth: mining
Austria
116. Dietrich Mateschitz Net Worth: $10.8 B Source of wealth: Red Bull
Belgium
318. Albert Frere Net Worth: $4.9 B Source of wealth: investments
Brazil
26. Jorge Paulo Lemann Net Worth: $25 B Source of wealth: beer
Canada
25. David Thomson & family Net Worth: $25.5 B Source of wealth: media
Chile
82. Iris Fontbona & family Net Worth: $13.5 B Source of wealth: mining
China
29. Wang Jianlin Net Worth: $24.2 B Source of wealth: real estate
Colombia
85. Luis Carlos Sarmiento Net Worth: $13.4 B Source of wealth: banking
Cyprus
120. John Fredriksen Net Worth: $10.5 B Source of wealth: shipping
Czech Republic
160. Petr Kellner Net Worth: $8.4 B Source of wealth: banking, insurance
Denmark
129. Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Net Worth: $9.7 B Source of wealth: Lego
Egypt
225. Nassef Sawiris Net Worth: $6.3 B Source of wealth: construction
Finland
481. Antti Herlin Net Worth: $3.6 B Source of wealth: elevators, escalators
France
10. Liliane Bettencourt & family Net Worth: $40.1 B Source of wealth: L’Oreal
Georgia
291. Bidzina Ivanishvili Net Worth: $5.2 B Source of wealth: investments
Germany
21. Georg Schaeffler Net Worth: $26.9 B Source of wealth: ball bearings
Greece
737. Philip Niarchos Net Worth: $2.5 B Source of wealth: art collection
Guatemala
1741. Mario Lopez Estrada Net Worth: $1 B Source of wealth: telecom
Guernsey
1054. Stephen Lansdown Net Worth: $1.8 B Source of wealth: financial services
Hong Kong
17. Li Ka-shing Net Worth: $33.3 B Source of wealth: diversified
Iceland
1415. Bjorgolfur Thor Bjorgolfsson Net Worth: $1.3 B Source of wealth: diversified
India
39. Mukesh Ambani Net Worth: $21 B Source of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
Indonesia
142. R. Budi Hartono Net Worth: $9 B Source of wealth: banking, tobacco
Ireland
55. Pallonji Mistry Net Worth: $16.3 B Source of wealth: construction
Israel
156. Eyal Ofer Net Worth: $8.5 B Source of wealth: real estate, shipping
Italy
32. Maria Franca Fissolo & family Net Worth: $23.4 B Source of wealth: Nutella, chocolates
Japan
41. Tadashi Yanai & family Net Worth: $20.2 B Source of wealth: retail
Kazakhstan
714. Bulat Utemuratov Net Worth: $2.6 B Source of wealth: mining, banking, hotels
Kuwait
1500. Fawzi Al-Kharafi Net Worth: $1.25 B Source of wealth: diversified
Lebanon
534. Najib Mikati Net Worth: $3.3 B Source of wealth: telecom
Lithuania
1741. Nerijus Numavicius Net Worth: $1 B Source of wealth: retail, pharmacy
Malaysia
110. Robert Kuok Net Worth: $11.3 B Source of wealth: diversified
Mexico
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family Net Worth: $77.1 B Source of wealth: telecom
Monaco
1044. David Nahmad Net Worth: $1.85 B Source of wealth: art
Morocco
810. Othman Benjelloun Net Worth: $2.3 B Source of wealth: banking, insurance
Nepal
1415. Binod Chaudhary & family Net Worth: $1.3 B Source of wealth: diversified
Netherlands
107. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken Net Worth: $11.6 B Source of wealth: Heineken
New Zealand
195. Graeme Hart Net Worth: $6.9 B Source of wealth: investments
Nigeria
67. Aliko Dangote Net Worth: $14.7 B Source of wealth: cement, sugar, flour
Norway
291. Odd Reitan Net Worth: $5.2 B Source of wealth: supermarkets
Oman
1533. Mohammed Al Barwani Net Worth: $1.2 B Source of wealth: oil
Peru
894. Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Net Worth: $2.1 B Source of wealth: finance
Philippines
73. Henry Sy & family Net Worth: $14.2 B Source of wealth: diversified
Poland
418. Jan Kulczyk Net Worth: $4 B Source of wealth: telecom, oil, beer
Portugal
369. Americo Amorim Net Worth: $4.4 B Source of wealth: energy, investments
Romania
1605. Ioan Niculae Net Worth: $1.15 B Source of wealth: agriculture
Russia
60. Vladimir Potanin Net Worth: $15.4 B Source of wealth: metals
Saudi Arabia
34. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Net Worth: $22.6 B Source of wealth: investments
Singapore
131. Robert & Philip Ng Net Worth: $9.6 B Source of wealth: real estate
South Africa
179. Johann Rupert & family Net Worth: $7.4 B Source of wealth: luxury goods
South Korea
110. Lee Kun-Hee Net Worth: $11.3 B Source of wealth: electronics/insurance
Spain
4. Amancio Ortega Net Worth: $64.5 B Source of wealth: Zara
St. Kitts and Nevis
1533. Jacky Xu Net Worth: $1.2 B Source of wealth: apparel
Swaziland
435. Nathan Kirsh Net Worth: $3.9 B Source of wealth: retail, real estate
Sweden
28. Stefan Persson Net Worth: $24.5 B Source of wealth: H&M
Switzerland
149. Ernesto Bertarelli Net Worth: $8.8 B Source of wealth: biotech, investments
Taiwan
147. Tsai Eng-Meng Net Worth: $8.9 B Source of wealth: food, beverages
Tanzania
1500. Mohammed Dewji Net Worth: $1.25 B Source of wealth: diversified
Thailand
81. Dhanin Chearavanont Net Worth: $13.6 B Source of wealth: food
Turkey
369. Murat Ulker Net Worth: $4.4 B Source of wealth: food manufacturing
Uganda
1638. Sudhir Ruparelia Net Worth: $1.1 B Source of wealth: real estate
Ukraine
201. Rinat Akhmetov Net Worth: $6.7 B Source of wealth: steel, coal
United Arab Emirates
220. Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family Net Worth: $6.4 B Source of wealth: diversified
United Kingdom
69. Hinduja Brothers Net Worth: $14.5 B Source of wealth: diversified
United States
1. Bill Gates Net Worth: $79.2 B Source of wealth: Microsoft
Venezuela
481. Gustavo Cisneros & family Net Worth: $3.6 B Source of wealth: media
Vietnam
1118. Pham Nhat Vuong Net Worth: $1.7 B Source of wealth: real estate
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