Forbes 2011 Top 20 Billionaires,Carlos Slim Tops Bill Gates as Most Richest

Forbes has released the Richest man List for year 2011. Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helu and family topped the list with a worth of $74 billion. It is about $18 billion more than Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman.

Indian Reliance Industry Chairman Mukesh Ambani also appear in the List of Top 20 Richest man in the world. He stood at Number nine with fortune of $ 27 Billion. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway comes in a close third with $50 billion.

Check out the list of top 20 billionaires in the world according to Forbes List.

Forbes 2011 Top 20 Billionaires

1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) – $74 billion, Invest in Telecommunications

2. Bill Gates (USA) – $56 billion, Microsoft

3. Warren Buffett (USA) – $50 billion, Berkshire Hathaway

4. Bernard Arnault (France) – $41 billion, LVMH

5. Larry Ellison (USA) – $39.5 billion, Oracle Corp

6. Lakshmi Mittal (India) – $31.1 billion, steel

7. Armancio Ortega (Spain) – $31 billion, retail

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) – $30 billion, mining, oil

9. Mukesh Ambani (India) – $27 billion, petrochemicals

10. Christy Walton (USA) – $26.5 billion, Wal-Mart

11. Li Ka-Shing (China) – $26 billion

12. Karl Albrecht (Germany) – $25.5 billion

13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) – $24.5 billion

14. Vladmir Lisin (Russia) – $24 billion

15. Lilian Bettencourt (France) – $23.5 billion

16. Sheldon Adelson (United States) – $23.3 billion

17. David Thomson (Canada) – $23 billion

18. Charles Koch (United States) – $22 billion

19. David Koch (United States) – $22 billion

20. Jim Walton (United States) – $21.3 billion