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world's top 10 billionaires by country
3/13/2006 @ 1:23:42 PM | 997 days ago | permanent link | posted in money

Forbes banks on the strange (sick) fascination with the rich and the famous by releasing their updated list for 2006. The US is a foregone conclusion but how about Mexico, Sweden, India and Canada? Whatever, vive la France (and HK)

The list
1. William Gates (USA)
2. Warren Buffett (USA)
3. Carlos Slim Helú (Mexico)
4. Ingvar Kamprad (Sweden)
5. Lakshmi Mittal (India)
6. Paul Allen (USA)
7. Bernard Arnault (France)
8. Prince Alwaleed (Saudi Arabia)
9. Kenneth Thomson (Canada)
10. Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong)

Misc
- youngest: age 22, oldest: 97
- dollar density: chart by country (leader USA: 371 billionaires)


Links
- http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/