Well here we have a Bloomberg’s annual top 10 richest people.  As you can see Microsoft creator, Bill Gates is number two.

Rank Name Position Country Est. Net Worth
1 Carlos Slim Helú Chairman, America Movil Mexico $76.4 billion
2 Bill Gates Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USA $63.4 billion
3 Amancio Ortega Chairman, Inditex Spain $59.3 billion
4 Warren Buffett CEO, Berkshire Hathaway USA $49.8 billion
5 Ingvar Kamprad IKEA Sweden $43.4 billion
6 Charles Koch CEO, Koch Industries, Inc. USA $41.7 billion
7 David Koch Executive VP, Koch Industries, Inc. USA $41.7 billion
8 Larry Ellison CEO, Oracle USA $40.7 billion
9 Bernard Arnault CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton France $29.8 billion
10 Li Ka-Shing Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa Hong Kong $29.0 billion

Source: Bloomberg

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I say we all make a New Year’s resolution to be on this list next year! What do you say?

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