The World's Billionaires 2013 edition was 27th annual ranking of The World's Billionaires by Forbes magazine. The list estimated the net worth of the world's richest people, excluding royalty and dictators, as of February 14, 2013. It was released online on March 3, 2013 and published in the March 25 print edition of Forbes.
Annual list Mexico's Carlos Slim topped the 2013 billionaire list, marking his fourth consecutive year at the top. Microsoft founder Bill Gates remained in second, while Zara founder Amancio Ortega moved up to third. Oretega's gain of $19.5 billion was the largest of anyone on the list. American investor Warren Buffett failed to make the top three for the first time since 2000, placing fourth. Oracle founder Larry Ellison rounded out the top five. Diesel founder Renzo Rosso was among the top newcomers, debuting with an estimate net worth of $3 billion.
A global rise in asset prices, led Forbes editor Randall Lane to declare "It [was] a very good year to be a billionaire". However, it was not a good year to be Mark Zuckerberg. The founder of Facebook saw his fortune fall by $4 billion to $13.3 billion, but he wasn't the biggest loser. That was Brazil's Eike Batista who fell from seventh to 100th. Overall, net gainers outnumbered net losers by 4:1.
A record total of 1,426 people made the 2013 list, representing $5.4 trillion of assets. Of those, 442 billionaires hailed from the United States. The Asian-Pacific region had 386 billionaires and Europe 366. The list also featured a record number of newcomers, 210, representing 42 different countries. The United States had the most newcomers with 27. Sixty people from the 2012 list fell below a billion dollar of assets in 2013 and eight others from the 2012 list died. The Asia-Pacific region had the most drop offs, with 29, followed by the United States with 16. The 2013 list featured 138 women, of which 50 came from the United States.
A majority of the list (961 individuals, 67%) was entirely self-made; 184 (13%) inherited their wealth, and 281 (20%) achieved their fortune through a combination of inheritance and business acumen. Two billionaires – Sulaiman Al Rajhi and Roman Avdeev - tied for the most children with 23. Both of their fortunes are tied to the banking industry, Al-Rajhi Bank and Credit Bank of Moscow respectively.
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No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Citizenship Source(s) of wealth & family$73.0 billion 73MexicoTelmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso $67.0 billion 57United StatesMicrosoft $57.0 billion 76SpainInditex Group $53.5 billion 82United StatesBerkshire Hathaway $43.0 billion 68United StatesOracle Corporation $34.0 billion 77United StatesKoch Industries $34.0 billion 72United StatesKoch Industries $31.0 billion 84Hong Kong/CanadaCheung Kong Holdings & family$30.0 billion 90FranceL'Oréal $29.0 billion 63FranceLVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
Top 100 No.The World's Billionaires. Forbes.com. August 3, 2020NameNet Worth USD billionAgeCountrySource(s) of wealth1Carlos Slim Helu & family73,073Mexicotelecom2Bill Gates67,057United StatesMicrosoft3Amancio Ortega57,076SpainZara4Warren Buffett53.582United StatesBerkshire Hathaway5Larry Ellison43,068United StatesOracle6Charles Koch34,077United Statesdiversified6David Koch34,072United Statesdiversified8Li Ka-shing31,084Hong Kongdiversified9Liliane Bettencourt & family30,090FranceL'Oréal10Bernard Arnault & family29,064FranceLVMH11Christy Walton & family28.258United StatesWal-Mart12Stefan Persson28,065SwedenH&M13Michael Bloomberg27,071United StatesBloomberg LP14Jim Walton26.765United StatesWal-Mart15Sheldon Adelson26.579United Statescasinos16Alice Walton26.363United StatesWal-Mart17S. Robson Walton26.169United StatesWal-Mart18Karl Albrecht26,093GermanyAldi19Jeff Bezos25.249United StatesAmazon.com20Larry Page23,039United StatesGoogle21Sergey Brin22.839United StatesGoogle21Mukesh Ambani21.555IndiaReliance Industries23Michele Ferrero & family20.487Italychocolates24Lee Shau Kee20.385Hong Kongdiversified24David Thomson & family20.355Canadamedia26Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud20,058Saudi Arabiainvestments26Carl Icahn20,077United Statesleveraged buyouts26Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family20,0-Hong Kongreal estate29Dieter Schwarz19.573Germanyretail30George Soros19.282United Stateshedge funds31Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family18.962GermanyAldi, Trader Joe's32Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family18.281Mexicomining33Jorge Paulo Lemann17.873Brazilbeer34Alisher Usmanov17.659Russiasteel, telecom, investments35Iris Fontbona & family17.470Chilemining36Forrest Mars, Jr.17,081United Statescandy36Jacqueline Mars17,073United Statescandy36John Mars17,076United Statescandy36Georgina Rinehart17,059Australiamining40German Larrea Mota Velasco & family16.759Mexicomining41Mikhail Fridman16.548Russiaoil, banking, telecom41Lakshmi Mittal16.562Indiasteel43Aliko Dangote16.155Nigeriacement, sugar, flour44Len Blavatnik16,055United Statesdiversified44Cheng Yu-tung16,087Hong Kongdiversified46Joseph Safra15.974Brazilbanking47Rinat Akhmetov15.446Ukrainesteel, coal47Leonid Mikhelson15.457Russiagas, chemicals49Leonardo Del Vecchio15.377Italyeyeglasses49Michael Dell15.348United StatesDell51Steve Ballmer15.256United StatesMicrosoft52Viktor Vekselberg15.155Russiaoil, metals53Paul Allen15,060United StatesMicrosoft, investments53Francois Pinault & family15,076Franceretail55Vagit Alekperov14.862RussiaLukoil56Phil Knight14.475United StatesNike56Andrey Melnichenko14.441Russiacoal, fertilizers58Dhanin Chearavanont & family14.373Thailandfood58Susanne Klatten14.350GermanyBMW, pharmaceuticals58Vladimir Potanin14.352Russiametals61Michael Otto & family14.269Germanyretail, real estate62Vladimir Lisin14.156Russiasteel, transport62Gennady Timchenko14.160Russiaoil & gas64Luis Carlos Sarmiento13.980Colombiabanking65Mohammed Al Amoudi13.568Saudi Arabiaoil, diversified66Tadashi Yanai & family13.364Japanretail66Mark Zuckerberg13.328United StatesFacebook68Henry Sy & family13.288Philippinesdiversified69Donald Bren13,080United Statesreal estate69Serge Dassault & family13,087Franceaviation69Lee Kun-Hee13,071South KoreaSamsung69Mikhail Prokhorov13,047Russiainvestments73Alexey Mordashov12.847Russiasteel, investments74Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family12.784Brazildiversified74Abigail Johnson12.751United Statesmoney management76Ray Dalio12.563United Stateshedge funds76Robert Kuok12.589Malaysiadiversified78Miuccia Prada12.463ItalyPrada79Ronald Perelman12.270United Statesleveraged buyouts80Anne Cox Chambers12,093United Statesmedia81Stefan Quandt11.946GermanyBMW82Ananda Krishnan11.774Malaysiatelecoms82Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila11.736Colombiabeer82James Simons11.774United Stateshedge funds82Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi11.768Thailanddrinks86Zong Qinghou11.667Chinabeverages87Dirce Navarro De Camargo & family11.5-Brazilconstruction87John Fredriksen11.568Cyprusshipping89Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family11.461United Kingdomreal estate90Harold Hamm11.367United Statesoil & gas91Rupert Murdoch11.281United StatesNews Corp91John Paulson11.257United Stateshedge funds91Azim Premji11.267Indiasoftware94Ernesto Bertarelli & family11,047Switzerlandbiotech, investments94Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken11,058NetherlandsHeineken94Hans Rausing11,086Swedenpackaging94Jack Taylor & family11,090United StatesEnterprise Rent-A-Car98Lui Che Woo10.783Hong Konggaming98Laurene Powell Jobs & family10.749United StatesApple, Disney100Eike Batista10.656Brazilmining, oil100Charles Ergen10.660United StatesEchoStar100Johanna Quandt10.686GermanyBMW
See also List of wealthiest families
References
External links Inside The 2013 Billionaires List: Facts and Figures (Forbes)