List of billionaires (2007)
Encyclopedia
This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes
magazine on March 8, 2007. Forbes is an American, national business magazine. There are 946 billionaires on Forbes list, with 178 newcomers and 17 former members returning after being delisted from previous lists. The total net worth is an estimate measured in United States dollar
s, based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchange
s on which each person's company is listed on, and exchange rate
s on February 9, 2007. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. The list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations. The combined net worth of the list is US$
3.5 trillion, a US$900 billion
increase from 2006.
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
magazine on March 8, 2007. Forbes is an American, national business magazine. There are 946 billionaires on Forbes list, with 178 newcomers and 17 former members returning after being delisted from previous lists. The total net worth is an estimate measured in United States dollar
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
s, based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...
s on which each person's company is listed on, and exchange rate
Exchange rate
In finance, an exchange rate between two currencies is the rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another. It is also regarded as the value of one country’s currency in terms of another currency...
s on February 9, 2007. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. The list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations. The combined net worth of the list is US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
3.5 trillion, a US$900 billion
1000000000 (number)
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increase from 2006.
Top 100 billionaires
The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires on February 9, 2007, and does not reflect changes since that date.Top billionaires
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| 1 | $56.0 billion | Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... |
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| 2 | $52.0 billion | Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3% to its shareholders for the last 44 years,... |
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| 3 | $49.0 billion | Telmex Telmex Telmex is a telecommunications company headquartered in Mexico City that provides telecommunication products and services in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and other countries in Latin America. In addition to traditional fixed-line telephone service, Telmex also offers Internet access, data,... , América Móvil América Móvil América Móvil is a Mexican telecommunication company headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. It is the fourth largest mobile network operator in terms of equity subscribers, one of the largest corporations in Latin America, and the world. America Movil is a Fortune 500 company... , Grupo Carso Grupo Carso Grupo Carso is a global conglomerate company owned by the Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. It was formed in 1990 after the merger of Corporación Industrial Carso and Grupo Inbursa... , Comp USA |
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| 4 | Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Feodor Kamprad is a Swedish and the founder of IKEA, a retail company.According to Forbes magazine, as of 2011 he is the 162nd wealthiest person in the world with an estimated net worth of around US$6 billion in 2011... and family |
$33.0 billion | IKEA IKEA IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer... |
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| 5 | $32.0 billion | Arcelor Mittal | ||
| 6 | $26.5 billion | Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands Las Vegas Sands Corp. is an integrated resort company based in Paradise, Nevada, USA.-History:Founded in 1988, the company was the owner and operator of the Sands Hotel, which was demolished in 1996 to make room for The Venetian, which opened in 1999.... |
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| 7 | $26.0 billion | LVMH LVMH LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton S.A., better known as LVMH, is a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, Île-de-France, France. The company was formed after the 1987 merger of fashion house Louis Vuitton with Moët Hennessy, a company formed after the 1971 merger... |
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| 8 | $24.0 billion | Inditex Group, real estate Real estate In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or... |
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| 9 | $23.0 billion | Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL of Hong Kong is a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HWL is an international corporation with a diverse array of holdings which includes the world's biggest port and telecommunication operations in 14... |
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| 10 | David Thomson David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet David Kenneth Roy Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet is a Canadian media magnate. He is the son of the late Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and his siblings are actress Taylor Thomson and Peter Thomson... and family |
$22.0 billion | Thomson Corporation Thomson Corporation The Thomson Corporation was one of the world's largest information companies.Thomson was active in financial services, healthcare sectors, law, science & technology research, and tax & accounting sectors... |
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| 11 | $21.5 billion | Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems... |
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| 12 | $20.7 billion | L'Oréal L'Oréal The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics... , Nestle Nestlé Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri... |
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| 13 | $20.3 billion | Kingdom Holding Company Kingdom Holding Company Kingdom Holding Company is a public holding company headquartered in Kingdom Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is the largest company in Saudi Arabia. It is controlled by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz, and is headquartered in the city of Riyadh... , Citigroup Citigroup Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate... |
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| 14 | $20.1 billion | Reliance Industries Ltd Reliance Industries Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered at Mumbai, India. The company operates through three business segments: petrochemicals, refining, and oil and gas, other segment of the company includes textile, retail business, special economic zone development and... |
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| 15 | $20.0 billion | ALDI ALDI ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany... |
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| 16 | $18.7 billion | Millhouse Capital Millhouse Capital Millhouse Capital is a Russian holding company, whose current CEO is Roman Abramovich, a business associate of Oleg Deripaska. They are among the "New Money Oligarchs" whose rise to prominence and wealth was fostered by the Yeltsin administration.... |
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| 17 | $18.4 billion | Hennes & Mauritz H&M H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children.... |
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| 18 | $18.2 billion | Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group | ||
| 19 | $18.0 billion | Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... , Vulcan Ventures Vulcan Inc. Vulcan Inc. is an investment and project management company founded in 1986 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, to manage his investments... , Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the... , investment Investment Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time... |
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| 20 | $17.5 billion | ALDI ALDI ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany... , Trader Joes, Albertsons Albertsons Albertsons is a supermarket chain that operates 463 grocery stores in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Louisiana, Nevada, Southern California, Florida and certain parts of Utah. Supermarket News ranked parent company SuperValu number five in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food... |
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| 21 | $17.1 billion | Wipro Technologies | ||
| 22 | $17.0 billion | Henderson Land Development Henderson Land Development Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. is a listed property company and a constituent of the Hang Seng Index. The company's principal activities are property development and investment, project management, construction, hotel operation, department store operation, finance, investment holding and... |
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| 23 | $16.8 billion | Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... |
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| 24 | Christy Walton Christy Walton Christy Ruth Walton is the widow of John T. Walton, who was a son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion.... and family |
$16.7 billion | Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... |
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| 24 | $16.7 billion | Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... |
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| 26 | $16.6 billion | Google Google Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program... |
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| 26 | $16.6 billion | Google Google Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program... |
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| 26 | $16.6 billion | Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... |
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| 29 | $16.4 billion | Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000... |
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| 30 | $15.8 billion | Dell Dell Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest... , investment Investment Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time... |
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| 31 | $15.0 billion | Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... |
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| 31 | $15.0 billion | Tracinda Corporation | ||
| 31 | , Thomas Thomas Kwok Thomas Kwok Ping-kwong , SBS, JP is the joint-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest property developer in Hong Kong, with his brother Raymond Kwok.... and Walter Walter Kwok Kwok Ping-sheung, Walter JP is the eldest son of Kwok Tak Seng and Kwong Siu-hing... |
$15.0 billion | Sun Hung Kai & Company Sun Hung Kai Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. is a listed corporation based in Hong Kong. The company is controlled by the family trust set up by Kwok Tak Seng, who founded the company.-History:... |
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| 34 | $14.5 billion | PPR PPR (company) PPR is a French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands. The company was founded in 1963 by the businessman François Pinault and is now run by his son François-Henri Pinault. It is quoted on Euronext Paris and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index... |
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| 35 | $14.4 billion | Gazprom Gazprom Open Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow... , Sberbank Sberbank Sberbank Rossii is the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe. The company's headquarters are in Moscow and its history goes back to Cancrin's financial reform of 1841... |
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| 36 | $14.3 billion | Novolipetsk Steel Novolipetsk Steel Novolipetsk Steel , or NLMK, is one of the four largest steel companies in Russia with sales of more than US$11.7 billion in 2008 and 9.2 million tonnes of steel output. NLMK's share of domestic crude steel production was about 13% in 2007. It primary produces flat steel products, semi-finished... |
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| 37 | Jack C. Taylor Jack C. Taylor Jack Crawford Taylor is an American businessman and the founder of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company. With an estimated net worth of around $7.4 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 18th-richest American and the 40th-richest person in the world.Taylor enrolled in the Olin Business School at... and family |
$13.9 billion | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Enterprise Rent-A-Car Enterprise Holdings, Inc. is a privately held company formed in 2009 to operate rental car subsidiaries: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent A Car, WeCar and its commercial fleet management, used car sales, and commercial truck rental operations.Enterprise Holdings was formed as... |
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| 38 | $13.5 billion | Interros Interros Interros is a Russian conglomerate controlled by Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin with large stakes in mining, metals, energy, finance, retail, real estate and other sectors... |
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| 38 | $13.5 billion | Interros Interros Interros is a Russian conglomerate controlled by Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin with large stakes in mining, metals, energy, finance, retail, real estate and other sectors... |
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| 40 | $13.3 billion | Rusal | ||
| 40 | Michael Otto Michael Otto Michael Otto , is the head of German Otto Group, the world's largest mail order company, with US$24 billion in sales in fiscal year 2003... and family |
$13.3 billion | Otto GmbH Otto GmbH The Otto group, or Otto , is the world's largest mail order company, operating in more than 20 countries. The family of executive board chairman Michael Otto owns the majority of the company. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany... |
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| 42 | $13.0 billion | investments, TWA Twa The Twa are any of several hunting peoples of Africa who live interdependently with agricultural Bantu populations, and generally hold a socially subordinate position: They provide the farming population with game in exchange for agricultural products.... |
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| 42 | $13.0 billion | Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments FMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm... |
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| 44 | $12.8 billion | Phoenix Pharmahandel Phoenix Pharmahandel PHOENIX Pharmahandel Aktiengesellschaft & Co KG , based in Mannheim, is the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in Germany, and the second largest in Europe with about 20 distribution centers across the country delivering drugs to some 12,000 independent pharmacies... |
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| 45 | $12.6 billion | Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920... |
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| 45 | $12.6 billion | Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920... |
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| 45 | $12.6 billion | Alfa Group Alfa Group Alfa Group Consortium is one of Russia's largest privately owned investment groups, with interests in oil and gas, commercial and investment banking, asset management, insurance, retail trade, telecommunications, water utilities and special situation investments... |
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| 48 | $12.4 billion | LUKoil LUKoil Lukoil/LUKoil ; ) is Russia's second largest oil company and its second largest producer of oil. In 2009, the company produced 97.615 million tons of oil; .... |
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| 49 | $12.0 billion | Koch Industries Koch Industries Koch Industries, Inc. , is an American private energy conglomerate based in Wichita, Kansas, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading and investments. Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals and Matador Cattle Company... |
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| 49 | $12.0 billion | Koch Industries Koch Industries Koch Industries, Inc. , is an American private energy conglomerate based in Wichita, Kansas, with subsidiaries involved in manufacturing, trading and investments. Koch also owns Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals and Matador Cattle Company... |
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| 51 | Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the... and family |
$11.8 billion | Fininvest Fininvest Fininvest is a financial holding company controlled by Silvio Berlusconi's family and managed by Silvio Berlusconi's eldest daughter Marina Berlusconi.-Structure:... |
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| 52 | Nasser Al-Kharafi Nasser Al-Kharafi Nasser Al-Kharafi was a Kuwaiti businessman of M.A. Kharafi & Sons. His company has performed $4.3 billion in sales. His net worth increased because of rising share prices of several holdings including Mobile Telecommunications Co., National Bank of Kuwait and Americana, operator of U.S. fast... and family |
$11.5 billion | M. A. Kharafi & Sons M. A. Kharafi & Sons M.A. Kharafi & Sons is a large private company based in Kuwait with a variety of commercial interests and revenues for 2006 estimated at USD$3.3 billion. The company is presently run by Nasser Al-Kharafi... |
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| 52 | $11.5 billion | Luxottica Luxottica Luxottica Group S.p.A. is the world's largest eyewear company. Its best known brands include Ray-Ban, Persol and Oakley, Inc.. It also makes sunglasses and prescription frames for a multitude of designer brands such as Chanel and Prada, whose designs and trademarks are used under license... |
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| 54 | $11.2 billion | Severstal Severstal OAO Severstal Russian: Северсталь, "Northern Steel") is a Russian company mainly operating in the steel and mining industry, centred in the northern city of Cherepovets. Severstal is listed on the RTS and LSE. As of 2009, it is the largest steel company in Russia according to The Metal Bulletin.... |
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| 55 | Duke of Westminster Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, , is the son of Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster, and his wife Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton. He is the owner of property company Grosvenor Group... and family |
$11.0 billion | Grosvenor Group Grosvenor Group Grosvenor is a privately owned property group with offices in 18 cities. It has four regional investment & development businesses in Britain & Ireland, the Americas, Australia and Asia Pacific; an international fund management business, which operates across these markets and in continental Europe;... |
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| 55 | Spiro Latsis Spiro Latsis Dr. Spiro J. Latsis is a Greek businessman with a fortune of US$9.1 billion . He ranked 51st on Forbes's 2006 World's Billionaires list. He is the son of the Greek shipping magnate, John Latsis, who died in 2003.... and family |
$11.0 billion | EFG Bank European Financial Group EFG Bank European Financial Group EFG Bank European Financial Group SA is a bank based in Geneva, supervised on a consolidated basis by the Swiss FINMA. It owns c. 49% of EFG International, a global private banking group specialising in private banking and asset management headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and listed on the SIX... |
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| 55 | Birgit Rausing Birgit Rausing Birgit Rausing is a Swedish art historian and philanthropist, and the widow of Gad Rausing .In 1944 her father-in-law Ruben Rausing founded Tetra Pak, which revolutionized the packaging of liquids such as juices and milk. The company was inherited by his sons Gad and Hans. In 1996, Gad bought... and family |
$11.0 billion | Tetra Laval Tetra Laval Tetra Laval is a private multinational corporation of Swedish origin, owned by the Rausing family. In the 1980s Tetra Laval relocated its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland.... |
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| 58 | $10.5 billion | Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a worldwide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products with US$30 billion in annual sales in 2010, and is ranked as the 5th largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes. Headquartered in McLean, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia,... |
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| 58 | $10.5 billion | Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a worldwide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products with US$30 billion in annual sales in 2010, and is ranked as the 5th largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes. Headquartered in McLean, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia,... |
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| 61 | $10.4 billion | Renova Group Renova Group Renova Group is a large Russian conglomerate with interests in aluminium, oil, energy, telecoms and a variety of other sectors. The main owner and president is Viktor Vekselberg.... |
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| 62 | Serge Dassault Serge Dassault Serge Dassault is a French entrepreneur and conservative politician. According to Forbes magazine, he was the 96th richest person in the world, with a net worth of $9.3 billion.... and family |
$10.0 billion | Dassault Group Dassault Group Dassault Group, is a French group of companies led by Serge Dassault.Managing directors are Claude Dassault and Olivier Costa De Beauregard.- Subsidiaries :*Dassault Aviation;... |
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| 62 | $10.0 billion | EchoStar Communications Corporation | ||
| 62 | Michele Ferrero and family | $10.0 billion | Ferrero Ferrero SpA Ferrero SpA is an Italian manufacturer of chocolate and other confectionery products, founded by confectioner Pietro Ferrero in 1946 and based in Alba, Piedmont, Italy. The company achieved success headed by Pietro's son Michele Ferrero, then Michele's son Pietro , who oversaw global business... |
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| 62 | $10.0 billion | Orascom Telecom Holding Orascom Telecom Holding Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, .... |
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| 62 | $10.0 billion | DLF Group | ||
| 62 | and Gerard Wertheimer Gerard Wertheimer Gerard Wertheimer is a Jewish French businessman based in France who owns and controls the House of Chanel perfume company in partnership with his brother, Alain.... |
$10.0 billion | Chanel Chanel Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France... |
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| 68 | $9.6 billion | Altana Altana The Altana AG is a German chemical company based in Wesel. Altana develops and produces products in the specialty chemicals business. The ALTANA Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germany, sells 85% of its products overseas... , BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands... |
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| 69 | $9.5 billion | Nike Inc. | ||
| 69 | Sunil Mittal Sunil Mittal Sunil Bharti Mittal , Punjabi: ਸੁਨੀਲ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਮਿੱਤਲ, born 23 October 1957) is an Indian telecom mogul, philanthropist and the founder, chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises... and family |
$9.5 billion | Bharti Telecom | |
| 70 | $9.1 billion | Metromedia Metromedia Metromedia was a media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and owned Orion Pictures from 1986-1997.- Overview :... |
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| 70 | $9.1 billion | Sistema Sistema AFK Sistema is a large Russian conglomerate company, headed by Vladimir Yevtushenkov. In March 2006, Yevtushenkov controlled 62% of the shares in Sistema.... |
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| 72 | $10.5 billion | Property; Jelmoli; Lindt | ||
| 73 | $9.0 billion | News Corporation News Corporation News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster... |
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| 73 | $9.0 billion | Tetra Laval Tetra Laval Tetra Laval is a private multinational corporation of Swedish origin, owned by the Rausing family. In the 1980s Tetra Laval relocated its headquarters to Lausanne, Switzerland.... |
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| 73 | $9.0 billion | Würth Würth The Würth Group is a worldwide wholesaler of fasteners, screws and screw accessories, dowels, chemicals, furniture and construction fittings, tools, machines, installation material, automotive hardware, inventory management, storage and retrieval systems. Würth was founded in 1945 by Adolf Würth... |
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| 76 | $8.8 billion | Serono Serono Serono is a biotechnology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The company was founded as the Serono Pharmacolodgical Institute by Cesare Serono in 1906 in Italy. A key step in its development was the discovery of a method of extracting urinary gonadotropins by Dr Piero Donini allowing... |
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| 76 | $8.8 billion | eBay EBay eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide... |
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| 78 | and Georg Schaeffler Georg Schaeffler Georg F. W. Schaeffler is one of the owners of Schaeffler Group, one of the world's largest producers of roller bearings. The other owner is his mother Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler.-External links:**More information on German Language Wiki... |
$8.7 billion | Schaeffler Group Schaeffler Group The Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG is a privately owned major manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses. In August 2008 the firm agreed to a staggered €12 billion acquisition of larger rival Continental AG, whereby Schaeffler will defer taking a... |
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| 79 | Rafael del Pino and family | $8.6 billion | Ferrovial Ferrovial Ferrovial, S.A. is a Spanish multinational company involved in the design, build, financing, operation and maintenance of transport, urban and services infrastructure. It is a publicly-traded company and is part of the IBEX 35 market value-weighted stock market index... |
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| 80 | $8.5 billion | Irvine Company Irvine Company The Irvine Company is a privately held real estate development company based in Newport Beach, Orange County, Southern California. The corporate center of the company lies in Newport Center. A large portion of its operations are centered in and around the City of Irvine, a planned city of 250,000... |
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| 80 | $8.5 billion | BOK Financial Corporation BOK Financial Corporation BOK Financial Corporation , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a financial services company in the West South Central States region of the United States. The corporate headquarters is located in the BOK Tower in downtown Tulsa. BOK Financial's holdings include BOKF, NA, BOSC, Inc, Cavanal Hill Investment... |
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| 80 | $8.5 billion | Soros Fund Management Soros Fund Management Soros Fund Management LLC is an American, privately held, hedge fund management firm founded in 1969 by George Soros. In 2010 it was reported to be one of the most profitable firms in the hedge fund industry, averaging a 20% annual rate of return over four decades.-Overview:Soros Fund Management... |
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| 83 | $8.4 billion | Nikoil Financial | ||
| 83 | $8.4 billion | Allianz Allianz SE is a global financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core business and focus is insurance. As of 2010, it was the world's 12th-largest financial services group and 23rd-largest company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.Its Allianz Global Investors... |
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| 85 | $8.2 billion | Enterprise Products Enterprise Products Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is a natural gas and crude oil pipeline company with headquarters in Houston, Texas. It acquired GulfTerra in September 2004, and is a member of the Fortune 500... |
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| 86 | $8.0 billion | Corral Petroleum Holdings | ||
| 86 | Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair of the United Arab Emirates, is the Chief Executive Officer of the publicly traded Mashreq Bank, and billionaire... and family |
$8.0 billion | MashreqBank MashreqBank Mashreq PSC is one of the leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates , with total assets as of 31 December 2010, of AED 84.8 Billion and net profits of AED803 Million... |
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| 86 | $8.0 billion | Aditya Birla Group Aditya Birla Group The Aditya Birla Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. It operates in 33 countries with more than 133,000 employees worldwide... |
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| 86 | $8.0 billion | Alfa Group Alfa Group Alfa Group Consortium is one of Russia's largest privately owned investment groups, with interests in oil and gas, commercial and investment banking, asset management, insurance, retail trade, telecommunications, water utilities and special situation investments... |
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| 86 | $8.0 billion | Uralskaya Gorno-Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya | ||
| 86 | $8.0 billion | National Amusements National Amusements National Amusements, Inc. is a privately owned theatre company based in Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. The company was founded in 1936 as the Northeast Theatre Corporation by Michael Redstone.... |
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| 86 | and Ravi Ruia Ravi Ruia Ravikant Nand Kishore Ruia is the Vice-Chairman of Essar Group , and is a recipient of the Business India Businessman of the Year Award 2010.... |
$8.0 billion | Essar | |
| 93 | $7.9 billion | The Anschutz Corporation The Anschutz Corporation The Anschutz Corporation is a privately-held holding company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It was started in 1958 by Fred Anschutz, an wildcatter, and the father of Philip Anschutz, who took over the company in 1962.... |
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| 93 | Galen Weston Galen Weston Willard Gordon Galen Weston, OC, OOnt , is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He is the Chairman and President of George Weston Limited... and family |
$7.9 billion | George Weston Limited George Weston Limited George Weston Limited , often referred to as Weston or Weston's, is Canada's largest food processing and distribution company. Founded by George Weston in 1882, the company today consists of Weston Foods, a wholly owned subsidiary, and Loblaw Companies Limited, the country's largest supermarket... , Associated British Foods Associated British Foods Associated British Foods plc is a global food, ingredients and retail company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its ingredients division is the world's second largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers, enzymes and lactose... |
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| 95 | $7.7 billion | Astroc | ||
| 96 | $7.6 billion | BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands... |
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| 97 | $7.5 billion | Saad Group Saad Group The Saad Group , is a Saudi Arabian based privately owned conglomerate with operations in construction & engineering, real estate development, tourism, medical services, financial services, investments, and education.... |
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| 97 | $7.5 billion | Fidelity Investments Fidelity Investments FMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm... |
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| 99 | $7.4 billion | Al-Rajhi Bank | ||
| $7.3 billion | Condé Nast Publications Condé Nast Publications Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps... |
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