Carlos Slim richest person on planet 2012

Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim is now the planet's richest person for the start of 2012. Worth an estimated $68.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday. The new index, which tabulates daily the net worth of the world's 20 wealthiest denizens, placed Slim in the No. 1 spot, followed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, valued at $62.4 billion, and Berkshire Hathaway head Warren Buffett, worth an estimated $43.8 billion. Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad came in at No. 4, making him the richest European on the list. Indian moguls Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal, along with Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, ranked as the world's wealthiest Asians. Other billionaires making the list include Oracle chief Larry Ellison, Koch Industries' Charles and David Koch, three scions of the Wal-Mart Stores fortune, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault, Zara owner Amancio Ortega, Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, and Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart.

• 2012-03-05T17:03:32+00:00
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