World's 100 richest people - List of billionaires (2009)

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This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009. The listed net worth represents the estimated value of assets less debt as of February 13, 2009. The list does not include heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires

List of billionaires (2008)
List of billionaires (2007)

Compare with 2008. There are some changes....

 

[james2002]

I could not find my name on the list. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stian]

Imagine if all those people on the list would be kind enough to give you $1mi each. They wouldn't even notice it and you'd be filthy rich.

 

[chillking]

The most billionairs per square mile is moscow russia but their only 2 russian billionairs on the list maybe that might be because most billionairs in moscow have less than 5 billion. The fastest way to get on that list is to build a website like facebook.com lol easyer said than done lol.

 

[Bill Roy]

Chillking, working on it! k:

 

[stewie]

maybe next year :frusty:




thx :yo:

 

[jasdon11]

There must be many people who never appear on these lists who have even greater wealth it's just not visible.

I'll bet there are guys made untold $billions from the Iraq war.

 

[tas38]

Bill gates has much more money out side of microsoft, remember when the gov't was going after them over IE gate's started buying up all kinds of biz's. Made some very heavy investment's as well, he also gives the most to help to boot.

He spends lot of time now working to help make the most, of any money giving to pull everything together to get the most impact with them charity founds. To help with meds and feed people, water housing, schools. He is changing the way charity's work together, and getting biz's and gov't's to work with charity's as well.

 

[copper]

Surprised not seeing Masayoshi Son (SoftBank) considering #100 is $5 billion.
He was worth about $80 billion just before dotcom crash in 2000 and used to
own more than 30% of Yahoo during early years of Internet.

 

[fab]

I could not find my name on the list. Help!!!!!!!!!!!!

Neither could I, dang!

 

[HomerJ]

the first thing i notice is that while nearly all on the list have climbed in the standings (green arrows), simultaneously nearly all have had their net worth shrink (red arrows). thats quite curious.

(.... fixed)

 

[copper]

the first thing i notice is that while nearly all on the list have climbed in the standings (green arrows), simultaneously nearly all have had their net worth shrink (red arrows). thats quite curious.

(.... fixed)

Could it be because most of them have chunk of their money in stocks?
Almost all stock prices are much lower than before, say one year ago.

 

[HomerJ]

Could it be because most of them have chunk of their money in stocks?
Almost all stock prices are much lower than before, say one year ago.

that was my initial thoughts exactly.

it begs some interesting questions

 

[George Verdugo]

what about the owner of www.1-800vacations.com they missed him :]

 

[tas38]

They only count what worth they have in the inc they founded, like bill gates worth is what he has from mircosoft, I'm not 100% sure on it but pretty sure though.