Richest Person in the World
If you want to know the record holder for the richest person in the world, then you're in the right place. Carlos Slim is the world's richest person of 2012. Net worth is 74 billion US dollars, at the age of 71, the Mexican telecom mogul is also the year's biggest gainer, having added $20.5 billion to his fortune and widened the gap between him and no. 2, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, to $18 billion. A 19% rise in the Mexican stock market, a stronger peso, and successful mining and real estate spinoffs from conglomerate Grupo Carso all contributed to the astonishing increase.
Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, futurist and America's richest person with a net worth of 56 billion dollars, has with help from billionaire buddy Warren Buffett, convinced nearly 60 of the world's wealthiest to sign his "Giving Pledge," promising to donate the majority of their wealth to charity either during their lifetime or after death. He is no longer the planet's richest person, but that's because he's given away $30 billion to his foundation.
Warren Buffett, the venerable investor's Berkshire Hathaway climbed more than 15% over the last year adding $3 billion to his fortune. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse and long-standing friends." Buffett faked breathing problems when he was 12 so he could move back to Omaha from Washington, D.C., where his father was a freshman congressman. He had read every book about investing in stocks in the Omaha Public Library by the time he was 12. He met value investor Benjamin Graham at Columbia; bought textile firm Berkshire Hathaway 1965, and transformed it into massive holding company: food, insurance, utilities, industrials. Buffett acquired railroad giant Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $26 billion in 2009.
Hosni Mubarak the former Egyptian president is claimed to have between $40 and $70 billion family net-worth. Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan president is claimed to have several billion or more in private family holdings.
Did you know that 1% of adults are estimated to hold 40% of world wealth, and that the richest 10% of adults accounted for 85% of the world total. The distribution of wealth is a comparison of the wealth of various members or groups in a society. It differs from the distribution of income in that it looks at the distribution of ownership of the assets in a society, rather than the current income of members of that society.
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