大连海事大学《考研英语》top billionaires.doc

80% of the wealth on this planet is in the hands of about 220 people Top billionaires 2009 The following list is the ranking of the worlds richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009, and does not reflect changes since then. Legend Icon Description ? Has not changed from the list for 2008. ▲ Has increased from the list for 2008. ▼ Has decreased from the list for 2008. No.?? Name?? Net worth (USD)?? Age?? Citizenship?? Residence?? Sources of wealth?? Ref. 0000000000000001.0000001▲ Gates, BillBill Gates $40.0?billion?▼ 53 ?United States ?United States Microsoft [3] 0000000000000002.0000002▼ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $37.0?billion?▼ 78 ?United States ?United States Berkshire Hathaway [3] 0000000000000003.0000003▼ Helú, Carlos SlimCarlos Slim Helú $35.0?billion?▼ 69 ?Mexico ?Mexico Telmex, América Móvil [3] 0000000000000004.0000004▲ Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $22.5?billion?▼ 64 ?United States ?United States Oracle Corporation [3] 0000000000000005.0000005▲ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad and family $22.0?billion?▼ 83 ?Sweden ?Switzerland IKEA [4] 0000000000000006.0000006▲ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $21.5?billion?▼ 89 ?Germany ?Germany Aldi Süd [4] 0000000000000007.0000007▼ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $19.5?billion?▼ 51 ?India ?India Reliance Industries [4] 0000000000000008.0000008▼ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $19.3?billion?▼ 58 ?India ?United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal [4] 0000000000000009.0000009▲ Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $18.8?billion?▼ 87 ?Germany ?Germany ALDI Nord, Trader Joes [5] 0000000000000010 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $18.3?billion?▼ 73 ?Spain ?Spain Inditex Group [6] 0000000000000011 Walton, JimJim Walton $17.8?billion?▼ 61 ?United States ?United States Wal-Mart [7] 0000000000000012 Walton, AliceAlice Walton $17.6?billion?▼ 59 ?United States ?United States Wal-Mart [7] 0000000000000012 Walton, ChristyChristy Walton $17.6?billion?▼ 54 ?United States ?United States Wal-Mart [7] 000000