GATES AND BUFFET IN THE FIRST POSITIONS AGAIN == Author: ELVIO ASSEMBLING TUOTO == The magazine Forbes published the list 2006 of the 100 richest people of the world. The classification includes the rank, the name, the country, the age, the wealth in thousand million dollars of the United States, and the source of the money.
1. William Gates III, US, 50, US$50, Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett, US, 75, US$42, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 66, US$30, telecommunications
4. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 79, US$28, Ikea
5. Lakshmi Mittal, India, 55, US$23.5, aço
6. Paul Allen, Washington, 53, US$22, Microsoft, investment
7. Bernard Arnault, France, 57, US$21.5, LVMH
8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 49, US$20, investment
9. Kenneth Thomson and family, Canada, 82, US$19.6, publications
10. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 77, US$18.8, various
11. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 39, US$18.2, petroleum
12. Michael Dell, US, 41, US$17.1, Dell
13. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 86, US$17, supermarkets
14. Sheldon Adelson, US, 72, US$16.1, casinos, hotels
15. Liliane Bettencourt, France, 83, US$16, L'' Oreal
16. Lawrence Ellison, US, 61, US$ 16, Oracle
17. Christy Walton, US, 51, US$15.9, Wal-Mart (inheritance)
18. Jim Walton, US, 58, US$15.9, Wal-Mart
19. S Robson Walton, US, 62, US$15.8, Wal-Mart
20. Alice Walton, US, 56, US$15.7, Wal-Mart