3/15/2006

Forbes Billionaires List



Forbes annually compiles a list of the World's Billionaires, the most current (article dated 3.9.06) includes the following as Top Ten:

1. William Gates
2. Warren Buffett
3. Carlos Slim HelĂș
4. Ingvar Kamprad
5. Lakshmi Mittal
6. Paul Allen
7. Bernard Arnault
8. Prince Alwaleed
9. Kenneth Thomson
10.Li Ka-shing

Okay, now two on the top ten built their own fortune from one company - Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, both of which are also college dropouts. Diverse sources of fortune : from Tech to Investing, from Fashion to Media, from Telecom to Steel.

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