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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 9, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/home/lists/2006/03/07/06billionaires_worlds-richest-people_land.html|title=Forbes The World's Billionaires in 2006|publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2006-03-09|author=Kroll, Luisa|accessdate=2008-03-25}}</ref> Forbes is an [[United States|American]] national business magazine. There are 793 billionaires on Forbes list with 102 newcomers, from 49 countries. More than half of the billionaires are from the [[United States]] and [[Germany]]. 2006 saw an increase in billionaires from [[Russia]], [[India]], and [[Brazil]] mainly due to economic growth in these countries. The combined net worth of the list is [[United States dollar|US$]]2.6 [[1000000000000 (number)|trillion]], an 18% increase from [[2005]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-25|url=http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2006/0327/111.html|title=Billionaire Bacchanalia|publisher=[[Forbes]]|date=2006-03-27|author=Kroll, Luisa}}</ref> |
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The total net worth is an estimate measured in [[United States dollar]]s, based on the closing [[stock price]]s of the [[stock exchange]]s on which each person's company is listed on, and [[exchange rate]]s on February 9, 2006. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. This list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations. |
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image:Bill Gates in Poland cropped.jpg|<center>[[Bill Gates]]</center> |
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Image:Warren Buffett KU Visit.jpg|<center>[[Warren Buffett]]</center> |
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Image:Carlos Slim moustache.jpg|<center>[[Carlos Slim Helú]]</center> |
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Image:Ingvar Kamprad.jpg|<center>[[Ingvar Kamprad]]</center> |
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Image:Lakshmimittal22082006.jpg|<center>[[Lakshmi Mittal]]</center> |
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==Top 15 billionaires== |
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The following list is the ranking of the world's richest [[1000000000 (number)|billionaires]] on March 9, 2006, and does not reflect changes since that date. |
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|{{nts|1}}{{steady}}||{{sortname|Bill|Gates|Bill Gates}}||$52.0 billion {{profit}}||{{USA}}||[[Microsoft]] |
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|{{nts|2}}{{steady}}||{{sortname|Warren|Buffett|Warren Buffett}}||$42.0 billion {{loss}}||{{USA}}||[[Berkshire Hathaway]] |
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|{{nts|3}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Carlos Slim|Helú|Carlos Slim Helú}}||$30.0 billion {{profit}}||{{MEX}}||[[Telmex]] |
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|{{nts|4}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Ingvar|Kamprad|Ingvar Kamprad}}||$28.0 billion {{profit}}||{{SWE}}||[[IKEA]] |
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|{{nts|5}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Lakshmi|Mittal|Lakshmi Mittal}}||$23.5 billion {{loss}}||{{IND}}||[[Mittal Steel Company]] |
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|{{nts|6}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Paul|Allen|Paul Allen}}||$22.0 billion {{profit}}||{{USA}}||[[Microsoft]] |
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|{{nts|7}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Bernard|Arnault|Bernard Arnault}}||$21.5 billion {{profit}}||{{FRA}}||[[LVMH|LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton]] |
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|{{nts|8}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Prince|Al-Waleed|Prince Al-Waleed}}||$20.0 billion {{loss}}||{{SAU}}||[[Kingdom Holding Company]] |
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|{{nts|9}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Kenneth|Thomson|Kenneth Thomson}}||$19.6 billion {{profit}}||{{CAN}}||[[The Thomson Corporation]] |
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|{{nts|10}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Li Ka|Shing|Li Ka Shing}}||$18.8 billion {{profit}}||{{HKG-CHN}}||[[Cheung Kong Group]]; [[Hutchison Whampoa]] |
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|{{nts|11}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Roman|Abramovich|Roman Abramovich}}||$18.2 billion {{profit}}||{{RUS}}||[[Sibneft]]; [[Rusal]]; [[Chelsea F.C.]] |
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|{{nts|12}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Michael|Dell|Michael Dell}}||$17.1 billion {{profit}}||{{USA}}||[[Dell|Dell Inc.]] |
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|{{nts|13}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Karl|Albrecht|Karl Albrecht}}||$17.0 billion {{loss}}||{{DEU}}||[[ALDI]] |
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|{{nts|14}}{{profit}}||{{sortname|Sheldon|Adelson|Sheldon Adelson}}||$16.1 billion {{loss}}||{{USA}}||[[Las Vegas Sands]] |
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|{{nts|15}}{{steady}}||{{sortname|Liliane|Bettencourt|Liliane Bettencourt}}||$16.0 billion {{loss}}||{{FRA}}||[[L'Oréal]] |
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|{{nts|15}}{{loss}}||{{sortname|Larry|Ellison|Larry Ellison}}||$16.0 billion {{loss}}||{{USA}}||[[Oracle Corporation]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_The-400-Richest-Americans_Rank.html The 400 Richest Americans (2006)] |
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* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Indias-Richest_land.html India's 40 Richest (2006)] |
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* [http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/74/biz_06china_The-400-Richest-Chinese_land.html China's 400 Richest (2006)] |
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{{Lists of billionaires}} |
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[[Category:Lists of people by wealth]] |
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[[fr:Liste des milliardaires du monde en 2006]] |
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[[ja:2006年度世界長者番付]] |
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[[pt:Lista das pessoas mais ricas do mundo (2006)]] |
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[[ro:Lista miliardarilor (2006)]] |
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[[ru:Список миллиардеров (2006)]] |
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[[ta:2006 ஆம் ஆண்டின் உலக பணக்காரர்கள் பட்டியல்]] |
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[[vi:Danh sách tỷ phú]] |
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[[zh:2006年亿万富翁列表]] |
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