The 2011 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2011 is the 2011 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2011 contain 1,209 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$4.50 trillion.[1] That is 198 more than the 1,011 people in the 2010 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Carlos Slim Helu & family, with an estimated US$74.0 billion (telecom).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2011 World's Billionaires list.[1] Net worth figures are Forbes's own estimates, in US dollars, at the time the list was compiled; they are not audited figures. Totals and breakdowns were calculated by Powerbase from that data: country means the country of citizenship recorded by Forbes; regions are a grouping of those countries made for this page (Forbes does not publish them in this form); gender is as recorded by Forbes; and industry is the first industry category Forbes assigns to each entry. Entries listed by Forbes as a family (for example "& family") are counted once. Forbes's own methodology article could not be opened for this page, so its details are not summarised here.
This page deliberately reproduces only aggregate figures and the top 100 entries, not the complete Forbes list. It contains no breakdown by religion, ethnicity or race.
Summary
Summary of the list
| Measure |
Value
|
| Number of billionaires |
1,209
|
| Combined net worth |
US$4.50 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$3.72 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.00 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
0
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$0.41 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
55
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
412 |
34.1% |
1,529.2
|
| China |
115 |
9.5% |
230.4
|
| Russia |
101 |
8.4% |
432.7
|
| India |
55 |
4.5% |
246.5
|
| Germany |
52 |
4.3% |
246.4
|
| Turkey |
38 |
3.1% |
63.7
|
| Hong Kong |
36 |
3.0% |
156.5
|
| United Kingdom |
32 |
2.6% |
93.7
|
| Brazil |
30 |
2.5% |
131.4
|
| Japan |
26 |
2.2% |
75.8
|
| Taiwan |
25 |
2.1% |
62.3
|
| Canada |
24 |
2.0% |
85.2
|
| Australia |
17 |
1.4% |
48.0
|
| Israel |
16 |
1.3% |
46.7
|
| South Korea |
16 |
1.3% |
39.6
|
| France |
14 |
1.2% |
118.5
|
| Spain |
14 |
1.2% |
61.6
|
| Italy |
14 |
1.2% |
62.6
|
| Indonesia |
14 |
1.2% |
32.3
|
| Mexico |
11 |
0.9% |
125.1
|
| Sweden |
10 |
0.8% |
73.9
|
| Malaysia |
9 |
0.7% |
44.1
|
| Switzerland |
9 |
0.7% |
36.3
|
| Saudi Arabia |
8 |
0.7% |
54.8
|
| Ukraine |
8 |
0.7% |
30.3
|
| All other (31) |
103 |
8.5% |
367.7
|
[1]
By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| North America |
436 |
36.1% |
1,614.4
|
| Europe |
336 |
27.8% |
1,361.4
|
| Asia-Pacific |
332 |
27.5% |
995.9
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
52 |
4.3% |
333.8
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
45 |
3.7% |
154.9
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
6 |
0.5% |
32.5
|
| Not stated |
2 |
0.2% |
2.4
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
1,103 |
91.2% |
4,070.7
|
| Women |
101 |
8.4% |
395.9
|
| Not stated |
5 |
0.4% |
28.7
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Investments |
131 |
10.8% |
429.2
|
| Fashion and Retail |
116 |
9.6% |
580.0
|
| Real Estate |
93 |
7.7% |
297.8
|
| Diversified |
89 |
7.4% |
331.3
|
| Manufacturing |
87 |
7.2% |
250.9
|
| Energy |
86 |
7.1% |
347.6
|
| Technology |
84 |
6.9% |
293.8
|
| Food and Beverage |
66 |
5.5% |
210.5
|
| Media |
59 |
4.9% |
202.9
|
| Finance |
56 |
4.6% |
168.1
|
| Service |
50 |
4.1% |
115.8
|
| Metals & Mining |
48 |
4.0% |
329.4
|
| Health care |
42 |
3.5% |
115.0
|
| Construction & Engineering |
31 |
2.6% |
76.6
|
| Logistics |
29 |
2.4% |
93.4
|
| Finance and Investments |
24 |
2.0% |
40.8
|
| Telecom |
20 |
1.7% |
139.8
|
| Automotive |
18 |
1.5% |
63.7
|
| Sports |
18 |
1.5% |
27.9
|
| Healthcare |
14 |
1.2% |
18.2
|
| Gaming |
12 |
1.0% |
50.1
|
| Fashion & Retail |
9 |
0.7% |
13.1
|
| Technology |
6 |
0.5% |
135.5
|
| Billionaire |
3 |
0.2% |
31.9
|
| Politics |
3 |
0.2% |
28.3
|
| Investments |
2 |
0.2% |
51.6
|
| Business |
2 |
0.2% |
14.2
|
| Media |
2 |
0.2% |
10.6
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
2 |
0.2% |
7.1
|
| Celebrity |
2 |
0.2% |
3.7
|
| Not stated |
1 |
0.1% |
5.3
|
| Fashion and Retail |
1 |
0.1% |
4.7
|
| Real Estate |
1 |
0.1% |
2.7
|
| Oil |
1 |
0.1% |
2.2
|
| Medicine |
1 |
0.1% |
1.6
|
[1]
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2011.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
74.0 |
71 |
Mexico |
telecom |
Telecom
|
| 2 |
Bill Gates |
56.0 |
55 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 3 |
Warren Buffett |
50.0 |
80 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Investments
|
| 4 |
Bernard Arnault |
41.0 |
62 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 5 |
Larry Ellison |
39.5 |
66 |
United States |
Oracle |
Technology
|
| 6 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
31.1 |
60 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 7 |
Amancio Ortega |
31.0 |
75 |
Spain |
Zara |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 8 |
Eike Batista |
30.0 |
54 |
Brazil |
mining, oil |
Energy
|
| 9 |
Mukesh Ambani |
27.0 |
53 |
India |
petrochemicals, oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 10 |
Christy Walton & family |
26.5 |
56 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 11 |
Li Ka-shing |
26.0 |
82 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 12 |
Karl Albrecht |
25.5 |
91 |
Germany |
Aldi |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 13 |
Stefan Persson |
24.5 |
63 |
Sweden |
H&M |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 14 |
Vladimir Lisin |
24.0 |
54 |
Russia |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 15 |
Liliane Bettencourt |
23.5 |
88 |
France |
L'Oreal |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 16 |
Sheldon Adelson |
23.3 |
77 |
United States |
casinos |
Gaming
|
| 17 |
David Thomson & family |
23.0 |
53 |
Canada |
media |
Media
|
| 18 |
Charles Koch |
22.0 |
75 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 18 |
David Koch |
22.0 |
70 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 20 |
Jim Walton |
21.3 |
63 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 21 |
Alice Walton |
21.2 |
61 |
United States |
Walmart |
Billionaire
|
| 22 |
S. Robson Walton |
21.0 |
67 |
United States |
Walmart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 23 |
Kwok Thomas & Raymond & family |
20.0 |
|
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 24 |
Sergey Brin |
19.8 |
37 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 24 |
Larry Page |
19.8 |
38 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 26 |
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud |
19.6 |
56 |
Saudi Arabia |
investments |
Investments
|
| 27 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
19.2 |
|
Chile |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 28 |
Lee Shau Kee |
19.0 |
83 |
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 29 |
Alexey Mordashov |
18.5 |
45 |
Russia |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 30 |
Jeff Bezos |
18.1 |
47 |
United States |
Amazon |
Technology
|
| 30 |
Michael Bloomberg |
18.1 |
69 |
United States |
Bloomberg |
Politics
|
| 32 |
Michele Ferrero & family |
18.0 |
84 |
Italy |
chocolates |
Food and Beverage
|
| 32 |
Mikhail Prokhorov |
18.0 |
45 |
Russia |
investments |
Investments
|
| 34 |
Vladimir Potanin |
17.8 |
50 |
Russia |
nonferrous metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 35 |
Alisher Usmanov |
17.7 |
57 |
Russia |
steel, telecom, stocks |
Metals & Mining
|
| 36 |
Oleg Deripaska |
16.8 |
43 |
Russia |
aluminum |
Metals & Mining
|
| 36 |
Azim Premji |
16.8 |
65 |
India |
software |
Technology
|
| 38 |
Michael Otto & family |
16.6 |
67 |
Germany |
retail |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 39 |
John Paulson |
16.0 |
55 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 39 |
Rinat Akhmetov |
16.0 |
44 |
Ukraine |
steel, coal mines |
Metals & Mining
|
| 39 |
German Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
16.0 |
57 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 42 |
Shashi & Ravi Ruia |
15.8 |
67 |
India |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 43 |
Mikhail Fridman |
15.1 |
46 |
Russia |
oil, banking, telecom |
Energy
|
| 44 |
Michael Dell |
14.6 |
46 |
United States |
Dell |
Technology
|
| 44 |
Susanne Klatten |
14.6 |
48 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 46 |
Steve Ballmer |
14.5 |
55 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 46 |
George Soros |
14.5 |
80 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 48 |
Berthold & Theo Jr. Albrecht & family |
14.4 |
|
Germany |
Aldi, Trader Joes |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 49 |
Birgit Rausing & family |
14.0 |
87 |
Sweden |
packaging |
Manufacturing
|
| 50 |
Vagit Alekperov |
13.9 |
60 |
Russia |
Lukoil |
Energy
|
| 51 |
Aliko Dangote |
13.8 |
53 |
Nigeria |
sugar, flour, cement |
Manufacturing
|
| 52 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
13.5 |
26 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 53 |
Anne Cox Chambers |
13.4 |
91 |
United States |
Cox Enterprises |
Media
|
| 53 |
Roman Abramovich |
13.4 |
44 |
Russia |
steel, investments |
Diversified
|
| 55 |
Jorge Paulo Lemann |
13.3 |
71 |
Brazil |
beer |
Finance
|
| 56 |
Savitri Jindal & family |
13.2 |
61 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 57 |
Paul Allen |
13.0 |
58 |
United States |
Microsoft, investments |
Technology
|
| 57 |
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family |
13.0 |
59 |
United Kingdom |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 57 |
Viktor Vekselberg |
13.0 |
53 |
Russia |
oil, metals |
Energy
|
| 60 |
Phil Knight |
12.7 |
73 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 61 |
Carl Icahn |
12.5 |
75 |
United States |
leveraged buyouts |
Investments
|
| 61 |
Robert Kuok |
12.5 |
87 |
Malaysia |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 63 |
Mohammed Al Amoudi |
12.3 |
66 |
Saudi Arabia |
oil |
Energy
|
| 64 |
Donald Bren |
12.0 |
78 |
United States |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 64 |
Ronald Perelman |
12.0 |
68 |
United States |
leveraged buyouts |
Investments
|
| 66 |
Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family |
11.9 |
79 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 67 |
Francois Pinault & family |
11.5 |
74 |
France |
retail |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 68 |
Joseph Safra |
11.4 |
72 |
Brazil |
banking |
Finance
|
| 69 |
Abigail Johnson |
11.3 |
49 |
United States |
Fidelity |
Business
|
| 70 |
Viktor Rashnikov |
11.2 |
62 |
Russia |
steel |
Manufacturing
|
| 71 |
Leonardo Del Vecchio |
11.0 |
75 |
Italy |
eyewear |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 72 |
John Fredriksen |
10.7 |
66 |
Cyprus |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 72 |
Stefan Quandt |
10.7 |
44 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 74 |
James Simons |
10.6 |
72 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 75 |
Horst Paulmann & family |
10.5 |
76 |
Chile |
retail |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 75 |
Luis Carlos Sarmiento |
10.5 |
78 |
Colombia |
banking |
Finance
|
| 77 |
Nasser Al-Kharafi & family |
10.4 |
67 |
Kuwait |
construction |
Diversified
|
| 77 |
Eliodoro, Bernardo & Patricia Matte |
10.4 |
|
Chile |
paper |
Manufacturing
|
| 79 |
Sammy Ofer & family |
10.3 |
89 |
Israel |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 80 |
Len Blavatnik |
10.1 |
53 |
United States |
Access Industries |
Energy
|
| 81 |
Gautam Adani |
10.0 |
48 |
India |
commodities, infrastructure |
Logistics
|
| 81 |
Forrest Mars, Jr. |
10.0 |
79 |
United States |
candy, pet food |
Food and Beverage
|
| 81 |
Jacqueline Mars |
10.0 |
71 |
United States |
candy, pet food |
Food and Beverage
|
| 81 |
John Mars |
10.0 |
74 |
United States |
candy, pet food |
Food and Beverage
|
| 81 |
Ernesto Bertarelli & family |
10.0 |
45 |
Switzerland |
biotech |
Health care
|
| 81 |
Klaus-Michael Kuhne |
10.0 |
73 |
Germany |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 81 |
Hans Rausing |
10.0 |
85 |
Sweden |
packaging |
Media
|
| 88 |
Iskander Makhmudov |
9.9 |
47 |
Russia |
mining, metals, machinery |
Metals & Mining
|
| 89 |
George Kaiser |
9.8 |
68 |
United States |
oil & gas, banking |
Energy
|
| 89 |
Johanna Quandt |
9.8 |
84 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 89 |
Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler |
9.8 |
|
Germany |
ball bearings |
Manufacturing
|
| 92 |
German Khan |
9.6 |
49 |
Russia |
oil, banking, telecom |
Energy
|
| 93 |
Ananda Krishnan |
9.5 |
72 |
Malaysia |
telecom |
Telecom
|
| 93 |
Dmitry Rybolovlev |
9.5 |
44 |
Russia |
fertilizer |
Manufacturing
|
| 95 |
Robin Li |
9.4 |
42 |
China |
Internet |
Technology
|
| 96 |
Serge Dassault & family |
9.3 |
85 |
France |
aviation |
Manufacturing
|
| 97 |
Kumar Birla |
9.2 |
43 |
India |
commodities |
Diversified
|
| 97 |
Petr Kellner |
9.2 |
46 |
Czech Republic |
insurance |
Finance
|
| 99 |
Leonid Mikhelson |
9.1 |
55 |
Russia |
natural gas |
Energy
|
| 100 |
Georgina Rinehart |
9.0 |
57 |
Australia |
mining |
Billionaire
|
| 100 |
Cheng Yu-tung |
9.0 |
85 |
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
See also
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