The 2013 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2013 is the 2013 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2013 contain 1,426 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$5.43 trillion.[1] That is 200 more than the 1,226 people in the 2012 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Carlos Slim Helu & family, with an estimated US$73.0 billion (telecom).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2013 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 |
1,426
|
| Combined net worth |
US$5.43 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$3.81 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.10 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
0
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$0.45 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
64
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
442 |
31.0% |
1,872.5
|
| China |
122 |
8.6% |
263.0
|
| Russia |
110 |
7.7% |
427.1
|
| Germany |
58 |
4.1% |
296.2
|
| India |
55 |
3.9% |
193.6
|
| Brazil |
46 |
3.2% |
189.3
|
| Turkey |
43 |
3.0% |
74.2
|
| Hong Kong |
39 |
2.7% |
193.1
|
| United Kingdom |
37 |
2.6% |
121.1
|
| Canada |
29 |
2.0% |
92.0
|
| Taiwan |
26 |
1.8% |
72.8
|
| Indonesia |
25 |
1.8% |
55.2
|
| France |
24 |
1.7% |
142.8
|
| South Korea |
24 |
1.7% |
56.4
|
| Italy |
23 |
1.6% |
112.9
|
| Australia |
22 |
1.5% |
73.1
|
| Japan |
22 |
1.5% |
68.4
|
| Spain |
20 |
1.4% |
100.0
|
| Israel |
17 |
1.2% |
46.2
|
| Mexico |
15 |
1.1% |
148.5
|
| Sweden |
14 |
1.0% |
88.3
|
| Chile |
14 |
1.0% |
61.4
|
| Switzerland |
13 |
0.9% |
50.3
|
| Philippines |
11 |
0.8% |
39.9
|
| Ukraine |
10 |
0.7% |
32.1
|
| All other (39) |
165 |
11.6% |
561.4
|
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By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| North America |
471 |
33.0% |
1,964.5
|
| Europe |
409 |
28.7% |
1,627.0
|
| Asia-Pacific |
386 |
27.1% |
1,155.2
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
100 |
7.0% |
480.4
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
50 |
3.5% |
156.8
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
10 |
0.7% |
47.9
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
1,283 |
90.0% |
4,860.7
|
| Women |
138 |
9.7% |
554.0
|
| Not stated |
5 |
0.4% |
17.2
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Diversified |
132 |
9.3% |
485.9
|
| Real Estate |
130 |
9.1% |
420.2
|
| Finance and Investments |
114 |
8.0% |
339.6
|
| Fashion & Retail |
108 |
7.6% |
498.2
|
| Investments |
102 |
7.2% |
409.9
|
| Food and Beverage |
98 |
6.9% |
372.1
|
| Technology |
91 |
6.4% |
481.2
|
| Energy |
91 |
6.4% |
387.1
|
| Manufacturing |
89 |
6.2% |
248.2
|
| Metals & Mining |
64 |
4.5% |
310.6
|
| Service |
52 |
3.6% |
134.5
|
| Fashion and Retail |
48 |
3.4% |
300.0
|
| Construction & Engineering |
48 |
3.4% |
129.3
|
| Healthcare |
39 |
2.7% |
97.8
|
| Media |
36 |
2.5% |
140.6
|
| Media & Entertainment |
28 |
2.0% |
100.7
|
| Automotive |
25 |
1.8% |
88.5
|
| Logistics |
25 |
1.8% |
67.0
|
| Telecom |
21 |
1.5% |
146.9
|
| Health care |
18 |
1.3% |
45.8
|
| Finance |
17 |
1.2% |
37.3
|
| Sports |
16 |
1.1% |
33.0
|
| Retail |
12 |
0.8% |
24.1
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
9 |
0.6% |
33.6
|
| Gaming |
7 |
0.5% |
39.0
|
| Business |
3 |
0.2% |
28.7
|
| Politics |
1 |
0.1% |
27.0
|
| Medicine |
1 |
0.1% |
4.0
|
| Oil |
1 |
0.1% |
1.1
|
[1]
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2013.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
73.0 |
73 |
Mexico |
telecom |
Telecom
|
| 2 |
Bill Gates |
67.0 |
57 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 3 |
Amancio Ortega |
57.0 |
76 |
Spain |
Zara |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 4 |
Warren Buffett |
53.5 |
82 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Investments
|
| 5 |
Larry Ellison |
43.0 |
68 |
United States |
Oracle |
Technology
|
| 6 |
Charles Koch |
34.0 |
77 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 6 |
David Koch |
34.0 |
72 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 8 |
Li Ka-shing |
31.0 |
84 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 9 |
Liliane Bettencourt & family |
30.0 |
90 |
France |
L'Oreal |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 10 |
Bernard Arnault & family |
29.0 |
64 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 11 |
Christy Walton & family |
28.2 |
58 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 12 |
Stefan Persson |
28.0 |
65 |
Sweden |
H&M |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 13 |
Michael Bloomberg |
27.0 |
71 |
United States |
Bloomberg LP |
Politics
|
| 14 |
Jim Walton |
26.7 |
65 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 15 |
Sheldon Adelson |
26.5 |
79 |
United States |
casinos |
Gaming
|
| 16 |
Alice Walton |
26.3 |
63 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 17 |
S. Robson Walton |
26.1 |
69 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 18 |
Karl Albrecht |
26.0 |
93 |
Germany |
Aldi |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 19 |
Jeff Bezos |
25.2 |
49 |
United States |
Amazon.com |
Technology
|
| 20 |
Larry Page |
23.0 |
40 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 21 |
Sergey Brin |
22.8 |
39 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 22 |
Mukesh Ambani |
21.5 |
55 |
India |
petrochemicals, oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 23 |
Michele Ferrero & family |
20.4 |
87 |
Italy |
chocolates |
Food and Beverage
|
| 24 |
Lee Shau Kee |
20.3 |
85 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Real Estate
|
| 24 |
David Thomson & family |
20.3 |
55 |
Canada |
media |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 26 |
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud |
20.0 |
58 |
Saudi Arabia |
investments |
Finance and Investments
|
| 26 |
Carl Icahn |
20.0 |
77 |
United States |
leveraged buyouts |
Investments
|
| 26 |
Thomas & Raymond Kwok |
20.0 |
|
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 29 |
Dieter Schwarz |
19.5 |
73 |
Germany |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 30 |
George Soros |
19.2 |
82 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 31 |
Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family |
18.9 |
62 |
Germany |
Aldi, Trader Joe's |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 32 |
Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family |
18.2 |
81 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 33 |
Jorge Paulo Lemann |
17.8 |
73 |
Brazil |
beer |
Food and Beverage
|
| 34 |
Alisher Usmanov |
17.6 |
59 |
Russia |
steel, telecom, investments |
Metals & Mining
|
| 35 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
17.4 |
70 |
Chile |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 36 |
Forrest Mars, Jr. |
17.0 |
81 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 36 |
Jacqueline Mars |
17.0 |
73 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 36 |
John Mars |
17.0 |
76 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 36 |
Georgina Rinehart |
17.0 |
59 |
Australia |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 40 |
German Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
16.7 |
59 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 41 |
Mikhail Fridman |
16.5 |
48 |
Russia |
oil, banking, telecom |
Energy
|
| 41 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
16.5 |
62 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 43 |
Aliko Dangote |
16.1 |
55 |
Nigeria |
cement, sugar, flour |
Manufacturing
|
| 44 |
Len Blavatnik |
16.0 |
55 |
United States |
diversified |
Energy
|
| 44 |
Cheng Yu-tung |
16.0 |
87 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Real Estate
|
| 46 |
Joseph Safra |
15.9 |
74 |
Brazil |
banking |
Finance and Investments
|
| 47 |
Rinat Akhmetov |
15.4 |
46 |
Ukraine |
steel, coal |
Metals & Mining
|
| 47 |
Leonid Mikhelson |
15.4 |
57 |
Russia |
gas, chemicals |
Energy
|
| 49 |
Leonardo Del Vecchio & family |
15.3 |
77 |
Italy |
eyeglasses |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 49 |
Michael Dell |
15.3 |
48 |
United States |
Dell |
Technology
|
| 51 |
Steve Ballmer |
15.2 |
57 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 52 |
Viktor Vekselberg |
15.1 |
55 |
Russia |
oil, metals |
Energy
|
| 53 |
Paul Allen |
15.0 |
60 |
United States |
Microsoft, investments |
Technology
|
| 53 |
Francois Pinault & family |
15.0 |
76 |
France |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 55 |
Vagit Alekperov |
14.8 |
62 |
Russia |
Lukoil |
Energy
|
| 56 |
Phil Knight |
14.4 |
75 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 56 |
Andrey Melnichenko |
14.4 |
41 |
Russia |
coal, fertilizers |
Energy
|
| 58 |
Dhanin Chearavanont |
14.3 |
73 |
Thailand |
food |
Diversified
|
| 58 |
Susanne Klatten |
14.3 |
50 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 58 |
Vladimir Potanin |
14.3 |
52 |
Russia |
metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 61 |
Michael Otto & family |
14.2 |
69 |
Germany |
retail, real estate |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 62 |
Vladimir Lisin |
14.1 |
56 |
Russia |
steel, transport |
Metals & Mining
|
| 62 |
Gennady Timchenko |
14.1 |
60 |
Russia |
oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 64 |
Luis Carlos Sarmiento |
13.9 |
80 |
Colombia |
banking |
Finance and Investments
|
| 65 |
Mohammed Al Amoudi |
13.5 |
68 |
Saudi Arabia |
oil, diversified |
Energy
|
| 66 |
Tadashi Yanai & family |
13.3 |
64 |
Japan |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 66 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
13.3 |
28 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 68 |
Henry Sy & family |
13.2 |
88 |
Philippines |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 69 |
Donald Bren |
13.0 |
80 |
United States |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 69 |
Serge Dassault & family |
13.0 |
87 |
France |
aviation |
Diversified
|
| 69 |
Lee Kun-Hee |
13.0 |
71 |
South Korea |
Samsung |
Diversified
|
| 69 |
Mikhail Prokhorov |
13.0 |
47 |
Russia |
investments |
Finance and Investments
|
| 73 |
Alexey Mordashov |
12.8 |
47 |
Russia |
steel, investments |
Metals & Mining
|
| 74 |
Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family |
12.7 |
84 |
Brazil |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 74 |
Abigail Johnson |
12.7 |
51 |
United States |
money management |
Business
|
| 76 |
Ray Dalio |
12.5 |
63 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 76 |
Robert Kuok |
12.5 |
89 |
Malaysia |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 78 |
Miuccia Prada |
12.4 |
63 |
Italy |
Prada |
Business
|
| 79 |
Ronald Perelman |
12.2 |
70 |
United States |
leveraged buyouts |
Investments
|
| 80 |
Anne Cox Chambers |
12.0 |
93 |
United States |
media |
Media
|
| 81 |
Stefan Quandt |
11.9 |
46 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 82 |
Ananda Krishnan |
11.7 |
74 |
Malaysia |
telecoms |
Telecom
|
| 82 |
Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila |
11.7 |
36 |
Colombia |
beer |
Food and Beverage
|
| 82 |
James Simons |
11.7 |
74 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 82 |
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi |
11.7 |
68 |
Thailand |
drinks |
Food and Beverage
|
| 86 |
Zong Qinghou |
11.6 |
67 |
China |
beverages |
Food and Beverage
|
| 87 |
Dirce Navarro De Camargo & family |
11.5 |
|
Brazil |
construction |
Construction & Engineering
|
| 87 |
John Fredriksen |
11.5 |
68 |
Cyprus |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 89 |
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family |
11.4 |
61 |
United Kingdom |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 90 |
Harold Hamm |
11.3 |
67 |
United States |
oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 91 |
Rupert Murdoch & family |
11.2 |
82 |
United States |
News Corp |
Media
|
| 91 |
John Paulson |
11.2 |
57 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 91 |
Azim Premji |
11.2 |
67 |
India |
software |
Technology
|
| 94 |
Ernesto Bertarelli |
11.0 |
47 |
Switzerland |
biotech, investments |
Healthcare
|
| 94 |
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family |
11.0 |
58 |
Netherlands |
Heineken |
Food and Beverage
|
| 94 |
Hans Rausing |
11.0 |
87 |
Sweden |
packaging |
Manufacturing
|
| 94 |
Jack Taylor & family |
11.0 |
90 |
United States |
Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
Service
|
| 98 |
Lui Che Woo |
10.7 |
83 |
Hong Kong |
gaming |
Gambling & Casinos
|
| 98 |
Laurene Powell Jobs & family |
10.7 |
49 |
United States |
Apple, Disney |
Technology
|
| 100 |
Eike Batista |
10.6 |
56 |
Brazil |
mining, oil |
Energy
|
| 100 |
Charles Ergen |
10.6 |
60 |
United States |
EchoStar |
Media
|
| 100 |
Johanna Quandt |
10.6 |
86 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
See also
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