The 2014 edition of the Forbes World's Billionaires ranking
The World's Billionaires, 2014 is the 2014 edition of the annual ranking of the world's billionaires published by the American business magazine Forbes. The list data published by Forbes for 2014 contain 1,645 people with an estimated net worth of at least US$1 billion, worth a combined US$6.45 trillion.[1] That is 219 more than the 1,426 people in the 2013 list.[2] The top-ranked person was Bill Gates, with an estimated US$76.0 billion (Microsoft).[1]
Methodology
The figures on this page were compiled from the list data published by Forbes for the 2014 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 |
1,645
|
| Combined net worth |
US$6.45 trillion
|
| Average net worth |
US$3.92 billion
|
| Median net worth |
US$2.20 billion
|
| Worth US$100 billion or more |
0
|
| Combined worth of top 10 |
US$0.51 trillion
|
| Countries of citizenship represented |
69
|
[1]
By country of citizenship
Top 25 countries of citizenship
| Country |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| United States |
492 |
29.9% |
2,318.4
|
| China |
152 |
9.2% |
374.8
|
| Russia |
111 |
6.7% |
422.1
|
| Germany |
85 |
5.2% |
400.9
|
| Brazil |
65 |
4.0% |
191.6
|
| India |
56 |
3.4% |
191.5
|
| United Kingdom |
47 |
2.9% |
153.8
|
| Hong Kong |
45 |
2.7% |
213.7
|
| France |
43 |
2.6% |
235.2
|
| Italy |
35 |
2.1% |
157.9
|
| Canada |
32 |
1.9% |
112.5
|
| Australia |
29 |
1.8% |
85.3
|
| Taiwan |
28 |
1.7% |
75.8
|
| Japan |
27 |
1.6% |
100.8
|
| South Korea |
27 |
1.6% |
60.4
|
| Spain |
26 |
1.6% |
122.5
|
| Turkey |
24 |
1.5% |
43.0
|
| Switzerland |
21 |
1.3% |
80.0
|
| Sweden |
19 |
1.2% |
116.7
|
| Indonesia |
19 |
1.2% |
47.6
|
| Israel |
18 |
1.1% |
51.8
|
| Mexico |
16 |
1.0% |
142.9
|
| Singapore |
16 |
1.0% |
45.0
|
| Malaysia |
13 |
0.8% |
53.0
|
| Chile |
12 |
0.7% |
41.2
|
| All other (44) |
187 |
11.4% |
607.9
|
[1]
By region
Region (grouping of citizenship countries)
| Region |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| North America |
524 |
31.9% |
2,431.0
|
| Europe |
492 |
29.9% |
1,989.5
|
| Asia-Pacific |
444 |
27.0% |
1,349.0
|
| Latin America & Caribbean |
114 |
6.9% |
439.6
|
| Middle East & North Africa |
55 |
3.3% |
169.2
|
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
16 |
1.0% |
68.2
|
[1]
By gender
Gender as recorded by Forbes
| Gender |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Men |
1,467 |
89.2% |
5,732.8
|
| Women |
172 |
10.5% |
688.0
|
| Not stated |
6 |
0.4% |
25.6
|
[1]
By industry
First industry category assigned by Forbes
| Industry (Forbes category) |
Billionaires |
Share of total |
Combined net worth (US$ billion)
|
| Fashion & Retail |
151 |
9.2% |
684.2
|
| Finance and Investments |
143 |
8.7% |
401.8
|
| Real Estate |
140 |
8.5% |
442.9
|
| Diversified |
132 |
8.0% |
512.2
|
| Technology |
125 |
7.6% |
685.2
|
| Manufacturing |
119 |
7.2% |
325.3
|
| Food and Beverage |
108 |
6.6% |
448.9
|
| Energy |
93 |
5.7% |
421.8
|
| Investments |
88 |
5.3% |
449.4
|
| Metals & Mining |
61 |
3.7% |
281.5
|
| Service |
60 |
3.6% |
163.4
|
| Construction & Engineering |
58 |
3.5% |
147.1
|
| Healthcare |
58 |
3.5% |
142.5
|
| Fashion and Retail |
45 |
2.7% |
307.1
|
| Automotive |
38 |
2.3% |
147.7
|
| Media |
36 |
2.2% |
152.3
|
| Media & Entertainment |
33 |
2.0% |
117.1
|
| Telecom |
25 |
1.5% |
170.2
|
| Logistics |
25 |
1.5% |
79.4
|
| Finance |
22 |
1.3% |
77.8
|
| Sports |
19 |
1.2% |
41.4
|
| Health care |
18 |
1.1% |
61.4
|
| Retail |
17 |
1.0% |
29.5
|
| Gambling & Casinos |
15 |
0.9% |
62.2
|
| Gaming |
8 |
0.5% |
54.0
|
| Business |
3 |
0.2% |
30.1
|
| Medicine |
2 |
0.1% |
6.8
|
| Oil |
2 |
0.1% |
2.5
|
| Finance & Investments |
1 |
0.1% |
1.0
|
[1]
Top 100
Entries ranked 1 to 100 by Forbes (tied ranks included).[1] Age is as given in the Forbes list data for 2014.
| Rank |
Name |
Net worth (US$ billion) |
Age |
Citizenship |
Source of wealth |
Industry
|
| 1 |
Bill Gates |
76.0 |
58 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 2 |
Carlos Slim Helu & family |
72.0 |
74 |
Mexico |
telecom |
Telecom
|
| 3 |
Amancio Ortega |
64.0 |
77 |
Spain |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 4 |
Warren Buffett |
58.2 |
83 |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
Investments
|
| 5 |
Larry Ellison |
48.0 |
69 |
United States |
Oracle |
Technology
|
| 6 |
Charles Koch |
40.0 |
78 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 6 |
David Koch |
40.0 |
73 |
United States |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 8 |
Sheldon Adelson |
38.0 |
80 |
United States |
casinos |
Gaming
|
| 9 |
Christy Walton & family |
36.7 |
59 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 10 |
Jim Walton |
34.7 |
66 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 11 |
Liliane Bettencourt & family |
34.5 |
91 |
France |
L'Oreal |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 12 |
Stefan Persson |
34.4 |
66 |
Sweden |
H&M |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 13 |
Alice Walton |
34.3 |
64 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 14 |
S. Robson Walton |
34.2 |
70 |
United States |
Wal-Mart |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 15 |
Bernard Arnault & family |
33.5 |
64 |
France |
LVMH |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 16 |
Michael Bloomberg |
33.0 |
72 |
United States |
Bloomberg LP |
Finance
|
| 17 |
Larry Page |
32.3 |
40 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 18 |
Jeff Bezos |
32.0 |
50 |
United States |
Amazon.com |
Technology
|
| 19 |
Sergey Brin |
31.8 |
40 |
United States |
Google |
Technology
|
| 20 |
Li Ka-shing |
31.0 |
85 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 21 |
Mark Zuckerberg |
28.5 |
29 |
United States |
Facebook |
Technology
|
| 22 |
Michele Ferrero & family |
26.5 |
88 |
Italy |
chocolates |
Food and Beverage
|
| 23 |
Karl Albrecht |
25.0 |
94 |
Germany |
retail |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 23 |
Aliko Dangote |
25.0 |
56 |
Nigeria |
cement, sugar, flour |
Manufacturing
|
| 25 |
Carl Icahn |
24.5 |
78 |
United States |
investments |
Investments
|
| 26 |
George Soros |
23.0 |
83 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 27 |
David Thomson & family |
22.6 |
56 |
Canada |
media |
Media & Entertainment
|
| 28 |
Lui Che Woo |
22.0 |
84 |
Hong Kong |
casinos |
Gambling & Casinos
|
| 29 |
Dieter Schwarz |
21.1 |
74 |
Germany |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 30 |
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud |
20.4 |
58 |
Saudi Arabia |
investments |
Finance and Investments
|
| 31 |
Forrest Mars, Jr. |
20.0 |
82 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 31 |
Jacqueline Mars |
20.0 |
74 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 31 |
John Mars |
20.0 |
77 |
United States |
candy |
Food and Beverage
|
| 34 |
Jorge Paulo Lemann |
19.7 |
74 |
Brazil |
beer |
Food and Beverage
|
| 35 |
Lee Shau Kee |
19.6 |
86 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Real Estate
|
| 36 |
Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family |
19.3 |
63 |
Germany |
Aldi, Trader Joe's |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 36 |
Steve Ballmer |
19.3 |
57 |
United States |
Microsoft |
Technology
|
| 38 |
Leonardo Del Vecchio & family |
19.2 |
78 |
Italy |
eyeglasses |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 39 |
Len Blavatnik |
18.7 |
56 |
United States |
diversified |
Energy
|
| 40 |
Mukesh Ambani |
18.6 |
56 |
India |
petrochemicals, oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 40 |
Alisher Usmanov |
18.6 |
60 |
Russia |
steel & mining, telecom, investments |
Metals & Mining
|
| 42 |
Phil Knight |
18.4 |
76 |
United States |
Nike |
Fashion and Retail
|
| 42 |
Michael Otto & family |
18.4 |
70 |
Germany |
retail, real estate |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 42 |
Masayoshi Son |
18.4 |
56 |
Japan |
internet, telecom |
Telecom
|
| 45 |
Tadashi Yanai & family |
17.9 |
65 |
Japan |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 46 |
Gina Rinehart |
17.7 |
60 |
Australia |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 47 |
Mikhail Fridman |
17.6 |
49 |
Russia |
oil, banking, telecom |
Energy
|
| 48 |
Michael Dell |
17.5 |
49 |
United States |
Dell |
Technology
|
| 49 |
Susanne Klatten |
17.4 |
51 |
Germany |
BMW, pharmaceuticals |
Automotive
|
| 50 |
Abigail Johnson |
17.3 |
52 |
United States |
money management |
Business
|
| 51 |
Viktor Vekselberg |
17.2 |
56 |
Russia |
metals, energy |
Energy
|
| 52 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
16.7 |
63 |
India |
steel |
Metals & Mining
|
| 53 |
Vladimir Lisin |
16.6 |
57 |
Russia |
steel, transport |
Metals & Mining
|
| 54 |
Cheng Yu-tung |
16.2 |
88 |
Hong Kong |
diversified |
Real Estate
|
| 55 |
Joseph Safra |
16.0 |
75 |
Brazil |
banking |
Finance and Investments
|
| 56 |
Paul Allen |
15.9 |
61 |
United States |
Microsoft, investments |
Technology
|
| 57 |
Leonid Mikhelson |
15.6 |
58 |
Russia |
gas, chemicals |
Energy
|
| 58 |
Anne Cox Chambers |
15.5 |
94 |
United States |
media |
Media
|
| 58 |
Iris Fontbona & family |
15.5 |
71 |
Chile |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 58 |
Francois Pinault & family |
15.5 |
77 |
France |
retail |
Fashion & Retail
|
| 61 |
Mohammed Al Amoudi |
15.3 |
67 |
Saudi Arabia |
oil, diversified |
Energy
|
| 61 |
Azim Premji |
15.3 |
68 |
India |
software |
Technology
|
| 61 |
Gennady Timchenko |
15.3 |
61 |
Russia |
oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 64 |
Wang Jianlin |
15.1 |
59 |
China |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 65 |
Charles Ergen |
15.0 |
61 |
United States |
Dish Network |
Technology
|
| 66 |
Stefan Quandt |
14.9 |
47 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 67 |
German Larrea Mota Velasco & family |
14.7 |
60 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 68 |
Harold Hamm |
14.6 |
68 |
United States |
oil & gas |
Energy
|
| 69 |
Donald Bren |
14.4 |
81 |
United States |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 69 |
Ray Dalio |
14.4 |
64 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 71 |
Georg Schaeffler |
14.3 |
49 |
Germany |
ball bearings |
Automotive
|
| 72 |
Luis Carlos Sarmiento |
14.2 |
81 |
Colombia |
banking |
Finance and Investments
|
| 73 |
Serge Dassault & family |
14.0 |
88 |
France |
aviation |
Diversified
|
| 73 |
Ronald Perelman |
14.0 |
71 |
United States |
leveraged buyouts |
Investments
|
| 73 |
Laurene Powell Jobs & family |
14.0 |
49 |
United States |
Apple, Disney |
Technology
|
| 76 |
Vagit Alekperov |
13.6 |
63 |
Russia |
Lukoil |
Energy
|
| 76 |
John Fredriksen |
13.6 |
69 |
Cyprus |
shipping |
Logistics
|
| 78 |
Rupert Murdoch & family |
13.5 |
82 |
United States |
media |
Media
|
| 78 |
John Paulson |
13.5 |
58 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 80 |
Ma Huateng |
13.4 |
42 |
China |
internet media |
Technology
|
| 81 |
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family |
13.0 |
62 |
United Kingdom |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 82 |
Pallonji Mistry |
12.8 |
84 |
Ireland |
construction |
Construction & Engineering
|
| 82 |
Johanna Quandt |
12.8 |
87 |
Germany |
BMW |
Automotive
|
| 82 |
Dilip Shanghvi |
12.8 |
58 |
India |
pharmaceuticals |
Healthcare
|
| 82 |
Jack Taylor & family |
12.8 |
91 |
United States |
Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
Service
|
| 86 |
Thomas & Raymond Kwok |
12.6 |
|
Hong Kong |
real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 86 |
Vladimir Potanin |
12.6 |
53 |
Russia |
metals |
Metals & Mining
|
| 88 |
Rinat Akhmetov |
12.5 |
47 |
Ukraine |
steel, coal |
Metals & Mining
|
| 88 |
James Simons |
12.5 |
75 |
United States |
hedge funds |
Investments
|
| 90 |
Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family |
12.4 |
82 |
Mexico |
mining |
Metals & Mining
|
| 91 |
Robin Li |
12.1 |
45 |
China |
internet search |
Technology
|
| 92 |
Ernesto Bertarelli |
12.0 |
48 |
Switzerland |
biotech, investments |
Healthcare
|
| 92 |
Hans Rausing |
12.0 |
87 |
Sweden |
packaging |
Manufacturing
|
| 94 |
Zong Qinghou |
11.6 |
68 |
China |
beverages |
Food and Beverage
|
| 95 |
Robert Kuok |
11.5 |
90 |
Malaysia |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 95 |
David & Simon Reuben |
11.5 |
71 |
United Kingdom |
investments, real estate |
Real Estate
|
| 97 |
Dhanin Chearavanont |
11.4 |
74 |
Thailand |
food |
Diversified
|
| 97 |
Andrey Melnichenko |
11.4 |
41 |
Russia |
coal, fertilizers |
Energy
|
| 97 |
Henry Sy & family |
11.4 |
89 |
Philippines |
diversified |
Diversified
|
| 100 |
German Khan |
11.3 |
52 |
Russia |
oil, banking, telecom |
Energy
|
| 100 |
Ananda Krishnan |
11.3 |
75 |
Malaysia |
telecom |
Telecom
|
See also
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