Forbes published a new ranking of the richest people in the world . Carlos Slim and Bill Gates still on top of the rankings . Founder of the first Zara Amancio Ortega drove out the three leaders of the legendary \\\\\\\" Oracle of Omaha \\\\\\\" Warren Buffett .

1. Carlos Slim Helú
Net Worth: $ 73 billion.  Source of wealth : Telecommunications.  Nationality: Mexico

    Owner Latin America Movil telecommunications empire keeps leadership in the global ranking of billionaires fourth consecutive year. Over the past 12 months, the Mexican state has increased by $ 4 billion , despite an unsuccessful attempt to break the bank on European telecoms . In addition to investments in the communications industry , 73 -year-old Slim actively invested in the coal mining industry , banking, real estate and tobacco business , and even has a stake in the newspaper The New York Times. Over the past year portfolio assets tycoon supplemented by three football clubs ( Mexican \\\\\\\"Leon\\\\\\\" and \\\\\\\" Pachuca \\\\\\\" and Spanish \\\\\\\" Real Oviedo \\\\\\\"), even though the billionaire considered an ardent baseball fan .
Slim also continued to expand the approach to philanthropic activities as work on the development of human abilities : his charitable foundation in January supported educational project Khan Academy.

2 . Bill Gates

Net Worth: $ 67 billion
Source of wealth : Microsoft
Nationality: United States

Founder of the American software giant in recent years, devotes most of his time activities family charitable foundation. Despite this, the state for the year increased by Gates $ 6 billion due to growth in the value of shares Microsoft. 5 percent share of businessman in the \\\\\\\"native\\\\\\\" is about a quarter of its capital. Other assets Gates successful entrepreneur manages investment company Cascade Investment. With Warren Buffett Microsoft founder implicated in motion Giving Pledge a few dozen owners of large fortunes .
Gates himself direct to charity at least $ 28 billion of private capital. Another important initiative billionaire - the spread of drugs in third world countries. According to the Gates , effective control of infectious diseases is able to save up to 8 million lives by 2020.

3 . Amancio Ortega

Net Worth: $ 57 billion

Source of wealth : Zara

Nationality: Spain


Founder trading empire Inditex ( brand Zara) was the most successful member of the Forbes ranking in 2012 . His status for the year increased to $ 19.5 billion due to the intense growth of chain stores. Ortega took away the title of Bernard Arnault the richest businessman in Europe and shifted to the third line in the global ranking of the most Warren Buffett . Spanish tycoon who left the operational management of Inditex back in 2011 , owns 59 % of the company .
Ortega also has an extensive portfolio of real estate assets . He owns office and residential building in Madrid , Miami and other cities.
Ortega`s success story embodies the concept of self-made man. Thrown out of school in 13 years, the future billionaire took a job at a clothing store, and the first products of own production is to be manufactured together with his ex-wife in their living room .

4 . Buffett

Net Worth: $ 53.5 billion

Source of wealth : Berkshire Hathaway

Nationality: United States


At a recent meeting with the shareholders of its legendary \\\\\\\" Oracle of Omaha \\\\\\\" admitted in 2012 turned out to be not the best for Berkshire, none of the investment is not \\\\\\\"shot\\\\\\\" as it would be a billionaire. Despite this , the state of Buffett for the year increased by almost $ 10 billion, he let the first time since 2000 flew out of the three leaders of the world ranking Forbes.
Over the past 12 months , Buffett has not revealed the secret name of his successor as head of Berkshire. He also continued his collaboration with Bill Gates campaign to attract business to the initiative of the Giving Pledge, in which entrepreneurs will no less than half of his fortune to charity . Himself \\\\\\\" oracle \\\\\\\" as a patron has already spent about $ 20 billion
In 2012 he took an active part in the campaign of Barack Obama , calling on wealthy Americans voluntarily to tighten the tax burden for the welfare state.

5 . Larry Ellison

Net Worth: $ 43 billion

Source of wealth : Oracle

Nationality: United States


Oracle founder of the past year increased his fortune by $ 7 billion after the company`s shares started to grow again . Allison also managed to acquire personal island in Hawaii , bought it for $ 500 million , together with mounted thereon hotels and apartment buildings.
In May, the billionaire said that the purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2009 fully justified itself : $ 7.4 billion that Oracle has laid out for the company , paid off after the new owner eliminated unprofitable lines of business. Investors believe : Oracle paper went to a 20% increase , despite the fears of many patent disputes.

6. Charles Koch

Net Worth: $ 34 billion

Source of wealth : Investments

Nationality: United States


The world`s richest brothers , owners of the second largest private U.S. company Koch Industries , Charles and David Kohi for the year increased his fortune by $ 9 billion each. Proceeds their business empire grew to $ 115 billion , and the portfolio of assets continues to amaze with their variety . Koch Industries, for example, as shown in the construction of oil pipelines and oil refining, and the manufacture of towels, cups and building materials.

8. Li Ka -Shing

Net Worth: $ 31 billion

Source of wealth : Investments

Citizenship: Hong Kong


Asia `s richest businessman Li Ka -Shing has strengthened its position in the ranking , his fortune for the year increased by $ 5.5 billion in a Hong Kong tycoon companies employs 270 000 people in 53 countries . Its structure built every seventh house in Hong Kong , its Hutchison Port Holdings carries 13 % of world container traffic and its Northumbrian Water supplies clean drinking water to 4.5 million people in England and provides sewage still 2.7 million Wu Li also has a personal investment in technology companies Facebook and Spotify.
Billionaire ceded operational control of his business empire sons Victor and Richard. Among recent major transactions Lee - buy for $ 1 billion British gas supplier Wales & West Utilities ( a quarter of the market supply of gas to the UK ) and investments of $ 1.5 million in social TV platform Stevie.

9. Liliane Bettencourt and family

Net Worth: $ 30 billion

Source of wealth : L`Oreal

Nationality: French


The eccentric 90 -year-old heiress to L`Oreal cosmetics empire after a long judicial strife came under the care of his daughter Francoise . Oddly, of the richest women in the world , this fact has benefited - year capital appreciation Bettencourt rose $ 6 billion due to a successful market conditions . Under pressure from family Lilian also left the company`s board , where she was replaced by 25 -year-old grandson, Jean-Victor Meyer.
Gradually faded away another scandal involving Bettencourt - 2008 daughter accused her young friend the photographer Francois -Marie Barnier that he got from persuasion wealthy patron gifts totaling $ 1 billion
Legally Bettencourt remains the only legitimate heir to the empire L`Oréal since the death of her father in 1957.

10 . Bernard Arnault and family

Net Worth: $ 29 billion

Source of wealth : LVMH

Nationality: French


French tycoon only one of the top 10 rankings in the past year, lost in the amount of the state - its capital was reduced by $ 12 billion, largely contributed to this conflict is the owner of LVMH luxury empire with the government of his native country . After coming to the presidency Socialist Francois Hollande rich Frenchmen were threatened imposition of 75 per cent tax on profits, so Arnaud decided to become a resident of neighboring Belgium and was awarded the angry reaction of the \\\\\\\"Left \\\\\\\".

11. Christy Walton and family

Net Worth: $ 28.2 billion

Source of wealth : Wal-Mart

Nationality: United States


Status of the widow of John Walton - one of the three sons of the founder Sam Walton network - increased by $ 2 billion due to growth in the company`s shares in 2012 . Circumvent other members of the Walton family helped successful investment of her late husband in First Solar ( solar power) . Christy Walton continues to be the richest woman in the United States.

12. Stefan Persson

Net Worth: $ 28 billion

Source of wealth : H & M

Citizenship: Sweden


Global head of inexpensive clothing store chain H & M in recent years, increasingly makes a record of the transaction in real estate. He acquired Linkenholt village in Hampshire, United Kingdom, a quarter in Paris for $ 219 million , and receives a lot of money by renting . However, the lion`s share of his fortune falls on clothing chain H & M, created by his father in 1948. Currently it consists of 2629 shops in 45 countries.