13. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $ 27 billion. Source of wealth : Bloomberg Nationality: United States.

When the term of Bloomberg as mayor of New York began to wane , the billionaire has taken on a new problem - the eradication of gun violence in the city. To this he has already spent more than $ 2 million of personal funds . General Condition Bloomberg for the year increased by $ 5 billion , primarily due to the created in 1982 by the agency.

14. Jim Walton

Net Worth: $ 26.7 billion

Source of wealth : Wal-Mart

Nationality: United States


Condition youngest son of the founder of Wal-Mart Jim Walton , who is CEO of the family bank Arvest Bank, first approached the figure of $ 27 billion increase in the provided , primarily , the positive dynamics of shares this year.

15. Sheldon Adelson

Net Worth: $ 26.5 billion

Source of wealth : casino

Nationality: United States


Owner empire casino Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson has suffered losses in the last presidential election - he donated loser Republican candidate not less than $ 53 million, however , continue to win casino Adelson - the summer of last year, their shares rose in price by more than 20% .

16. Alice Walton

Net Worth: $ 26.3 billion

Source of wealth : Wal-Mart

Nationality: United States


One of the heirs of Wal-Mart empire Alice Walton (daughter of Sam Walton ) is one of the most generous in the family. She donated $ 1.7 billion for the school system in Washington. At his own expense , she opened Museum of American Art Crystal Bridges in Bentonville town , the home of Wal-Mart, where she gathered a collection of exhibits worth hundreds of millions .

17. Robson Walton

Net Worth: $ 26.1 billion

Source of wealth : Wal-Mart

Nationality: United States


Another successor empire Wal-Mart, the eldest son of Sam Walton Robson Walton is chairman of the board retailer Wal-Mart since 1992. Currently, the annual net sales reach target of $ 444 billion , and the number of its employees has 2.2 million people worldwide . Last year, Rob has received more than $ 440 million of dividends , with the last five years , he and his brothers and sisters donated about $ 2 billion in charitable fund Walton family . Over the past year his fortune increased by $ 3 billion, which allowed him to climb one step global ranking .

18. Karl Albrecht

Net Worth: $ 26 billion

Source of wealth : Aldi

Citizenship: Germany


Karl Albrecht owns a chain of discounters Aldi Sud, which includes 4,600 stores in 9 countries , including 1,200 stores in 32 states. Revenues in 2012 increased by 9 % - to $ 46.5 billion

19. Jeff Bezos

Net Worth: $ 25.2 billion

Source of wealth : Amazon.com

Nationality: United States


Amazon sales for the year increased by $ 13 billion and amounted in 2012 $ 61 billion company`s share price in the past year increased by 40 % , resulting in a state Bezos grew by $ 6.8 billion

20. Larry Page

Net Worth: $ 23 billion

Source of wealth : Google

Nationality: United States


Proceeds of Google, one of the founders of which is Larry Page , in 2012 exceeded $ 50 billion share price increased by 30% , adding to the state $ 4 billion Paget Recently Paige company focuses on mobile phones. According to him , this is \" uncharted territory .\" Paige also promotes clean form of energy , together with other Google founder Sergey Brin is an investor in electric vehicles manufacturer Tesla Motors. And together at the former CEO Google , Eric Schmidt , he develops the idea of ​​mining asteroids ships robots .

21. Sergey Brin

Net Worth: $ 22.8 billion

Source of wealth : Google

Nationality: United States


While companion Google co-founder Sergey Brin , Larry Page has been the company`s operations , Breen was appointed director of special projects, Google, focused on developing new projects futuristic company , such as glasses with augmented reality and many others.

22. Mukesh Ambani

Net Worth: $ 21.5 billion

Source of wealth : petrochemicals , oil and gas

Citizenship: India


Condition of India `s richest man , the head of Reliance Industries last year decreased by $ 1 billion, however , his Reliance Industries remains the most expensive company in the country and together with BP plans to invest $ 5 billion in the largest gas field in India.

23. Michele Ferrero

Net Worth: $ 20.4 billion

Source of wealth : Chocolate

Nationality: Italy


Michele Ferrero at age 87 is the patriarch of Italian chocolate dynasty Ferrero Group. He inherited the business from his father Pietro in 1950 and turned it into one of the largest corporations in the world of confectionery , which owns brands such as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella and Tic Tac. Currently, the Group owns more than 70 subsidiaries worldwide and 15 factories , with a total staff of 22,000 people. Due to the successful promotion of products Ferrero Group in Russia, Brazil and the U.S. group revenue in 2011 increased by 9.1 % to $ 9.6 billion , which has increased in the past year the company`s value at $ 1.4 billion

24. Lee Shau Kee

Net Worth: $ 20.3 billion

Source of wealth : Real Estate

Citizenship: Hong Kong


Henderson Land Chairman Lee Shau Kee increased his fortune of more than $ 2 billion last year due to growth in value of the shares of its real estate development company , is happening in parallel with the jump in property prices in Hong Kong. Lee Shau Kee expects further growth in demand for real estate in Hong Kong, despite the authorities` attempts to cool the market through higher property taxes for foreign buyers and mortgage restrictions.

25. David Thomson

Net Worth: $ 20.3 billion

Source of wealth : Thomson Reuters

Nationality: Canada


David Thomson is the head of the publishing empire, has been building for several generations. Together with his family owns 55% of Thomson media company Thomson Reuters, and also heads the Canadian daily Globe and Mail. Together with his brother , rally racer Peter , he heads the holding company The Woodbridge Company Limited, which owns a stake in Thomson Reuters, research firm IHS, Group Strategic Hotels and Resorts and other companies. Thompsons family fortune has increased by nearly $ 3 billion last year due to growth in the value of shares Thomson Reuters.