Fortune has released the list of the world’s top billionaires with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates topping the list for the twelfth consecutive year with total net worth of $50 billion.



The list of the top ten richest men in the world is as follows:



1. Bill Gates (50.0 billion dollars)



2. Warren Buffet (42.0 billion dollars)



3. Carlos Slim Helu (30.0 billion dollars)



4. Ingvar Kamprad (28.0 billion dollars)



5. Lakshmi Mittal (23.5 billion dollars)



6. Paul Allen (22.0 billion dollars)



7. Bernard Arnault (21.5 billion dollars)



8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (20.0 billion dollars)



9. Kenneth Thomson & family (9.6 billion dollars)



10. Li Ka-shing (18.8 billion dollars)



Fortune says that the worldwide economic boom has contributed to more billionaires this year than the previous one.



Via: Rediff.com