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SOCIETY / PEOPLE
List: Top Ten Richest People in the World
Date: 2005
Source: Forbes Global / Sunday Times Rich List 2005
Base: Fortune includes savings and property. All figures are estimated.
Notes: No Russian oligarchs in the list, although surely that's more a question of shadowy accounting more than anything else. Robert Walton's Wal-Mart stores have made him the richest person in the world but remember the wise words of Woody Allen: Money may not buy happiness but it sure gets you a better grade of misery.
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Rank
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Person
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Fortune (US$ bn)
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Source
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Country
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1
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Robson Walton
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47.1
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Retailing
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USA
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2
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Bill Gates
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24.2
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Software
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USA
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3
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Warren Buffett
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22.9
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Investments
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USA
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4
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Karl and Theo Albrecht
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17.7
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Retailing
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Germany
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5
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Forrest Jr and John Mars
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16.2
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Confectionary
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USA
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6
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Lakshmi Mittal
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14.8
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Steel
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India
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7
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Carlos Slim Helu
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12.4
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Telecoms
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Mexico
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8
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Prince Alwaleed
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12.3
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Investments
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Saudi Arabia
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9
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Ingvar Kamprad
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12.0
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Retailing
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Sweden
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10
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King Fahd
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11.4
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Oil
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Saudi Arabia
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