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The World's Billionaires
Edited by Luisa Kroll and Allison Fass 03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET

I
t has been a busy year in the fortune-hunting business. Strong equity markets combined with rising real estate values and commodity prices pushed up fortunes from Mumbai to Madrid. Forbes pinned down 946 billionaires, including 178 newcomers and 17 people who climbed back into the ranks after being absent for a year or more. Two-thirds of last year's billionaires are richer. Only 17% are poorer, including 32 who fell below the billion-dollar mark. The billionaires' combined net worth climbed by $900 billion to $3.5 trillion. That equates to $3.6 billion apiece. More . . .

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In Pictures

The World's Billionaires
Women We Envy
Celebrity Billionaires
Young Billionaires Biggest Gainers
Bachelors Why Didn't I Think Of That?
Divorcees Billionaire Blunders
Richest Newcomers Drop-offs Obituaries

Profiles

Offbeat
Tatiana Serafin
Richard Desmond has built a British publishing empire by playing his own tune. It doesn't play quite as well in the U.S., but give him time.

La Dolce Vita
Michael Freedman
How do you feel like a billion-without the ten figures? Flavio Briatore can show you.
Slim's Chance
Helen Coster
Carlos Slim Helú's fortune is up almost $20 billion in a year, built amid poverty and resentment in Mexico. Now he's gaining on number two Warren Buffett.

Gulf Goliath
Devon Pendleton
Khalaf Al Habtoor has made a fortune in Dubai's construction boom. But are his politics ready for export?

Prince Richard
Deborah Orr
Li Ka-shing's son Richard makes a few embarrassing mistakes but is no poorer for it.

Plugging A Math Gap
Megha Bahree
Harvard mathematician Shing-Tung Yau says China trails the pack in his field. He's tapping money and power to change that.

Inside Job
Evan Hessel
Amkor Tech's billionaire boss might be worth still more if he treated public shareholders with more respect.

Don't Worry, Be Happy
Bernard Condon
Easy Money may be over, but buyout artist Denis O'Brien has his cash in hand.

CSI: Utah
Matthew Miller
James Sorenson built a fortune from medical devices and real estate. These days he's obsessed with solving murder mysteries.

The Ruias Return
Naazneen Karmali
Meet the billionaire brothers behind India's biggest takeover.

About The List

The World's Richest People
Edited by Luisa Kroll and Allison Fass
It's been a busy year in the fortune-hunting business.

Paella Party
Matthew Swibel and Christina von Zeppelin
Spain's sizzling real estate market creates nine new billionaires.

A Quick Buck
Tatiana Serafin
The Fortress Five are outed as billionaires.

Billions -- But Largely On Paper
Michael Freedman and William P. Barrett
The growing corps of ten-figure tycoons is mirrored by some interesting registrations at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Timeline: Two Decades Of Wealth
Chaniga Vorasarun
Since 1987 Forbes has scoured the globe tracking the fortunes of the world's wealthiest people and uncovering new faces.



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Videos


The Top 20

  1. William Gates III
  2. Warren Buffett
  3. Carlos Slim Helú
  4. Ingvar Kamprad
  5. Lakshmi Mittal
  6. Sheldon Adelson
  7. Bernard Arnault
  8. Amancio Ortega
  9. Li Ka-shing
  10. David Thomson
  11. Larry Ellison
  12. Liliane Bettencourt
  13. Prince Alwaleed
  14. Mukesh Ambani
  15. Karl Albrecht
  16. Roman Abramovich
  17. Stefan Persson
  18. Anil Ambani
  19. Paul Allen
  20. Theo Albrecht
Complete List

Richest By Region

Quiz

Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Billionaire?

Lifestyle

Priciest Private Jets
Lauren Sherman
Take a seat and sneak a peek at the world's most luxurious personal-use planes.

How To Live Like A Billionaire
Lauren Kerensky
Centurion AmEx? Personal chef? Private island? Check. What it takes to keep the mega-rich living large.

Billionaire Homes
Matt Woolsey
Palacial properties from Bill Gates' costly compound to Larry Ellison's mega-estate.

Playgrounds Of The Billionaires
Lauren Streib
Where the world's wealthiest go to get away from it all.

Best Billionaire Cars
Dan Lienert
Ten rides -- from a $1.2 million supercar to the go-anywhere Spyker D12 -- fit for the world's richest.

What Does Warren Buffett Drive?
Nate Chapnick
Some billionaires would rather drive a Buick than a million-dollar Bugatti.

Yachts of the Mega Rich
Farhad Heydari
10 fabulous yachts of 10 notable people.

Personal Finance

By The Numbers: Billionaire Stocks
You may not be a billionaire but you can invest like one.

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