The World’s 200 Richest People

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/the-world-s-200-richest-people.html


Carlos Slim's $77.5 billion fortune makes him the world's richest person.

They make flip-flops and pet food. They sell miniskirts and motorcars. They mine iron ore and distribute soda. Their net worth totals $2.7 trillion, about the size of the gross domestic product of France, the fifth-biggest economy on the planet.

Bloomberg Markets’ inaugural list of the world’s richest people, in the magazine’s December 2012 issue, showcases the billionaires who pull the levers on the global economy. We took a snapshot of Bloomberg’s exclusive daily wealth ranking, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, to identify the megarich and quantify their fortunes this year through Oct. 5.

The ranking shows who’s on top (America Movil SAB Chairman Emeritus Carlos Slim, with a net worth of $77.5 billion), who’s faltering (Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who's down $6.8 billion since Jan. 1) and who’s just wealthy enough to make our top 200 (SAS Institute Inc. co-founder John Sall, who's worth $5.8 billion).

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both in the top five, are household names. Yet nobody racked up billions faster than relatively unknown No. 3, Amancio Ortega of Spain. The 76-year-old founded Inditex SA, the world’s largest clothing retailer, which is known for its more than 1,600 trendy Zara stores. He made more than $18 billion from the start of the year through Oct. 5 -- or about $66 million a day. That windfall was more than enough for the Spanish tycoon to eclipse Buffett -- who’s now No. 4, with $48.4 billion as of Oct. 5.

[SammyWinstonJack]

1. Disgusting! $66 million a day when half the World's pop. lives on less than $2 a day.

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2. i'm wondering why nations don't see that inequality as a national security issue? nt