The World's Billionaires 2014 edition was 28th annual ranking of The World's Billionaires by Forbes magazine. The list estimated the net worth of the world's richest people, excluding royalty and dictators, as of February 12, 2014. It was released online on March 3, 2014.
Annual list Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, added $9 billion to his fortune since 2013 and topped the 2014 billionaire list. He has topped the list 15 of the previous 20 years, but was last number one in 2009. Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim came in second place after being number one the previous four years. Zara founder Amancio Ortega placed third for the second consecutive year. American investor Warren Buffett was in the top five for the 20th consecutive year, placing fourth. Oracle founder Larry Ellison rounded out the top five. America's Christy Walton was the highest ranking female, placing ninth overall. Aliko Dangote of Nigeria became the first African ever to crack the top 25, with an estimated net worth of $25 billion. 24-year-old Perenna Kei, daughter of Chinese real estate developer Ji Haipeng, was the youngest person on the list. At age 99, David Rockefeller was the oldest.
Among the largest gainers from the previous year's list was Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. A rapid rise in the price of Facebook stock saw his net worth soar from $13.3 billion in 2013 to $28.5 billion in 2014. WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum saw his net worth rise from less than a billion to $6.8 billion. He debuted at #202 overall, while partner Brian Acton debuted at #551 with $3 billion.
A total of 1,645 people made the 2014 billionaire list, represented combined wealth of $6.4 trillion. Of those, a record 268 were newcomers, surpassing 2008's 226 newcomers. The list included 42 female newcomers. One hundred people listed in 2013 failed to make the list. The number of women on the list rose to a record 172 in 2014, up from 138 the previous year. However, only 12 of them were completely self-made without the help of parents or spouses. Overall, 66% of the list was self-made, 13% achieved their wealth through inheritance alone, and 21% through a mixture of the two. The combined wealth of the top 20 rose from $714.5 billion to $838.6 billion.
The United States had 492 billionaires on the list, the most of any country. The country also had the most newcomers with 50, and women with 54. China had the second most billionaires with 152, including 37 new names. Russia was third with 111. Algeria, Lithuania, Tanzania, and Uganda were all represented on the list for the first time. Sixteen of the female billionaires came from Germany, the second most of any country. Turkey saw the most people drop off the list, 19, due to high inflation in the country.
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No. Name Net worth (USD) Age Nationality Source(s) of wealth $76.0 billion 58Microsoft & family$72.0 billion 74Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso $64.0 billion 77Inditex $58.2 billion 83Berkshire Hathaway $48.0 billion 70Oracle Corporation $40.0 billion 78Koch Industries $40.0 billion 73Koch Industries $38.0 billion 80Las Vegas Sands & family$36.7 billion 58–59Walmart $34.7 billion 65Walmart
Top 100 No.The World's Billionaires. Forbes.com. March 3, 2014NameNet Worth USD billionAgeNationalitySource(s) of wealth1Bill Gates76.0058United StatesMicrosoft2Carlos Slim Helu & family72.0074Mexicotelecom3Amancio Ortega64.0077Spainretail4Warren Buffett58.2083United StatesBerkshire Hathaway5Larry Ellison48.0069United StatesOracle Corporation6Charles Koch40.0078United Statesdiversified6David Koch40.0073United Statesdiversified8Sheldon Adelson38.0080United Statescasinos9Christy Walton & family36.7059United StatesWal-Mart10Jim Walton34.7066United StatesWal-Mart11Liliane Bettencourt & family34.5091FranceL'Oreal12Stefan Persson34.4066SwedenH&M13Alice Walton34.3064United StatesWal-Mart14S. Robson Walton34.2070United StatesWal-Mart15Bernard Arnault & family33.5064FranceLVMH16Michael Bloomberg33.0072United StatesBloomberg LP17Larry Page32.3040United StatesGoogle18Jeff Bezos32.0050United StatesAmazon19Sergey Brin31.8040United StatesGoogle20Li Ka-shing31.0085Hong Kongdiversified21Mark Zuckerberg28.5029United StatesFacebook, Inc.22Michele Ferrero & family26.5088Italychocolates23Karl Albrecht25.0094Germanyretail23Aliko Dangote25.0056Nigeriacement, sugar, flour25Carl Icahn24.5078United Statesinvestments26George Soros23.0083United Stateshedge funds27David Thomson & family22.6056CanadaThomson Corporation28Lui Che Woo22.0084Hong Kongcasinos29Dieter Schwarz21.1074Germanyretail30Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Alsaud20.4058Saudi Arabiainvestments31Forrest Mars, Jr.20.0082United Statescandy31Jacqueline Mars20.0074United Statescandy31John Mars20.0077United Statescandy34Jorge Paulo Lemann19.7074Brazilbeer35Lee Shau Kee19.6086Hong Kongdiversified36Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family19.3063GermanyAldi, Trader Joe's36Steve Ballmer19.3057United StatesMicrosoft38Leonardo Del Vecchio19.2078Italyeyeglasses39Len Blavatnik18.7056United Statesdiversified40Mukesh Ambani18.6056Indiapetrochemicals, oil & gas40Alisher Usmanov18.6060Russiasteel, telecom, investments42Phil Knight18.4076United StatesNike42Michael Otto & family18.4070Germanyretail, real estate42Masayoshi Son18.4056Japaninternet, telecom45Tadashi Yanai & family17.9065Japanretail46Gina Rinehart17.7060Australiamining47Mikhail Fridman17.6049Russiaoil, banking, telecom48Michael Dell17.5049United StatesDell49Susanne Klatten17.4051GermanyBMW, pharmaceuticals50Abigail Johnson17.3052United Statesmoney management51Viktor Vekselberg17.2056Russiametals, energy52Lakshmi Mittal16.7063Indiasteel53Vladimir Lisin16.6057Russiasteel, transport54Cheng Yu-tung16.2088Hong Kongdiversified55Joseph Safra16.0075Brazilbanking56Paul Allen15.9061United StatesMicrosoft, investments57Leonid Mikhelson15.6058Russiagas, chemicals58Anne Cox Chambers15.5094United Statesmedia58Iris Fontbona & family15.5071Chilemining58Francois Pinault & family15.5077Franceretail61Mohammed Al Amoudi15.3067Saudi Arabiaoil, diversified61Azim Premji15.3068Indiasoftware61Gennady Timchenko15.3061Russiaoil & gas64Wang Jianlin15.1059Chinareal estate65Charles Ergen15.0061United StatesDish Network66Stefan Quandt14.9047GermanyBMW67German Larrea Mota Velasco & family14.7060Mexicomining68Harold Hamm14.6068United Statesoil & gas69Donald Bren14.4081United Statesreal estate69Ray Dalio14.4064United Stateshedge funds71Georg Schaeffler14.3049Germanyball bearings72Luis Carlos Sarmiento14.2081Colombiabanking73Serge Dassault & family14.0088Franceaviation73Ronald Perelman14.0071United Statesleveraged buyouts73Laurene Powell Jobs & family14.0050United StatesApple, Disney76Vagit Alekperov13.6063RussiaLukoil76John Fredriksen13.6069Cyprusshipping78Rupert Murdoch & family13.5082United Statesmedia78John Paulson13.5058United Stateshedge funds80Ma Huateng13.4042Chinainternet media81Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family13.0062United Kingdomreal estate82Pallonji Mistry12.8084Irelandconstruction82Johanna Quandt12.8087GermanyBMW82Dilip Shanghvi12.8058Indiapharmaceuticals82Jack Taylor & family12.8091United StatesEnterprise Rent-A-Car86Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family12.60n/aHong Kongreal estate86Vladimir Potanin12.6053Russiametals88Rinat Akhmetov12.5047Ukrainesteel, coal88James Simons12.5075United Stateshedge funds90Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family12.4082Mexicomining91Robin Li12.1045Chinainternet search92Ernesto Bertarelli & family12.0048Switzerlandbiotech, investments92Hans Rausing12.0087Swedenpackaging94Zong Qinghou11.6068Chinabeverages95Robert Kuok11.5090Malaysiadiversified95David & Simon Reuben11.5071United Kingdominvestments, real estate97Dhanin Chearavanont & family11.4074Thailandfood97Andrey Melnichenko11.4041Russiacoal, fertilizers97Henry Sy & family11.4089Philippinesdiversified100German Khan11.3052Russiaoil, banking, telecom100Ananda Krishnan11.3075Malaysiatelecom
See also
The World's Billionaires 2013
The World's Billionaires 2015
References
External links Inside The 2014 Forbes Billionaires List: Facts And Figures, forbes.com