Rich, Richer, Richest
So we all know who the richest American is. Bill Gates has hung on to that title since as long as we can remember. What I present to you is a list of people who are the richest individuals in their respective countries. And boy are they rich!
Only two women in the list! That is sad. All you women of the world, wake up and smell the dough!
So here goes, lets start with USA itself.
USA
William Gates III (yes thats the real name of Bill Gates)
Age: 51
Net Worth: $59.0 billion
Source: Microsoft, Software, Self made
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Hometown: Medina, WA, United States
Education: Harvard University, Drop Out
By the age of 17, Gates had sold his first computer program, a time tabling system for his high school, for $4,200. Bill Gates has been listed as Number 1 on “Forbes’ Richest People” list for thirteen years in a row. Boy, that must feel good.
India
Here we have a kind of a tie. Lakshmi Mittal was clearly leading, but the current market boom in India has led to Mukesh Ambani’s wealth see a huge spurt. Most believe that Mukesh has beaten Mittal but this is still to be verified. So here we cover them both.
Lakshmi Mittal
Age: 57
Networth: $51 billion
Marital Status: Married, 2 children
Hometown: London
Asia’s richest man celebrated merger between his Mittal Steel and Arcelor in September, with party for 100 bankers, advisers. Called it Mittal’s 111. ArcelorMittal, which he heads, is world’s largest steelmaker with $90 billion in sales. His family has bought up a 20 per cent stake in Queen’s Park Rangers. Sure did not know football was one of his interests.
Mukesh Ambani
Networth: $49 billion
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married, 3 children
Hometown: Mumbai
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has believed to have overtaken NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal to become the richest Indian in the world, thanks to the unprecedented boom in the domestic stock market. He is building a new house in south Mumbai, Antilla, that will allegedly cost over $1 billion and be more than 500 feet tall. Here are some of the specs: 27 floors of which 6 floors are for car parking, 1 floor for car maintenance, 1 floor for entertainment center comprising a mini-theater with a seating capacity of 50 people, 3 floors of terrace gardens, 3 floors for healthclub, gym and swimming pool, 2 floors of glass fronted apartments for guests and an air space floor which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above. Phew, hope I can get an invitation….
