World Richest People Forbes 2006

Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence
1 William Gates III United States 50 50.0 United States
2 Warren Buffett United States 75 42.0 United States
3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 66 30.0 Mexico
4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden 79 28.0 Switzerland
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 55 23.5 United Kingdom
6 Paul Allen United States 53 22.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 57 21.5 France
8 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia 49 20.0 Saudi Arabia
9 Kenneth Thomson & family Canada 82 19.6 Canada
10 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 77 18.8 Hong Kong
11 Roman Abramovich Russia 39 18.2 United Kingdom
12 Michael Dell United States 41 17.1 United States
13 Karl Albrecht Germany 86 17.0 Germany
14 Sheldon Adelson United States 72 16.1 United States
15 Liliane Bettencourt France 83 16.0 France
15 Lawrence Ellison United States 61 16.0 United States
17 Christy Walton United States 51 15.9 United States
17 Jim Walton United States 58 15.9 United States
19 S Robson Walton United States 62 15.8 United States
20 Alice Walton United States 56 15.7 United States
21 Helen Walton United States 86 15.6 United States
22 Theo Albrecht Germany 83 15.2 Germany
23 Amancio Ortega Spain 70 14.8 Spain
24 Steven Ballmer United States 50 13.6 United States
25 Azim Premji India 60 13.3 India
26 Sergey Brin United States 32 12.9 United States
27 Larry Page United States 33 12.8 United States
28 Abigail Johnson United States 44 12.5 United States
29 Nasser Al-Kharafi & family Kuwait 62 12.4 Kuwait
29 Barbara Cox Anthony United States 82 12.4 United States
29 Anne Cox Chambers United States 86 12.4 United States
32 Stefan Persson Sweden 58 12.3 Sweden
33 Charles Koch United States 70 12.0 United States
33 David Koch United States 65 12.0 United States
35 Raymond, Thomas & Walter Kwok Hong Kong NA 11.6 Hong Kong
36 Adolf Merckle Germany 71 11.5 Germany
37 Sulaiman Bin Abdul Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 86 11.0 Saudi Arabia
37 Vagit Alekperov Russia 55 11.0 Russia
37 Silvio Berlusconi Italy 69 11.0 Italy
37 Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong 78 11.0 Hong Kong
41 Vladimir Lisin Russia 49 10.7 Russia
42 Michael Otto & family Germany 62 10.4 Germany
43 Pierre Omidyar United States 38 10.1 United States
44 Leonardo Del Vecchio Italy 70 10.0 Italy
44 Michele Ferrero & family Italy 79 10.0 Monaco
44 Forrest Mars Jr United States 74 10.0 United States
44 Jacqueline Mars United States 66 10.0 United States
44 John Mars United States 69 10.0 United States
44 Viktor Vekselberg Russia 48 10.0 Russia
50 Mikhail Fridman Russia 41 9.7 Russia
51 Spiro Latsis & family Greece 59 9.1 Switzerland
52 John Kluge United States 91 9.0 United States
53 Carl Icahn United States 70 8.7 United States
53 Kirk Kerkorian United States 88 8.7 United States
55 Birgit Rausing & family Sweden 82 8.6 Switzerland
56 Mukesh Ambani India 48 8.5 India
56 Serge Dassault & family France 80 8.5 France
56 Hans Rausing Sweden 80 8.5 United Kingdom
59 Galen Weston & family Canada 65 8.4 Canada
60 Susanne Klatten Germany 43 8.1 Germany
61 Rudolf August Oetker & family Germany 89 8.0 Germany
62 Oleg Deripaska Russia 37 7.8 Russia
63 Sumner Redstone United States 82 7.7 United States
64 Alexei Mordashov Russia 40 7.6 Russia
65 Donald Newhouse United States 76 7.5 United States
65 Samuel Newhouse Jr United States 78 7.5 United States
65 Alain & Gerard Wertheimer France NA 7.5 France
65 Reinhold Würth Germany 70 7.5 Germany
69 Joseph & Moise Safra Brazil NA 7.4 Brazil
70 Philip Knight United States 68 7.3 United States
71 George Soros United States 75 7.2 United States
72 Ernesto Bertarelli Switzerland 40 7.1 Switzerland
72 Suleiman Kerimov Russia 40 7.1 Russia
74 Philip & Cristina Green United Kingdom NA 7.0 Monaco
74 Francois Pinault France 69 7.0 France
74  August von Finck Germany 76 7.0 Switzerland
77 Mohammed Al Amoudi Saudi Arabia 60 6.9 Saudi Arabia
77 Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family United Arab Emirates 52 6.9 United Arab Emirates
79 Maria-Elisabeth & Georg Schaeffler Germany NA 6.8 Germany
80 Charles Ergen United States 53 6.7 United States
80 Edward Johnson III United States 75 6.7 United States
82 Kun-Hee Lee & family South Korea 64 6.6 South Korea
82 Stefan Quandt  Germany 40 6.6 Germany
84 Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi Saudi Arabia 94 6.5 Saudi Arabia
84 Rafael del Pino & family Spain 85 6.5 Spain
84 Stanley Ho Hong Kong 84 6.5 Hong Kong
84 Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Denmark 92 6.5 Denmark
84 Keith Murdoch United States 75 6.5 United States
89 Philip Anschutz United States 66 6.4 United States
89 Hasso Plattner Germany 62 6.4 Germany
89 Vladimir Potanin Russia 45 6.4 Russia
89 Mikhail Prokhorov Russia 40 6.4 Russia
93 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russia 57 6.3 Russia
94 Micky Arison United States 56 6.1 United States
94 Curt Engelhorn Germany 79 6.1 Switzerland
94 Friedrich Flick Jr Germany 79 6.1 Austria
94 German Khan Russia 44 6.1 Russia
94 Ronald Perelman United States 63 6.1 United States
94 Johanna Quandt Germany 78 6.1 Germany
100 Dan Duncan United States 73 6.0 United States

List of world billionaires 2006