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Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court Building
Established
1 July 1862; 156 years ago (1862-07-01)
Country
India
Location
Principal Seat: Kolkata, West Bengal
Circuit Benches: Jalpaiguri & Port Blair (A & N Islands)
Coordinates
22°34′6″N 88°20′36″E / 22.56833°N 88.34333°E / 22.56833; 88.34333Coordinates: 22°34′6″N 88°20′36″E / 22.56833°N 88.34333°E / 22.56833; 88.34333
Composition method
Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state.
Authorized by
Constitution of India
Decisions are appealed to
Supreme Court of India
Judge term length
Till 62 years of age
No. of positions
58
Website
calcuttahighcourt.gov.in
Chief Justice
Currently
Jyotirmay Bhattacharya [1]
Since
1 May 2018[2]
The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It has jurisdiction over the state of West Bengal and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The High Court building's design is based on the Cloth Hall, Ypres, in Belgium.[3]
The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 72.
Contents
1 History
2 Principal seat and benches
3 Chief Justice
4 List of Chief Justices
5 Building
6 Gallery
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
The Calcutta High Court is one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, bearing date 26 June 1862, and is the oldest High Court in India. It was established as the High Court of Judicature at Fort William on 1 July 1862 under the High Courts Act, 1861, which was preceded by the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William.
Despite the name of the city having officially changed from Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001, the Court, as an institution retained the old name. The bill to rename it as Kolkata High Court was approved by the Cabinet on 5 July 2016 along with the renaming of its two other counterparts in Chennai and Mumbai.[4] However, the High Court still retains the old name.
Principal seat and benches[edit]
The seat of the Calcutta High Court is at Kolkata, capital of West Bengal. As per the Calcutta High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction) Act, 1953, the Calcutta High Court's jurisdiction was extended to cover Chandernagore (now called Chandannagar) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as of 2 May 1950. The Calcutta High Court extended its Circuit Bench in Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and in Jalpaiguri, the divisional headquarters of the North Bengal region of West Bengal.
Chief Justice[edit]
The current Chief Justice is Jyotirmay Bhattacharya.[5]
Sir Barnes Peacock was the first Chief Justice of the High Court. He assumed the charge when the court was founded on 1 July 1862. Justice Romesh Chandra Mitra was the first Indian officiating Chief Justice and Justice Phani Bhushan Chakravartti was the first Indian permanent Chief Justice of the court. The longest serving Chief Justice was Justice Sankar Prasad Mitra.
On 20 September 1871, the acting Chief Justice, Sir John Paxton Norman, was murdered on the steps of the courthouse by Wahabi Muslims named Abdullah.[6][7]
List of Chief Justices[edit]
For Chief Justices of the previous Supreme Court of Bengal see Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William.
Chief Justice
Term
Sir Barnes Peacock 1862–1870
Sir Richard Couch 1870–1875
Sir Richard Garth 1875–1886
Sir William Comer Petheram 1886–1896
Sir Francis William Maclean 1896–1909
Sir Lawrence Hugh Jenkins 1909–1915
Sir Lancelot Sanderson 1915–1926
Sir George Claus Rankin 1926–1934
Sir Harold Derbyshire 1934–1946
Sir Arthur Trevor Harries 1946–1952
Phani Bhusan Chakravartti 1952–1958
Kulada Charan Das Gupta 1958–1959
Surajit Chandra Lahiri 1959–1961
Himansu Kumar Bose 1961–1966
Deep Narayan Sinha 1966–1970
Prasanta Bihari Mukherjee 1970–1972
Sankar Prasad Mitra 1972–1979
Amarendra Nath Sen 1979–1981
Sambhu Chandra Ghose 1981–1983
Samarendra Chandra Deb January 1983 – February 1983
Satish Chandra 1983–1986
Anil Kumar Sen September 1986 – October 1986
Chittatosh Mookerjee 1 November 1986 – 1 November 1987
Debi Singh Tewatia 1 November 1987 – 1988
Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai 1988–1991
Nagendra Prasad Singh 4 February 1992 – 14 June 1992
Anandamoy Bhattacharjee 1992–1994
Krishna Chandra Agarwal 1994–1996
V. N. Khare 2 February 1996 – 20 March 1997
Prabha Shankar Mishra 1997–1998
Ashok Kumar Mathur 22 December 1999 – 6 June 2004
V. S. Sirpurkar 20 March 2005 – 11 January 2007
Surinder Singh Nijjar 8 March 2007 – 16 November 2009
Mohit Shantilal Shah 2009–2010
Jainarayan Patel 2010–2012
Arun Kumar Mishra 2012–2014
Manjula Chellur 2014–2016
Girish Chandra Gupta 21 September 2016–30 November 2016
Nishita Nirmal Mhatre (acting) 1 December 2016–20 September 2017
Rakesh Tiwari (acting) 20 September 2017– 24 October 2017
Jyotirmay Bhattacharya 25 October 2017 – present
Building[edit]
The neo-Gothic High Court building was constructed in 1872, ten years after the establishment of the court itself. The design, by then government architect Walter Granville, was loosely modelled on the 13th-century Cloth Hall at Ypres, Belgium.[8] In 1977 another building named High Court Centenary Building or annexed building was inaugurated to reduce the pressure.[9]
Gallery[edit]
Centenary Building
Inside the Calcutta High Court
References[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/Judges/CJ-and-Judges
Jump up ^ "The Hon'ble Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, Chief Justice". Calcutta High Court. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
Jump up ^ Court's official website
Jump up ^ Change of name of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta HC
Jump up ^ Krishnan, Murali (2017-10-21). "Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya appointed Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court". Bar & Bench. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
Jump up ^ Ivermee, Robert. Secularism, Islam and Education in India, 1830–1910.
Jump up ^ James, Halen. "The Assassination of Lord Mayo : The "First" Jihad?" (PDF). IJAPS,Vol 5, No.2 (July 2009). Retrieved 18 November 2012.
Jump up ^ Court's official website
Jump up ^ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. "CITY SESSIONS COURT, CALCUTTA". calcuttahighcourt.nic.in. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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The World's Billionaires
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The World's Billionaires
List of the world's billionaires, ranked in order of net worth
The net worth of the world's billionaires increased from less than $1 trillion in 2000 to over $7 trillion in 2015
Publication details
Publisher
Whale Media Investments
Forbes family
Publication
Forbes
First published
March 1987[1]
Latest publication
000000002017-03-23-0000March 23, 2017
Current list details (2017)[2]
Wealthiest
Bill Gates
Net worth (1st)
US$86 billion
Number of billionaires
2,043
Total list net worth value
US$7.67 trillion
Average net worth
US$3.75 billion
Number of women
227
Number of people aged 40 years or less
56
New members to the list
195
Forbes: The World's Billionaires website
The World's Billionaires is an annual ranking by net worth of the world's wealthiest billionaires compiled and published in March annually by the American business magazine Forbes. The list was first published in March 1987.[1] The total net worth of each individual on the list is estimated, in United States dollars, based on their assets and accounting for debt. Royalty and dictators whose wealth comes from their positions are excluded from these lists.[3]
In 2017, there was a record of 2,043 people on the list, which is the first time over 2,000 people were listed, that included 195 newcomers that included 76 from China and 25 from the U.S.; there were 56 people under 40 and it had a record of 227 women.[4] The average net worth of the list came in at US$3.75 billion, down US$110 million from 2015. Added together, the total net worth for 2017's billionaires was US$7.67 trillion, up from US$7.1 trillion in 2015.[2][5] As of 2017[update], Microsoft founder Bill Gates has topped the list 18 of the past 23 years.[2]
According to a 2017 Oxfam report, the top eight billionaires own as much combined wealth as "half the human race".[6][7]
Contents
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1 Methodology
2 Annual rankings
2.1 2017
2.2 2016
2.3 2015
2.4 2014
2.5 2013
2.6 2012
2.7 2011
2.8 2010
2.9 2009
2.10 2008
2.11 2007
2.12 2006
2.13 2005
2.14 2004
2.15 2003
2.16 2002
2.17 2001
2.18 2000
2.19 Legend
3 Statistics
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Methodology
Each year, Forbes employs a team of more than 50 reporters from a variety of countries to track the activity of the world's wealthiest individuals.[8] Preliminary surveys are sent to those who may qualify for the list. According to Forbes, they received three types of responses – some people try to inflate their wealth, others cooperate but leave out details, and some refuse to answer any questions.[9] Business deals are then scrutinized and estimates of valuable assets – land, homes, vehicles, artwork, etc. – are made. Interviews are conducted to vet the figures and improve the estimate of an individual's holdings. Finally, positions in a publicly traded stock are priced to market on a date roughly a month before publication. Privately held companies are priced by the prevailing price-to-sales or price-to-earnings ratios. Known debt is subtracted from assets to get a final estimate of an individual's estimated worth in United States dollars. Since stock prices fluctuate rapidly, an individual's true wealth and ranking at the time of publication may vary from their situation when the list was compiled.[8]
Family fortunes dispersed over a large number of individuals are included only if those individuals' holdings are worth more than a billion dollars. However, when a living individual has dispersed his or her wealth to immediate family members, it is included under a single listing provided that individual is still living.[8] Royalty and dictators are always excluded from these lists.
Annual rankings
The rankings are published annually in March, so the net worth listed are snapshots taken at that time. These lists only show the top 10 wealthiest billionaires.
2017
On the 30th anniversary of the Forbes' list of the world's billionaires, for the fourth year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world.[2] The number of billionaires increased 13% to 2,043 from 1,810 in 2016; this is the biggest change in over 30 years of tracking billionaires globally.[2] This is the first time after 12 years that Carlos Slim was not within the top five. The U.S. continues to have the most billionaires in the world, with a record of 565. China has 319 (not including Hong Kong or Macau), Germany has 114, and India has the fourth most with 101; India has reached over 100 billionaires for its first time.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $86.0 billion 61 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $75.6 billion 86 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Bezos, JeffJeff Bezos $72.8 billion 53 United States Amazon.com
7000400000000000000♠4 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $71.3 billion 80 Spain Inditex, Zara
7000500000000000000♠5 Zuckerberg, MarkMark Zuckerberg $56.0 billion 32 United States Facebook
7000600000000000000♠6 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $54.5 billion 77 Mexico América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000700000000000000♠7 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $52.2 billion 72 United States Oracle Corporation
7000800000000000000♠8 Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $48.3 billion 81 United States Koch Industries
7000800000000000000♠8 Koch, DavidDavid Koch $48.3 billion 76 United States Koch Industries
7001100000000000000♠10 Bloomberg, MichaelMichael Bloomberg $47.5 billion 75 United States Bloomberg L.P.
2016
For the third year in a row, Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world by Forbes's 2016 list of the world's billionaires.[10] This is the 17th time that the founder of Microsoft has claimed the top spot. Amancio Ortega rose from last year's position of number four to second.[11] Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway came in third for the second consecutive time,[12] while Mexican telecommunication mogul Carlos Slim slipped down from last year's second position to fourth. Jeff Bezos of Amazon,[13] Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook[14] and Michael Bloomberg of Bloomberg L.P.,[15] appear for the first time on the Forbes top 10 billionaires list, coming at fifth, sixth and eighth position, respectively. Zuckerberg became the youngest top 10 billionaire this year at the age of 31. Larry Ellison, Charles Koch and David Koch also slipped down from their last year's positions, with Ellison dropping to seventh from fifth and the Kochs falling to ninth position from sixth, respectively.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $75.0 billion 60 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $67.0 billion 79 Spain Inditex
7000300000000000000♠3 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $60.8 billion 85 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000400000000000000♠4 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $50.0 billion 76 Mexico América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000500000000000000♠5 Bezos, JeffJeff Bezos $45.2 billion 52 United States Amazon.com
7000600000000000000♠6 Zuckerberg, MarkMark Zuckerberg $44.6 billion 31 United States Facebook
7000700000000000000♠7 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $43.6 billion 71 United States Oracle Corporation
7000800000000000000♠8 Bloomberg, MichaelMichael Bloomberg $40.0 billion 74 United States Bloomberg L.P.
7000900000000000000♠9 Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $39.6 billion 80 United States Koch Industries
7000900000000000000♠9 Koch, DavidDavid Koch $39.6 billion 75 United States Koch Industries
2015
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2015
In the 29th annual Forbes list of global billionaires, a record 1,826 billionaires were named with an aggregated net worth of $7.1 trillion compared to $6.4 trillion last year. 46 of the billionaires in this list are under the age of 40. A record number of 290 people joined the list for the first time, of whom 25 percent hail from China, which produced a world-leading 71 newcomers. The United States came in second, with 57, followed by India, with 28, and Germany, with 23.[16] The United States has the largest number of billionaires with 526. Russia went down to 88 from 111 in 2014. Russia was placed behind China, Germany and India by the number of billionaires. Self-made billionaires made up the largest number of people on the list with 1,191 positions (over 65 percent) while just 230 (under 13 percent) have wealth through inheritance. The number of billionaires who inherited a portion but are still working to increase their fortunes is 405.[17]
Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world by Forbes's annual list of the world's billionaires. This was the 16th time that the founder of Microsoft claimed the top spot. Carlos Slim came in second for the second consecutive time. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway was placed third, while Amancio Ortega of Spain, slipped down a position from last year to number four. Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle rounded off the top five. Christy Walton was the highest-ranking female at number eight. America's Evan Spiegel, co-founder of photo messaging app Snapchat became the youngest billionaire this year at the age of 24. At age 99, David Rockefeller maintained his position as the oldest billionaire to be included in the list.[18] Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, rose to number 16 with $33.4 billion. Iceland had a billionaire, Thor Bjorgolfsson, in the list after a gap of five years. Guatemala had a billionaire, Mario Lopez Estrada, for the first time in its history.[19]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $79.2 billion 59 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $77.1 billion 75 Mexico América Móvil, Telmex, Grupo Carso
7000300000000000000♠3 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $72.7 billion 84 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000400000000000000♠4 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $64.5 billion 78 Spain Inditex
7000500000000000000♠5 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $54.3 billion 70 United States Oracle Corporation
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $42.9 billion 79 United States Koch Industries
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, DavidDavid Koch $42.9 billion 74 United States Koch Industries
7000800000000000000♠8 Walton, ChristyChristy Walton $41.7 billion 60 United States Walmart
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, JimJim Walton $40.6 billion 66 United States Walmart
7001100000000000000♠10 Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $40.1 billion 92 France L'Oreal
2014
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2014
Bill Gates added $9 billion to his fortune since 2013 and topped the Forbes 2014 billionaire list. He has topped the list 15 of the previous 20 years, but his last number one ranking in 2009.[20] Mexican telecommunication mogul 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.[21] America's Christy Walton was the highest ranking female, placing ninth overall.[1] Aliko Dangote of Nigeria became the first African ever to enter the top 25, with an estimated net worth of $25 billion.[3]
A total of 1,645 people made the 2014 billionaire list, representing combined wealth of $6.4 trillion.[21] Of those, a record 268 were newcomers, surpassing 2008's 226 newcomers.[1] One hundred people listed in 2013 failed to make the list.[21] The number of women on the list rose to a record 172 in 2014.[1] Approximately 66 percent of the list was self-made, 13 percent achieved their wealth through inheritance alone, and 21 percent through a mixture of the two.[3]
The United States had 492 billionaires on the list, the most of any country.[21] The country also had the most newcomers with 50, and women with 54.[1] China had the second most billionaires with 152, while Russia was third with 111.[21] Algeria, Lithuania, Tanzania, and Uganda were all represented on the list for the first time. Turkey saw the most people drop off the list, 19, due to a period of high inflation in the country.[3]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $76.0 billion 58 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim & family $72.0 billion 74 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000300000000000000♠3 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $64.0 billion 77 Spain Inditex
7000400000000000000♠4 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $58.2 billion 83 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000500000000000000♠5 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $48.0 billion 70 United States Oracle Corporation
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $40.0 billion 78 United States Koch Industries
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, DavidDavid Koch $40.0 billion 73 United States Koch Industries
7000800000000000000♠8 Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson $38.0 billion 80 United States Las Vegas Sands
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, ChristyChristy Walton & family $36.7 billion 58–59 United States Walmart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, JimJim Walton $34.7 billion 65 United States Walmart
2013
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2013
Carlos Slim topped the 2013 billionaire list, marking his fourth consecutive year at the top. Bill Gates remained in second, while Amancio Ortega moved up to third. Ortega's gain of $19.5 billion was the largest of anyone on the list.[22] Warren Buffett failed to make the top three for the first time since 2000, placing fourth. Diesel founder Renzo Rosso was among the top newcomers, debuting with an estimate net worth of $3 billion.[23]
A global rise in asset prices, led Forbes editor Randall Lane to declare "It [was] a very good year to be a billionaire". However, it was not a good year to be Eike Batista who fell from seventh to 100th, suffering the largest net loss of anyone on the list.[22] Overall, net gainers outnumbered net losers by 4:1.[23]
A record total of 1,426 people made the 2013 list, representing $5.4 trillion of assets.[24] Of those, 442 billionaires hailed from the United States.[22] The Asian-Pacific region had 386 billionaires and Europe 366. The list also featured a record number of newcomers, 210, representing 42 different countries. Sixty people from the 2012 list fell below a billion dollar of assets in 2013 and eight others from the 2012 list died. The Asia-Pacific region had the most drop-offs, with 29, followed by the United States with 16. The 2013 list featured 138 women, of which 50 came from the United States. A majority of the list (961 individuals, 67 percent) was entirely self-made; 184 (13 percent) inherited their wealth, and 281 (20 percent) achieved their fortune through a combination of inheritance and business acumen.[24]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim & family $73.0 billion 73 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000200000000000000♠2 Gates, BillBill Gates $67.0 billion 57 United States Microsoft
7000300000000000000♠3 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $57.0 billion 76 Spain Inditex Group
7000400000000000000♠4 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $53.5 billion 82 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000500000000000000♠5 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $43.0 billion 68 United States Oracle Corporation
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $34.0 billion 77 United States Koch Industries
7000600000000000000♠6 Koch, DavidDavid Koch $34.0 billion 72 United States Koch Industries
7000800000000000000♠8 Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $31.0 billion 84 Hong Kong
Canada Cheung Kong Holdings
7000900000000000000♠9 Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt & family $30.0 billion 90 France L'Oréal
7001100000000000000♠10 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $29.0 billion 63 France LVMH
2012
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2012
Carlos Slim topped the 2012 list, marking this third consecutive year at the top. Bill Gates placed second, but narrowed the gap from 2011 as Slim's fortune fell $5 billion while Gates' rose $5 billion. Warren Buffett remained in third place. Bernard Arnault of France was the top-ranking European on the list, placing fourth.[25] Ricardo Salinas Pliego was the greatest gainer in terms of dollars, adding $9.2 billion to his fortune and moving up to number 37 overall.[25] Making her debut on the list at age 27, Spanx founder Sara Blakely became the youngest self-made female billionaire ever.[26] Colombia's Alejandro Santo Domingo was the highest-ranked newcomer, inheriting a $9.5 billion stake in Santo Domingo Group from his father.[25] India's Lakshmi Mittal was the largest loser as his fortune dropped from $31.1 billion to $20.7 billion as the price of steel maker ArcelorMittal fell sharply.[25] As a result, he failed to make the top 10 for the first time since 2004 and lost his title of richest Asian to Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing.[27]
A record total of 1,226 people made the 2012 list, representing 58 different countries. Of those, 126 were newcomers to the list and 104 were women. The United States had the greatest number of billionaires with 425. Russia had 96 people on the list, while China had 95.[25] Georgia, Morocco, and Peru were newly represented on the list. Falling stock prices in Asia contributed to 117 former billionaires falling from the list worldwide. Twelve others listed in 2011 died. Overall, net gainers (460) barely outnumbered net losers (441).[27]
To coincide with the release of the 2012 list, Forbes announced a new "Billionaire Real-Time Ticker" updating the wealth of the world's top fifty billionaires in real time.[25]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim & family $69.0 billion 72 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000200000000000000♠2 Gates, BillBill Gates $61.0 billion 56 United States Microsoft
7000300000000000000♠3 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $44.0 billion 81 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000400000000000000♠4 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $41.0 billion 63 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
7000500000000000000♠5 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $37.5 billion 75 Spain Inditex Group
7000600000000000000♠6 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $36.0 billion 67 United States Oracle Corporation
7000700000000000000♠7 Batista, EikeEike Batista $30.0 billion 55 Brazil EBX Group
7000800000000000000♠8 Stefan Persson $26.0 billion 64 Sweden H&M
7000900000000000000♠9 Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $25.5 billion 83 Hong Kong
Canada Cheung Kong Holdings
7001100000000000000♠10 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $25.4 billion 92 Germany Aldi
2011
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2011
In the 25th annual Forbes list of global billionaires, Carlos Slim added $20.5 billion to his fortune, the most of anyone, and retained his number one ranking with a total fortune of $74 billion. Bill Gates remained in second place with $56 billion, while Warren Buffett was third with $50 billion. The top 10 had a combined wealth of $406 billion, up from $342 billion in 2010.[28] According to Forbes editor Kerry Dolan, "media and technology billionaires definitely benefited from a stronger stock market and a growing enthusiasm for all things social" since the 2010 list.[29] However, Nigerian commodity mogul Aliko Dangote was the greatest gainer on a percentage basis as his fortune increased 557 percent to $13.5 billion. Mark Zuckerberg was one of seven Facebook-related billionaires on the list, as he $9.5 billion to his fortune to move up to 52nd. Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz was the youngest person on the list. Aged 26, eight days younger than Zuckerberg, he debuted at number 420 with an estimated fortune of $2.7 billion. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad was the largest loser as he saw his fortune plummet from $23 billion to $6 billion, dropping him from 11th to 162nd overall.[28]
A record 1,210 billionaires made the 2011 list, representing a combined wealth of $4.5 trillion, up from $3.6 trillion the previous year.[30] One third of the world's billionaires, 413, came from the United States. China had the second most billionaires with 115, while Russia was third with 101. Asia moved up to 332 billionaires, passing Europe as a region for the first time since the 1990s.[28] The 2011 list included 214 newcomers and the average net worth of those on it increased to $3.7 billion.[29]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim & family $74.0 billion 71 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000200000000000000♠2 Gates, BillBill Gates $56.0 billion 55 United States Microsoft
7000300000000000000♠3 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $50.0 billion 80 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000400000000000000♠4 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $41.0 billion 62 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
7000500000000000000♠5 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $39.5 billion 66 United States Oracle Corporation
7000600000000000000♠6 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $31.1 billion 60 India Arcelor Mittal
7000700000000000000♠7 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $31.0 billion 74 Spain Inditex Group
7000800000000000000♠8 Batista, EikeEike Batista $30.0 billion 53 Brazil EBX Group
7000900000000000000♠9 Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $27.0 billion 57 India Reliance Industries
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, ChristyChristy Walton & family $26.5 billion 55 United States Walmart
2010
Main article: The World's Billionaires 2010
Carlos Slim narrowly eclipsed Bill Gates to top the billionaire list for the first time. Slim saw his estimated worth surge $18.5 billion to $53.5 billion as shares of America Movil rose 35 percent. Gates' estimated wealth rose $13 billion to $53 billion, placing him second. Warren Buffett was third with $47 billion.[31] Christy Walton was the highest-ranking woman, placing 12th overall, with an inherited fortune of $22.5 billion.[32] At age 25, Mark Zuckerberg continued to be the world's youngest self-made billionaire.[9] American Isaac Perlmutter was among the newcomers with an estimated fortune of $4 billion largely acquired in his sale of Marvel Entertainment to Disney.[31]
A total of 1,011 people made the 2010 list. The United States accounted for 403 billionaires, followed by China with 89 and Russia with 62.[32] It was the first time China, while including Hong Kong, placed second.[31] A total of 55 countries were represented on the 2010 list, including Finland and Pakistan which claimed their first billionaires.[32] Eighty-nine women made the list, but only 14 of them were self-made.[32] The combined net worth of the list was $3.6 trillion, up 50 percent from 2009's $2.4 trillion, while the average net worth was $3.5 billion.[9]
The 2010 list featured 164 re-entries and 97 true newcomers.[9] Asia accounted for more than 100 of the new entrants. Overall, just 12 percent of the list lost wealth since 2009, and 30 people fell off the list. Thirteen others died.[31] Of the 89 women, 12 were newcomers in 2010. Steve Forbes said the growing number of billionaires was clear sign that the world's economy was recovering from 2009's global financial crisis.[9]
In June 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates announce The Giving Pledge that is a promise to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. As of 2017, the pledge has 158 signers but some of the signers have since died. Most of the signers of the pledge are billionaires, and their pledges total to over $365 billion.[33]
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim & family $53.5 billion 70 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000200000000000000♠2 Gates, BillBill Gates $53.0 billion 54 United States Microsoft
7000300000000000000♠3 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $47.0 billion 79 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000400000000000000♠4 Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $29.0 billion 53 India Reliance Industries
7000500000000000000♠5 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $28.7 billion 60 India Arcelor Mittal
7000600000000000000♠6 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $28.0 billion 66 United States Oracle Corporation
7000700000000000000♠7 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $27.5 billion 61 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
7000800000000000000♠8 Batista, EikeEike Batista $27.0 billion 53 Brazil EBX Group
7000900000000000000♠9 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $25.0 billion 74 Spain Inditex Group
7001100000000000000♠10 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $23.5 billion 90 Germany Aldi Süd
2009
In the wake of the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, the world's billionaires lose $2 trillion in net worth and the list becomes 30% smaller than the previous year's list.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $40.0 billion 53 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $37.0 billion 78 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $35.0 billion 69 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
7000400000000000000♠4 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $22.5 billion 64 United States Oracle Corporation
7000500000000000000♠5 Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $22.0 billion 83 Sweden IKEA
7000600000000000000♠6 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $21.5 billion 89 Germany Aldi Süd
7000700000000000000♠7 Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $19.5 billion 57 India Reliance Industries
7000800000000000000♠8 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion 58 India Arcelor Mittal
7000900000000000000♠9 Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $18.8 billion 87 Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's
7001100000000000000♠10 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $18.3 billion 73 Spain Inditex Group
2008
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, four years after starting the company, joins the list at 23 to become the youngest self-made billionaire.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $62.0 billion 77 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000200000000000000♠2 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $60.0 billion 68 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil
7000300000000000000♠3 Gates, BillBill Gates $58.0 billion 52 United States Microsoft
7000400000000000000♠4 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $45.0 billion 57 India Arcelor Mittal
7000500000000000000♠5 Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $43.0 billion 50 India Reliance Industries
7000600000000000000♠6 Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $42.0 billion 48 India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
7000700000000000000♠7 Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $31.0 billion 81 Sweden IKEA
7000800000000000000♠8 Pal Singh, KushalKushal Pal Singh $30.0 billion 76 India DLF Group
7000900000000000000♠9 Deripaska, OlegOleg Deripaska $28.0 billion 40 Russia Rusal
7001100000000000000♠10 Albrecht, Karl Karl Albrecht $27.0 billion 88 Germany Aldi Süd
2007
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $56.0 billion 51 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $52.0 billion 76 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $49.0 billion 67 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
7000400000000000000♠4 Ingvar Kamprad $33.0 billion 80 Sweden IKEA
7000500000000000000♠5 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $32.0 billion 56 India Arcelor Mittal
7000600000000000000♠6 Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson $26.5 billion 73 United States Las Vegas Sands
7000700000000000000♠7 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $26.0 billion 58 France LVMH
7000800000000000000♠8 Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $24.0 billion 71 Spain Inditex Group
7000900000000000000♠9 Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $23.0 billion 78 Hong Kong
Canada Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
7001100000000000000♠10 David Thomson $22.0 billion 49 Canada Thomson Corporation
2006
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $52.0 billion 50 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $42.0 billion 75 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $30.0 billion 66 Mexico Telmex
7000400000000000000♠4 Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $28.0 billion 79 Sweden IKEA
7000500000000000000♠5 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $23.5 billion 55 India Mittal Steel Company
7000600000000000000♠6 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $22.0 billion 53 United States Microsoft
7000700000000000000♠7 Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $21.5 billion 57 France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
7000800000000000000♠8 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 49 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000900000000000000♠9 Thomson, KennethKenneth Thomson $19.6 billion 82 Canada The Thomson Corporation
7001100000000000000♠10 Shing, Li KaLi Ka Shing $18.8 billion 77 Hong Kong
Canada Cheung Kong Group, Hutchison Whampoa
2005
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $46.5 billion 49 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $44.0 billion 74 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $25.0 billion 54 India Mittal Steel Company
7000400000000000000♠4 Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim $23.8 billion 65 Mexico Telmex
7000500000000000000♠5 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $23.7 billion 49 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000600000000000000♠6 Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $23.0 billion 79 Sweden IKEA
7000700000000000000♠7 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $21.0 billion 52 United States Microsoft
7000800000000000000♠8 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $18.5 billion 85 Germany Aldi Süd
7000900000000000000♠9 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $18.4 billion 60 United States Oracle Corporation
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton $18.3 billion 61 United States Walmart
2004
The founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, become billionaires at age 30.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $46.6 billion 48 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $42.9 billion 73 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $23.0 billion 84 Germany Aldi Süd
7000400000000000000♠4 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $21.5 billion 47 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000500000000000000♠5 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $21.0 billion 51 United States Microsoft
7000600000000000000♠6 Walton, AliceAlice Walton* $20.0 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
7000700000000000000♠7 Walton, HelenHelen Walton* $20.0 billion 84 United States Wal-Mart
7000800000000000000♠8 Walton, JimJim Walton* $20.0 billion 56 United States Wal-Mart
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, JohnJohn Walton* $20.0 billion 58 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton* $20.0 billion 60 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart.
2003
Oprah Winfrey becomes the first female African American billionaire.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $40.7 billion 47 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $30.5 billion 72 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Karl and Theo Albrecht $25.6 billion 83 Germany Aldi Süd
7000400000000000000♠4 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $20.1 billion 50 United States Microsoft
7000500000000000000♠5 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $17.7 billion 46 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000600000000000000♠6 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $16.6 billion 58 United States Oracle Corporation
7000700000000000000♠7 Walton, AliceAlice Walton* $16.5 billion 54 United States Wal-Mart
7000800000000000000♠8 Walton, HelenHelen Walton* $16.5 billion 83 United States Wal-Mart
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, JimJim Walton* $16.5 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, JohnJohn Walton* $16.5 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton* $16.5 billion 59 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart.
2002
As a result of the market crash caused by the Dot-com bubble, 83 billionaires drop off the list from the previous year.
No.
Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $52.8 billion 46 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $35.0 billion 71 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Karl and Theo Albrecht $26.8 billion 82 Germany Aldi Süd
7000400000000000000♠4 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $25.2 billion 49 United States Microsoft
7000500000000000000♠5 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $23.5 billion 57 United States Oracle Corporation
7000600000000000000♠6 Walton, JimJim Walton* $20.8 billion 54 United States Wal-Mart
7000700000000000000♠7 Walton, JohnJohn Walton* $20.7 billion 56 United States Wal-Mart
7000800000000000000♠8 Walton, AliceAlice Walton* $20.5 billion 53 United States Wal-Mart
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton* $20.5 billion 58 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, HelenHelen Walton* $20.4 billion 82 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart.
2001
In 2001, BET founder Robert L. Johnson became the first ever African-American billionaire.[34]
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Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $58.7 billion 45 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $32.3 billion 70 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000300000000000000♠3 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $30.4 billion 48 United States Microsoft
7000400000000000000♠4 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $26.0 billion 56 United States Oracle Corporation
7000500000000000000♠5 Karl and Theo Albrecht $25.0 billion 81 Germany Aldi
7000600000000000000♠6 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 44 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000700000000000000♠7 Walton, JimJim Walton* $18.8 billion 53 United States Wal-Mart
7000800000000000000♠8 Walton, JohnJohn Walton* $18.7 billion 55 United States Wal-Mart
7000900000000000000♠9 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton* $18.6 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, AliceAlice Walton* $18.5 billion 52 United States Wal-Mart
7001100000000000000♠10 Walton, HelenHelen Walton* $18.5 billion 81 United States Wal-Mart
Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. Had he been alive in 2001, Sam Walton would have been the world's wealthiest person.
2000
Bill Gates became the first American to take the top spot of the World's Billionaires in 1995 with a net worth of $12.5 billion and he remained there during the Dot-com bubble's height in 1999 when Gates' fortune peaked at $90 billion. After the dot-com bubble started to collapse in 2000, his wealth dropped to $60 billion although he remained at the top of the list.
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Name
Net worth (USD)
Age
Nationality
Source(s) of wealth
7000100000000000000♠1 Gates, BillBill Gates $60.0 billion 44 United States Microsoft
7000200000000000000♠2 Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison $47.0 billion 55 United States Oracle Corporation
7000300000000000000♠3 Allen, PaulPaul Allen $28.0 billion 47 United States Microsoft
7000400000000000000♠4 Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $25.6 billion 69 United States Berkshire Hathaway
7000500000000000000♠5 Karl and Theo Albrecht $20.0 billion 80 Germany Aldi Süd
7000600000000000000♠6 Al-Waleed, PrincePrince Al-Waleed $20.0 billion 43 Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company
7000700000000000000♠7 Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton $20.0 billion 57 United States Wal-Mart
7000800000000000000♠8 Son, MasayoshiMasayoshi Son $19.4 billion 43 Japan Softbank Capital, SoftBank Mobile
7000900000000000000♠9 Dell, MichaelMichael Dell $19.1 billion 35 United States Dell
7001100000000000000♠10 Thomson, KennethKenneth Thomson $16.1 billion 77 Canada The Thomson Corporation
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The dot-com bubble created the most paper wealth for some billionaires. However, once the dotcom bubble burst the new rich saw their fortunes disappear.[35] Billionaires' fortunes were hit even harder by the global financial crisis; 2009 was the first time in five years that the world had a net loss in the number of billionaires.[36] The strong performance of the financial markets and global economic recovery have erased financial assets losses. Most of the richest people in the world have seen their fortunes soar in the early 2010s.[37][38]
Number and combined net worth of billionaires by year[39]
Year
Number of billionaires
Group's combined net worth
2017 2,043 $7.67 trillion
2016 1,810 $6.5 trillion
2015[5] 1,826 $7.1 trillion
2014[40] 1,645 $6.4 trillion
2013[41] 1,426 $5.4 trillion
2012 1,226 $4.6 trillion
2011 1,210 $4.5 trillion
2010 1,011 $3.6 trillion
2009 793 $2.4 trillion
2008 1,125 $4.4 trillion
2007 946 $3.5 trillion
2006 793 $2.6 trillion
2005 691 $2.2 trillion
2004 587 $1.9 trillion
2003 476 $1.4 trillion
2002 497 $1.5 trillion
2001 538 $1.8 trillion
2000 470 $0.9 trillion$898 billion
Source: Forbes.[5][40][39][41]
See also
Bloomberg Billionaires Index
List of cities by the number of billionaires
List of countries by the number of US dollar billionaires
List of wealthiest animals
List of wealthiest families
List of wealthiest historical figures
List of wealthiest organizations
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