Top ten richest men on earth (updated March/09)

#1 William Gates III
Country: U.S.A.
Net Worth: $40.0 billion





#2 Warren Buffett
Country: U. S. A.
Net worth: $37.0 billion





#3 Carlos Slim Helu & family
Country: Mexico
Net Worth: $ 35.0 billion





#4 Lawrence Ellison
Country U.S.A
net worth 22.5 billion





#5 Ingvar Kamrad & family
Country: Sweden & family
Net Worth: $22.0 billion






#6 Karl Albrecht
Country: Germany
Net Worth: $21.5 billion





#7 Mukesh Ambani
Country: India
Net Worth: $ 19.5 billion





#8 Lakshmi Mittal
Country: India
Net Worth: $19.3 billion





#9 Theo Albrecht
Country: Germany
Net worth: $18.8 billion







#10 Amancio Ortega
Country: Spain
Net worth 18.3 Billion
Source: forbes.com