Who has the most money?
Homieville
19-08-2005, 19:00
Who has the most money? Or in other words who is the richest person in the world?
Homieville
19-08-2005, 19:06
Donald Trump is the richest man in the world I think
Is it not Bill Gates? Or did someone surpass him already?
Drunk commies deleted
19-08-2005, 19:08
Is it Bill Gates?
Homieville
19-08-2005, 19:10
Is it Bill Gates?
It once was Bill Gates now its Trump
CthulhuFhtagn
19-08-2005, 19:12
It once was Bill Gates now its Trump
Wrong. Bill Gates has a net worth of close to 90 billion, the last time I checked. As far as I know, Trump isn't even in the top ten.
It once was Bill Gates now its Trump
No Bill Gates is still the richest, its just trump did that apprentice thing so now everyone thinks he is.
The Noble Men
19-08-2005, 19:14
I thought it was the Pope.
German Nightmare
19-08-2005, 19:18
My vote goes to Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html
I Still Like Oranges
19-08-2005, 19:19
its either Bill or some sort of Middle Eastern Sheik
Pure Metal
19-08-2005, 19:22
in all the lists i've ever seen (usually the Times' annual rich-list) its always been either Mr Gates or one of the Saudi Princes at the #1 spot... with Trump not getting a look in
edit:
1 William Gates III 48 46.6 United States United States , WA , Medina
2 Warren Buffett 73 42.9 United States United States , NE , Omaha
3 Karl Albrecht 84 23.0 Germany Germany , Donaueschingen
4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 47 21.5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
5 Paul Allen 51 21.0 United States United States , WA , Mercer Island
6 Alice Walton 55 20.0 United States United States , TX , Fort Worth
6 Helen Walton 84 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 Jim Walton 56 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 John Walton 58 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 S Robson Walton 60 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
11 Liliane Bettencourt 81 18.8 France France , Paris
12 Lawrence Ellison 59 18.7 United States United States , CA , Redwood Shores
13 Ingvar Kamprad 77 18.5 Sweden Switzerland , Lausanne
14 Theo Albrecht 81 18.1 Germany Germany , Foehr
15 Kenneth Thomson & family 80 17.2 Canada Canada , Toronto
16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky 40 15.0 Russia Russia , Moscow
17 Carlos Slim Helu 64 13.9 Mexico Mexico , Mexico City
18 Michael Dell 39 13.0 United States United States , TX , Round Rock
19 Steven Ballmer 47 12.4 United States United States , WA , Redmond
19 Li Ka-shing 75 12.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong
from here (http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=unset&searchParameter2=unset&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%2Bnumberfield1%2C%2Bstringfield2&resultsSortCategoryName=Rank&passKeyword=&category1=category&category2=category)
i think at least 4 in the top 10 are Microsoft execs :p
Vegas-Rex
19-08-2005, 19:26
My vote goes to Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html
Far as I know that's just money tho. In total worth, including shares, etc, Bill is around $90 billion or so.
Sdaeriji
19-08-2005, 19:31
in all the lists i've ever seen (usually the Times' annual rich-list) its always been either Mr Gates or one of the Saudi Princes at the #1 spot... with Trump not getting a look in
edit:
1 William Gates III 48 46.6 United States United States , WA , Medina
2 Warren Buffett 73 42.9 United States United States , NE , Omaha
3 Karl Albrecht 84 23.0 Germany Germany , Donaueschingen
4 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud 47 21.5 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia , Riyadh
5 Paul Allen 51 21.0 United States United States , WA , Mercer Island
6 Alice Walton 55 20.0 United States United States , TX , Fort Worth
6 Helen Walton 84 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 Jim Walton 56 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 John Walton 58 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
6 S Robson Walton 60 20.0 United States United States , AR , Bentonville
11 Liliane Bettencourt 81 18.8 France France , Paris
12 Lawrence Ellison 59 18.7 United States United States , CA , Redwood Shores
13 Ingvar Kamprad 77 18.5 Sweden Switzerland , Lausanne
14 Theo Albrecht 81 18.1 Germany Germany , Foehr
15 Kenneth Thomson & family 80 17.2 Canada Canada , Toronto
16 Mikhail Khodorkovsky 40 15.0 Russia Russia , Moscow
17 Carlos Slim Helu 64 13.9 Mexico Mexico , Mexico City
18 Michael Dell 39 13.0 United States United States , TX , Round Rock
19 Steven Ballmer 47 12.4 United States United States , WA , Redmond
19 Li Ka-shing 75 12.4 Hong Kong Hong Kong , Hong Kong
from here (http://www.forbes.com/lists/results.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=unset&searchParameter2=unset&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%2Bnumberfield1%2C%2Bstringfield2&resultsSortCategoryName=Rank&passKeyword=&category1=category&category2=category)
i think at least 4 in the top 10 are Microsoft execs :p
Gates and Paul Allen are Microsoft execs, and all those Waltons are the Wal-Mart heirs.
Skippydom
19-08-2005, 19:31
The hippie I met who lives on the road and feels the love of everyone. lol
Warrigal
19-08-2005, 19:32
According to Forbes (http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/rank.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&searchParameter1=unset&searchParameter2=unset&resultsStart=1&resultsHowMany=25&resultsSortProperties=%252Bnumberfield1%252C%252Bstringfield2&resultsSortCategoryName=Rank&passKeyword=&category1=category&category2=category), Bill Gates currently has the highest net worth of any person on the planet, at $46.5 billion (USD), followed by Warren Buffet at $44.0 billion, and Lakshmi Mittal at $25.0 billion.
Pure Metal
19-08-2005, 19:39
Gates and Paul Allen are Microsoft execs, and all those Waltons are the Wal-Mart heirs.
oops didn't see those five :p
didn't mean them...
i thought Warren Buffett and Paul Allen were, but Buffett definatley isn't, so i was wrong
Demo-Bobylon
19-08-2005, 19:39
The Sultan of Brunei lost billions in the East Asian crash, and spend lots of money on expensive yachts. So he's worth "only" $10 billion.
Sdaeriji
19-08-2005, 19:40
My vote goes to Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html
IKEA denied that claim, because Kamprad no longer owns the company, so it should not be included amongst his assets. Most sources put Kamprad at a more modest $23.0 billion.
Sdaeriji
19-08-2005, 19:41
oops didn't see those five :p
didn't mean them...
i thought Warren Buffett and Paul Allen were, but Buffett definatley isn't, so i was wrong
Buffett is just an insanely good investor. A lot of people make millions by just investing where he invests.
CelebrityFrogs
19-08-2005, 19:41
I'm worth 1.2 Billion, does that make me the richest on NS
Seosavists
19-08-2005, 19:47
I thought it was the Pope.
!?
Seosavists
19-08-2005, 19:50
The hippie I met who lives on the road and feels the love of everyone. lol
lol :D You live near Bill Gates, and he's a hippie!? ;)
Sdaeriji
19-08-2005, 19:50
I'm worth 1.2 Billion, does that make me the richest on NS
No. I'm worth 1.3 billion.
Donald Trump is the richest man in the world I think
Not at all. He's actually heavily in debt to various banks that loaned him money, but they are keeping him afloat and not reposessing his property because if he declares bankruptcy, they'll lose an astounding amount of money from what he failed to pay back. As in, they will lose so much money that they might very well go out of business. Ridiculous, isn't it? :rolleyes:
The Noble Men
19-08-2005, 19:51
!?
Well, it made sense to me. All that money from Crusades, donations and good investment must make him bloody rich. Well, technically it makes the Church rich, but he is the leader...
Demo-Bobylon
19-08-2005, 19:51
Well, I'm assuming you mean 1.2 and 1.3 billion yen, which means about £4.19 in sterling. :)
CelebrityFrogs
19-08-2005, 19:55
No. I'm worth 1.3 billion.
Well I get my quaterly bonus at the end of the month, so don't get too comfortable!!!
The Mindset
19-08-2005, 19:56
My boyfriend is easily the richest person I know. When his parents die, he will inherit ~£70 million. Which is good, since I'm unemployed.
Well I get my quaterly bonus at the end of the month, so don't get too comfortable!!!
That's alright, I just have to kill a few uncles off, and pffft... Your Quaterly has nothing on me!
CelebrityFrogs
19-08-2005, 19:58
That's alright, I just have to kill a few uncles off, and pffft... Your Quaterly has nothing on me!
Actually my quaterly is contingent on me killing your uncles! no offence, it's strictly business
IKEA denied that claim, because Kamprad no longer owns the company, so it should not be included amongst his assets. Most sources put Kamprad at a more modest $23.0 billion.
Yeah well, he´s probably the cheapest of them all. He lives in a small ouse in the middle of a forest, he eats mostly knäckebröd (swedish speciality), he´s got an old Volvo (seen as somewhat of an ordinary car here) and he wears friggin clogs.
Though it was believed he was the richest for a short time, as can be seen here. (http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html) It was the slide in the dollar and a slow in the ncome of Microsoft that supposedly changed the whole thing.
One thing´s for sure though: It´s not me. I´m worth roughly 2,000 SEK.
Seosavists
19-08-2005, 19:59
Well, it made sense to me. All that money from Crusades, donations and good investment must make him bloody rich. Well, technically it makes the Church rich, but he is the leader...
donations stay at the parish they are given to. (for the priests and charities)
And all the people at the vatican need to eat and stuff. Companies get way more.
Pure Metal
19-08-2005, 20:01
No. I'm worth 1.3 billion.
how??? (if you don't mind me asking)
i can understand getting rich... but over the billion mark is exceptional :eek:
(plus i had no idea, unless you're joking of course...)