1. Gates, William H. III, United States, 46, dlrs 52.8, Microsoft

2. Buffett, Warren E., United States, 71, dlrs 35.0, Berkshire Hathaway

3. Albrecht, Karl and Theo, Germany, dlrs 26.8, retail

4. Allen, Paul G., United States, 49, dlrs 25.2, Microsoft

5. Ellison, Lawrence J., United States, 57, dlrs 23.5, Oracle

6. Walton, Jim C., United States, 54, dlrs 20.8, Wal-Mart

7. Walton, John T., United States, 56, dlrs 20.7, Wal-Mart

8. Walton, Alice L., United States, 53, dlrs 20.5, Wal-Mart

8. Walton, S. Robson, United States, 58, dlrs 20.5, Wal-Mart

10. Walton, Helen R., United States, 82, dlrs 20.4, Wal-Mart

11. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia, 45, dlrs 20.0, investments

12. Quandt, Johanna and family, Germany, 74, dlrs 18.4, BMW

13. Bettencourt, Liliane, France, 79, dlrs 14.9, L'Oreal

13. Thomson, Kenneth and family, Canada, 78, dlrs 14.9, publishing

15. Ballmer, Steven A., United States, 45, dlrs 14.8, Microsoft

16. Kamprad, Ingvar, Sweden, 75, dlrs 13.4, Ikea

17. Slim Helu, Carlos, Mexico, 62, dlrs 11.5, telecom

18. Dell, Michael S., United States, 37, dlrs 11.1, Dell

19. Rausing, Kirsten and family, Sweden, 49, dlrs 10.7, packaging

20. Kluge, John W., United States, 87, dlrs 10.5, media

21. Anthony, Barbara Cox, United States, 78, dlrs 10.1, media

21. Chambers, Anne Cox, United States, 82, dlrs 10.1, media

23. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 73, dlrs 10.0, diversified

24. Kwok, Walter, Thomas and Raymond, Hong Kong, dlrs 9.2, real estate

25. Ortega, Amancio, Spain, 66, dlrs 9.1, apparel

26. Mars, Forrest E. Jr., United States, 70, dlrs 9.0, candy

26. Mars, Jacqueline Badger, United States, 63, dlrs 9.0, candy

26. Mars, John F., United States, 65, dlrs 9.0, candy

29. Johnson, Abigail, United States, 40, dlrs 8.6, Fidelity

29. Saji, Nobutada and family, Japan, 56, dlrs 8.6, beverages

31. Bertarelli, Ernesto and family, Switzerland, 36, dlrs 8.4, biotech

32. Redstone, Sumner M., United States, 78, dlrs 8.1, Viacom

33. Rausing, Hans, Sweden, 75, dlrs 7.7, packaging

34. Olayan, Suliman and family, Saudi Arabia, 83, dlrs 7.6, investments

35. Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy, 65, dlrs 7.2, media

36. Arnault, Bernard, France, 53, dlrs 7.0, LVMH

37. Soros, George, United States, 71, dlrs 6.9, money management

38. Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish, Britain, 50, dlrs 6.7, real estate

39. Del Vecchio, Leonardo, Italy, 66, dlrs 6.6, eyewear

40. Otto, Michael and family, Germany, 58, dlrs 6.5, retail

41. Premji, Azim, India, 56, dlrs 6.4, software

42. Ergen, Charles, United States, 49, dlrs 6.2, satellite TV

43. Moore, Gordon Earle, United States, 73, dlrs 6.1, Intel

44. Kerkorian, Kirk, United States, 84, dlrs 5.8, investments

45. Al-Kharafi, Nasser and family, Kuwait, 58, dlrs 5.7, construction

45. Knight, Philip H., United States, 64, dlrs 5.7, Nike

45. Murdoch, Rupert, United States, 71, dlrs 5.7, News Corp.

48. Engelhorn, Curt, Germany, 75, dlrs 5.6, pharmaceuticals

48. Persson, Stefan, Sweden, 54, dlrs 5.6, Hennes & Mauritz

50. Flick, Friedrich K. Jr., Germany, 75, dlrs 5.5, investments

51. Broad, Eli, United States, 68, dlrs 5.2, real estate

51. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 74, dlrs 5.2, real estate

51. Takei, Yasuo and family, Japan, 72, dlrs 5.2, consumer finance

54. Anschutz, Philip F., United States, 62, dlrs 5.1, Qwest

55. Cisneros, Gustavo and family, Venezuela, 56, dlrs 5.0, media

55. Haefner, Walter, Switzerland, 91, dlrs 5.0, software

55. Icahn, Carl, United States, 66, dlrs 5.0, investments

55. Newhouse, Donald E., United States, 72, dlrs 5.0, media

55. Newhouse, Samuel I. Jr., United States, 74, dlrs 5.0, media

55. Pritzker, Robert A., United States, 75, dlrs 5.0, hotels, investments

55. Pritzker, Thomas J., United States, 51, dlrs 5.0, hotels, investments

62. Benetton, Luciano and family, Italy, 66, dlrs 4.9, Benetton

62. Dassault, Serge and family, France, 77, dlrs 4.9, aviation

64. Goodnight, James, United States, 59, dlrs 4.8, software

64. Landolt, Pierre and family, Switzerland, 54, dlrs 4.8, Novartis

64. von Finck, August, Germany, 71, dlrs 4.8, investments

67. Lerner, Alfred, United States, 68, dlrs 4.7, banking

68. Omidyar, Pierre M., United States, 34, dlrs 4.6, eBay

68. Tsai Wan-lin and family, Taiwan, 77, dlrs 4.6, insurance

70. Johnson, Samuel C., United States, 73, dlrs 4.5, S.C. Johnson & Son

70. Schickedanz daughters, Germany, dlrs 4.5, retail

72. Bloomberg, Michael R., United States, 59, dlrs 4.4, financial news

72. Davis, Marvin H., United States, 76, dlrs 4.4, investments

72. Mendoza, Lorenzo and family, Venezuela, 36, dlrs 4.4, beverages

72. Plattner, Hasso, Germany, 58, dlrs 4.4, SAP

76. de Carvalho, Charlene, Netherlands, 47, dlrs 4.3, Heineken

76. Gerling, Rolf, Germany, 47, dlrs 4.3, insurance

76. Johnson, Edward C III, United States, 71, dlrs 4.3, Fidelity

76. Mohn, Reinhard, Germany, 80, dlrs 4.3, media

76. Sainsbury, David and family, Britain, 61, dlrs 4.3, supermarkets

76. Wertheimer, Alain and Gerard, France, dlrs 4.3, Chanel

82. von Holtzbrinck, Dieter and family, Germany, 60, dlrs 4.2, publishing

82. Weston, Galen and family, Canada, 61, dlrs 4.2, retail

84. Irving, James, Arthur and John, Canada, dlrs 4.1, oil

84. Kuok, Robert, Malaysia, 79, dlrs 4.1, agriculture

84. Schwab, Charles R., United States, 64, dlrs 4.1, Charles Schwab

87. Al-Hariri, Rafik and family, Lebanon, 58, dlrs 4.0, construction

87. Annenberg, Walter H., United States, 93, dlrs 4.0, publishing

87. Bren, Donald L., United States, 69, dlrs 4.0, real estate

87. Geffen, David, United States, 59, dlrs 4.0, entertainment

87. Halley, Paul Louis and family, France, 67, dlrs 4.0, retail

87. Karamehmet, Mehmet and family, Turkey, 48, dlrs 4.0, finance, telecom

87. Oetker, Rudolf August and family, Germany, 85, dlrs 4.0, food

87. Safra, Joseph and Moise, Brazil, dlrs 4.0, banking

87. Warner, H. Ty, United States, 58, dlrs 4.0, Beanie Babies

96. Perot, Henry Ross, United States, 71, dlrs 3.9, investments

97. Haub, Erivan and family, Germany, 69, dlrs 3.8, retail

97. Huntsman, Jon M., United States, 64, dlrs 3.8, chemicals

97. Kinoshita, Kyosuke and family, Japan, 61, dlrs 3.8, consumer finance

97. Turner, Robert E. (Ted), United States, 63, dlrs 3.8, cable TV

101. Arango, Jeronimo, Mexico, 76, dlrs 3.7, retail

101. Khodorkovsky, Mikhail, Russia, 38, dlrs 3.7, oil