This is the ranking of billionaires......... Ranking of Billionaires 1. William Gates III, Washington, 50, $50b, Microsoft 2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 75, $42b, Berkshire Hathaway 3. Carlos Slim Helu, Mexico, 66, $30b, telecom 4. Ingvar Kamprad, Sweden, 79, $28b, Ikea 5. Lakshimi Mittal, India, 55, $23b, Steel 6. Paul Allen, Washington, 53, $22b, Microsoft Investments 7. Bernard Arnault, France, 57, $21.5b, LVMH 8. Prince Awaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, Saudi Arabia, 49, $20b, Investments 9. Kenneth Thompson and family, Canada, 82, $19.6b, Publishing 10. Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong, 77, $18.8b, Diversified 11. Roman Abramovich, Russia, 39, $18.2b, Oil 12. Michael Dell, Texas, 41, $17.1b, Dell 13. Karl Albrecht, Germany, 86, $17b, Supermarkets Source Readers Digest