Top Five Richest Persons of the World 2012

1. Carlos Slim Helú

According to latest list by Forbes Magazine, Carlos Slim Helú is the first name in top five richest persons in the world 2012. The 77-year-old holds the award of planet’s richest man for the 3rd year successive. As of March 2012, Helu’s estimated commercial assets are US$69 billion. Slim’s education is BA/BS, which he gained from “Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.” He also got an honorary degree from The George Washington University in 2012. Currently he is working as the chairman and CEO of communication firms Telmex and América Móvil. Slim’s wife Soumaya Domit had passed away in 1999, now he is enjoying his life with six children.

2. William Gates

The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the globe’s wealthiest people. During the professional career at world’s greatest personal-computer software firm, Gates worked as chief executive and chief software architect. He is the biggest individual stockholder, with 6.4 percentage of the mutual stock. Despite having an ambiguous study plan while being a student at Harvard, Gates recognized himself as the greatest software professional and became successful to get inclusion in top five richest persons in the world. He is also author of several books.

3. Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is an investor, philanthropist and business magnate of USA. He is extensively deliberated as the most efficacious investor of the last century. Buffet is the prime shareholder, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway. Since 2008, Buffet has been securing a place in the top five richest persons of the world. In the mid-year, Buffett offers to buy stock from new social media companies.

4. Bernard Arnault

French art collector and business magnate Bernard Arnault is the fourth richest individual in the world according to the latest list published by Forbes magazine. Arnault became successful to put his name in the list of top five richest persons of the world down to record sales at Louis Vuitton and the effective assimilation of Bulgari. He is the owner of ski chalet Cheval Blanc in Courchevel and Indigo Island in the Bahamas.

5. Amancio Ortega Gaona

Spanish fashion administrative Amancio Ortega Gaona is securing the last place in top five richest persons of the world. Gaona also worked as the founding chairman of fashion merchandizer of Spain named Inditex till July 2011. He is the owner of Epic Residences & Hotel, Miami. Other individual assets contain a horse-jumping circuit and a stake in a soccer league.

Top Five Richest Persons of the World 2012