Worlds Richest Man: The 25 richest people in the world

Worlds Richest Man: The 25 richest people in the world - The ranks of the world’s billionaires have swelled to a record 1,645 including 268 newcomers. While wealth spreads to new corners of the world, including for the first time places like Tanzania and Lithuania, the US still dominates with Bill Gates back on top after a four-year hiatus and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg the year’s biggest gainer. See the top 25 on Forbes 2014 rich list.

Source: Forbes

25. Carl Icahn - $24.5 billion

• Founder, Icahn Capital Management
• Age: 78
• Source of wealth: Investments, self made
• Residence New York

24. Aliko Dangote - $25 billion

• CEO, Dangote Group
• Age: 56
• Source of wealth: Cement, sugar, flour, self made
• Residence: Lagos, Nigeria

23. Karl Albrecht - $25 billion

• Age: 94
• Source of wealth: Retail, self made
• Residence: Germany

22. Michael Ferrero and family - $26.5 billion

• Age: 88
• Source of wealth: Chocolates
• Residence: Monaco

21. Mark Zuckerberg - $28.5 billion

• Cofounder, Chairman and CEO, Facebook
• Age: 29
• Source of wealth: Facebook, self made
• Residence, California

20. Li Ka-shing - $31 billion

• Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa
• Age: 85
• Source of wealth: Diversified, self made
• Residence: Hong Kong

19. Sergey Brin - $31.8 billion

• Cofounder, Director of Special Projects, Google
• Age: 40
• Source of wealth: Google, self made
• Residence: California

18. Jeff Bezos - $32 billion

• CEO, Amazon.com
• Age: 50
• Source of wealth: Amazon.com, self made
• Residence: Seattle

17. Larry Page - $32.3 billion

• CEO, Google
• Age: 40
• Source of wealth: Google, self made
• Residence: California

16. Michael Bloomberg - $33 billion

• Ex-Mayor, New York
• Age: 72
• Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP, self made
• Residence: New York

15. Bernard Arnault and family - $33.5 billion

• Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
• Age: 64
• Source of wealth: LVMH
• Residence: Paris

14. S. Robson Walton - $34.2 billion

• Chairman, Wal-Mart 
• Age: 70
• Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
• Residence: Bentonville, AR

13. Alice Walton - $34.3 billion

• Chairman, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
• Age: 64
• Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
• Residence: Texas

12. Stefan Persson - $34.4 billion

• Chairman, H&M
• Age: 66
• Source of wealth: H&M
• Residence: Stockholm, Sweden

11. Liliane Bettencourt and family - $34.5 billion 

• Age: 91
• Source of wealth: L’Oreal
• Residence: Paris

10. Jim Walton - $34.7 billion

• Chairman and CEO, Arvest Bank Group, Inc
• Age: 66
• Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
• Residence: Bentonville, AR

9. Christy Walton and family - $36.7 billion

• Co-Chair, Children’s Scholarship Fund
• Age: 59
• Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
• Residence: Jackson, WY

8. Sheldon Adelson - $38 billion

• Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands
• Age: 80
• Source of wealth: Casinos, self made
• Residence: Las Vegas

6. Charles Koch - $40 billion

• CEO, Koch Industries
• Age: 78
• Source of wealth: Diversified
• Residence: Wichita, KS

6. David Koch - $40 billion

• Executive Vice President, Koch Industries
• Age: 73
• Source of wealth: Diversified
• Residence: New York

5. Larry Ellison - $48 billion

• CEO and Founder, Oracle
• Age: 69
• Source of wealth: Oracle, self made
• Residence, California

4. Warren Buffett - $58.2 billion

• CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
• Age: 83
• Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway, self made
• Residence: Omaha, NE

3. Amancio Ortega - $64 billion

• Age: 77
• Source of wealth: Retail, self made
• Residence: La Coruna, Spain

2. Carlos Slim Helu and family - $72 billion

• Honorary Chairman, America Movil
• Age: 74
• Source of wealth: Telecom, self made
• Residence: Mexico

1. Bill Gates - $76 billion

• Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Age: 58
• Source of wealth: Microsoft, self made
• Residence: Medina, WA