Billionaire List[1]

1.  Carlos Slim Helu & family (72) Mexico, $69 B, telecom

2. Bill Gates (56) USA, $61 B, Microsoft

3. Warren Buffett (81) USA, $44 B, Berkshire Hathaway

4. Bernard Arnault (63) France, $41 B, LVMH

5. Amancio Ortega (75) Spain, $37.5 B,  Zara

6. Larry Ellison (67) USA, $36 B, Oracle

7. Eike Batista (55) Brazil, $30 B, mining, oil

8. Stefan Persson (64) Sweden, $26 B, H&M

9. Li Ka-shing (83) Hong Kong, $25.5 B, diversified

10. Karl Albrecht (92) Gremany, $25.4 B, Aldi

The Worlds Most Powerful People[2]

1. Barack Obama (50) President United States of America

2. Vladimir Putin (59) Prime Minister Russia

3. Hu Jintao (68) President People's Republic of China

4. Angela Merkel (57) Chancellor Germany

5. Bill Gates (56) Co-Chair Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation  

6. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud (87) King Saudi Arabia  

7. Pope Benedict XVI (84) Pope Roman Catholic Church

8. Ben Bernanke (57) Chairman of the Federal Reserve United States of America

9.  Mark Zuckerberg (27) Founder Facebook

10. David Cameron (45) Prime Minister United Kingdom