1. Warren Buffett
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 12.7 billion USD
On average, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Investment Group earned about 37 million USD per day in 2013. The billionaire’s prominent investment deals this year are the acquisition of ketchup company Heinz and energy company NV Energy.
1. Warren Buffett
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 12.7 billion USD
On average, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Investment Group earned about 37 million USD per day in 2013. The billionaire’s prominent investment deals this year are the acquisition of ketchup company Heinz and energy company NV Energy.
2. Bill Gates
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 11.5 billion USD
At the end of 2013, the world’s richest person had 72.6 billion USD in assets, an increase of 19% compared to last year.
2. Bill Gates
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 11.5 billion USD
At the end of 2013, the world’s richest person had 72.6 billion USD in assets, an increase of 19% compared to last year.
3. Sheldon Adelson
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 11.4 billion USD
According to Wealth-X, the casino tycoon has $35.3 billion in assets, thanks to profits from casinos in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore.
3. Sheldon Adelson
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 11.4 billion USD
According to Wealth-X, the casino tycoon has $35.3 billion in assets, thanks to profits from casinos in Las Vegas, Macau and Singapore.
4. Jeff Bezos
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 11.3 billion USD
Bezos is the founder and CEO of online shopping website Amazon.
4. Jeff Bezos
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 11.3 billion USD
Bezos is the founder and CEO of online shopping website Amazon.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 10.5 billion USD
Thanks to the successful mobile advertising segment, Facebook shares have continuously peaked this year and helped CEO and co-founder – Mark Zuckerberg earn more than 10 billion USD.
5. Mark Zuckerberg
Nationality: American
Assets increased: 10.5 billion USD
Thanks to the successful mobile advertising segment, Facebook shares have continuously peaked this year and helped CEO and co-founder – Mark Zuckerberg earn more than 10 billion USD.
6. Masayoshi Son
Japanese nationality
Assets increased: 10.3 billion USD
The founder of Asia’s leading telecommunications group – Softbank lost $70 billion when the dotcom bubble collapsed in the early 2000s. However, this billionaire is gradually regaining his wealth, with the purchase of the third largest network operator.
6. Masayoshi Son
Japanese nationality
Assets increased: 10.3 billion USD
The founder of Asia’s leading telecommunications group – Softbank lost $70 billion when the dotcom bubble collapsed in the early 2000s. However, this billionaire is gradually regaining his wealth, with the purchase of the third largest network operator.
7. Sergey Brin
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 9.3 billion USD
Google co-founder also earned $2.9 billion in October thanks to a sharp rise in search engine stocks.
7. Sergey Brin
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 9.3 billion USD
Google co-founder also earned $2.9 billion in October thanks to a sharp rise in search engine stocks.
8. Larry Page
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 9.3 billion USD
Google co-founder and CEO earned $3 billion in just one day when Google’s stock price set a record in October. Android also became the most popular operating system in the world, running on 43% of global smartphones.
8. Larry Page
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 9.3 billion USD
Google co-founder and CEO earned $3 billion in just one day when Google’s stock price set a record in October. Android also became the most popular operating system in the world, running on 43% of global smartphones.
9. Lui Che Woo
Chinese
Increased assets: 8.3 billion USD
The founder of Galaxy Entertainment Group became the second richest person in Asia this year when casino revenue in Macau (China) increased to a record.
9. Lui Che Woo
Chinese
Increased assets: 8.3 billion USD
The founder of Galaxy Entertainment Group became the second richest person in Asia this year when casino revenue in Macau (China) increased to a record.
10. Carl Icahn
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 7.2 billion USD
The billionaire investor had a bad year when money poured into Netflix and Herbalife helped his Icahn Capital Management fund gain another 1.3 billion USD.
10. Carl Icahn
Nationality: American
Increased assets: 7.2 billion USD
The billionaire investor had a bad year when money poured into Netflix and Herbalife helped his Icahn Capital Management fund gain another 1.3 billion USD.
Ha Thu (according to BI)