# The World's Billionaires 2013

The World's Billionaires 2013 edition was 27th annual ranking of The World's Billionaires by Forbes magazine. The list estimated the net worth of the world's richest people, excluding royalty and dictators, as of February 14, 2013. It was released online on March 3, 2013 and published in the March 25 print edition of Forbes.

## Annual list

Mexico's Carlos Slim topped the 2013 billionaire list, marking his fourth consecutive year at the top. Microsoft founder Bill Gates remained in second, while Zara founder Amancio Ortega moved up to third. Oretega's gain of $19.5 billion was the largest of anyone on the list. American investor Warren Buffett failed to make the top three for the first time since 2000, placing fourth. Oracle founder Larry Ellison rounded out the top five. Diesel founder Renzo Rosso was among the top newcomers, debuting with an estimate net worth of $3 billion.
A global rise in asset prices, led Forbes editor Randall Lane to declare "It [was] a very good year to be a billionaire". However, it was not a good year to be Mark Zuckerberg. The founder of Facebook saw his fortune fall by $4 billion to $13.3 billion, but he wasn't the biggest loser. That was Brazil's Eike Batista who fell from seventh to 100th. Overall, net gainers outnumbered net losers by 4:1.
A record total of 1,426 people made the 2013 list, representing $5.4 trillion of assets. Of those, 442 billionaires hailed from the United States. The Asian-Pacific region had 386 billionaires and Europe 366. The list also featured a record number of newcomers, 210, representing 42 different countries. The United States had the most newcomers with 27. Sixty people from the 2012 list fell below a billion dollar of assets in 2013 and eight others from the 2012 list died. The Asia-Pacific region had the most drop offs, with 29, followed by the United States with 16. The 2013 list featured 138 women, of which 50 came from the United States.
A majority of the list (961 individuals, 67%) was entirely self-made; 184 (13%) inherited their wealth, and 281 (20%) achieved their fortune through a combination of inheritance and business acumen. Two billionaires – Sulaiman Al Rajhi and Roman Avdeev - tied for the most children with 23. Both of their fortunes are tied to the banking industry, Al-Rajhi Bank and Credit Bank of Moscow respectively.

## Top 10

| No. | Name | Net worth (USD) | Age | Citizenship | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Carlos Slim & family | $73.0 billion | 73 | Mexico | Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso |
| 2 | Bill Gates | $67.0 billion | 57 | United States | Microsoft |
| 3 | Amancio Ortega | $57.0 billion | 76 | Spain | Inditex Group |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | $53.5 billion | 82 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | $43.0 billion | 68 | United States | Oracle Corporation |
| 6 | Charles Koch | $34.0 billion | 77 | United States | Koch Industries |
| 6 | David Koch | $34.0 billion | 72 | United States | Koch Industries |
| 8 | Li Ka-shing | $31.0 billion | 84 | Hong Kong/Canada | Cheung Kong Holdings |
| 9 | Liliane Bettencourt & family | $30.0 billion | 90 | France | L'Oréal |
| 10 | Bernard Arnault | $29.0 billion | 63 | France | LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton |
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* Has increased from the previous year's list
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## Top 100

| No. | Name | Net Worth USD billion | Age | Country | Source(s) of wealth |
| 1 | Carlos Slim Helu & family | 73,0 | 73 | Mexico | telecom |
| 2 | Bill Gates | 67,0 | 57 | United States | Microsoft |
| 3 | Amancio Ortega | 57,0 | 76 | Spain | Zara |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | 53.5 | 82 | United States | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | 43,0 | 68 | United States | Oracle |
| 6 | Charles Koch | 34,0 | 77 | United States | diversified |
| 6 | David Koch | 34,0 | 72 | United States | diversified |
| 8 | Li Ka-shing | 31,0 | 84 | Hong Kong | diversified |
| 9 | Liliane Bettencourt & family | 30,0 | 90 | France | L'Oréal |
| 10 | Bernard Arnault & family | 29,0 | 64 | France | LVMH |
| 11 | Christy Walton & family | 28.2 | 58 | United States | Wal-Mart |
| 12 | Stefan Persson | 28,0 | 65 | Sweden | H&M |
| 13 | Michael Bloomberg | 27,0 | 71 | United States | Bloomberg LP |
| 14 | Jim Walton | 26.7 | 65 | United States | Wal-Mart |
| 15 | Sheldon Adelson | 26.5 | 79 | United States | casinos |
| 16 | Alice Walton | 26.3 | 63 | United States | Wal-Mart |
| 17 | S. Robson Walton | 26.1 | 69 | United States | Wal-Mart |
| 18 | Karl Albrecht | 26,0 | 93 | Germany | Aldi |
| 19 | Jeff Bezos | 25.2 | 49 | United States | Amazon.com |
| 20 | Larry Page | 23,0 | 39 | United States | Google |
| 21 | Sergey Brin | 22.8 | 39 | United States | Google |
| 21 | Mukesh Ambani | 21.5 | 55 | India | Reliance Industries |
| 23 | Michele Ferrero & family | 20.4 | 87 | Italy | chocolates |
| 24 | Lee Shau Kee | 20.3 | 85 | Hong Kong | diversified |
| 24 | David Thomson & family | 20.3 | 55 | Canada | media |
| 26 | Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud | 20,0 | 58 | Saudi Arabia | investments |
| 26 | Carl Icahn | 20,0 | 77 | United States | leveraged buyouts |
| 26 | Thomas & Raymond Kwok & family | 20,0 | - | Hong Kong | real estate |
| 29 | Dieter Schwarz | 19.5 | 73 | Germany | retail |
| 30 | George Soros | 19.2 | 82 | United States | hedge funds |
| 31 | Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family | 18.9 | 62 | Germany | Aldi, Trader Joe's |
| 32 | Alberto Bailleres Gonzalez & family | 18.2 | 81 | Mexico | mining |
| 33 | Jorge Paulo Lemann | 17.8 | 73 | Brazil | beer |
| 34 | Alisher Usmanov | 17.6 | 59 | Russia | steel, telecom, investments |
| 35 | Iris Fontbona & family | 17.4 | 70 | Chile | mining |
| 36 | Forrest Mars, Jr. | 17,0 | 81 | United States | candy |
| 36 | Jacqueline Mars | 17,0 | 73 | United States | candy |
| 36 | John Mars | 17,0 | 76 | United States | candy |
| 36 | Georgina Rinehart | 17,0 | 59 | Australia | mining |
| 40 | German Larrea Mota Velasco & family | 16.7 | 59 | Mexico | mining |
| 41 | Mikhail Fridman | 16.5 | 48 | Russia | oil, banking, telecom |
| 41 | Lakshmi Mittal | 16.5 | 62 | India | steel |
| 43 | Aliko Dangote | 16.1 | 55 | Nigeria | cement, sugar, flour |
| 44 | Len Blavatnik | 16,0 | 55 | United States | diversified |
| 44 | Cheng Yu-tung | 16,0 | 87 | Hong Kong | diversified |
| 46 | Joseph Safra | 15.9 | 74 | Brazil | banking |
| 47 | Rinat Akhmetov | 15.4 | 46 | Ukraine | steel, coal |
| 47 | Leonid Mikhelson | 15.4 | 57 | Russia | gas, chemicals |
| 49 | Leonardo Del Vecchio | 15.3 | 77 | Italy | eyeglasses |
| 49 | Michael Dell | 15.3 | 48 | United States | Dell |
| 51 | Steve Ballmer | 15.2 | 56 | United States | Microsoft |
| 52 | Viktor Vekselberg | 15.1 | 55 | Russia | oil, metals |
| 53 | Paul Allen | 15,0 | 60 | United States | Microsoft, investments |
| 53 | Francois Pinault & family | 15,0 | 76 | France | retail |
| 55 | Vagit Alekperov | 14.8 | 62 | Russia | Lukoil |
| 56 | Phil Knight | 14.4 | 75 | United States | Nike |
| 56 | Andrey Melnichenko | 14.4 | 41 | Russia | coal, fertilizers |
| 58 | Dhanin Chearavanont & family | 14.3 | 73 | Thailand | food |
| 58 | Susanne Klatten | 14.3 | 50 | Germany | BMW, pharmaceuticals |
| 58 | Vladimir Potanin | 14.3 | 52 | Russia | metals |
| 61 | Michael Otto & family | 14.2 | 69 | Germany | retail, real estate |
| 62 | Vladimir Lisin | 14.1 | 56 | Russia | steel, transport |
| 62 | Gennady Timchenko | 14.1 | 60 | Russia | oil & gas |
| 64 | Luis Carlos Sarmiento | 13.9 | 80 | Colombia | banking |
| 65 | Mohammed Al Amoudi | 13.5 | 68 | Saudi Arabia | oil, diversified |
| 66 | Tadashi Yanai & family | 13.3 | 64 | Japan | retail |
| 66 | Mark Zuckerberg | 13.3 | 28 | United States | Facebook |
| 68 | Henry Sy & family | 13.2 | 88 | Philippines | diversified |
| 69 | Donald Bren | 13,0 | 80 | United States | real estate |
| 69 | Serge Dassault & family | 13,0 | 87 | France | aviation |
| 69 | Lee Kun-Hee | 13,0 | 71 | South Korea | Samsung |
| 69 | Mikhail Prokhorov | 13,0 | 47 | Russia | investments |
| 73 | Alexey Mordashov | 12.8 | 47 | Russia | steel, investments |
| 74 | Antonio Ermirio de Moraes & family | 12.7 | 84 | Brazil | diversified |
| 74 | Abigail Johnson | 12.7 | 51 | United States | money management |
| 76 | Ray Dalio | 12.5 | 63 | United States | hedge funds |
| 76 | Robert Kuok | 12.5 | 89 | Malaysia | diversified |
| 78 | Miuccia Prada | 12.4 | 63 | Italy | Prada |
| 79 | Ronald Perelman | 12.2 | 70 | United States | leveraged buyouts |
| 80 | Anne Cox Chambers | 12,0 | 93 | United States | media |
| 81 | Stefan Quandt | 11.9 | 46 | Germany | BMW |
| 82 | Ananda Krishnan | 11.7 | 74 | Malaysia | telecoms |
| 82 | Alejandro Santo Domingo Davila | 11.7 | 36 | Colombia | beer |
| 82 | James Simons | 11.7 | 74 | United States | hedge funds |
| 82 | Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi | 11.7 | 68 | Thailand | drinks |
| 86 | Zong Qinghou | 11.6 | 67 | China | beverages |
| 87 | Dirce Navarro De Camargo & family | 11.5 | - | Brazil | construction |
| 87 | John Fredriksen | 11.5 | 68 | Cyprus | shipping |
| 89 | Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family | 11.4 | 61 | United Kingdom | real estate |
| 90 | Harold Hamm | 11.3 | 67 | United States | oil & gas |
| 91 | Rupert Murdoch | 11.2 | 81 | United States | News Corp |
| 91 | John Paulson | 11.2 | 57 | United States | hedge funds |
| 91 | Azim Premji | 11.2 | 67 | India | software |
| 94 | Ernesto Bertarelli & family | 11,0 | 47 | Switzerland | biotech, investments |
| 94 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken | 11,0 | 58 | Netherlands | Heineken |
| 94 | Hans Rausing | 11,0 | 86 | Sweden | packaging |
| 94 | Jack Taylor & family | 11,0 | 90 | United States | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| 98 | Lui Che Woo | 10.7 | 83 | Hong Kong | gaming |
| 98 | Laurene Powell Jobs & family | 10.7 | 49 | United States | Apple, Disney |
| 100 | Eike Batista | 10.6 | 56 | Brazil | mining, oil |
| 100 | Charles Ergen | 10.6 | 60 | United States | EchoStar |
| 100 | Johanna Quandt | 10.6 | 86 | Germany | BMW |