Top 20 Richest Persons in the World 2011 | Richest People | Richest Man in the World 2011

The Forbes rich list for 2011 features a record-breaking 1,200 billionaires and a record combined net worth of $4.5 trillion (to put that in perspective: the amount is a full $2 trillion more than Bloginity’s net worth. Topping the Forbes list is Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico, a telecom mogul worth $74 billion.

Forbes List – Top 10 Billionaires

1. Carlos Slim Helu

2. Bill Gates

3. Warren Buffett

4. Bernard Arnault

5. Larry Ellison

6. Lakshmi Mittal

7. Armancio Ortega

8. Eike Batista

9. Mukesh Ambani

10. Christy Walton

11. Li Ka-Shing

12. Karl Albrecht

13. Stefan Persson

14. Vladmir Lisin

15. Lilian Bettencourt

16. Sheldon Adelson

17. David Thomson

18. Charles Koch

19. David Koch

20. Jim Walton