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The World's Billionaires 2010 edition was 24th 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 12, 2010. It was released online on March 10, 2010. Forty reporters across 13 countries contributed to the list.
The combined net worth of the list was $3.6 trillion, up 50 percent from 2009's $2.4 trillion, while the average net worth was $3.5 billion. [9] The 2010 list featured 164 re-entries and 97 true newcomers. [9] Asia accounted for more than 100 of the new entrants.
Determining the lower ranks is an even more contentious debate. Vanderbilt left a fortune worth $100 million upon his death in 1877, equivalent to $2.4 billion today. [5] As the United States became the world's leading economic power by the late 19th century, the wealthiest people in America were often also the wealthiest people in the world.
At age 54 with a net worth of about $1.3 billion, Whitman transferred her wealth. Women are moving up in the ranks of self-made billionaires. On June 8, 2010, Meg Whitman became the first ...
It is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets by Forbes and by data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1]
The platform quickly expanded beyond college campuses, becoming the world’s leading social network. Zuckerberg’s wealth soared as Facebook grew, and his net worth passed a billion dollars in 2008.
This is a list of British billionaires by net worth, based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled by Bloomberg, [1] The Sunday Times, [2] and by Forbes magazine. [3] The lists are incomplete.
According to Forbes, Walmart heiress Alice Walton has a personal net worth of $72.3 billion. Her brother, Jim Walton, has a net worth of $78.4 billion. ... left equal shares of a nearly $10 ...