Top 10 richest people in the world 1)American investor Warren Buffett has been named by Forbes as the world’s richest man with a wealth of $63bn (£31bn).
2)Mexian telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu took second spot. He’s worth $60bn.
3)Bill Gates ($58bn) fell from the No 1 spot to third place.
4)Steel magnet Lakshmi Mittal(INDIAN) was fourth.
5)Fellow Indians Mukesh (right) and Anil (left) Ambani of Reliance Industries were fifth and sixth respectively.
6)Russia’s Oleg Deripaska appears in the top 10 for the first time thanks to mergers creating aluminium giant UC Rusal.
7)Mainland China’s richest person is Yang Huiyan (right), just 26 years old.
8)Facebook founder 'Mark Zuckerberg', 23, is the youngest billionaire on the list.
9)South African mining magnet 'Patrice Motsepe' is one of three black Africans to appear on the list for the first time.
Top 10 richest people in the world
10)The Duke of Westminster (46th) is Britain’s richest man. His property portfolio is worth $14bn.
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