Inside The 2013 Billionaires List: Facts and Figures

The ranks of the world’s billionaires, as monitored and tallied by our global wealth team, have yet again reached all-time highs. The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now boasts 1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion. We found 210 new ten-figure fortunes. Once again the U.S. leads the list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe (366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).

Resurgent asset prices are the driving force behind the rising wealth of the super-rich around the globe. While last year almost as many fortunes fell as rose, this year gainers outnumbered losers by 4-to-1. Many new names made the list thanks to free-spending consumers. To name a few: Diesel jeans mogul Renzo Rosso at $3 billion, retailer Bruce Nordstrom at $1.2 billion and designer Tory Burch at $1 billion.

Carlos Slim is once again the world’s richest person, followed by Bill Gates. Amancio Ortega of Spanish retailer Zara moves up to No. 3 for the first time. He is the year’s biggest gainer, adding $19.5 billion to his fortune in one year. He moves ahead of Warren Buffett, despite the fact that the U.S. investing legend added $9.5 billion to his fortune. This is the first year since 2000 that Buffett has not been among the top 3. The year’s biggest loser is Brazilian Eike Batista, whose fortune dropped by $19.4 billion, or equivalent to about $50 million a day. His rank falls from no. 7 to no. 100 in the world.

Source: Forbes

2013 Top 10

No.	Name	Net worth (USD)	Age	Citizenship	Source(s) of wealth
1	Carlos Slim	$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
7	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	$30.0 billion	90	France	L'Oréal
10	Bernard Arnault	$29.0 billion	63	France	LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton