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Meet the richest person in these 30 countries

Last updated on: March 7, 2013 10:45 IST
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim (R) stands with Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates after taking part in the inauguration of a new research facility at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Texcoco outside Mexico City.

The United States leads the Forbes 2013 billionares list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe (366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).

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Country: Mexico
Carlos Slim Helu

Net worth: $73 billion
Forbes rank: 1

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Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Country: America
Bill Gates

Net worth: $67 billion
Forbes rank: 2

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Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani.

Country: India
Mukesh Ambani

Net worth: $21.5 billion  
Forbes rank: 22

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Amancio Ortega.

Country: Spain
Amancio Ortega

Net worth: $57 billion
Forbes rank: 3

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Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz.

Country: Austria
Dietrich Mateschitz

Net worth: $7.1 billion
Forbes rank: 162

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Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, owner and CEO of the Denmark-based plastic toy company LEGO.

Country: Denmark
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Net worth: $7.3 billion
Forbes rank: 158

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Tsai Eng-Meng.

Country: Taiwan
Tsai Eng-Meng

Net worth: $9.8 billion
Forbes rank: 112

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Petr Kellner.

Country: Czech Republic
Petr Kellner

Net worth: $10.4 billion
Forbes rank: 106

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Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken.

Country: The Netherlands
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

Net worth: $11 billion
Forbes rank: 94

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Ernesto Bertarelli.

Country: Switzerland
Ernesto Bertarelli

Net worth: $11 billion
Forbes rank: 94

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Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor.

Country: Britain
Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor


Net worth: $11.4 billion
Forbes rank: 89

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John Fredriksen.

Country: Cypress
John Fredriksen

Net worth: $11.5 billion
Forbes rank: 87

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Zong Qinghou.

Country: China
Zong Qinghou

Net worth: $11.6 billion
Forbes rank: 86

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Robert Kuok.

Country: Malaysia
Robert Kuok

Net worth: $12.5 billion
Forbes rank: 76

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Lee Kun-Hee.

Country: South Korea
Lee Kun-Hee

Net worth: $13 billion
Forbes rank: 69

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Tadashi Yanai, chairman and chief executive of Fast Retailing Co, operator of Uniqlo casual fashion chain.

Country: Japan
Tadashi Yanai

Net worth: $13.3 billion
Forbes rank: 66

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Colombian businessman Luis Carlos Sarmiento (L) shakes hands with Nobel laureate Mohammed Yunus.

Country: Columbia
Luis Carlos Sarmiento

Net worth: $13.9 billion
Forbes rank: 64

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Rinat Akhmetov.

Country: Ukraine
Rinat Akhmetov

Net worth: $15.4 billion
Forbes rank: 47

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Aliko Dangote.

Country: Nigeria
Aliko Dangote

Net worth: $16.1 billion
Forbes rank: 43

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Gina Rinehart (Inset).

Country: Australia
Gina Rinehart

Net worth: $17 billion
Forbes rank: 36

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Iris Fontbona (Inset).

Country: Chile
Iris Fontbona

Net worth: $17.4 billion
Forbes rank: 35

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Alisher Usmanov.

Country: Russia
Alisher Usmanov

Net worth: $17.6 billion
Forbes rank: 34

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Jorge Paulo Lemann.

Country: Brazil
Jorge Paulo Lemann

Net worth: $17.8 billion
Forbes rank: 33

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud.

Country: Saudi Arabia
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

Net worth: $20 billion
Forbes rank: 26

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Thomson Reuters Chairman David Thomson.

Country: Canada
David Thomson

Net worth: $20.3 billion
Forbes rank: 24

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Michele Ferrero.

Country: Italy
Michele Ferrero

Net worth: $20.4 billion
Forbes rank: 23

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Karl Albrecht.

Country: Germany
Karl Albrecht

Net worth: $26 billion
Forbes rank: 18

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Stefan Persson.

Country: Sweden
Stefan Persson

Net worth: $28 billion
Forbes rank: 12

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Liliane Bettencourt.

Country: France
Liliane Bettencourt

Net worth: $30 billion
Forbes rank: 9

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Hutchison Whampoa Chairman Li Ka-shing.

Country: Hong Kong
Li Ka-Shing

Net worth: $31 billion
Forbes rank: 8