Billionaires of the World

Forbes Magazine annually prints out articles pertaining to the richest people on Earth. Most recently, the magazine reported a new number one richest man on Earth who is Carlos Slim Helu. This Mexican tycoon with various telecom holdings recently beat out Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.

Carlos Slim Helu

This is the third year a new number person topped the rankings. Interested in how much he actually owns? It is an estimated $53.5 billion up from $35 billion 12 months ago! Bill Gates, second, now owns $53 billion and Buffet owns $47 billion.

In total, there are 1011 billionaires in this world currently. One of the most famous is Mark Zuckerburg, founder of Facebook. After the economic recession last year, most wealthy people gained much more money than before.

Are you wondering how they all got to became a ten-figure titan? Creativity, savvy, and ability to handle money and greed, are the things needed to become a wealthy man. Everyone wishes to become a little richer, and it can all happen if you are an intelligent person. Therefore, business as well as accounting, is of increased importance to help all the important and rich people who are continually filling this world.