{"id":9312,"date":"2015-03-04T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/?p=9312"},"modified":"2015-03-06T01:35:03","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T06:35:03","slug":"ethiopian-born-saudi-billionaire-al-amoudi-lost-5-billion-in-2014-forbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.zegabi.com\/articles\/9312","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Al Amoudi lost $5 billion in 2014 – Forbes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mohammed<\/a>Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi has lost $5 billion in 2014 and dropped to #116 in Forbes Magazine’s 2015 World Billionaires List.<\/p>\n

Billionaires 2015 List<\/strong>
\n#61 Mohammed Al-Amoudi, $10.9 billion<\/p>\n

Billionaires 2014 List<\/strong>
\n#116 Mohammed Al-Amoudi, $15.3 billion<\/p>\n

In 2015, 290 people became billionaires, 71 of whom from China and 57 of whom from the U.S. according to Forbes. The newly minted billionaires include American basketball legend Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n

Top 100 Billionaires<\/h2>\n

(Source: Forbes Magazine<\/a>)<\/p>\n

1. Bill Gates<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $79.2 B
\nSource of wealth: Microsoft
\n2. Carlos Slim Helu & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $77.1 B
\nSource of wealth: telecom
\n3. Warren Buffett<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $72.7 B
\nSource of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
\n4. Amancio Ortega<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $64.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Zara
\n5. Larry Ellison<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $54.3 B
\nSource of wealth: Oracle
\n6. Charles Koch<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $42.9 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n6. David Koch<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $42.9 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n8. Christy Walton & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $41.7 B
\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart
\n9. Jim Walton<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $40.6 B
\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart
\n10. Liliane Bettencourt & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $40.1 B
\nSource of wealth: L\u2019Oreal
\n11. Alice Walton<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $39.4 B
\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart
\n12. S. Robson Walton<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $39.1 B
\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart
\n13. Bernard Arnault & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $37.2 B
\nSource of wealth: LVMH
\n14. Michael Bloomberg<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $35.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Bloomberg LP
\n15. Jeff Bezos<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $34.8 B
\nSource of wealth: Amazon.com
\n16. Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $33.4 B
\nSource of wealth: Facebook
\n17. Li Ka-shing<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $33.3 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n18. Sheldon Adelson<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $31.4 B
\nSource of wealth: casinos
\n19. Larry Page<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $29.7 B
\nSource of wealth: Google
\n20. Sergey Brin<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $29.2 B
\nSource of wealth: Google
\n21. Georg Schaeffler<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $26.9 B
\nSource of wealth: ball bearings
\n22. Forrest Mars Jr<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $26.6 B
\nSource of wealth: candy
\n22. Jacqueline Mars<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $26.6 B
\nSource of wealth: candy
\n22. John Mars<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $26.6 B
\nSource of wealth: candy
\n25. David Thomson & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $25.5 B
\nSource of wealth: media
\n26. Jorge Paulo Lemann<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $25 B
\nSource of wealth: beer
\n27. Lee Shau Kee<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $24.8 B
\nSource of wealth: real estate
\n28. Stefan Persson<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $24.5 B
\nSource of wealth: H&M
\n29. George Soros<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $24.2 B
\nSource of wealth: hedge funds
\n29. Wang Jianlin<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $24.2 B
\nSource of wealth: real estate
\n31. Carl Icahn<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $23.5 B
\nSource of wealth: investments
\n32. Maria Franca Fissolo & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $23.4 B
\nSource of wealth: Nutella, chocolates
\n33. Jack Ma<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $22.7 B
\nSource of wealth: e-commerce
\n34. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $22.6 B
\nSource of wealth: investments
\n35. Steve Ballmer<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $21.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Microsoft
\n35. Phil Knight<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $21.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Nike
\n37. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $21.3 B
\nSource of wealth: supermarkets
\n38. Li Hejun<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $21.1 B
\nSource of wealth: solar power equipment
\n39. Mukesh Ambani<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $21 B
\nSource of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas
\n40. Leonardo Del Vecchio<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $20.4 B
\nSource of wealth: eyeglasses
\n41. Len Blavatnik<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $20.2 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n41. Tadashi Yanai & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $20.2 B
\nSource of wealth: retail
\n43. Charles Ergen<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $20.1 B
\nSource of wealth: Dish Network
\n44. Dilip Shanghvi<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $20 B
\nSource of wealth: pharmaceuticals
\n45. Laurene Powell Jobs & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $19.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Apple, Disney
\n46. Dieter Schwarz<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $19.4 B
\nSource of wealth: retail
\n47. Michael Dell<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $19.2 B
\nSource of wealth: Dell
\n48. Azim Premji<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $19.1 B
\nSource of wealth: software
\n49. Theo Albrecht Jr & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $19 B
\nSource of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe\u2019s
\n50. Michael Otto & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $18.1 B
\nSource of wealth: retail, real estate
\n51. Paul Allen<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $17.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Microsoft, investments
\n52. Joseph Safra<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $17.3 B
\nSource of wealth: banking
\n53. Anne Cox Chambers<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $17 B
\nSource of wealth: media
\n54. Susanne Klatten<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $16.8 B
\nSource of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals
\n55. Pallonji Mistry<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $16.3 B
\nSource of wealth: construction
\n56. Ma Huateng<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $16.1 B
\nSource of wealth: internet media
\n57. Patrick Drahi<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $16 B
\nSource of wealth: Telecom
\n58. Thomas & Raymond Kwok<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.9 B
\nSource of wealth: real estate
\n59. Stefan Quandt<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.6 B
\nSource of wealth: BMW
\n60. Ray Dalio<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.4 B
\nSource of wealth: hedge funds
\n60. Vladimir Potanin<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.4 B
\nSource of wealth: metals
\n62. Serge Dassault & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.3 B
\nSource of wealth: aviation
\n62. Robin Li<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.3 B
\nSource of wealth: internet search
\n64. Donald Bren<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $15.2 B
\nSource of wealth: real estate
\n65. Francois Pinault & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.9 B
\nSource of wealth: retail
\n66. Shiv Nadar<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.8 B
\nSource of wealth: information technology
\n67. Aliko Dangote<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.7 B
\nSource of wealth: cement, sugar, flour
\n68. Mikhail Fridman<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.6 B
\nSource of wealth: oil, banking, telecom
\n69. Hinduja Brothers<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.5 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n69. Ronald Perelman<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.5 B
\nSource of wealth: leveraged buyouts
\n71. Cheng Yu-tung<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.4 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n71. Alisher Usmanov<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.4 B
\nSource of wealth: steel & mining, telecom, investments
\n73. Henry Sy & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.2 B
\nSource of wealth: diversified
\n73. Viktor Vekselberg<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.2 B
\nSource of wealth: metals, energy
\n75. Masayoshi Son<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14.1 B
\nSource of wealth: internet, telecom
\n76. James Simons<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $14 B
\nSource of wealth: hedge funds
\n77. German Larrea Mota Velasco & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.9 B
\nSource of wealth: mining
\n77. Rupert Murdoch & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.9 B
\nSource of wealth: media
\n77. Johanna Quandt<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.9 B
\nSource of wealth: BMW
\n80. David & Simon Reuben<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.7 B
\nSource of wealth: investments, real estate
\n81. Dhanin Chearavanont<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.6 B
\nSource of wealth: food
\n82. Iris Fontbona & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.5 B
\nSource of wealth: mining
\n82. Lui Che Woo<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.5 B
\nSource of wealth: casinos
\n82. Lakshmi Mittal<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.5 B
\nSource of wealth: steel
\n85. Abigail Johnson<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.4 B
\nSource of wealth: money management
\n85. Luis Carlos Sarmiento<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.4 B
\nSource of wealth: banking
\n87. Lei Jun<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.2 B
\nSource of wealth: smartphones
\n87. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13.2 B
\nSource of wealth: beverages
\n89. Alexey Mordashov<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13 B
\nSource of wealth: steel, investments
\n89. Marcel Herrmann Telles<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $13 B
\nSource of wealth: beer
\n91. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.6 B
\nSource of wealth: real estate
\n92. Hans Rausing<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.5 B
\nSource of wealth: packaging
\n92. Jack Taylor & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.5 B
\nSource of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
\n94. Charles Butt & family<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.3 B
\nSource of wealth: supermarkets
\n94. Gina Rinehart<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.3 B
\nSource of wealth: mining
\n96. Vagit Alekperov<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.2 B
\nSource of wealth: Lukoil
\n96. Harold Hamm<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.2 B
\nSource of wealth: oil & gas
\n96. Patrick Soon-Shiong<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.2 B
\nSource of wealth: pharmaceuticals
\n99. Stefano Pessina<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12.1 B
\nSource of wealth: drugstores
\n100. Richard Kinder<\/strong>
\nNet Worth: $12 B
\nSource of wealth: pipelines<\/p>\n

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