Do You Know These Richest Person from Top 40 Countries
Do you know those top 67 billionaires are as rich as poorest 3.5 billion people of the world?
I don’t know what to say. Whether you call it income inequality, injustice or whatever, the fact is billionaires do control the world to a large extent.
Hence we decided to write an article giving you names of richest people from 40 different countries. They are not just powerful in their respective countries but also influence the politics of the given country.
As the world debates about income inequality these billionaires are getting richer and richer day by day.
So here is the list of top 40 richest person from 40 different countries.
40. Philip Niarchos
Greece has been in news for past few weeks. Its economy is going down but a man has become billionaire only by collecting arts material.
- Net Worth: $2.5 Billions
- Country: Greece
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 737
- Prime Source of Income: Collection of Arts and Materials Related to it
39. Antti Herlin
A small country named Finland has only 8 billionaires and one of them is Antti Herlin who leads in manufacturing elevators and escalators.
- Net Worth: $3.6 Billions
- Country: Finland
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 481
- Prime Source of Income: Manufacturing Elevators and Escalators
38. Albert Frere
Albert Frere is an investor who is also known as Warren Buffet of Belgium. He made his fortune through investing in various stocks. 
- Net Worth: $4.9 Billions
- Country: Belgium
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 318
- Prime Source of Income: Investment and Trading
37. Bidzina Ivanishvilli
Bidzina Invanishvilli is again an investor and banker from Georgia.
- Net Worth: $5.2 Billions
- Country: Georgia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 291
- Prime Source of Income: Investment
36. Carlos and Alejandro
Argentina a socialist country with only 11 billionaires has billionaires named Carlos and Alejandro richest of them all. They made their fortune in oil and gas industry.
- Net Worth:a$5.3 Billions
- Country:a Argentina
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 283
- Prime Source of Income: Oil and Gas
35. Nassef Sawiris
Nassef Sawiris is Donald Trump of Egypt. He is an infrastructure and Construction magnet who made fortune out of this industry.
- Net Worth: $6.3 Billions
- Country: Egypt
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 241
- Prime Source of Income: Infrastructure and Construction
34. Rinat Akhmetov
Laxshmi Mittal of Ukraine is Rinat Akhmetov. He is a steel Magnate. His wealth is decreased almost by half because of ongoing fighting in Ukraine.
- Net Worth: $6.7 Billions
- Country: Ukraine
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 201
- Prime Source of Income: Steel Producer
33. Graeme Hart NZ
Graeme Hart dropped out from a school at the age of 16 has also worked as a truck driver. His company Reynolds Group manufactures packaging materials.
- Net Worth: $6.9 Billions
- Country: New Zeeland
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 195
- Prime Source of Income: Paper, Packing and Supplies
32. Johann Rupert and Family
You all know famous brands like Cartier, Montblanc, LeCoultre etc. Rupert and his family own these brands which are based in Switzerland.
- Net Worth: $7.4 Billion
- Country: South Africa
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 179
- Prime Source of Income: Luxury and Lifestyle Goods
31. Petr Kellner
Petr Kellner founded PPF group in 1991 which operates in areas like financing, retail banking and insurance. However his wealth has dropped by at least $2 Billion.
- Net Worth: $8.4 Billion
- Country: Czech Republic
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 160
- Prime Source of Income: Banking and Financing
30. Ernesto Bertarelli
He not a self made billionaire as he inherited this empire from his father. His company Seronomanufactured drugs for curing sclerosis.
- Net Worth: $8.7 Billion
- Country: Switzerland
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 149
- Prime Source of Income: Pharmaceuticals
29. Robert and Philip Ng
Robert and Philip have developed over 700 hotels, malls and condos in Singapore and Hong Kong. Both brothers inherited this company from their father.
- Net Worth: $9.6 Billion
- Country: Singapore
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 131
- Prime Source of Income: Real Estate and Property
28. Kjeld Krik Kristiansen
He is the grandson of the inventor of Legos Toys. He ran his company for 25 years and then he stepped down.
- Net Worth: $9.4 Billion
- Country: Denmark
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 129
- Prime Source of Income: Arts and Museums
27. John Fredriksen
John is owner of the company called Frontline Ltd which is a shipping company primarily. He is also into drilling and fishing business.
- Net Worth: $10.5 Billion
- Country: Cyprus
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 120
- Prime Source of Income: Shipping Tycoon
26. Dietrich Mateschitz
You all know about Red Bull. Yes he is creator and owner of Red Bull energy Drink Company. He also owns two soccer teams and one formula one racing team.
- Net Worth: $10.8 Billion
- Country: Austria
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 116
- Prime Source of Income: Beverages
25. Lee Kun Hee
Lee Kun Hee is the chairman of Samsung group. He was accused of tax evasion and breach of trust in 2008.
- Net Worth: $11.3 Billion
- Country: South Korea
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 110
- Prime Source of Income: Samsung
24. Robert Kuok
Robert is the owner of world’s largest palm oil company named Wilmar. He has also properties in Hong Kong and Singapore.
- Net Worth: $11.3 Billion
- Country: Malaysia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 110
- Prime Source of Income: Shipping and Palm Oil
23. Charlene de Carvalho Heineken
She is a woman who inherited Beer Company named Heineken from his father. Her net worth has grown by over $1 Billion.
- Net Worth: $11.7 Billion
- Country: Netherlands
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 107
- Prime Source of Income: Beer and other Beverages
22. Gina Rinehart
She inherited her father’s mining company. She signed a deal worth $7.2 billion with worlds’ largest iron ore mines Roy Hill.
- Net Worth: $12.3 Billion
- Country: Australia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 94
- Prime Source of Income: Mining Industry
21. Luis Carlos Sarmiento
He started out with a construction industry and then diversified the company into financial services. He owns the company called Grupo Aval.
- Net Worth: $13.4 Billion
- Country: Colombia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 85
- Prime Source of Income: Banking and Construction
20. Iris Fontbona
Iris Fontbona a mining baron from Chile.
- Net Worth: $13.5 Billion
- Country: Chile
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 82
- Prime Source of Income: Mining and Construction
19. Dhanin Chearavanont and Family
He and his family have monopoly in Thailand. He gained $2.2 billion with the expansion of businesses to areas like telecommunications, retail etc.
- Net Worth: $13.6 Billion
- Country: Thailand
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 81
- Prime Source of Income: Conglomerate
18. Henry Sy and Family
He recently opened the city of Dreams in Manila that cost $1.3 billion to build it. He is the richest man in Philippines.
- Net Worth: $14.2 Billion
- Country: Philippines
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 73
- Prime Source of Income: Real Estate and Property
17. Hinduja Brothers
Expat Indian brothers are the richest men in UK. Their wealth increased because of share in Indian truck company Ashok Leyland.
- Net Worth: $15 Billion
- Country: United Kingdom
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 69
- Prime Source of Income: Conglomeration
16. Aliko Dangote
He is the Nigerian richest man. He added whopping $9 Billion in the year 2013 alone. However his net worth is decreasing.
- Net Worth: $14.7 Billion
- Country: Nigeria
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 67
- Prime Source of Income: Oil Industry
15. Vladimir Potanin
No he is not Vladimir Putin. Potanin is the chairman of Interros and he started the company in 1993.
- Net Worth: $15.4 Billion
- Country: Russia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 60
- Prime Source of Income: Mining and Metals
14. Tadashi Yanai and Family
He owns the retail company called Uniqlo. His fortune grew in the year 2014 by 60%. He is 41th richest man according to Forbes.
- Net Worth: $20.2 Billion
- Country: Japan
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 41
- Prime Source of Income: Retail
13. Mukesh Ambani
He is the richest man in India. His wealth increased by $2.4 Billion in the year 2014. His house worth $1 Billion.
- Net Worth: $21 Billion
- Country: India
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 34
- Prime Source of Income: Oil and Gas
12. Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
He is the chairman and CEO of Kingdom Holding Company. He owns many companies in US, Europe, and Middle East. 
- Net Worth: $22.6 Billion
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 34
- Prime Source of Income: Oil and Gas
11. Maria Franca Fissolo and Family
She owns the European chocolate company Ferrero. You might know some of the popular brands like Tic Tacs, Nutella, Kinder Eggs etc. 
- Net Worth: $23.4 Billion
- Country: Italy
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 32
- Prime Source of Income: Candy Tycoon
10. Wang Jianlin
He is the richest man in China. He has built department stores, shopping plazas, five star hotels. He also bought US movie chain AMC.
- Net Worth: $24.2 Billion
- Country: China
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 29
- Prime Source of Income: Property and Construction
9. Stefan Persson
Persson is the chairman and owner of H & M popular clothing giant. His father founded the company in 1947.
- Net Worth: $24.5 Billion
- Country: Sweden
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 28
- Prime Source of Income: Retail Clothing
8. Jorge Paulo Lemann
He has stakes in the world’s largest beer company called Anheuser-Busch InBev. Lemann founded Banco Garantia in 1971 and sold it.
- Net Worth: $25 Billion
- Country: Brazil
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 26
- Prime Source of Income: Drinks and Beverages
7. David Thomson
We have all heard about Reuters and his grandfather founded this company in the year 1934. It is one of the largest media and publishing company in the world.
- Net Worth: $25.5 Billion
- Country: Canada
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 25
- Prime Source of Income: Media and Publishing
6. Georg Schaeffler
One of the richest people in Germany. 
- Net Worth: $26.9 Billion
- Country: Germany
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 23
- Prime Source of Income: Ball Bearings and Machine Components
5. Li Ka-Shing
He is not only Honk Kong’s richest person but Asia’s richest person also.
- Net Worth: $33.3 Billion
- Country: Hong Kong
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 17
- Prime Source of Income: Plastics Toys and Flowers
4. Liliane Bettencourt
As the list narrows down, we have only 4 richest people left in the list. Fourth is Liliane of France. She is a woman and has stakes in Nestle and L Oreal.
- Net Worth: $40.5 Billion
- Country: France
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 10
- Prime Source of Income: FMCG and Cosmetics
3. Amancio Ortega
The third richest man in the world is Amancio Ortega. He is known for creating the best brand named Zara. He is Europe’s richest man also.
- Net Worth: $64.5 Billion
- Country: Spain
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 4
- Prime Source of Income: Clothing and Apparel
2. Carlos Slim Helu
The second richest man in our list is Carlos Slim of Mexico. He is the owner of telecommunication giant named Grupo Carso. Once he has was richest man in the world but his income dropped.
- Net Worth: $77 Billion
- Country: Mexico
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 2
- Prime Source of Income: Telecommunication
1. Bill Gates
And the richest man on the earth is from America named Bill Gates. He is the founder of the company Microsoft. 
- Net Worth: $79.2 Billion
- Country: US
- Forbes Ranking in the World: 1
- Prime Source of Income: Software
So these were list of 40 richest people from 40 different countries.
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