The current richest man in the world
There will always be an enduring fascination with the REALLY rich guys who make up the list of “Richest Men in the World.” The current list in the Forbes top 5 has seen several mega billionaires trading places this few months alone. Fueled by soaring commodity and telco stock prices (albeit fluctuating), the top billionaire list has brought out several hitherto “unknown” names to the fore – Carlos Slim, and Mukesh Ambani.
In July this year, Carlos Slim emerged seemingly out of nowhere, to overtake Bill Gates as the world’s richest man – after more than a decade of dominance by Gates. Some sources reported that Slim’s wealth was estimated at $67 billion, ahead of Gates by nearly 9 billion. Now that’s 9 BILLION, mind you.
A couple of days ago, the Forbes top 5 list was reshuffled, when an Indian billionaire with interests in construction, textile, and petroleum industries, Mukesh Ambani, appeared to have overtaken both Slim and Gates. This was widely reported in many Indian newspapers, but subsequently watered down by Ambani’s company, Reliance Industries. Mukesh is not the only Indian up there.
These are interesting times with such a fluid situation, that no one at this point in time, really knows who is exactly the world’s richest man right now. It might not be anything remotely connected with you and me, but it’s still an entertaining, trivial, frolic in financial fantasy. A slight change in stock prices could send any of these guys straight to the top. But one thing’s for certain, the world is going to have to do away with the long held notion of “Worlds Richest Man” revolving around Bill Gates, alone.
How the times have changed.
it’s really amzing for carlos to be the top,but don’t forget the earth is constantly rotating.tommorrow might be my turn.
At the moment Warren Buffet is listed on top, but since they are so close, I won’t be surprised to see them trade places. But, yeah, who is to say you can’t be like them one day?
I am boy of 20yrs i am very happy for all of them,but i am praying to God to grant me the world lovly man on earth.
RICHEST MAN WORLD CURRENT NEW
I am working to be the next first Richest Youngest Men in the world. May God help ME. Amen.
I will like to impact the world as you did
are you not too old for this record
Well, Carlos Slim is now the official number one as of now
Am praying and working to be the world richest man durring my own time, so help me GOD. Amen.
I pray & will work to become number one man in Africa & to be amongst the first-ten in the world.
Do u guys blieve u can b more dan dis pple
guys , being richest is not the best thing , its being the happiest one.
There is saying that every great achiever is born out of great.Am happy for them, and always pray to my God to make me be like them.
The idea of the richest man in the world is worth thinking about. Well, anyone who simply is anbitious enough and follows the time-proven principles of financial success,plus being prepared to pay the price will certainly trade positions with the current names on the list. It could be you, it could be me.I’m a newbie.Hi everyone.
Kess
I wonder what number is Warren Buffet? I knew sooner or later Bill Gates reign at the top would come to an end soon
I will work hard to be great like world richest men.i pray that God will help me because He the one give power to make wealth.
i appreciate