Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2001

Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2001. In 2001, BET founder Robert L. Johnson became the first ever African-American billionaire.

Here is a List of Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2001

1. Bill Gates – $58.7 billion 
2. Warren Buffett – $32.3 billion
3. Paul Allen – $30.4 billion
4. Larry Ellison – $26.0 billion
5. Karl and Theo Albrecht – $25.0 billion
6. Al-Waleed bin Talal – $20.0 billion
7. Jim Walton* – $18.8 billion
8. John Walton* – $18.7 billion
9. S. Robson Walton* – $18.6 billion
10. Alice Walton* – $18.5 billion
11. Helen Walton* – $18.5 billion

* Each hold an essentially equal share in Wal-Mart. Had he been alive in 2001, Sam Walton would have been the world’s wealthiest person.