Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2008. Forbes recorded a then record of 946 billionaires. There were 178 newcomers, as well as the first billionaires from Cyprus, Oman, Romania and Serbia. Over 66% of the previous year’s billionaires became richer. The billionaires’ net worth increased in 2007 by $900 billion to $3.5 trillion.
Here is a List of Top 10 World’s Billionaires in 2007
- Bill Gates – $56.0 billion
- Warren Buffett – $52.0 billion
- Carlos Slim – $49.0 billion
- Ingvar Kamprad – $33.0 billion
- Lakshmi Mittal – $32.0 billion
- Sheldon Adelson – $26.5 billion
- Bernard Arnault – $26.0 billion
- Amancio Ortega – $24.0 billion
- Li Ka-shing – $23.0 billion
- David Thomson – $22.0 billion
