"FORBES'" LIST OF BILLIONAIRES

THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD IS (ONCE AGAIN) BILL GATES:

Yesterday, "Forbes" released its annual list of the World's Billionaires. Here's a look at the FIVE richest people in the world . . . along with their net worth.

#5.) Ingvar Kamprad and family (--Sweden; Dude owns IKEA!!!) ($22 BILLION)

#4.) Lawrence Ellison (--U.S.) ($22.5 BILLION)

#3.) Carlos Slim Helu and family (--Mexico) ($35 BILLION)

#2.) Warren Buffett ($37 BILLION)

#1.) Bill Gates ($40 BILLION) (--Last year, Buffett dethroned Gates as the world's richest man. But this year Gates is back on top . . . despite losing $18 BILLION.)

--OTHER STATS ABOUT THE WORLD'S BILLIONAIRES:

-- Last year, there were 1,125 billionaires in the world. But, this year, that number dropped by 30% . . . to 793 billionaires. The U.S. alone has 110 fewer billionaires than last year. The average net worth of the world's billionaires is $3 BILLION.--The collective net worth of the world's billionaires is $2.4 TRILLION . . . down from $4.4 TRILLION last year. --There are 55 billionaires in New York City alone. (Forbes / New York Times / Alter Net)(--You can check out the full list of billionaires here . . .) --> REMEMBER, THE WORLD NEED BILLIONAIRES TO INVEST IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS!

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html