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The list of wealthiest non-inflated historical figures is a small article based on the publications of Forbes.[1] , Wealthy historical figures 2008 and other financial sources. It only records people who have reached the largest monetary amounts and is not adjusted for inflation like the List of most wealthy historical figures. The monetary amounts are based on the USD of 2006. For the main article of this list, go to Wealthy historical figures 2008.
| # |
Image |
Name |
Age when at peak of earnings. |
Current age, or age at death |
Wealth in Billion USD |
Date of Peak Net Worth |
Origin |
Current Residence or Final Residence |
Source of Wealth |
| 1. |
 |
Bill Gates |
44 |
53 |
101.0[1] |
April 5, 1999 |
United States |
United States |
Microsoft |
| 2. |
 |
Carlos Slim Helú |
67 |
68 |
69.8 |
October 18, 2007 |
Mexico |
Mexico |
Telmex |
| 3. |
 |
Ingvar Kamprad |
77 |
82 |
69.2 |
April 4, 2004 [2] |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
IKEA |
| 4. |
 |
Lakshmi Mittal |
57 |
58 |
69.1 |
June 5, 2008 [3] |
India |
England |
Arcelor-Mittal |
| 5. |
 |
Warren Buffett |
76 |
77 |
66.1 |
December 10, 2007 [4] |
United States |
United States |
Berkshire Hathaway |
| 6. |
|
Mukesh Ambani |
50 |
51 |
60.7 |
January 14, 2008 [5] |
India |
India |
Reliance Industries |
| 7. |
 |
Lawrence Joseph Ellison |
55 |
61 |
59.5 |
September 1, 2000 |
United States |
United States |
Oracle Corporation |
| 8. |
|
Anil Ambani |
48 |
49 |
59.3 |
September 14, 2008 |
India |
India |
Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group |
| 9. |
 |
Hassanal Bolkiah |
51 |
62 |
55.6 |
c. 1997 [6] |
Brunei |
Brunei |
Monarchy |
| 10. |
|
K. P. Singh |
76 |
76 |
45.4 |
January 14, 2008 [7] |
India |
India |
DLF Universal Limited |
| 11. |
 |
Paul Allen |
49 |
55 |
40.0 |
c. 2000 |
United States |
United States |
Vulcan Inc. |
| 12. |
|
Li Ka-shing |
79 |
80 |
33.4 |
November 30, 2007 [8] |
China |
Hong Kong |
Hutchison Whampoa |
| 13. |
 |
Rinat Akhmetov |
41 |
42 |
31.1 |
July 1, 2008 [9] |
Soviet Union |
Ukraine |
SCM Holdings |
Graph listing the 6 people who have surpassed the $50 billion net worth barrier
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