The complete list of world's billionaires 2001

Billionaire list 2001

Rank

Name

Net Worth
(bil US$)

Citizenship

1Gates, William H. III58.7United States
2Buffett, Warren Edward32.3United States
3Allen, Paul Gardner30.4United States
4Ellison, Lawrence Joseph26United States
5Albrecht, Theo & Karl25Germany
6Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal20Saudi Arabia
7Walton, Jim C.18.8United States
8Walton, John T.18.7United States
9Walton, S. Robson18.6United States
10Walton, Alice L.18.5United States
10Walton, Helen R.18.5United States
12Quandt, Johanna & family17.8Germany
13Ballmer, Steven Anthony16.6United States
14Thomson, Kenneth & family16.4Canada
15Bettencourt, Liliane15.6France
16Anschutz, Philip F.15.3United States
17Kamprad, Ingvar13Sweden
18Li Ka-shing12.6Hong Kong
18Redstone, Sumner M.12.6United States
20Kirch, Leo12Germany
21Anthony, Barbara Cox11.7United States
21Chambers, Anne Cox11.7United States
23Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond11.5Hong Kong
24Kluge, John Werner10.9United States
25Slim Helú, Carlos10.8Mexico
26Arnault, Bernard10.7France
27Bertarelli, Ernesto & family10.5Switzerland
27Dell, Michael10.5United States
29Berlusconi, Silvio10.3Italy
30Johnson, Abigail9.1United States
31Mars, Forrest Edward Jr.9United States
31Mars, Jacqueline Badger9United States
31Mars, John Franklyn9United States
31Rausing, Kirsten & family9Sweden
35Ergen, Charles8.8United States
35Turner, Robert E. (Ted)8.8United States
37Takei, Yasuo & family8.3Japan
38Olayan, Suliman8Saudi Arabia
39Murdoch, Keith Rupert7.8United States
40Rausing, Hans7.7Sweden
40Saji, Nobutada & family7.7Japan
42Premji, Azim & family6.9India
43Del Vecchio, Leonardo6.6Italy
43Ortega, Amancio6.6Spain
45Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish6.5United Kingdom
46Kerkorian, Kirk6.4United States
47Pinault, Francois6.3France
47Schwab, Charles R.6.3United States
49Landolt, Pierre & family6.1Switzerland
50Al-Kharafi, Nasser & family6Kuwait
50Soros, George6United States
52Lee Shau Kee5.9Hong Kong
53Broad, Eli5.8United States
54Goodnight, James5.7United States
55Kinoshita, Kyosuke & family5.6Japan
55Son, Masayoshi5.6Japan
57Benetton, Luciano & family5.5Italy
57Pritzker, Robert Alan5.5United States
57Pritzker, Thomas J.5.5United States
60Curt, Engelhorn5.4Germany
60Halley, Paul-Louis & family5.4France
60Moore, Gordon Earle5.4United States
60Plattner, Hasso5.4Germany
64Cisneros, Gustavo & family5.3Venezuela
64Flick, Friedrich Karl Jr.5.3Germany
64Haefner, Walter5.3Switzerland
64Persson, Stefan5.3Sweden
68Fukuda, Yoshitaka5.2Japan
69Lerner, Alfred5.1United States
70Newhouse, Donald Edward5United States
70Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr.5United States
70Otto, Michael & family5Germany
70von Finck, August5Germany
70Wertheimer, Alain & Gerard5France
75Dassault, Serge & family4.9France
76Herz, Günter & family4.8Germany
76Yanai, Tadashi4.8Japan
78Gerling, Rolf4.7Germany
79Johnson, Edward Crosby III4.6United States
79Latsis, Spiros & family4.6Greece
79von Holtzbrinck, Dieter & family4.6Germany
82Bloomberg, Michael Rubens4.5United States
82Davis, Marvin H.4.5United States
82Ito, Masatoshi4.5Japan
82Johnson, Samuel Curtis4.5United States
82Mendoza, Lorenzo & family4.5Venezuela
82Mohn, Reinhard4.5Germany
82Omidyar, Pierre M.4.5United States
82Oppenheimer, Nicky & family4.5South Africa
90Irving, James, Arthur & John4.4Canada
90Oetker, Rudolf & family4.4Germany
92Bass, Lee Marshall4.3United States
92Greenberg, Maurice Raymond4.3United States
92Knight, Philip H.4.3United States
95Iwasaki, Fukuzo4.2Japan
96Arison, Micky4.1United States
96Wang, Patrick4.1Hong Kong
98Annenberg, Walter Hubert4United States
98Bren, Donald L.4United States
98Haub, Erivan & family4Germany
98Heineken, Alfred4Netherlands
98Warner, H. Ty4United States
98Weston, Galen & family4Canada
104Bass, Sid Richardson3.8United States
104Huntsman, Jon Meade3.8United States
104Lauder, Leonard Alan3.8United States
104Perot, Henry Ross3.8United States
104Tsai Wan-lin & family3.8Taiwan
109Arison Dorsman, Shari3.7Israel
109Icahn, Carl3.7United States
109Karamehmet, Mehmet & family3.7Turkey
109Kuok, Robert3.7Malaysia
109Sidhu, Sanjiv3.7United States
109Wang, Nina3.7Hong Kong
115Simplot, John R.3.6United States
116Ermirio de Moraes, José & Antonio3.5Brazil
116Hayek, Nicolas3.5Switzerland
116McCaw, Craig O.3.5United States
116Ng Teng Fong & family3.5Singapore
116Okada, Kazuo3.5Japan
116Sabançi, Sakip & family3.5Turkey
116Schmidheiny, Stephan3.5Switzerland
116Worth, Reinhold3.5Germany
124Ambani, Dhirubhai & family3.4India
124Bronfman, Charles R.3.4Canada
124Geffen, David3.4United States
124Kroenke, Ann Walton3.4United States
124Louis-Dreyfus, Gerard & family3.4France
124Sorenson, James L.3.4United States
130Bronfman, Edgar M. Sr.3.3United States
130Ebner, Martin3.3Switzerland
130Hostetter, Amos Barr Jr.3.3United States
130Itoyama, Eitaro3.3Japan
130Jinnai, Ryoichi3.3Japan
130Marcus, Bernard3.3United States
130Mori, Akira3.3Japan
130Perelman, Ronald Owen3.3United States
138Fisher, Donald George3.2United States
138Fisher, Doris Feigenbaum3.2United States
138Foriel-Destezet, Phillipe3.2France
138Kipp, Karl-Heinz3.2Germany
138Koch, Charles De Ganahl3.2United States
138Koch, David Hamilton3.2United States
138Lauder, Ronald Steven3.2United States
138Tisch, Preston Robert3.2United States
146Agnelli, Giovanni & family3.1Italy
146Al-Hariri, Rafik & family3.1Lebanon
146Crown, Lester & family3.1United States
146Doris, Ennio3.1Italy
146Wrigley, William Jr.3.1United States
151Azcárraga Jean, Emilio3Mexico
151Bass, Robert Muse3United States
151Bechtel, Riley P.3United States
151Bechtel, Stephen Davison Jr.3United States
151Hillman, Henry Lea3United States
151Jameel, Mohammed & family3Saudi Arabia
151Kamel, Saleh3Saudi Arabia
151Khoo Teck Puat3Singapore
151Lucas, George3United States
151Perrenchio, Andrew Jerrold3United States
151Salinas Pliego, Ricardo & family3Mexico
162Hopp, Dietmar & family2.9Germany
162Safra, Joseph & Moise2.9Brazil
162Wexner, Leslie Herbert2.9United States
162Yamauchi, Hiroshi2.9Japan
162Zambrano, Lorenzo & family2.9Mexico
167Dolan, Charles Francis2.8United States
167Faria, Aloysio de Andrade2.8Brazil
167Jacobs, Klaus2.8Switzerland
167Sall, John2.8United States
167Taylor, Jack Crawford2.8United States
167Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki2.8Japan
167Udvar-Hazy, Steven Ferencz2.8United States
174Cheng Yu-tung2.7Hong Kong
174Lefrak, Samuel Jayson2.7United States
174Schroder, Bruno2.7United Kingdom
174Skoll, Jeff2.7Canada
174Wang, Y.C.2.7Taiwan
179Fujita, Den2.6Japan
179Schmidheiny, Thomas2.6Switzerland
179Tschira, Klaus2.6Germany
182Beisheim, Otto2.5Germany
182Ecclestone, Bernard2.5United Kingdom
182Garza Lagüera, Eugenio & family2.5Mexico
182Gerry, Alan2.5United States
182Koç, Rahmi & family2.5Turkey
182Kroc, Joan Beverly & family2.5United States
182Malone, John C.2.5United States
182Packer, Kerry2.5Australia
182Rockefeller, David Sr.2.5United States
182Rowling, Robert2.5United States
182Schmidt-Ruthenbeck, Rainer & Michael2.5Germany
182Takizaki, Takemitsu2.5Japan
194Khodorkovsky, Mikhail2.4Russia
194Nicholas, Henry T.2.4United States
194Stern, Leonard Norman2.4United States
194Tisch, Laurence Alan2.4United States
198Bosch, Robert Jr. & family2.3Germany
198Bouygues, Martin & family2.3France
198Buffett, Susan Thompson2.3United States
198Davidson, William Morse2.3United States
198Getty, Gordon Peter2.3United States
198Hunt, Ray Lee2.3United States
198Kaiser, George B.2.3United States
198Kuo, Terry2.3Taiwan
198Lauren, Ralph2.3United States
198Samueli, Henry2.3United States
198Schulze, Richard M.2.3United States
209Decaux, Jean-Claude2.2France
209Duffield, David A.2.2United States
209Huizenga, H. Wayne2.2United States
209Ingram, Martha Robinson Rivers2.2United States
209Johnson, Barbara Piasecka2.2United States
209Kim, James2.2United States
209Laurie, Nancy Walton2.2United States
209Lowy, Frank2.2Australia
209Møller, Maersk Mc-Kinney2.2Denmark
209Nadar, Shiv2.2India
209Sherman, Bernard (Barry)2.2Canada
209Siebel, Thomas M.2.2United States
209Yoshida, Tadahiro2.2Japan
222Al Rajhi, Sulaiman bin Abdul Aziz2.1Saudi Arabia
222Dorrance, John T. III2.1Ireland
222Gonda, Louis L.2.1United States
222Johnson, Charles Bartlett2.1United States
222Littlefield, Edmund Wattis2.1United States
222Mantegazza, Sergio2.1Switzerland
222Maramotti, Achille2.1Italy
222Merckle, Adolf2.1Germany
222Ofer, Sammy & Yuli2.1Israel
222Spielberg, Steven Allen2.1United States
222Stempel, Ernest E.2.1Bermuda
222Swire, Adrian & family2.1United Kingdom
234Bezos, Jeffrey P.2United States
234Burda, Hubert2Germany
234Champalimaud, Antonio2Portugal
234Egan, Richard J.2United States
234Gaylord, Edward Lewis2United States
234Kellogg, Peter R.2United States
234Li, Richard2Hong Kong
234Mann, Hugo & family2Germany
234McGovern, Patrick Joseph2United States
234Menard, John R. Jr.2United States
234Morgridge, John P.2United States
234Naify, Robert Allen2United States
234Sahenk, Ferit & family2Turkey
234Sarofim, Fayez Shalaby2United States
234Thyssen-Bornemisza, Georg2Switzerland
234Waitt, Theodore W.2United States
234Winnick, Gary2United States
251Al Ghurair, Abdul Aziz1.9UAE
251Bailleres, Alberto1.9Mexico
251Bin Mahfouz, Khalid1.9Saudi Arabia
251Blank, Arthur M.1.9United States
251Bulgari, Paolo & family1.9Italy
251Fisher, Robert J.1.9United States
251Hargreaves, John & family1.9United Kingdom
251Helmsley, Leona1.9United States
251Jahr, John & family1.9Germany
251Krasny, Michael1.9United States
251Kristiansen, Kjeld Kirk1.9Denmark
251Matthews, Terry1.9Canada
251Mays, L. Lowry1.9United States
251Morita, Masao & family1.9Japan
251Nambu, Yasuyuki1.9Japan
251Otsuka, Akihiko & family1.9Japan
251Pattison, Jim1.9Canada
251Rainwater, Richard Edward1.9United States
251Schörghuber, Stefan1.9Germany
251Taylor, Glen1.9United States
251Zell, Samuel1.9United States
272Abraham, S. Daniel1.8United States
272Allen, Herbert A. Jr.1.8United States
272Aramburuzabala, Maria Asunción & family1.8Mexico
272Arango, Jerónimo1.8Mexico
272Bozano, Julio1.8Brazil
272Branson, Richard1.8United Kingdom
272Burkle, Ronald1.8United States
272Butt, Charles C.1.8United States
272Farmer, Richard T.1.8United States
272Fisher, John J.1.8United States
272Golisano, Blase Thomas1.8United States
272Gonda, Leslie L.1.8United States
272Hall, Donald Joyce1.8United States
272Jacobs, Irwin Mark1.8United States
272Mabuchi, Kenichi & family1.8Japan
272Malone, Mary Alice Dorrance1.8United States
272March, Juan & Carlos1.8Spain
272Mittal, Lakshmi1.8United Kingdom
272Pohlad, Carl1.8United States
272Potanin, Vladimir1.8Russia
292Armani, Giorgio1.7Italy
292Arrillaga, John1.7United States
292Birla, Kumar Mangalam1.7India
292Ferrero, Michele1.7Italy
292Flinn, Lawrence Jr.1.7United States
292Halim, Rachman & family1.7Indonesia
292Jackson, Jess Stonestreet1.7United States
292Jannard, Jim1.7United States
292Johnson, Rupert Jr.1.7United States
292Kudelski, André1.7Switzerland
292Mathile, Clayton Lee1.7United States
292McNealy, Scott G.1.7United States
292Melnyk, Eugene1.7Canada
292Morrison, Kenneth & family1.7United Kingdom
292Peery, Richard Taylor1.7United States
292Perez Companc, Gregorio1.7Argentina
292Rich, Robert Edward Sr.1.7United States
292Sant, Roger W.1.7United States
292Spangler, Clemmie Dixon Jr.1.7United States
292Trump, Donald John1.7United States
312Bakke, Dennis1.6United States
312Bass, Perry Richardson1.6United States
312Birck, Michael1.6United States
312Bogdanov, Vladimir1.6Russia
312Chen Din Hwa1.6Hong Kong
312DeVos, Richard M.1.6United States
312Diniz, Abílio dos Santos & family1.6Brazil
312Dumas, Jean-Louis & family1.6France
312Funai, Tetsuro1.6Japan
312Hubbard, Stanley Stub1.6United States
312Johnson, Robert L.1.6United States
312Kwek Leng Beng1.6Singapore
312Lee Kun Hee & family1.6South Korea
312Magness, Gary1.6United States
312McKelvey, Andrew1.6United States
312Mitchell, George Phydias1.6United States
312Morean, William1.6United States
312Primat, Didier1.6France
312Rocca, Roberto & family1.6Argentina
312Shwed, Gil1.6Israel
312Stephens, Jackson Thomas1.6United States
312Uzan, Kemal & family1.6Turkey
312Washington, Dennis1.6United States
312Weill, Sanford1.6United States
336Al Jeraisy, Abdul Al Rahman1.5Saudi Arabia
336Batten, Frank1.5United States
336Berg, Carl Edwin1.5United States
336Bernat, Enric1.5Spain
336Blocher, Christoph1.5Switzerland
336Dorrance, Bennett1.5United States
336Goldman, Richard N.1.5United States
336Haji-Ioannou, Stelios1.5Greece
336Kinder, Richard D.1.5United States
336Kravis, Henry R.1.5United States
336Magness, Kim1.5United States
336Marinho, Roberto & family1.5Brazil
336Marriott, Richard Edwin1.5United States
336McCombs, Billy Joe "Red"1.5United States
336Nacht, Marius1.5Israel
336Peralta, Carlos & family1.5Mexico
336Rales, Mitchell1.5United States
336Rales, Steven1.5United States
336Roberts, George R.1.5United States
336Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman1.5United States
336Sarmiento Angulo, Luis Carlos1.5Colombia
336Simmons, Harold Clark1.5United States
336Sobrato, John Albert1.5United States
336Tiong Hiew King1.5Malaysia
336Troutt, Kenny A.1.5United States
336Viakhirev, Rem1.5Russia
336Yuen, Henry C.1.5United States
363Abramovich, Roman1.4Russia
363Bellon, Pierre1.4France
363Booth, Franklin Otis Jr.1.4United States
363Botín, Emilio & family1.4Spain
363Case, Stephen M.1.4United States
363Cuban, Mark1.4United States
363Druckenmiller, Stanley1.4United States
363Fentener van Vlissingen, John A.1.4Netherlands
363Ford, William Clay1.4United States
363Frist, Thomas F. Jr.1.4United States
363Fukutake, Soichiro1.4Japan
363Gage, Barbara Carlson1.4United States
363Hagen, Stein-Erik1.4Norway
363Hilti, Michael & family1.4Liechtenstein
363Kellogg, William S.1.4United States
363Koo Chen-fu & family1.4Taiwan
363Liebherr, Willi & Isolde1.4Switzerland
363Lindemann, George L. & family1.4United States
363McNair, Robert C.1.4United States
363Nelson,Marilyn Carlson1.4United States
363Prada, Miuccia Bianchi1.4Italy
363Rafael del Pino & family1.4Spain
363Van Andel, Jay1.4United States
363von Thurn und Taxis, Gloria1.4Germany
387Alekperov, Vagit1.3Russia
387Al Rajhi, Saleh Bin Abdul1.3Saudi Arabia
387Bamford, Anthony & family1.3United Kingdom
387De Benedetti, Carlo1.3Italy
387Guerrand-Hermès, Patrick1.3France
387Harp Helú, Alfredo1.3Mexico
387Hector, Hans-Werner1.3Germany
387Hernandez, Roberto1.3Mexico
387Hughes, Bradley Wayne1.3United States
387Jobs, Steven Paul1.3United States
387Lamonde, Germain1.3Canada
387Langone, Kenneth G.1.3United States
387Levine, William S.1.3United States
387Luksic, Andronico & family1.3Chile
387Marshall, E. Pierce1.3United States
387Matte, Eliodoro and family1.3Chile
387McCain, Wallace1.3Canada
387Micheli, Francesco1.3Italy
387Fridman, Mikhail1.3Russia
387Moran, James Martin1.3United States
387Moreno, Arturo1.3United States
387Munger, Charles1.3United States
387Pratt, Richard1.3Australia
387Rong Yiren & family1.3China
387Rupert, Johann & family1.3South Africa
387Saban, Haim1.3United States
387Saba Raffoul, Isaac & family1.3Mexico
387Sampoerna, Putera1.3Indonesia
387Scaglia, Silvio1.3Italy
387Smith, Vincent C.1.3United States
387Sturm, Donald L.1.3United States
387Sy, Henry & family1.3Philippines
387Tanzi, Calisto1.3Italy
387Williams, Arthur L. Jr.1.3United States
421Bass, Edward Perry1.2United States
421Bromilow, David1.2Thailand
421Busujima, Kunio1.2Japan
421Emmerson, Archie Aldis "Red"1.2United States
421Field, Frederick Woodruff1.2United States
421Fredriksen, John1.2Norway
421Harbert, Marguerite1.2United States
421Jamail, Joseph Dahr Jr.1.2United States
421Kokkalis, Socrates1.2Greece
421Krehbiel, John Hammond Jr.1.2United States
421Lee Seng Wee and family1.2Singapore
421Lenfest, Harold Fitzgerald1.2United States
421Mannix, Ron & Fred1.2Canada
421Marriott, John Willard Jr.1.2United States
421Miller, Sydell1.2United States
421Nicholas, Peter M.1.2United States
421O'Reilly, Anthony1.2Ireland
421Rich, Marc David1.2Switzerland
421Roberts, Brian L.1.2United States
421Rockefeller, Winthrop Paul1.2United States
421Scaife, Richard Mellon1.2United States
421Shinawatra, Thaksin1.2Thailand
421Siegel, Herbert1.2United States
421Soru, Renato1.2Italy
421Stryker, Jon L.1.2United States
421Tan, Lucio1.2Philippines
421Ziff, Daniel Morton1.2United States
421Ziff, Dirk Edward1.2United States
421Ziff, Robert David1.2United States
421Zobel de Ayala, Jamie & family1.2Philippines
421Zuckerman, Mortimer Benjamin1.2United States
452Abele, John E.1.1United States
452Anselmo, Mary1.1United States
452Caltagirone, Francesco Gaetano1.1Italy
452Chernomyrdin, Viktor1.1Russia
452Cook, William Alfred1.1United States
452Coutu, Jean1.1Canada
452Dedman, Robert Henry1.1United States
452Disney, Roy Edward1.1United States
452Flatley, Thomas John1.1United States
452Fok, Henry1.1Hong Kong
452Fung, Victor1.1Hong Kong
452Fung, William1.1Hong Kong
452Goldsbury, Christopher1.1United States
452Ho, Stanley1.1Hong Kong
452Kimmel, Sidney1.1United States
452Kozuki, Kagemasa1.1Japan
452Lam, Barry1.1Taiwan
452McCain, Harrison1.1Canada
452McCaw, Bruce R.1.1United States
452McCaw, John Elroy Jr.1.1United States
452McCaw, Keith W.1.1United States
452McLane, Robert Drayton Jr.1.1United States
452Murdock, David Howard1.1United States
452Nakajima, Kenkichi1.1Japan
452Ogihara, Ikuo1.1Japan
452Provera, Marco Tronchetti1.1Italy
452Quek Leng Chan1.1Malaysia
452Ricketts, J. Joe1.1United States
452Rock, Arthur J.1.1United States
452Rogers, Edward S. (Ted)1.1Canada
452Ryan, Patrick George1.1United States
452Scott, Walter Jr.1.1United States
452Short, Patricia A.1.1United States
452Stryker, Ronda E.1.1United States
452Ueltschi, Albert Lee1.1United States
452Viscount Rothermere1.1United Kingdom
452Weber, Charlotte Colket1.1United States
452Woo, Peter & family1.1Hong Kong
490Adelson, Sheldon1United States
490Azevedo, Belmiro de1Portugal
490Bailey, Thomas1United States
490Cadogan, Gerald1United Kingdom
490Chace, Malcolm Green III1United States
490Chey TaeWon1South Korea
490de Fortabat, Amalia Lacroze1Argentina
490de Rothschild, Benjamin1Switzerland
490Diller, Barry1United States
490Dixon, Mark1United Kingdom
490Doerr, L. John1United States
490Escarrer, Gabriel1Spain
490Filo, David1United States
490France, James C.1United States
490France, William C. Jr.1United States
490Frère, Albert1Belgium
490Gores, Tom T.1United States
490Green, Pincus1Switzerland
490Hamilton, Dorrance Hill1United States
490Hearst, William Randolph III1United States
490Herrera de Noble, Ernestina1Argentina
490Johnson, Antonia1Sweden
490Khosla, Vinod1United States
490Kohlberg, Jerome Spiegel Jr.1United States
490Koplowitz, Alicia1Spain
490Koplowitz, Esther1Spain
490Kovner, Bruce1United States
490Kriens, Scott1United States
490Krishnan, T. Ananda1Malaysia
490Larrea Mota-Velasco, Germán1Mexico
490Lee-Chin, Michael1Canada
490Lee Hon Chiu1Hong Kong
490Levinson, Frank1United States
490Lien, George Ying Chow1Singapore
490Richter, Jacob (Kobi) & Yehudith (Jud)1Israel
490Robertson, Julian H. Jr.1United States
490Sawiris, Onsi & family1Egypt
490Schneider, Donald J.1United States
490Servier, Jacques1France
490Simonyi, Charles1United States
490Takenaka, Toichi1Japan
490Todd, John & family1New Zealand
490Uehara, Shoji1Japan
490Van Beuren, Hope Hill1United States
490Vilar, Alberto1United States
490Waitt, Norman W.1United States
490Wee Cho Yaw1Singapore
490White, Dean1United States
490Yang, Jerry1United States

 

Sources: see Forbes List of billionaires

 

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