The complete list of world's billionaires 1997

Billionaire list 1997

Rank

Name

Net Worth
(bil US$)

Citizenship

1Bolkiah, Sultan Hassanal38Brunei
2Gates, William H. III36.4United States
3Walton Family27.6United States
4Buffett, Warren E.23.2United States
5Alsaud, King Faud Bin Abdul Aziz20Saudi Arabia
6Suharto16Indonesia
7Allen, Paul Gardner15.31United States
8Al-Sabah, Sheikh Jaber Al-ahmed Al-jaber15Kuwait
9Lee Shau Kee14.7Hong Kong
10Oeri, Hoffman and Sacher families14.3Switzerland
11Haas Family12.3United States
12Kwok Brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond12.3Hong Kong
13Mars, Forrest Edward Sr. and family12United States
14Quandt family11.7Germany
15Albrecht, Theo and Karl and family11.5Germany
16Tsai Wan-lin and family11.3Taiwan
17Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal11Saudi Arabia
18Engelhorn, Curt and family11Germany
19Li Ka-shing11Hong Kong
20Thomson, Kenneth11Canada
21Al Nahyan, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan10United Arab Emi
22Haniel family9.3Germany
23Newhouse, Samuel I. Jr. and Donald E.9United States
24Rausing, Hans and Gad9Sweden
25Cargill family8.8United States
26Bettencourt, Lilianne8.4France
27Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki8Japan
28Ballmer, Steven A.7.5United States
29Wonowidjojo family7.3Indonesia
30Kluge, John W.7.2United States
31Tan Yu7.2Philippines
32Ellison, Lawrence J.7.1United States
33Kuok, Robert7Malaysia
34Mulliez, Gerard and family7France
35Ng, Robert and Teng Fong7Singapore
36Wang, Nina7Hong Kong
37Moore, Gordon E.6.7United States
38Slim Helu, Carlos6.6Mexico
39Cheng Yu-tung6.5Hong Kong
40Haefner, Walter6.4Switzerland
41Landolt family6.3Switzerland
42Bass family6United States
43Pritzker, Jay A. and Robert A.6United States
44Knight, Philip H.5.8United States
45Kwek Leng Beng5.8Singapore
46Ermirio De Moraes, Antonio and family5.7Brazil
47Mori, Minoru and Akira5.7Japan
48Langmann, Hans Joachim and family5.6Germany
49Wang, Yue-che5.5Taiwan
50Widjaja, Eka Tjipta5.4Indonesia
51Seydoux/Schlumberger families5.3France
52Chung Ju-yung and family5.2Korea
53Lee Kun-hee and family5.2Korea
54Perez Companc, Gregorio5.2Argentina
55Takei, Yasuo5.2Japan
56Woeste, Albrecht and Henkel family5.2Germany
57Anschutz, Philip F.5United States
58Haub, Erivan and family5Germany
59Hussein, Saddam5Iraq
60Berlusconi, Silvio4.9Italy
61Lauder, Leonard A. and Ronald S.4.9United States
62Beisheim, Otto4.8Germany
63Queen Beatrix4.7Netherlands
64Tisch, Laurence A. And Preston R.4.7United States
65Flick, Friedrich Karl Jr.4.5Germany
66Koc, Rahmi And Family4.5Turkey
67Otto, Michael4.5Germany
68Koch, Charles De Ganahl And David H.4.4United States
69Ito, Masatoshi4.3Japan
70Bertarelli, Ernesto And Fabio4.2Switzerland
71Schmidt-Ruthenbeck Bros., Michael & Rain4.2Germany
72Krishnan, T. Ananda4.1Malaysia
73Botin, Emilio and family4Spain
74Gerling, Rolf4Germany
75Liem Sioe Liong4Indonesia
76Perelman, Ronald O.4United States
77Sabanci, Sakip and family4Turkey
78Khoo Teck Puat3.9Singapore
79Al-kharafi, Nasser and family3.8Kuwait
80Brenninkmeijer family3.8Netherlands
81Johnson, Edward C. (Ned) and Abigail3.8United States
82Kerkorian, Kirk3.8United States
83McCaw family3.8United States
84Schickedanz family3.7Germany
85Benetton, Luciano and family3.6Italy
86Herz, Gunter and family3.6Germany
87Hopp, Dietmar And Sons3.6Germany
88Moller, Maersk Mc-kinney3.6Denmark
89Pinault, Francois3.6France
90Irving, James, Arthur and John3.5Canada
91Son, Masayoshi3.5Japan
92Piech, Ferdinand and family3.4Germany
93Redstone, Sumner M.3.4United States
94Agnelli, Gianni and family3.3Italy
95Bronfman, Edgar M. Sr.3.3United States
96Dell, Michael3.3United States
97Perot, Henry Ross3.3United States
98Olayan, Suliman3.2Saudi Arabia
99Simplot, John R.3.2United States
100Arnault, Bernard3.1France
101Merckle, Adolf3.1Germany
102Al-hariri, Rafik3Lebanon
103Bechtel, Stephen D. Jr. And Riley P.3United States
104Berezovsky, Boris3Russia
105Bronfman, Charles R.3Canada
106Hasan, Mohamed (Bob)3Indonesia
107Marinho, Roberto3Brazil
108Schmidheiny, Stephan3Switzerland
109Del Vecchio, Leonardo2.9Italy
110Dumas-Hermes, Jean-Louis and family2.9France
111Greenberg, Maurice R.2.9United States
112Quek Leng Chan2.9Malaysia
113Sy, Henry2.9Philippines
114Van Andel, Jay2.9United States
115Ho, Stanley2.8Hong Kong
116Kirch, Leo And Family2.8Germany
117Latsis, Spiros2.8Greece
118Murdoch, K. Rupert2.8United States
119Oetker, Rudolf and family2.8Germany
120Matsuda, Kazuo2.7Japan
121Tiong Hiew King2.7Malaysia
122Ty, George2.7Philippines
123Ayala, Jaime Zobel de and family2.6Philippines
124Devos, Richard M.2.6United States
125Fok, Henry2.6Hong Kong
126Hillman, Henry Lea2.6United States
127Johnson, Samuel C.2.6United States
128Luksic, Andronico and family2.6Chile
129Sarmiento Angulo, Luis Carlos2.6Colombia
130Al-rajhi, Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz2.5Saudi Arabia
131Bin Mahfouz, Khalid Salim2.5Saudi Arabia
132Huntsman, Jon Meade2.5United States
133Koo, Jeffrey And Family2.5Taiwan
134Kristiansen, Kjeld Kirk2.5Denmark
135Mendoza, Leonor and family2.5Venezuela
136Oppenheimer, Harry and family2.5South Africa
137Otsuka, Masahito2.5Japan
138Persson, Stefan2.5Sweden
139Soros, George2.5United States
140Swire, Sir Adrian & Sir John2.5United Kingdom
141Khodorkovsky, Mikhail2.4Russia
142Lauren, Ralph2.4United States
143Mohn, Reinhard and family2.4Germany
144Packer, Kerry2.4Australia
145Arison, Micky2.3United States
146Bozano, Julio2.3Brazil
147Lerner, Alfred2.3United States
148Rocca, Roberto2.3Argentina
149Safra, Edmond2.3Lebanon
150Sampoerna, Putera2.3Indonesia
151Waitt, Theodore W.2.3United States
152Angelini, Anacleto2.2Chile
153Bass, Robert Muse2.2United States
154Davis, Marvin H.2.2United States
155Kamprad, Ingvar2.2Sweden
156Koo Bon-moo and family2.2Korea
157Wrigley, William and family2.2United States
158Ardila Lulle, Carlos2.1Colombia
159Branson, Richard2.1United Kingdom
160Fribourg, Michel And Family2.1United States
161Heineken, Alfred2.1Netherlands
162Lim Goh Tong2.1Malaysia
163Turner, Robert E. (Ted)2.1United States
164Wertheimer, Alain And Family2.1France
165Bren, Donald L.2United States
166Crown, Lester2United States
167Goldschmeding, Frits2Netherlands
168Goodnight, James2United States
169Hunt, Ray Lee and family2United States
170Kim, Woo-choong And Family2Korea
171Lucas, George2United States
172Romo Garza, Alfonso2Mexico
173Rothermere, Viscount2United Kingdom
174Sophonpanich, Chatri2Thailand
175Sorenson, James L.2United States
176Geffen, David1.9United States
177Mittal, Lakshmi1.9India
178Nicholas, Peter M.1.9United States
179Santo Domingo, Julio Mario1.9Colombia
180Schmidheiny, Thomas1.9Switzerland
181Abele, John E.1.8United States
182Adulyadej, King Bhumibol1.8Thailand
183Riady, Mochtar & Family1.8Indonesia
184Chearavanont, Dhanin1.7Thailand
185Gonzalez Barrera, Roberto1.7Mexico
186Huizenga, H. Wayne1.7United States
187Louis-Dreyfus, Gerard and family1.7France
188Oshima, Kenshin1.7Japan
189Salinas Pliego, Ricardo1.7Mexico
190Schwab, Charles R.1.7United States
191Zambrano, Lorenzo1.7Mexico
192Azcarraga Jean, Emilio and family1.6Mexico
193Yeoh, Francis And Family1.6Malaysia
194Cisneros, Gustavo1.5Venezuela
195Livanos, Peter and family1.5Greece
196Matte, Eliodoro1.5Chile
197Rothschild family1.5FranceU.K.
198Sainsbury, David1.5United Kingdom
199Takizaki, Takemitsu1.5Japan
200Weston, Garry and family1.5United Kingdom
201Alekperov, Vagit1.4Russia
202Castro, Fidel1.4Cuba
203Noboa, Alvaro1.4Ecuador
204Rockefeller, David1.4United States
205Sahenk, Ayhan and family1.4Turkey
206Troutt, Kenneth1.4United States
207Bamford, Sir Anthony and family1.3United Kingdom
208Fortabat, Amalia Lacroze De1.3Argentina
209Fujita, Den1.3Japan
210Sall, John1.3United States
211Yung, Larry1.3Hong Kong
212Ambani, Dhirubhai and family1.2India
213Birla, Kumar Mangalam1.2India
214David-Weill, Michel1.2France
215Godrej, Adi and family1.2India
216Lowy, Frank1.2Australia
217Miyamoto, Masafumi1.2Japan
218Nambu, Yasuyuki1.2Japan
219Ofer, Yuli and Sammy1.2Israel
220Rupert, Johann and family1.2South Africa
221Toyoda, Shoichiro1.2Japan
222Yamauchi, Hiroshi1.2Japan
223O'Reilly, Anthony and family1.18Ireland
224Viakhirev, Rem1.1Russia

 

Sources: see Forbes List of billionaires

 

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