5 ORANG TERKAYA DI DUNIA

(1)Carlos Slim Helu & family

 The richest man in the world (net worth: $72 billion) made his fortune in telecom but didn't stop there. Slim also owns mining and real estate companies and a stake in the New York Times. This year he added soccer to the mix, buying into Mexico's Leon and Pachuca clubs and Spain's Real Oviedo.

• Age: 72
• Source of Wealth: telecom, self-made
• Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
• Country of Citizenship: Mexico
• Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Children: 6

·         Net Worth $69 B As of March 2012

 (2)Bill Gate

 The world's second-richest man is worth $65 billion?and that's after giving away more than $28 billion. Gates' post-Microsoft mission includes eliminating many infectious and deadly diseases: By his own estimates, that could translate into 8 million lives saved by 2020. But the quintessential activist billionaire doesn't stop there: Gates continues to persuade his peers to sign the "Giving Pledge," 

• Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Age: 57
• Source of Wealth: Microsoft, self-made
• Residence: Medina, WA
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Education: Drop Out, Harvard University
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 3

·         Net Worth $ 61 B As of March 2012

(3)Warren Buffett

 

The billionaire investor stepped up his philanthropy: In July he donated $1.5 billion to the Gates Foundation, bringing his lifetime total giving to $17.3 billion; in August he pledged $3 billion in stock to his children's foundations. Buffett also continued his campaign for higher taxes on the rich: "We need Congress, right now, to enact a minimum tax on high incomes. I would suggest 30% of taxable 

• CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
• Age: 82
• Source of Wealth: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made
• Residence: Omaha, NE
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Education: Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Marital Status: Widowed, Remarried

·         Net Worth $44 B As of March 2012

(4)Bernard Arnault

The world's ultimate arbiter of good taste and Europe's richest person once again, Arnault orchestrated another stellar year for his luxury-goods empire, LVMH. Profits jumped 22%, thanks to record sales at Louis Vuitton and the successful integration of Bulgari. The group formed a joint venture with one of the world's leading tanneries of crocodile leather, Heng Long. Arnault hasn't done as well with his more pedestrian investment in supermarket chain Carrefour, which is worth $1 billion less than it was a year ago. Among his personal high-end collection: He owns Indigo Island in the Bahamas (rent: $300,000 a week) and ski chalet Cheval Blanc in Courchevel. 

• Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton
• Age: 63
• Source of Wealth: LVMH
• Residence: Paris, France
• Country of Citizenship: France
• Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 5

·         Net Worth $41 B As of March 2012

(5)Amancio Ortega

 

 Ortega stepped down as chairman of his global fashion firm, Inditex, in July 2011. The company hasn't missed a beat. Shares are up one-fourth in the past year, helping boost his fortune by $6.5 billion and pushing him into the global top 5 ranks for the first time. Ortega paid $536 million to billionaire Esther Koplowitz in December for Torre Picasso, a 43-story skyscraper in Madrid. He also owns Epic 

• Age: 76
• Source of Wealth: Zara, self-made
• Residence: La Coruna, Spain
• Country of Citizenship: Spain
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 3

·         Net Worth $37.5 B As of March 2012

Sumber : Majalah Forbes