Seven Figure Business

An annual wealth ranking has been made by Forbes, so even this year.

This ranking means that people in billion class are examined in regards to their currently estimated net worth level (USD) in relation to last years perceived ranking, age, citizenship, country and sources of wealth. In this case, the listed net worth represents the estimated value of assets less debt as of February 13, 2009 (1).

Bill Gates has improved to the top again, followed by Warren Buffet and Carlos Slim Helú. Mainpart listed shows a decline in net worth (USD) this year compared to one year back.

Mikhail Prokhorov (Interros) from Russia is only 43 years old, Jeffrey Bezos (Amazon) from United States 45 and Susanne Klatten (BMW) from Germany 45 only and they are billionaires already (2)!

Despite many declines in stocks, housing objects, and currency hickups for some, Forbes has found as much as 38! new billionaires from eleven countries this year independent of income source and ethical aspects herein (3).