14) Michael Bloomberg
Condition: $ 35.5 billion. Former New York City mayor is founder and CEO of Bloomberg LP.
13) Bernard Ernault and family
Condition: 37.2 billion dollars. He and his family own 46% of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which is the largest producer of luxury goods in the world.
12) Samuel Walton
Condition: 39.1 billion dollars. Last year he got rich with 4.9 billion, it is one of the owners of Wal-Mart.
11) Alice Walton
Condition: 39.4 billion dollars. Also one of the owners of Wal-Mart
10) Lillian Betenkart and family
Condition: 40.1 billion dollars. She is the richest woman in Europe. Founder of L`Oreal.
9) Jim Walton
Condition: 40.6 billion dollars. Another one of the owners of Wal-Mart. He is also CEO of Arvest Bank, which is owned by the family.
8) Christy Walton
Condition: 41.7 billion dollars. She inherited share of her husband John Walton, after he died in 2005. John's father was the founder of the company.
7) David Koch
Condition: 42.9 billion dollars. David, along with his brother Charles, co-founder and co-owner of Koch Industries, one of the largest private industrial corporations have in the world.
6) Charles Koch
Condition: 42.9 billion dollars. Brother David and co-owner of Koch Industries.
5) Larry Ellison
Condition: 54.3 billion dollars. Ellison is the founder of Oracle without higher education (as many people in the Forbes 400)
4) Amancio Ortega
Condition: 64.5 billion dollars. Amancio fell one position from last rankings, his condition has increased by 5 billion from 2014 onwards. He is a former owner of Inditex, the conglomerate that owns fashion brand Zara.
3) Warren Buffett
Condition: 72.7 billion dollars. CEO and founder of Berkshire Hathaway. The company had an incredible 2014, and the state of Buffett increased by 14.5 billion dollars.
2) Carlos Slim
Condition: 77.1 billion dollars. Media mogul. His father was an immigrant - a shoemaker, and Carlos is going from scratch.
1) Bill Gates
Condition: 79.2 billion dollars. Founder of Microsoft. He left Harvard, after the founding of his company. For the last 20 rankings, Gates is 16 times first.
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