There is a surge in the number of billionaires world-wide and Carlos Slim once retain the crown of world’s richest person on the Earth followed by Microsoft co-founder Bill gates. Below is the list of Forbes top 20 billionaires for the year 2013.
List of Top 20 Billionaire
| Sr No. | Name | Net worth | country | Source of Wealth |
| 1 | Carlos Slim Helu | $73 billion | Mexico | Telecom |
| 2 | Bill Gates | $67 billion | US | Microsoft |
| 3 | Amancio Ortega | $57 billion | spain | Zara |
| 4 | Warren Buffet | $53.5 billion | US | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 5 | Larry Ellison | $43 billion | US | Oracle |
| 6 | Charles Koch | $34 billion | US | Diversified |
| 7 | David Koch | $34 billion | US | Diversified |
| 8 | Li Ka-shing | $31 billion | Hong-kong | Diversified |
| 9 | Liliane Bettencourt | $30 billion | France | L'Oreal |
| 10 | Bernard Arnault | $29 billion | France | LVMH |
| 11 | Christy Walton | $28.2 billion | US | Wal-mart |
| 12 | Stefan Persson | $28 billion | Sweden | H&M |
| 13 | Michael Bloomberg | $27 billion | US | Bloomberg LP |
| 14 | Jim walton | $26.7 billion | US | Wal-mart |
| 15 | Sheldon Adelson | $26.5 billion | US | Casinos |
| 16 | Alice Walton | $26.3 billion | US | Wal-mart |
| 17 | Robson Walton | $26.1billion | US | Wal-mart |
| 18 | Karl Albrecht | $26 billion | Germany | Retail |
| 19 | Jeff Bezos | $25.2 billion | US | Amazon |
| 20 | Larry Page | $23 billion | US |
The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now boasts 1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion.
Source: http://www.forbes.com/
