1. Bill Gates

　　2. Warren Buffett

　　3. Carlos Slim Helu

　　4. Ingvar Kamprad

　　5. Lakshmi Mittal

　　6. Paul Allen

　　7. Bernard Arnault

　　8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

　　9. Kenneth Thompson & family

　　10. Li Ka-shing

　　It seems no surprise that Gates just keeps staying on top; his wealth has increased to from $46 billion to $50 billion. He’s been the world’s richest person for 10 of the last 11 years. Among the top 10, only 2 of them are Americans, compared with 8 in 10 in 2004. The rest richest people represent Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. The riches of the world are seemingly becoming more globally distributed. This is a good thing for the world—perhaps it is the indication of an increasingly interconnected global economy.