The Top 20

1. William Gates III

2. Warren Buffett

3. Carlos Slim Helú

4. Ingvar Kamprad

5. Lakshmi Mittal

6. Sheldon Adelson

7. Bernard Arnault

8. Amancio Ortega

9. Li Ka-shing

10. David Thomson

11. Larry Ellison

12. Liliane Bettencourt

13. Prince Alwaleed

14. Mukesh Ambani

15. Karl Albrecht

16. Roman Abramovich

17. Stefan Persson

18. Anil Ambani

19. Paul Allen

20. Theo Albrecht

William H. Gates III, 51, a co-founder of Microsoft, has served as Chairman since our incorporation in 1981. Mr. Gates served as Chief Software Architect from January 2000 until June 2006, when he announced a two-year plan for his transition out of a day-to-day role, after which he will continue to serve as Chairman and an advisor on key development projects. Mr. Gates served as our Chief Executive Officer from 1981 until January 2000, when he resigned as Chief Executive Officer and assumed the position of Chief Software Architect. Mr. Gates is also a director of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

its said if he was to drop a Hundred dollar bill it would cost him more money to go pick it up ((his Time)) now thats crazy~!