BILLIONAIRES 2001 - Forbes

BILLIONAIRES 2001

Forbes Magazine 07.09.2001



Name, rank and net worth. The world's billionaires line up before you in this complete list of Forbes magazine's exclusive ranking

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Rank

Name

Networth

($billions)

Age

Origin of Wealth

1

Gates, William H. III

58.7

45

Microsoft

2

Buffett, Warren Edward

32.3

70

investments

3

Allen, Paul Gardner

30.4

48

Microsoft

4

Ellison, Lawrence Joseph

26.0

56

Oracle

5

Albrecht, Theo & Karl

25.0

6

Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal

20.0

44

investments

7

Walton, Jim C.

18.8

53

Wal-Mart

8

Walton, John T.

18.7

55

Wal-Mart

9

Walton, S. Robson

18.6

57

Wal-Mart

10

Walton, Alice L.

18.5

52

Wal-Mart

10

Walton, Helen R.

18.5

81

Wal-Mart

12

Quandt, Johanna & family

17.8

74

BMW

13

Ballmer, Steven Anthony

16.6

45

Microsoft

14

Thomson, Kenneth & family

16.4

77

publishing

15

Bettencourt, Liliane

15.6

75

L'Oreal

16

Anschutz, Philip F.

15.3

61

Qwest Communications

17

Kamprad, Ingvar

13.0

75

Ikea

18

Li Ka-shing

12.6

73

diversified

18

Redstone, Sumner M.

12.6

78

Viacom

20

Kirch, Leo

12.0

74

media

21

Anthony, Barbara Cox

11.7

77

Cox Enterp.

21

Chambers, Anne Cox

11.7

81

Cox Enterp.

23

Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond

11.5

24

Kluge, John Werner

10.9

86

Metromedia

25

Slim Helu, Carlos

10.8

61

telecom

26

Arnault, Bernard

10.7

52

LVMH

27

Bertarelli, Ernesto & family

10.5

35

biotech

27

Dell, Michael

10.5

36

Dell Computers

29

Berlusconi, Silvio

10.3

64

media

30

Johnson, Abigail

9.1

39

Fidelity

retail

real estate

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Rank

Name

Networth

($billions)

Age

Origin of Wealth

31

Mars, Forrest Edward Jr.

9.0

69

candy

31

Mars, Jacqueline Badger

9.0

61

candy

31

Mars, John Franklyn

9.0

65

candy

31

Rausing, Kirsten & family

9.0

48

packaging

35

Ergen, Charles

8.8

48

Satellite t.v.

35

Turner, Robert E. (Ted)

8.8

62

Turner Broadcasting

37

Takei, Yasuo & family

8.3

71

consumer finance

38

Olayan, Suliman

8.0

82

investments

39

Murdoch, Keith Rupert

7.8

70

publishing

40

Rausing, Hans

7.7

75

packaging

40

Saji, Nobutada & family

7.7

55

Suntory

42

Premji, Azim & family

6.9

55

software

43

Del Vecchio, Leonardo

6.6

66

eyewear

43

Ortega, Amancio

6.6

65

retail

45

Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish

6.5

49

real estate

46

Kerkorian, Kirk

6.4

84

investments

47

Pinault, Francois

6.3

64

retail

47

Schwab, Charles R.

6.3

64

Charles Schwab

49

Landolt, Pierre & family

6.1

53

Novartis

50

Al-Kharafi, Nasser & family

6.0

58

contractor

50

Soros, George

6.0

70

money manager

52

Lee Shau Kee

5.9

73

real estate

53

Broad, Eli

5.8

68

real estate

54

Goodnight, James

5.7

58

software

55

Kinoshita, Kyosuke & family

5.6

61

consumer finance

55

Son, Masayoshi

5.6

43

Softbank

57

Benetton, Luciano & family

5.5

66

Benetton

57

Pritzker, Robert Alan

5.5

75

financier

57

Pritzker, Thomas J.

5.5

51

inheritance

60

Curt, Engelhorn

5.4

75

pharmaceuticals

60

Halley, Paul-Louis & family

5.4

66

Carrefour

60

Moore, Gordon Earle

5.4

72

Intel

60

Plattner, Hasso

5.4

57

SAP

64

Cisneros, Gustavo & family

5.3

56

media

64

Flick, Friedrich Karl Jr.

5.3

74

diversified

64

Haefner, Walter

5.3

90

software

64

Persson, Stefan

5.3

53

Hennes & Mauritz

68

Fukuda, Yoshitaka

5.2

53

consumer finance

69

Lerner, Alfred

5.1

68

banking

70

Newhouse, Donald Edward

5.0

71

media



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Rank

Name

Networth

($billions)

Age

Origin of Wealth

70

Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr.

5.0

73

media

70

Otto, Michael & family

5.0

58

retailing

70

Wertheimer, Alain & Gerard

5.0

70

von Finck, August

5.0

71

investments

75

Dassault, Serge & family

4.9

76

aviation

76

Herz, Gunter & family

4.8

60

retailing

76

Yanai, Tadashi

4.8

52

Fast Retailing

78

Gerling, Rolf

4.7

46

insurance

79

Johnson, Edward Crosby III

4.6

71

Fidelity

79

Latsis, Spiros & family

4.6

54

banking

79

von Holtzbrinck, Dieter & family

4.6

59

media/entertainment

82

Bloomberg, Michael Rubens

4.5

58

financial news

82

Davis, Marvin H.

4.5

75

oil

82

Ito, Masatoshi

4.5

77

retail

82

Johnson, Samuel Curtis

4.5

73

S.C. Johnson & Son

82

Mendoza, Lorenzo & family

4.5

35

beer

82

Mohn, Reinhard

4.5

80

media /entertainment

82

Omidyar, Pierre M.

4.5

44

eBay

82

Oppenheimer, Nicky & family

4.5

56

De Beers

90

Irving, James, Arthur & John

4.4

90

Oetker, Rudolf & family

4.4

84

diversified

92

Bass, Lee Marshall

4.3

45

oil, investments

92

Greenberg, Maurice Raymond

4.3

76

AIG

92

Knight, Philip H.

4.3

63

Nike

95

Iwasaki, Fukuzo

4.2

76

real estate

96

Arison, Micky

4.1

52

Cruise ships

96

Wang, Patrick

4.1

50

micromotors

98

Annenberg, Walter Hubert

4.0

92

publishing

98

Bren, Donald L.

4.0

69

real estate

98

Haub, Erivan & family

4.0

68

retailing

98

Heineken, Alfred

4.0

77

Heineken

98

Warner, H. Ty

4.0

57

Beanie Babies

98

Weston, Galen & family

4.0

60

retail

104

Bass, Sid Richardson

3.8

58

oil, investments

104

Huntsman, Jon Meade

3.8

64

chemicals

104

Lauder, Leonard Alan

3.8

68

Estee Lauder

104

Perot, Henry Ross

3.8

71

data management

104

Tsai Wan-lin & family

3.8

76

insurance

109

Arison Dorsman, Shari

3.7

43

diversified

109

Icahn, Carl

3.7

65

finance



Chanel

oil

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Rank

Name

Networth

($billions)

Age

Origin of Wealth

109

Karamehmet, Mehmet & family

3.7

47

telecom

109

Kuok, Robert

3.7

78

diversified

109

Sidhu, Sanjiv

3.7

44

software

109

Wang, Nina

3.7

115

Simplot, John R.

3.6

116

Ermirio de Moraes, Jose & Antonio

3.5

116

Hayek, Nicolas

3.5

72

Swatch

116

McCaw, Craig O.

3.5

51

telecom

116

Ng Teng Fong & family

3.5

72

real estate

116

Okada, Kazuo

3.5

58

gaming

116

Sabanci, Sakip & family

3.5

68

conglomerate

116

Schmidheiny, Stephan

3.5

53

investments

116

Wurth, Reinhold

3.5

66

manufacturing

124

Ambani, Dhirubhai & family

3.4

68

diversified

124

Bronfman, Charles R.

3.4

70

Vivendi

124

Geffen, David

3.4

58

music

124

Kroenke, Ann Walton

3.4

51

Wal-Mart

124

Louis-Dreyfus, Gerard & family

3.4

69

commodities trading

124

Sorenson, James L.

3.4

79

medical devices

130

Bronfman, Edgar M. Sr.

3.3

72

liquor

130

Ebner, Martin

3.3

55

investments

130

Hostetter, Amos Barr Jr.

3.3

64

Cable TV

130

Itoyama, Eitaro

3.3

59

golf courses

130

Jinnai, Ryoichi

3.3

74

consumer finance

130

Marcus, Bernard

3.3

71

Home Depot

130

Mori, Akira

3.3

64

real estate

130

Perelman, Ronald Owen

3.3

58

investments

138

Fisher, Donald George

3.2

72

The Gap

138

Fisher, Doris Feigenbaum

3.2

70

The Gap

138

Foriel-Destezet, Phillipe

3.2

65

temp agency

138

Kipp, Karl-Heinz

3.2

77

retailing

138

Koch, Charles De Ganahl

3.2

65

oil services

138

Koch, David Hamilton

3.2

61

oil service

138

Lauder, Ronald Steven

3.2

57

Estee Lauder

138

Tisch, Preston Robert

3.2

75

Loews Corp.

146

Agnelli, Giovanni & family

3.1

80

Fiat

146

Al-Hariri, Rafik & family

3.1

57

construction

146

Crown, Lester & family

3.1

76

conglomerate

146

Doris, Ennio

3.1

61

insurance

146

Wrigley, William Jr.

3.1

38

chewing gum



real estate

92

potatoes

diversified

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Rank

Name

Networth

($billions)

Age

Origin of Wealth

151

Azcarraga Jean, Emilio

3.0

33

media

151

Bass, Robert Muse

3.0

53

oil

151

Bechtel, Riley P.

3.0

49

Bechtel

151

Bechtel, Stephen Davison Jr.

3.0

76

Bechtel

151

Hillman, Henry Lea

3.0

82

conglomerate

151

Jameel, Mohammed & family

3.0

151

Kamel, Saleh

3.0

60

conglomerate

151

Khoo Teck Puat

3.0

84

banking

151

Lucas, George

3.0

57

movies

151

Perrenchio, Andrew Jerrold

3.0

70

television

151

Salinas Pliego, Ricardo & family

3.0

45

retail

162

Hopp, Dietmar & family

2.9

61

SAP

162

Safra, Joseph & Moise

2.9

162

Wexner, Leslie Herbert

2.9

63

The Limited

162

Yamauchi, Hiroshi

2.9

73

Nintendo

162

Zambrano, Lorenzo & family

2.9

57

cement

167

Dolan, Charles Francis

2.8

74

Cable TV

167

Faria, Aloysio de Andrade

2.8

80

banking

167

Jacobs, Klaus

2.8

64

temp agency

167

Sall, John

2.8

53

software

167

Taylor, Jack Crawford

2.8

78

car rental

167

Tsutsumi, Yoshiaki

2.8

67

real estate

167

Udvar-Hazy, Steven Ferencz

2.8

55

leasing

174

Cheng Yu-tung

2.7

75

real estate

174

Lefrak, Samuel Jayson

2.7

83

real estate

174

Schroder, Bruno

2.7

68

Schroders Plc.

174

Skoll, Jeff

2.7

36

eBay

174

Wang, Y.C.

2.7

84

Formosa Plastics

179

Fujita, Den

2.6

75

fast food

179

Schmidheiny, Thomas

2.6

55

cement

179

Tschira, Klaus

2.6

60

SAP

182

Beisheim, Otto

2.5

77

retailing

182

Ecclestone, Bernard

2.5

70

Formula One

182

Garza Laguera, Eugenio & family

2.5

78

beverages, banking

182

Gerry, Alan

2.5

71

Cable TV

182

Koc, Rahmi & family

2.5

70

conglomerate

182

Kroc, Joan Beverly & family

2.5

72

McDonalds

182

Malone, John C.

2.5

60

Cable TV

182

Packer, Kerry

2.5

63

media

182

Rockefeller, David Sr.

2.5

86

oil



auto sales

banking

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