Forbes magazine’s top billionaires worldwide by rank in net worth:

• Carlos Slim: $69 billion, telecommunications

• Bill Gates: $61 billion, Microsoft Corp.

• Warren Buffett: $44 billion, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

• Bernard Arnault: $41 billion, LVMH Moet Hennessy

• Armancio Ortega: $37.5 billion, Zara International

• Larry Ellison: $36 billion, Oracle Corp.

• Eike Batista: $30 billion, mining and oil industries

• Stefan Persson: $26 billion, clothing chain H&M

• Li Ka-shing: $25.5 billion, diversified industries

• Karl Albrecht: $25.4 billion, discount supermarket chain Aldi Group