Gallery: The Richest People On The Planet (Top 5)

$69 B

 

Age:

 

72

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu smiles after receiving the "Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz" Medal in Mexico City September 29, 2011. (REUTERS/CarlosJasso)

$61 B

 

Age:

 

56

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15: Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, poses for a portrait on December 15, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Danielle Smith/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty I

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$44 B

 

Age:

 

81

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett visits the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

$41 B

 

Age:

 

63

Global Luxury retailer LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault arrives to attend the 2010 Full Year presentation on February 4, 2011 in Paris. (ERIC PIERMONT/AFP/Getty Images)

$37.5 B

 

Age:

 

75

Amancio Ortega

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