There are many types of rich people in the world most of whom share a common type of wealth that exists not in their bank accounts but in their material wealth such as the commodities that they own, land, oil, power or gold which are just a few to name. Companies are also big on the list of items which can make people really wealthy. The old couple down the road who drive their car at 25 km/h everywhere saved for all of their lives while other invested and spent. Now the old people have a small nest egg however it is nothing in comparison to what the richest people in the world are sitting on. The big difference is that over the last two decades the rich people have gotten very rich while the middle class people and poor people struggle to make ends meet. With all the wealth stacked up between only a few thousand people compared to the billions without money the economy has a huge gap which only caters for the rich people and pushes the poor people back down the success ladder.

The top ten richest people in the world have gotten to the top for several different reason, goods, and services or other. Bill Gates is one of the more famous rich people who are reaching the point that soon he will be worth trillions rather than just a few measly billion. Carlos Slim Helu is currently the richest man in the world valued at over $50 Billion even though he lives in South America in Mexico which is actually a very poor country. Bill Gates comes a very close second and it is unusual to see that the richest people are all over 50 years old which means that there is wisdom in age and therefore experience. Two out of the top three places are American citizens for the richest people in the world both coming a place to Carlos in Mexico. After the two American candidates there are two Indian tycoons who are worth around forty billion each and are again living in one of the poorest nations in the world.

Some of the richest people in the world did not have to do much to get there because they are either living off an inheritance or royalties from somebody else’s hard work from many years ago. Fame and fortune are often seen together because being one o the richest people in the world puts you right into the public eye since everyone will want to know how you made it to the top. Giving away the secrets is not what these guys will do such as in the case of Donald Trump who will tell you to work hard and think outside the square. Many times the people in the world’s richest people list will have invented something or done something that has made them a fortune for the rest of their lives. Here is a list of the richest people in the world and what they have done to get there. This list does not include people like the pope who take money from the poor and give it to itself to be richer every year just like a government.

It was only a few years ago that the richest people broke the billion dollars mark and now we are soon looking at people having trillions of dollars of worth. Bill Gates is a prime example of a software maker who made his software into ones that where the preferred brand or a brand that could only run on certain computers. There is also an Arab family whose construction company makes them billions of dollars all around the world each year but they are said to use it for bad things like supplying their son with weapons for war. The owners of Wal-Mart in America are also at the top of the richest people list by simply cornering the market of all products buy buying cheap and selling cheap too.

There are many rich people all around the world for one reason or another but these is not all the richest people in the world. For some the richest people are the ones that have the most celebrity status while others it is the person with the most power in politics but essentially the richest people in the world are those that have the most money and assets. You can count assets as many different things these days like in the case of Bill Gates who mostly owns shares in his own companies. There is also a guy like Donald Trump who is capable of buying small countries each time he opens his wallet. Whether it is land, gold or products the person with the most cash at the end of the day wins the richest people awards even though they already have everything they also want the awards to be the richest people.

Once you have decided your fate and where you want to go in life then you have the chance to become one of the richest people on the planet by simply doing what you do best. If it was that simple then we would all be doing it however the saying that you need money to make money is true so having some collateral to start your money making venture is always going to get you in front quickly. The family that designed IKEA made a fortune in sales as well as franchising their brand all around the world. In some countries the IKEA brand is one that sells like hot cakes while in other countries it is the more common brand which is found in the budget shops. Whether you are selling furniture, software or even arms there is one thing that brings the richest people one step ahead of the rest which is usually a combination of things like determination, good tax keeping and making sure they invest their money wisely. If you follow their trends with your own innovation then it is going to be a good opportunity to make money for you and your family.

There are many stereo types about rich people because often like people such as Paris Hilton there is more money than brains but even Paris has a generous side to her being involved in many charities and fund raisers to help the people and animals that are not as fortunate as she is. Some of the richest people in the world did not get their money from being brains but from their skills as workers, business men, thinkers, actors or singers. There are more and more people getting rich as the world fills itself with useless money however one day this money is apparently not going to be worth anything. I wonder how people like Donald Trump think about that idea, which one day money will be worth less than the paper it is printed on.

If the people in the lower parts of the socio economic parts of the world are able to get a foot into the door of a dream or a reality then their chance of becoming one of the richest people I the world may become a reality. People like J. K. Rowling who one day could barely feed her children and then the next day she has the top selling book in all the English speaking countries and more. There is hope for anyone with a bright idea or just the steadfast working attitude that will get them where they need to be. It is funny how the ‘new’ money always gets distributed around by those who recently received it compared to families that have been exceedingly wealthy all along. The royal families around the world have more nick nacks than you can poke a stick at but often their country is still filled with poverty and injustice.

Riches and honor somebody said comes from God, but that doesn’t preclude that fact that for both to come your way there must be a convergence of both hard work and luck or blessing as some would like to call it. That’s why John D. Rockefeller, the guy who is considered to have amassed the greatest fortune ever to be gathered by any person then and today attributed his success to strategy and hard work. The phrase ‘’richest people’’ sounds like the who is who in all sectors of the economy in the four corners of the world.

This confirms the universality of hard work and luck as the quintessence principle of success be it in monetary terms or otherwise. Therefore whenever we classify John D. Rockefeller and Warren Buffet as the top cream of the world’s richest people then you can be sure that it’s a matter of unrelenting and unyielding determination which has seen them there. The prosperity of these moguls might not be appreciated until you hear some unbelievable statistics concerning their lots, here is one: According to the reputable actuary, Alexander Forbes, the combined fortunes of the top richest people in the world is greater that the total services and goods sold in the world’s third largest economy or Germany for that matter.

The only consolation that we get from that list is the fact that a number of those in the list like Rockefeller, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates came from humble backgrounds thereby confirming that riches are for everyone who dares to dream and work towards realizing that dream. On the other hand there are those who were born with a golden spoon, like the Saudi Arabian Prince Al Waleed, and the Indian Mukesh brothers. Other rich people in-between the extremes include Paul Allen, Kenneth Thomson, Ingvar Kamprad, Li Ka-shing and Lakshmi Mittal among others.

The world’s richest man is John D. Rockefeller if wealth is measured in terms of the national economy; however, Warren Buffet is the richest man in the world. If all the money owned by the richest men in the world was combined, it has a GDP larger than that of Germany which is the third largest economy in the world.

A common characteristic with them is that they make most of their money from investing and do not spend it unwisely. Some of them were not from rich families as it is in the case of Rockefeller who was from a poor family but through innovation grew rich.

Due to the prevailing global trends in financial matters the rich have either not gotten richer or have become poorer this year. The combined net worth of Americas rose by $30 billion, only about 2%. The rise in oil prices and art has made it possible for a come back to those that had been eliminated earlier and also for 31new ones. Unfortunately the shaking in the stock market has seen 33 billionaires leave the list of worlds richest. Critics argue that ingenuity and not industry is highly practiced by these men who make money virtually from everything from coffee, real estate to media and dumplings.

However it is still uncertain how the trend would go given the fact that stock markets have become very fragile which may see some people either get richer or poorer and hence be eliminated within a very short period of time. The ones who got rich by real estate investment are finding it hard in these perilous times.

Despite the shaking in the world markets these are men who have worked hard and live to reap the fruits of their labor and innovation.

The list of top ten richest people in the world, from highest to lowest wealth is this: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Carlos sLine Helú, Ingvar Kamprad, Lakshmi Mittal, Paul Allen, Bernard Arnauld, Prince Al Waleed, Kenneth Thomson, and Li Ka-shing.

As we could imagine, Bill Gates tops the list with an estimated fortune of 50 billion dollars, and read well, that figure is not a typing error. As is known, his fortune was mixed in the field of computers through his company Microsoft, the largest in terms of software, and renowned for its famous operating system (Windows). Besides being a multimillionaire, Gates is recognized as a great philanthropist, with donations of more than 50% of his fortune.

Bill Gates

Second place is held by Warren Buffett (42 billion), a successful investor, primarily through his company Berkshire Hathaway, whose strength is the business of insurance. Despite his enormous wealth, Buffett is recognized as an austere person, with an allocation below the salary levels for senior executive employees. Moreover, it opposes the inheritance of large fortunes.

Warren Buffett

The next in the ranking of the richest men in the world has it Carlos Slim Helú, with an estimated fortune of 30 billion, and is considered the richest man in Latin America. The bulk of his fortune from the telecommunications company Telefonos de Mexico. He cited his father as his inspiration and the origin of their abilities in the world of business and investments.

Carlos Slim Helu

In fourth place is Ingvar Kamprad, a Swedish industrial, with a not inconsiderable 28 billion. Started selling matches on a bicycle as a child, then various items for the home at least, and in 1943 founded IKEA, a chain of home furnishings, which now has over 230 stores in 33 countries.

Ingvar Kamprad

Then, in fifth place, is Lakshmi Mittal, with 23.5 billion. From India, is the CEO of the company’s largest steel producer in the world, “Mittal Steel Company,” derived from his father’s participation in other steel producing company.

Lakshmi Mittal

The sixth in the list of the richest men in the world is held by Paul Allen (22 billion). Allen is the lesser known partner in the founding of the company Microsoft. Indeed it was he who persuaded Bill Gates to quit his studies at Harvard and go to their new business. It is also a philanthropist, contributing primarily on science and technology.

Paul Allen

In seventh place among the richest people in the world is Bernard Arnault, a French businessman, with 21.5 billion from its “rule of fashion” LVMH, which owns world-renowned brands as Christian Dior and Lois Vuitton, among others .

Bernard Arnauld

What remains on the list, Prince Al Waleed, with 20 billion dollars, member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia (also known as House of Saud). The prince is a major investor in many areas, with greater participation in Citigroup. He started in business with a loan from his father and with the mortgage on your home.

Prince Al Waleed

In ninth place is Kenneth Thomson (19.6 billion), the richest person in Canada, son of the founder of the Thomson Corporation. The company is known worldwide in the business of publishing and media, and lately it has diversified market information and electronic services.

Kenneth Thomson

The tenth and last place in the list of the richest men in the world is held by Li Ka-shing, the wealthiest man in Asia, with an estimated fortune of 18.8 billion. Its origins were humble son of a professor, but his determination and effort made possible his empire in banking, construction and property, among other markets. He is known for his attachment to traditional values, his humility and philanthropy.

Li Ka Shing