In case you were wondering what the number of billionaires in the world was this year… Forbes was recently able to track down an amazing 946 people that were worth over $1,000,000,000. The average net worth of all the billionaires was $3.6 Billion and the combined net worth of the 946 billionaires was $3,500,000,000,000 ($3.5 Trillion).
So who is the wealthiest billionaire you ask? Well its not very surprising that Bill Gates still holds the title of “Worlds Richest Person” for the 13th year in a row with a net worth of 56 billion. The biggest surprise however is that Carlos Slim Helu from Mexico fattened his wallet by about $19 billion in the last year to become the 3rd richest person with a new worth of $49 Billion! The list below shows the top ten billionaires and their net worth:

1 William Gates III is worth $56.0 billion dollars and currently resides in the United States
2 Warren Buffett is worth $52.0 billion dollars and also lives in the United States
3 Carlos Slim Helu is worth $49.0 billion dollars and currently resides in Mexico
4 Ingvar Kamprad & family is worth $33.0 billion dollars and currently lives in Switzerland
5 Lakshmi Mittal India is worth $32.0 billion dollars and resides in the United Kingdom
6 Sheldon Adelson is worth $26.5 billion dollars and currently resides in the United States
7 Bernard Arnault is worth $26.0 billion dollars and lives in France
8 Amancio Ortega is worth $24.0 billion dollars and resides in Spain
9 Li Ka-shing is worth $23.0 billion dollars and currently lives in Hong Kong
10 David Thomson & family is worth $22.0 billion dollars and currently resides in Canada