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Encyclopedia > Lists of billionaires

"Billion" and "Billionaire" in the context of the following lists refers to the short scale meaning of the word i.e. 1,000,000,000 or 109: The long and short scales are two different numerical systems used throughout the world: Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte. ...

This is an annual ranking of the worlds wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine in March 2007. ... The following is a list of billionaires, in United States dollars, worldwide for 2006 compiled by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth). ... What follows is the list of billionaires, in US dollars, worldwide for 2005 by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see list of heads of government and state by net worth). ... What follows is the list of billionaires (in US dollars) worldwide, for 2004 by Forbes, not including heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position. ...

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The following is a list of known U.S. dollar billionaires in 2007 as of March 2007, listed by nationality, and grouped by continent. ... The Lord Thomson of Fleet and family (Thomson Corporation) $24. ... Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals - The Worlds Richest People. ... Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller - $5. ... Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken - US$ 7. ... This list of female billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the worlds wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine in March 2007,[1] including some revisions announced by Forbes later in 2007. ... Since 1996 the French weekly magazine Challenges has published the annual report Les 500, a list of the richest people in France. ... This is a list of heads of state and government by their net worth, mostly of their liquid assets. ... RICHEST INDIANS The following is a list of Indians by net worth. ... The list was published in Forbes Asia for the Malaysias Wealthiest in 2007. ... According to Forbes 2007, Mexicans worth a billion dollars or more are: ... This is an incomplete list of Korean billionaires and multi-millionaires, and also describes wealth in Korea. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... This is the list of Russian billionaires as of January 2007 based on Magazine Finance [1]. Category: ... The following Singaporeans appear in the Forbes magazine annual lists of the worlds wealthiest individuals. ... Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals - The Worlds Richest People. ... Forbes magazine 2004 Ingvar Kamprad - $18. ... From Forbes magazine as of 2004 Rahmi Koç (age 74) - $5. ... (World ranking in brackets) $17. ...

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Deconstructing Forbes' annual list of billionaires. - By Michael Kinsley - Slate Magazine (1642 words)
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