Russia, whose RTS stock exchange was up 108 percent, benefited from strong gains in commodities prices. Solar power mogul Zhengrong Shi joins the list at $2.2 billion. Notable newcomers include Kushal Pal Singh, India’s biggest real estate developer Tulsi Tanti, a former textile trader whose alternative energy company owns Asia’s largest wind farm and Vijay Mallya, the liquor tycoon behind Kingfisher beer.Ĭhina now has eight billionaires, four times as many as last year. India, whose BSE Sensex market was up 54 percent in the past 12 months, is home to 10 new billionaires, more than any other country besides the U.S. being the notable exception) contributed to this surge in wealth. Strong stock markets around the world (the U.S. They’re worth a combined $2.6 trillion, up 18 percent since last March. This year the list is a record 793, up 102 from last year. In our inaugural ranking of the world’s richest people 20 years ago we uncovered some 140 billionaires. Making a billion just isn’t what it used to be. World gets 102 more billionaires in new rich listįorbes annual ranking of richest people lists record 793 people
