The richest men of the world

Mexico is the richest media mogul Carlos Slim, is also the richest in the world, while in Korea, the richest is the chairman of Samsung.

Carlos Slim - the richest in Mexico

Carlos Slim born in 1940 in Mexico City (Mexico). He is a successful businessman, the richest man in Mexico and the world, with total assets of 74 billion USD (according to Forbes 2011 ). His main source of revenue is from the media related industries. Compared with 2010, total assets of Carlos Slim Helu has increased by $ 20.5 billion.

Carlos Slim dominates the entire telecommunication system of Mexico. But he is not seen as a powerful magnate of the country. Not only young people but also other classes of people look at Carlos Slim is their idol. The reason he was not proud or boastful progress, but by contrast, Carlos Slim live simply too normal. His office is no different layout of most ordinary workers. One day he worked up to 14 hours, much forgot to eat at.

The rich world has a lot to contribute to the country of Mexico. In addition to taxes and create jobs for people, he established many foundations and charities. In 2003, two scholarships for his capacity for 20,000 students. Child Support Fund to help 5,000 children have the opportunity offender back to normal life. He also spent 50 million dollars to repair the 34 ancient buildings in the old financial center of Mexico City, where the UNESCO world cultural heritage.

Bill Gates - the richest Americans

Bill Gates was born in 1955, is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder and chairman of Microsoft, the giant software company with his friend Paul Allen founded. He is always present in the list of richest people in the world, and continually ranks the world's richest person from 1995 to 2009, except in 2008, when he finished third. This year he ranked No. 2 in the list of richest people in the world of Forbes , with total assets of 53 billion USD.

During his career at Microsoft, Gates as CEO and chief architect for the development orientation of the group. Currently, he is a shareholder with the largest personal investment in the corporation, held on the 8% share. Then, Bill gradually relocate to the chief architect Ray Ozzie, and the location manager and strategic research to Craig Mundie. On the last official working for Microsoft he was on 27/06/2008. He has also served as president of Microsoft but not the operations group.

June / 2006, Gates announced he would only part-time work for Microsoft and spend more time with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Charity founded by his wife. Bill Gates, leaders from a trenchant monopoly has become the savior of human compassion. He spent millions to build latrines, billions of dollars for the fight against HIV / AIDS and health care of women and children.

Mukesh Ambani - India's richest man

Mukesh Ambani was born in 1957, is an Indian tycoon. He is chairman and CEO of Reliance Industries, the largest private companies in India, and is one of the world's largest corporations. He holds 48% stake in Reliance Industries.

According to Forbes , Ambani is the richest man in India, 2nd Richest in Asia and No. 9 in the world, with total assets of 27 billion USD. The magazine predicted he would become the richest man in the world in 2014.

Bernard Arnault - France's richest man

Bernard Arnault born in 1949, is considered the king of luxury brand items can capture pockets of the elite in his role as owner of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (MHLV). According to the poll of the magazine Forbes in 2011, he was the richest in Europe and 4 th richest in the world, with a net worth of 41 billion USD.

The business's products include cosmetics Dior, Louis Vuitton leather goods, watches, Tag Heuer, Moet Chandon champagne, Hennessy cognac ...., what luxury that has known only heard through serving people rich. Ambition, talent and skill level has led to Bernard Arnault's climb to the pinnacle of wealth and power in the world of fashion and became the richest man in Europe.

Karl Albrecht - Germany's richest man

Karl Hans Albrecht born in 1920, a German businessman. He and his brother Albrecht is formed according to supermarket chain Aldi. In 2011, as voted by Forbes , he ranked 12th in the list of world's richest and the richest man in Germany with total assets of 25.5 billion.

The name of the supermarket chain he owns are assembled from two letters of the word Albrecht (surname of the brothers) and discount (discount) together. The supermarket chain Aldi brothers Albrecht has scope over the world. The secret of success of the system Aldi is that they only buy and consume the product if you know for sure which is cheapest on the market.

Vladimir Lisin - Russia's richest man

Vladimir Lisin was born in 1956 in the Russian steel magnate. According to Forbes , he is the richest man in Russia, 14 th richest in the world with total assets of 24 billion USD.

After graduating from the Siberian Metallurgical Institute, Lisin started work at the metallurgical factory Tulachermet as a foreman. Step by step, Lisin has to climb up in the management ladder. During the work, Lisin is and then get a Master of Science. Time later, he continued the Ph.D. degree in machine technology and a different degree in economics.

Rich knowledge of metallurgy plus agility in business since 1993, Lisin has been a member board of several companies such as steelmaker MMK, Sayansk & Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plants and Novolipetsk Steel, or NLMK, a the four largest Russian steel company. In 2000, he received 13% of NLMK shares. Slowly, with effort and desire to buy back shares of other members, Mr. Lisin won absolute control of the NLMK.

Mr. Lisin had married and had three children, born respectively in 1972, 1983 and 1994.

Tadashi Yanai - Japan's richest man

Tadashi Yanai born in 1949, is the founder and president of Fast Retailing Retail Group. The company owns Uniqlo clothing brand popular in many countries around the world with affordable, affordable.

According to the Forbes 2011, he was the richest man in Japan, 122 th richest in the world with total assets of USD 7.6 billion.

Graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo fame in 1971 with a degree in political science, Tadashi Yanai, but his career went in a different direction. In 1963, he founded the company Fast Retailing, then just a shop selling used clothes in Yamaguchi, a Japanese remote areas. By 1968, Fast Retailing has branches in most provinces and cities of Japan.

Currently, besides the traditional markets are Japan, Fast Retailing is expanding to new markets in New York, London, Paris. Moreover, Yanai was determined to penetrate the Chinese market, a place is considered the cradle of the cheapest commodities in the world.

Lee Kun-Hee - South Korea's richest man

Lee Kun-Hee was born in 1942, is currently the president of Samsung Group. He is the richest man in Korea with total assets of 7.4 billion, and the list of richest people in the world in 2011 as voted byForbes .

In the city of Suwon in 1969, has 36 general health workers began producing electric fan in a small workshop. It was the predecessor of the electronics company Samsung which is now considered a powerful electronic group leading the world. The items of this group is very diverse in types, from cell phones to flat-screen TVs, washing machines, vacuum cleaners ...