World's richest person by the country
Click through to find out the richest person in some countries around the world, according to Forbes magazine.*All figures as of December 23, 2014
Dietrich Mateschitz, Austria
Net Worth: US $6.9 billion
Source of wealth: Red Bull
Gina Rinehart, Australia
Net Worth: US $13.5 billion
Source of wealth: Mining
Isabel dos Santos, Angola
Net Worth: US $3.3 billion
Source of wealth: Investments
Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazil
Net Worth: US $23.4 billion
Source of wealth: Beer (Anheuser-Busch InBev)
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Albert Frere, Belgium
Net Worth: US $4.4 billion
Source of wealth: Investments
David Thomson and family, Canada
Net Worth: US $25.5 billion
Source of wealth: Thomson Reuters
Jack Ma, China
Net Worth: US $23.7 billion
Source of wealth: E-commerce
John Fredriksen, Cyprus
Net Worth: US $10.6 billion
Source of wealth: Shipping
Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia
Net Worth: US $12.7 billion
Source of wealth: Banking
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark
Net Worth: US $10 billion
Source of wealth: Lego
Nassef Sawiris, Egypt
Net Worth: US $6 billion
Source of wealth: Construction
Antti Herlin, Finland
Net Worth: US $3.4 billion
Source of wealth: Elevators and Escalators
Liliane Bettencourt and family, France
Net Worth: US $37.7 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Liliane Bettencourt and family, France
Source of wealth: Shipping
Luis Carlos Sarmiento, Colombia
Net Worth: US $12.7 billion
Source of wealth: Banking
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, Denmark
Net Worth: US $10 billion
Source of wealth: Lego
Nassef Sawiris, Egypt
Net Worth: US $6 billion
Source of wealth: Construction
Antti Herlin, Finland
Net Worth: US $3.4 billion
Source of wealth: Elevators and Escalators
Liliane Bettencourt and family, France
Net Worth: US $37.7 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Liliane Bettencourt and family, France
Net Worth: US $37.7 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia
Net Worth: US $5.2 billion
Source of wealth: Investments
Stephen Lansdown, Guernsey
Net Worth: US $1.8 billion
Source of wealth: Financial services
Philip Niarchos, Greece
Net Worth: US $2.5 billion
Source of wealth: Art collection
Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong
Net Worth: US $30.1 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Michele Ferrero and family, Italy
Net Worth: US $23.9 billion
Source of wealth: Confectionery
Mukesh Ambani, India
Net Worth: US $20.1 billion
Source of wealth: Petrochemicals, oil and gas
Eyal Ofer, Israel
Net Worth: US $6.8 billion
Source of wealth: Real estate, and shipping
Tadashi Yanai and family, Japan
Net Worth: US $18.6 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Najib Mikati, Lebanon
Net Worth: US $3.3 billion
Source of wealth: Telecommunications
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria
Net Worth: US $17.2 billion
Source of wealth: Cement, sugar and flour
Stein Erik Hagen, Norway
Net Worth: US $4.4 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Jan Kulczyk, Poland
Net Worth: US $3.6 billion
Source of wealth: Telecom, Oil and Beer
Jan Kulczyk, Poland
Net Worth: US $3.6 billion
Source of wealth: Telecom, Oil and Beer
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia
Net Worth: US $5.2 billion
Source of wealth: Investments
Stephen Lansdown, Guernsey
Net Worth: US $1.8 billion
Source of wealth: Financial services
Philip Niarchos, Greece
Net Worth: US $2.5 billion
Source of wealth: Art collection
Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong
Net Worth: US $30.1 billion
Source of wealth: Diversified
Michele Ferrero and family, Italy
Net Worth: US $23.9 billion
Source of wealth: Confectionery
Mukesh Ambani, India
Net Worth: US $20.1 billion
Source of wealth: Petrochemicals, oil and gas
Eyal Ofer, Israel
Net Worth: US $6.8 billion
Source of wealth: Real estate, and shipping
Tadashi Yanai and family, Japan
Net Worth: US $18.6 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Najib Mikati, Lebanon
Net Worth: US $3.3 billion
Source of wealth: Telecommunications
Aliko Dangote, Nigeria
Net Worth: US $17.2 billion
Source of wealth: Cement, sugar and flour
Stein Erik Hagen, Norway
Net Worth: US $4.4 billion
Source of wealth: Retail
Jan Kulczyk, Poland
Net Worth: US $3.6 billion
Source of wealth: Telecom, Oil and Beer
Jan Kulczyk, Poland
Net Worth: US $3.6 billion
Source of wealth: Telecom, Oil and Beer
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