From Microsoft's Bill Gates to Carnival Cruise Line's Shari Arison, global insights about consumer demand around the world is key to business success.
Two American entrepreneurs lead the list of men with the world's highest net worth.
Warren Buffet's insights about global demand for Coca Cola are behind his investment success. Microsoft is found on more than 90% of computers worldwide. Russian oil exports are key to the revived Soviet Union economy.
- Bill Gates (USA), Microsoft software ... US$50 billion
- Warren Buffet (USA), Bershire Hathaway investments ... $42 billion
- Carlos Slim Helu (Mexico), Communications ... $30 billion
- Ingar Kamprad (Sweden/Switzerland), Ikea home furnishings ... $28 billion
- Lakshmi Mittal (India/UK), Mittal Steel ... $25.5 billion
- Paul Gardner Allen (USA), Microsoft software ... $22 billion
- Bernard Arnault (France), Louis Vitton luxury goods ... $21.5 billion
- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia), investments ... $20 billion
- Li Ka-shing (China), investments ... $18.8 billion
- Roman Abramovich (Russia), oil ... $18.2 billion
Let's take a look at the world's richest women,.
- Liliane Bettencourt (France), L'Oreal ... $16 billion
- Alice L. Walton (USA), Wal-Mart ... $15.7 billion
- Helen R. Walton (USA), Wal-Mart ... $15.6 billion
- Abigail Johnson (USA), finance ... $12.5 billion
- Anne Cox Chambers (USA), media/entertainment ... $12.4 billion
- Barbara Cox Anthony (USA), media/entertainment ... $12.4 billion
- Jacqueline Mars (USA), candy ... $10 billion
- Susanne Klatten (Germany), pharmaceuticals ... $8.1 billion
- Johanna Quandt (Germany), BMW cars ... $6.1 billion
- Shari Arison (Israel), Carnival cruise line ... $5.2 billion
International trade does seem to fuel the personal wealth of the world's richest people.
As a feature writer, my question is: will my international trade articles translate into great wealth for me?
Note: Forbes magazine, "The World's Richest People", 2006 is the source for the above lists.
