This year Jett Dunlap did not make the list but be on the look out for us next year! 

The top 9 have already been released.

Meet them here.

9 Mukesh Ambani

9 mukesh ambani The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $27 billion
 

2011 net worth: $29 billion

The chairman Reliance Industries Limited inherited the company from his father. He was recently built the world’s most expensive home in India.

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8 Eike Batista

8 eike batista The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $30 billion
 

2011 net worth: $27 billion

Eike Batista of Brazil made his fortune through the business of mining. Last year, he vowed he would become the world’s richest man.

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7 Amancio Ortega

7 amancio ortega The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $31 billion
 

2011 net worth: $25 billion

Amancio Ortega began his career as a manager at a clothing shop. After noticing only the wealthiest customers could afford the expensive clothing, he decided to make a line of his own. Over time, his business grew and profited and today he owns the clothing store Zara.

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6 Lakshmi Mittal

6 lakshmi mittal The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $31.1 billion
 

2011 net worth: $28.7 billion

Mittal oversees the world’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal. He is Indian born and resides in London.

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5 Larry Ellison

5 larry ellison The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $39.5 billion
 

2011 net worth: $28 billion

Ellison, founder of Oracle, did not even graduate from college. He was named entrepreneur of the year by Harvard Business School in 1990. 

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4 Bernard Arnault

4 bernard arnault The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $41 billion
 

2011 net worth: $27.5 billion

Bernard Arnault’s fashion fortune began in 1984 when he bought bankrupt company, Boussac Saint-Frères, which owned luxury brand House of Dior. He soon bought LVHM which owns Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Tag Heuer, Donna Karan, Fendi, and Moët & Chandon.

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3 Warren Buffet

3 warren buffet The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $45 billion
 

2011 net worth: $47 billion

The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is known as one of the most successful investors in the world. 

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2 Bill Gates

2 bill gates The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $56 billion
 

2011 net worth: $53 billion

The software genius dropped out of college to create Microsoft with fellow billionaire Paul Allen.

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1 Carlos Slim Helu

1 carlos slim helu The Top 9 Billionaire List. The question is do you think any one can make this list?

2012 net worth: $74 billion
 

2011 net worth: $53.5 billion

Carlos Slim came from humble beginnings. His father was an immigrant shoe maker and Slim built his fortune from almost nothing.

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