By John Abayomi, Deputy Online
Editor
Forbes magazine has
yesterday, released the 2011
World ’s Richest People list with
Nigeria’s own industrialist, Aliko
Dangote rated as the 51st Richest
man in the world, with  a
networth of $13.8bn and richer
than Facebook founder, Mark
Zuckerberg  who made the list for
the first time with a networth of
$13.5bn at the 52nd position.
Despite the recent political crisis
in Egypt, the Arab country led
other African countries with 8
billionaires on the list , followed
by  South Africa  with
4 billionaires,  while Nigeria
came 3rd with 2 billionaires. Chief
Mike Adenuga  joined Dangote on
the Forbes ’ list rated 597 in the
world, and worth $2bn.
However,  Dangote, according to
Forbes is the richest African .
Globally, Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helú
is holding on to the title of world’s
richest man – for the 2nd year
running, worth  $74bn  while  Bill
Gates is 2nd and worth $58bn.
See the top 10 richest people,
below.
Name Networt
1.  Carlos Slim Helú & Family
$71bn
2. Bill gates
$56bn
3. Warren Buffet
$50bn
4.Bernard Arnault
$41bn
5.Larry Ellison(Oracle)
$39.5bn
6.Lakshmi Mittal
$31.1 B
7.Amancio Ortega
$31 B
8.Eike Batista
$30 B
9.  Mukesh Ambani
$27 B
10.Christy Walton & family
$26.5 B
Forbes’s list also revealed that
Facebook, the social networking
giant, with over 500million
members, produced 6 billionaires
that included Co-founders, Dustin
Moskovitz and Eduardo Saverin,
and Facebook ’s first president,
Sean Parker.
Slim Helú, Gates, Dangote and
Zuckerberg
With this year’s list,  Forbes
marked  25years of
publishing the World’s Rich list
breaking two records: the highest
number of billionaires (1,210)
and  a  combined wealth  of $4.5
trillion(the highest ever.)
Also, China and Russia  joined the
United States as countries with
over a 100 billionaires. China now
has 115 and Russia 101.
Compiling the List
According to Forbes, more than
50 reporters in 13 countries were
involved in compiling the 25th
annual World ’s Billionaires
rankings with reporters meeting
candidates, their handlers and
interviewing employees, rivals,
attorneys and securities analysts.
Forbes also estimated billionaires’
net worths  by valuing
individuals ’ assets, including
stakes in public and private
companies, real estate, yachts, art
and cash-and account for debt.
Forbes  further said that it’s
estimates of public fortunes are a
snapshot of wealth on Feb. 14,
2011, when it locked in stock
prices and exchange rates
around the globe.

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Two billionaires? I thought Femi Otedola of AP was on the list.

wonderful, $13.8bn, a Nigerian?, that's some crazy money man!

So atlast Dangote is now the world richest black!!!

Yahoo!!!

If i have that kind of money,nigerian wil not suffer again,not to talk of my state or my town,village,even my clan wil not suffer.but his family member are stil poor.