Mexico Telecommunications entrepreneur Bill Gates Slide

Software giant Microsoft boss Bill Gates was no longer the richest man in the world's leading business magazine Forbes.

Title of richest man on earth was taken Carlos Slim, the telecommunications entrepreneur from Mexico.

Treasure Slim is predicted to reach USD 53.5 billion (approximately USD 492.2 trillion). Bill Gates trailing in second place with Slim thin adrift with a wealth of USD 53 billion (approximately USD 487.6 trillion).

Despite falling ratings, during 2009, property of Bill Gates for years perched on the Forbes list of richest people jumped USD 13 billion as Microsoft's stock price rising.

In third place, the investment mogul Warren Buffett's coffers increase wealth USD 10 billion to $ 47 billion (approximately Rp 432 trillion). Again, it happened because the price of company stock, Berkshire Hathaway, rose exponentially.

According to Forbes notes, there are many names that wealth soared since the value of their stock increased rapidly. ''The global economy began recovery. Financial markets began to recover again. That makes the assets of millionaires rose an average of 50 percent than the previous year,''said Steve Forbes, chief editor of Forbes magazine, the list of richest people unfurl as reported by the AFP yesterday.

List drawn up this year's show, millionaires who have money at least USD 1 billion up to 1011 people. That number was increased than the previous period which was 793 people. Citizen of the United States (U.S.) still dominate the Forbes list with a 40 percent share.

Followed, with 248 European and Asian names 234 people. Among them, there is recorded as the new rich. Among them, Li shufu from China, Geely car factory bosses are planning to acquire Volvo.

Indonesia also has representatives in the list of Forbes' richest men. Overall, there are seven Indonesian tycoons who make the list. At the 258 position, Djarum Group boss Michael R. Hartono and Budi Hartono with a wealth of USD 3.5 billion, or around Rp 32.2 trillion. In addition to cigarette factories, Djarum Group BCA owns and Grand Indonesia, a luxury mall in Jakarta.

In place of the 316, there Martua Sitorus with EUR 3 billion of assets, or around Rp 27.6 trillion. Martua an oil company owner Wilmar International. He bought his first oil palm plantation in 1994. A year later, he founded Wilmar International with his brother from Malaysia, Robert Kuok, who also entered the ranks of the world's richest people.

Next, in a position to have 437 Peter Sondakh, the owner of Rajawali Group. He scored a wealth of USD 2.2 billion thanks to the sale of shares of tobacco companies Bentoel to British American Tobacco worth USD 350 million in June last year.

What is phenomenal is Chairul Tanjung, the owner of the group. In recent years, network-owned businesses continue menggurita Chairul. Began to television stations, banks, up to a franchise. Chairul nangkring at the 937th position with $ 1 billion fortune.