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THE GLOBAL RANKS OF BILLIONAIRES GREW BY ALMOST 200 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR BUT NONE CAME CLOSE TO UNSET CARLOS SIM OF MEXICO, THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN ON EARTH.

HERE ARE THE TOP ELEVEN BILLIONAIRES ACCORDING TO FORBES MAGAZINE'S LIST OF 2011:

               NAME                   NATIONALITY      BUSINESS        US$

1. CARLOS SIM HELU       MEXICO                   TELECOMS         74
     
2.     BILL GATES                 US                             MICROSOFT        56

3.     WARREN BUFFETT     US                             INVESTMENT     50

4.     BERNARD ARNAULT    FRANCE                LVMH LUXURY   41

5.     LARRY ELLISON                  US                     ORACLE                39.5

6.     LAKSHMI   MITTAL             INDIA                STEEL                    31.1

7.     AMANCIO ORTEGA             SPAIN                ZARA                     31

8.     EIKE BATISTA                       BRAZIL              MINING/OIL          30

9.     MUKESH AMBANI               INDIA                 OIL/GAS                 27

10.   CRISTY WALTON/FAMILY  US                       WAL-MART           26.5

11.    LI KA-SHING                       HK                        DIVERSIFIED        26

SOURCE:  MANILA BULLETIN, BUSINESS SECTION
                   DATED MARCH 11, 2011