Who's the wealthiest person in the world's richest countries?
Daniel Coughlin
19 November 2024
Who's top of the pile?
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Portugal – Maria Fernanda Amorim and family: $5.6 billion (£4.4bn)
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Belgium – Éric Wittouck: $8.5 billion (£6.7bn)
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South Korea – Jay Y Lee: $8.9 billion (£7bn)
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Ireland – Shapoor Mistry: $9.3 billion (£7.4bn)
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New Zealand – Graeme Hart: $10 billion (£7.9bn)
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South Africa – Johann Rupert and family: $10.3 billion (£8.2bn)
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Malaysia – Robert Kuok: $11.8 billion (£9.3bn)
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Netherlands – Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and family: $12 billion (£9.5bn)
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Colombia – David Velez and family: $13.3 billion (£10.5bn)
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Singapore – Li Xiting: $14 billion (£11.1bn)
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Sweden – Stefan Persson: $16.3 billion (£12.9bn)
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Philippines – Manuel Villar: $17.7 billion (£14bn)
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UK – Michael Platt: $18 billion (£14.2bn)
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Australia – Gina Rinehart: $30 billion (£23.7bn)
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Brazil – Eduardo Saverin: $30.4 billion (£24bn)
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Switzerland – Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte: $33.3 billion (£26.3bn)
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Germany – Klaus-Michael Kuehne: $37.5 billion (£29.7bn)
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Austria – Mark Mateschitz: $38.1 billion (£30.1bn)
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Italy – Giovanni Ferrero: $42.1 billion (£33.3bn)
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Japan – Tadashi Yanai and family: $45.4 billion (£35.9bn)
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Indonesia – Prajogo Pangestu: $47.8 billion (£37.8bn)
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China – Zhong Shanshan: $52 billion (£41.1bn)
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Canada – David Thomson and family: $69.1 billion (£54.7bn)
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Mexico – Carlos Slim Helú and family: $80.2 billion (£63.4bn)
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India – Mukesh Ambani: $97.9 billion (£77.4bn)
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Spain – Amancio Ortega: $119.5 billion (£94.5bn)
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France – Bernard Arnault and family: $155.7 billion (£123bn)
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USA – Elon Musk: $313.9 billion (£185.5bn)
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