Who's the wealthiest person in the world's richest countries?
Daniel Coughlin
05 September 2024
Who's top of the pile?
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Portugal – Maria Fernanda Amorim and family: $6.4 billion (£4.9bn)
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Belgium – Éric Wittouck: $8.5 billion (£6.5bn)
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Ireland – Shapoor Mistry: $10.5 billion (£8bn)
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New Zealand – Graeme Hart: $10.6 billion (£8.1bn)
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South Korea – Jay Y Lee: $11 billion (£8.4bn)
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South Africa – Johann Rupert and family: $11.8 billion (£9bn)
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Singapore – Li Xiting: $13.2 billion (£10.1bn)
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Netherlands – Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and family: $13.6 billion (£10.4bn)
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Colombia – David Velez and family: $14.5 billion (£11bn)
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Sweden – Stefan Persson: $17.9 billion (£13.6bn)
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UK – Michael Platt: $18 billion (£13.7bn)
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Brazil – Eduardo Saverin: $28.7 billion (£21.9bn)
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Australia – Gina Rinehart: $31.5 billion (£24bn)
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Switzerland – Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte: $34.8 billion (£26.5bn)
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Austria – Mark Mateschitz: $40 billion (£30.5bn)
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Germany – Klaus-Michael Kuehne: $41.8 billion (£31.8bn)
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Italy – Giovanni Ferrero: $44.3 billion (£33.7bn)
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China – Zhong Shanshan: $45.7 billion (£34.8bn)
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Japan – Tadashi Yanai and family: $46 billion (£35bn)
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Indonesia – Prajogo Pangestu: $71.5 billion (£54.4bn)
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Canada – David Thomson and family: $72.3 billion (£55bn)
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Mexico – Carlos Slim Helú and family: $87.4 billion (£66.5bn)
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India – Mukesh Ambani: $117.3 billion (£89.3bn)
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Spain – Amancio Ortega: $120.8 billion (£91.3bn)
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France – Bernard Arnault and family: $190.3 billion (£144.9bn)
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USA – Elon Musk: $243.7 billion (£185.5bn)
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