BANGKOK : Charoen Pokphand Group chairman Dhanin Chearavanont and beer baron
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi have been named among the world's list of 100
richest billionaire, coming in the 81st and 87th ranks by leading
American business magazine Forbes this year.
Charoen Pokphand Group chairman Dhanin Chearavanont was
ranked with US$ 13.6 billion in wealth, and beer baron Charoen
Sirivadhanabhakdi with US$ 13.2 billion.
Fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra was on the 1,118 billionaires rank with US$ 1.7 billion.
Bill Gates remained the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of global billionaires.
The Microsoft founder once again beat Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to the top spot.
Mr Gates’ net worth rose by just over $3bn (£1.94bn) in the year to 13 February, to $79bn.
There are a record 1,826 billionaires in the world, Forbes said, an increase of 181 in the past 12 months.
Mr Gates has now been top of the list for 16 of the last 21 years, Forbes added.
Legendary US investor Warren Buffett regained third place
in the list with a net worth of $72.7bn, from Amancio Ortega, the
founder of Spanish fashion chain Zara.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg moves up 5 spots to number 16, his first time ranked among the world’s 20 richest.
Among the record 1,826 billionaires in the world declared by Forbes, 17 Thai entrepreneurs were named in the list.
Their wealths were ranked respectively in billion US dollars as follow:
452. Krit Ratanarak, 3.8 B
462. Vanich Chaiyawan, 3.7 B
663. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, 2.8 B
714. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 2.6 B
1,118. Thaksin Shinawatra, 1.7 B
1,118. Thongma Vijitpongpun
1,173. Keeree Kanjanapas, 1.7 B
1,173. Suthida Ratanarak, 1.7 B
1,190. Wichai Thongtang, 1.6 B
1,324. William Heinecke, 1.4 B
1,324. Surang Prempree, 1.4 B
1,386. Somphote Ahunai 1.4 B
1,386. Kiat Chiaravanont, 1.4 B
1,415. Eddy Kusnai Sariaatmadja, 1.3 B
1,415. Surin Upatkoon, 1.3 B
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