No.11 Tony Tan Caktiong

Tony Tan Caktiong

                                        2010 Rank: no. 6 (-5)
                                        Net worth: $1.0 million
                                        Age: 58
                                        Marital Status: Married,
                                        Children: 3

   
     Restaurant chain magnate Tony Tan Caktiong, founder of Jollibee Foods, country’s largest fast-food company, who owns 1,500 Jollibee stores in the Philippines and abroad joins billionaire ranks for first time. Expanded Jollibee from single ice cream parlor to network of 7 fast-food brands, with 2,300 outlets worldwide. Plans to open 300 new stores this year. Building a new factory in China to supply to its outlets there. Bought Mang Inasal, a rival fast-food chain from Edgar Sia II (No. 40).

No.10 George Ty

George Ty

                                         2010 Rank: #9 (-1)
                                         Net worth: $1.1 billion
                                         Age: 78
                                         Marital Status: Married
                                        Children: 5

     George S.K. Ty  is a Chinese Filipino finance tycoon. He founded Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, currently the second largest bank in terms of Assets and Capital in thePhilippines. He also has stakes in the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Philippine Savings Bank, a Metrobank subsidiary. George Ty was the owner of the G.T. International Tower in Makati. He used to be a billionaire where he once had a networth of $2.2 Billion back in 1998.

No.9 Roberto Ongpin

Roberto Ongpin

                                         2010 Rank: #21 (+12)
                                         Net worth: $1.3 billion
                                         Age: 74
                                         Marital Status: Married

                                         Children: 4


     Roberto V. Ongpin is the 21st richest Filipino ranked by Forbes in 2010 with a listed networth of USD300 million. He was a former Minister of Trade and Minister of Industry during the Marcos administration

No.8 Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.

Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.

                                            2010 Rank: #10 (+3)
                                            Net worth: $1.4 billion
                                            Age: 76
                                            Marital Status: Married 

                                            Children: 4


     Eduardo Murphy Cojuangco, Jr., born June 10, 1935, also known as Danding Cojuangco, is the chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, former Philippine ambassador, and former governor of Tarlac. In 2005, his personal wealth was estimated at US$527 million. It was estimated that, at one time, his business empire accounted for 25% of the gross national product of the Philippines. He has been called "one of the country's leading businessmen".

No.7 Enrique Razon Jr.

Enrique Razon Jr.

                                        Rank: #7 (unchanged)
                                        Net worth: $1.6 billion
                                        Age: 51
                                        Marital Status: Married

                                        Children: 2


     Mr. Enrique K. Razon, Jr. serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of International Container Terminal Services Inc. He is also the Owner of Prime Metroline Transit Corporation. Mr. Razon serves as the President of Cebu International Container Terminal, Inc. Mr. Razon serves as the Chairman and President of ICTSI Ltd., International Container Terminal Holdings, Inc., Razon Industries, Inc., and Sureste Realty Corp. Mr. Razon has been President of Active Alliance

No.6 Jaime Zobel de Ayala

Jaime Zobel de Ayala

                                                      Rank: #4 (-2)
                                                      Net worth: $1.7 billion
                                                      Age: 77
                                                      Marital Status: Married

                                                      Children: 7


     Jaime Zobel y Fitz (born 1934), also known as Jaime Zobel de Ayala, is a prominent Filipino businessman and philanthropist. He was the last managing partner of Ayala y Compañía in 1967 when the company changed to a corporation. He served as both president and chairman of Ayala Corporation from 1983 to 2005 (succeeding his first cousin, Enrique Zobel). In 2006, Jaime Zobel de Ayala retired as chairman. He is chairman emeritus of the corporation. He has received numerous awards for business leadership and philanthropy.

No.5 David Consunji

David Consunji

                                          2010 Rank: #12 (+7)
                                          Net worth: $1.8 billion
                                          Age: 90

                                          Education:  Doctorate 1993, University Of The Philippines

                                                            BS, University Of The Philippines
                                          Marital Status: Married 

                                          Children: 8

     Big jump for former concrete inspector who founded construction company in 1954 and later expanded into infrastructure, real estate, mining and power. He moved into top 5 as shares of his DMCI Holdings more than doubled in past year. Value of Semirara Mining nearly tripled. Son Isidro is DMCI Holdings’ president. Children share fortune.

No.4 Andrew Tan

Andrew Tan

                                                 2010 Rank: #5 (+1)
                                                 Net worth: $2.0 billion
                                                 Age: 58
                                                 Marital Status: Married

                                                 Children: 4

     Andrew L. Tan is a billionaire businessman from the Philippines who engages in real estate, liquor and fast food. In 2011, Forbes Magazine rated him fourth on the list of the "Philippines 40 richest" with an estimated net worth of $2 billion from last year's $1.2 billion.

No.3 John Gokongwei Jr.

John Gokongwei Jr.

                                                       2010 Rank: #3 (unchanged)
                                                       Net worth: $2.4 billion
                                                       Age: 83
                                                       Marital Status: Married

                                                       Children: 6


     John L. Gokongwei, Jr. born August 11, 1926 in Gulangyu, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. He is a Chinese Filipino businessman with holdings in telecommunications, financial services, petrochemicals, power generation, aviation and live stock farming. As of 2011, Gokongwei is the third richest entrepreneur in the Philippines with a networth of $2.4 billion, ranking behind only to Lucio Tan and Henry Sy.

No.2 Lucio Tan

Lucio Tan

                                          2010 Rank: #2 (unchanged)
                                          Net worth: $2.8 billion
                                          Age: 77
                                          Marital Status: Married

                                          Children: 6

    Lucio Tan, owner of Philippine National Bank, Asia Brewery, Tanduay Holdings, Fortune Tobacco and Philippine Airlines Inc. ranked second with a net worth of $2.1billion, up by $4 million from the magazine’s 2009 list.

No.1 Henry Sy

Henry Sy
Philippines Richest Man 

                                           Net Worth: $ 7.2 billion - as of June 2011

                                           Age: 86

                                           Residence: Manila, Philippines

                                           Source: Retail (SM Prime Holdings), self-made

                                           Education: BA/BS, Far Eastern University
                                           Marital Status: Married
                                           Children: 6

    Henry Sy Sr., whose wealth was primarily fueled by the success of SM shopping malls, is the richest man in the Philippines for the second year in a row, according to Forbes magazine’s survey on the 40 richest Filipinos for 2010.

No.10 Christy Walton and Family

Christy Walton

     Net Worth: $26.5 billion (up from $22.5 billion)

                                                Fortune: Inherited
                                                Age: 56
                                                Residence: Jackson, Wyoming, USA
                                                Country of Citizenship: United States
                                                Source: Wal-Mart
                                                Marital Status: Widow

                                                Children: one

     Christy Walton, world's richest woman is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion ranking her the highest female philanthropist, according to the amount she gives as a percentage of her wealth.

No.9 Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani

                                         Net Worth: $27 billion (down from $29.0 billion)

                                         Fortune: Inherited and growing
                                         Age: 53
                                         Residence: Mumbai, India
                                         Country of Citizenship: India

                                         Source: Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas

                                         Education: Dropout, Stanford University; BA/BS, University of Bombay
                                         Marital Status: Married, three children

    He was named among the most powerful people in the world year 2010 by Forbes in its list of "68 people who matter most"As of 2011, he is the second richest man in Asia and the ninth richest man in the world with a personal wealth of US$22.6 billion. In 2007, a strong rally in the Indian stock market and the appreciation of the Indian rupee boosted the market capitalisation of Reliance group companies, briefly making him the world’s richest man.He is the chairman and managing director of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, the largest private sector enterprise in India listed in Fortune Global 500. RIL is India's most valuable company by market value and second-largest Indian company by turnover.

No.8 Eike Batista

Eike Batista

                                            Net Worth: $30 billion (up from $27.0 billion)

                                            Fortune: Self-made
                                            Age: 54
                                            Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
                                            Country of Citizenship: Brazil
                                            Source: Mining, Oil

                                            Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University
                                            Marital Status: Divorced

                                            Children: two


    Brazil’s richest man is gearing up to take over the world. Making a play for foreign investors, Batista announced this year the opening of an office in New York and his intention to list some of his companies on the London Stock Exchange. 

No. 7 Amancio Ortega

Amancio Ortega

                                           Net Worth: $31 billion (up from $25.0 billion)

                                           Fortune: Self-made
                                           Age: 74
                                           Residence: La Coruna, Spain
                                           Country of Citizenship: Spain

                                           Source: Zara
                                           Marital Status: Married

                                           Children: 3

     Amancio Ortega is a Spanish fashion entrepreneur. He is the founder, along with his then-wife Rosalía Mera, and chairman of the Inditex Group. He is ranked by Forbes as Spain's richest man; Europe's second richest man; and the seventh richest man in the world in 2011. He currently lives with his second wife in a discreet apartment building in the centre of A Coruña.

No. 6 Lakshmi Mittal

Lakshmi Mittal

                                               Net Worth: $31.1 billion (up from $28.7 billion)
                                               Fortune: Inherited and growing

                                               Age: 60

                                               Residence: London, United Kingdom
                                               Country of Citizenship: India

                                               Source: Steel, ArcelorMittal ADS
                                               Education: BA/BS, St Xavier’s College Calcutta
                                               Marital Status: Married 
                                               Children: two

    Lakshmi Mittal  is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer ofArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steel making company. Net profits at his ArcelorMittal, world’s largest steel-maker, are up 18-fold to $2.9 billion in 2010 due to recovery in steel demand and higher margins. 

    Mittal is the second richest man in India, Asia and the United Kingdom, and second in Europe and is presently the sixth richest individual in the worldwith a personal wealth of US$19.2 billion. He is the 44th "most powerful person" of the 68 individuals named in Forbes's Most Powerful People list. His daughter Vanisha Mittal's wedding was the most expensive in the recorded history of the world.

No.5 Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison

                           Net Worth: $39.5 (up from $28.0 billion)

                           Fortune: Self-made
                           Age: 66
                           Residence: Woodside, California, USA
                           Country of Citizenship: United States
                           Source: Oracle
                           Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana
                           Marital Status: Thrice divorced, remarried; 

                           Children: two

    Larry Ellison is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Oracle Corporation, one of the world's leading enterprise software companies. As of 2011, he is the third wealthiest American citizen, with an estimated worth of $33 billion.

No.4 Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault

                                                 Net Worth: $41 billion (up from $27.5 billion)

                                                 Fortune: Inherited and growing
                                                Age: 62
                                                Residence: Paris, France
                                                Country of Citizenship: France
                                                Source: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
                                                Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne
                                                Marital Status: Married

                                                Children: 5

    Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate who is best known as the chairman and chief executive of luxury group LVMH. According to Forbes magazine, Arnault is the world's 4th and Europe's richest person, with a 2011 net worth of US$41 billion. He has also been named by Forbes as "the fashion person of 2011".

No. 3 Warren Buffett

Warren Buffet

                                    Net Worth: $50 billion (up from $47 billion)

                                    Fortune: Self made
                                    Age: 80
                                    Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
                                    Country Of Citizenship: United States
                                    Source: Berkshire Hath

                                    Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln

                                    Industry: Investments
                                    Marital Status: widowed, remarried

                                   Children: 3

    Warren Buffet is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as "legendary investor, Warren Buffett",  he is the primary shareholder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and is the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011.


    Buffett is called the "Wizard of Omaha", "Oracle of Omaha", or the "Sage of Omaha" and is noted for his adherence to the value investingphilosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is also a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation.

No.2 William Gates III

William Bill Gates

                                         Net Worth: $56 billion (up from $50 billion)

                                         Fortune: Self made

                                         Age: 55

                                         Residence: Medina, Washington, USA

                                         Country of Citizenship: United States

                                         Source: Microsoft

                                         Industry: Software

                                         Education: Dropout, Harvard University

                                         Marital Status: Married

                                         Children: 3

     William Henry "Bill" Gates III, born October 28, 1955 is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. 

     He is consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009, excluding 2008, when he was ranked third, in 2011 he was the wealthiest American and the second wealthiest person. 

No.1 Carlos Slim Helu

Carlos Slim Helu
World Top Richest People

                          Net Worth: $74 billion (up from $53.5 billion in 2010)

                          Fortune: Self made

                          Age: 71

                          Residence: Mexico City, Mexico

                          Country of Citizenship: Mexico

                          Source: Telecom

                          Industry: Communications

                          Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

                          Marital Status: widowed

                          Children: 6

     Mexican telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim Helu is still the world’s richest man, for the second year in a row adding $20.5 billion to his net worth last year, thanks to a stronger Mexican peso, rising stock market, and profitable investments by Helu’s conglomerate firm.