Frank Sinatra -- Learjet(01 of119)
Open Image ModalOn October 30, 1964, the Lear Jet Corporation sent a receipt to Frank Sinatra with the following: \"Please convey to Mr. Sinatra our congratulations and our intention to deliver him the world\'s finest business machine.\" According to an article on Sinatra\'s purchase the late crooner paid $45,000 for the jet which became known for flying the \"Rat Pack\" to and from Las Vegas from Los Angeles. Sinatra sold the jet in 1967. (credit:Francisalbertsinatra.tumblr.com)
Jimmy Buffett -- Hemisphere Dancer (vintage plane)(02 of119)
Open Image ModalNo money prepared Jimmy Buffett for a near fatal incident in 1996 when the plane -- with Bono, Island Records mogul Chris Blackwell and Buffett as passengers -- was shot at. Buffettworld.com reported police start shooting at the plane suspecting it was carrying drugs. \"I felt as if we were in the middle of a James Bond movie -- only this was real,\" Bono told the Belfast Telegraph. (credit:Robert Goodwin/Flickr)
Pharrell Williams -- Ferrari Enzo (03 of119)
Open Image ModalMSN reported Pharrell Williams was happy years before releasing \"Happy.\" The singer not only owned a Mercedes worth almost half a million alone, Williams also owned a Ferrari Enzo. Then car was inspired by Formula 1 and put the musician back a cool million. The limited-edition Ferrari Enzo was created by the noted car manufacturer back in 2002 and used ones now sell for much higher than its original price. (credit:http://michaelaninianesq.tumblr.com/)
Bono -- The Cyan (Yacht)(04 of119)
Open Image ModalU2\'s Bono has a handful of residences internationally but sometimes can be found on The Cyan, a 140-foot yacht. According to BornRich.com, the yacht has had roughly $25,000,000 to $30,000,000 pumped into it by the singer. The Cyan has six cabins, satellite televisions and an on-deck Jacuzzi among other amenities. Bono bought the boat after renting it in 2007. (credit:http://www.cyanyacht.com/)
Elvis -- Lisa Marie (Learjet)(05 of119)
Open Image ModalWhile it might pale compared to the learjets some rock stars commute in, Elvis\' Learjet for its time was state-of-the-art. The Lisa Marie (named after his daughter) was purchased on April 17, 1975 for $250,000. According to the Elvis Australia site the singer considered purchasing a plane previously but the owner of the plane in question fled to South America to escape embezzling charges by the I.R.S. (credit:facebook.com/LearjetLIKE)
Bruce Springsteen -- Sacred Cow (motorcycle)(06 of119)
Open Image ModalBruce Springsteen recently traveled down to Florida on his motorbike. But according to Cycle World Springsteen had a motorcycle (originally a Kawasaki W650) made for him by another famous musician: Billy Joel. \"Bruce is always looking for a character bike,\" Joel said. \"After a ride, he (Springsteen) came back and said, \'I want you to build me that bike.\'\" (credit:BillyJoel.com)
ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons 19323 Ford Coupe(07 of119)
Open Image ModalZZ Top\'s bearded Billy Gibbons’ 1932 Ford Coupe, dubbed the “Eliminator” and boasting a double-Z paint job, was immortalized in five of the band\'s music videos
Diddy -- The Maraya (yacht)(08 of119)
Open Image ModalDiddy does boating the same way he does most things in life: big! This luxury yacht reportedly needs a staff of 10 to keep it running smoothly. The yacht features a top deck party area with its own stage, projectors and bar. In 2012 The Daily Mail reported the artist had chartered another luxury yacht in St. Barts for a cost of 325,000 Euros per week. (credit:http://www.mediterraneanboat.com/maraya.php)
Paul McCartney -- Sunfish (boat)(09 of119)
Open Image ModalIt won\'t be mistaken for Bono\'s luxury liner, but Macca\'s Sunfish is unique. The \"beach launched sailing boat\" is rather bare bones but according to BornRich.com seems to be extremely eco-friendly. \"She is my antidote to chaos,\" McCartney said in 2010 according to Britain\'s Daily Express. \"I like the freedom and the peace.\" (credit:Splash)
Justin Bieber's Fisker Karma(10 of119)
Open Image ModalBieber\'s manager Scooter Braun bought him the flashy-yet-envorinmentally-friendly Fisker Karma for his 18th birthday. The car was plated in chrome, making it something of a road hazard, albeit not as hazardous as Bieber letting his friend Lil Twist drive it. (credit:Getty)
Bieber's Fisker Karma(11 of119)
Open Image ModalD\'oh! (credit:Getty)
Eric Clapton Va Bene (Yacht)(12 of119)
Open Image ModalOld Slowhands could easily take this slow boat to China, or anywhere else for that matter. And you could do, too, as Clapton rents it out for a mere US$210,000 per week. (credit:1800sailaway.com)
Bruce Springsteen, 1960 Corvette(13 of119)
Open Image ModalThis black-and-white 1960 Corvette ragtop was the first nice car that Boss could afford to buy after the success of ‘Born to Run’ in 1975.\n
Michael Jackson's Neverland Train(14 of119)
Open Image ModalMichael Jackson\'s famed Neverland Ranch not only contained a zoo and an amusement park, but a train to get around the grounds, as well. (credit:Getty)
Janis Joplin's Porsche(15 of119)
Open Image ModalIf you had to imagine what a 1965 Porche driven by a hippie rock star might look like, this would be pretty much exactly it.
Metallica's James Hetfield, 1953 Buick Skylark(16 of119)
Open Image ModalMetallica\'s singer James Hetfield may have made his name fronting a dark and edgy rock band, but his 1953 Buick Skylark is all curves, and lavender to boot.
Metallica's Kirk Hammet, 1936 Ford Coupe(17 of119)
Open Image ModalMetallica guitarist Kirk Hammet\'s vintage ride, on the other hand, is black and gangster.
Elvis's 1975 Lincolm Continental Mark IV(18 of119)
Open Image ModalThis car might seem oversized, but remember, in the mid-70s Elvis needed extra wiggle room.
Simon Cowell's Slipstream (Yacht)(19 of119)
Open Image ModalMostly we\'re impressed how the black body of the super yacht makes it look like it\'s wearing one of his trademark tight Ts. (credit:1800sailaway.com)
4. Warren Buffet(20 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $58.2 B\nAge: 83\nSource of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway (credit:Getty Images)
3. Amancio Ortega(21 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $64 B\nAge: 77\nSource of wealth: Retail (credit:Getty Images)
2. Carlos Slim Helu & family(22 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $72 B\nAge: 74\nSource of wealth: Telecom (credit:Getty Images)
1. Bill Gates(23 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $76 B\nAge: 58\nSource of wealth: Microsoft (credit:AP)
David Thomson(24 of119)
Open Image ModalCANADA - APRIL 17: David Thomson, chairman of Thomson Reuters Corp., speaks during a news conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday, April 17, 2007. \n\nNet worth: $26.1 billion, up 30% (from last year) (credit:Norm Betts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Galen Weston Sr.(25 of119)
Open Image ModalW. Galen Weston, Executive Chairman of grocery giant George Weston Ltd., speaks during the company\'s annual general meeting in Toronto on Thursday, May 9, 2013. \n\nNet worth: $10.4 billion, up 24% (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Irving Family(26 of119)
Open Image ModalPrime Minister Stephen Harper, left, chats with New Brunswick Premier David Alward and Arthur Irving, right, chairman of Irving Oil as he visits the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013.\n\nNet worth: $7.85 billion, down 3% (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
Rogers Family(27 of119)
Open Image ModalTed Rogers , founder of Rogers Communications Inc. signing some copies of his new autobiography before delivering an address to the Economic Club of Canada luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto.\n\nNet worth: $7.6 billion, up 18% (credit:Tibor Kolley.CP)
Jim Pattison(28 of119)
Open Image ModalVancouver businessman Jim Pattison typically plays his cards close to the vest as head of Jim Pattison Group , one of the country\'s largest privately owned conglomerates.\n\nNet worth: $7.39 billion, up 20% (credit:Edward Regan / The Globe and Mail)
Saputo Family(29 of119)
Open Image ModalSaputo Inc. Chairman Lino Saputo addresses shareholders during the company\'s annual general meeting in Laval, Que., Tuesday, August 6, 2013. \n\nNet worth: $5.24 billion, up 24% (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)
Estate of Paul Desmarais Sr.(30 of119)
Open Image ModalGESCA Ltee Director Paul Desmarais appears before the Kent Commission inquiry into the news paper industry in Ottawa on April 7, 1981. Paul Desmarais Sr. died at the age of 86.\n\nNet worth: $4.93 billion, up 12% (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Mitchell)
Jeff Skoll(31 of119)
Open Image ModalLOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 20: Jeff Skoll arrives for the Los Angeles Premiere of Paramount Vantage \"Waiting For Superman\" held at the Paramount Theater on September 20, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. \n\nNet worth: $4.92 billion, up 8% (credit:(Photo by Albert L. Ortega/PictureGroup))
Richardson Family(32 of119)
Open Image ModalJames Richardson & Sons manages financial services through Richardson Financial Group, property management through Richardson Center Limited, and oil and gas exploration through Tundra Oil & Gas Partnership. Richardson Financial Group consists of two operating divisions, Richardson Partners Financial Limited, and Richardson Capital. In 2009, Richardson Partners Financial merged with GMP Private Client to form Richardson GMP, a wealth management and investment services firm. \n\nNet worth: $4.45 billion, up 31% (credit:The Canadian Press Images/Francis Vachon)
Carlo Fidani(33 of119)
Open Image ModalCarlo Fidani stands with Prime Minister Stephen Harper (left) and Ontario\'s Lieutenant Governor David Onley as Diamond Jubilee Medals were awarded to seventeen Canadians for outstanding service to their country, in Toronto, on Saturday January 12, 2013. \n\nNet worth: $4.08 billion, up 13% (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
10. Bernard Arnault (34 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $29 billion DOWN\nSource: LVMH\nCitizenship: France\n\n- Falls from no. 4 in world to no. 10 due to more information about his ownership stake.\n- Also a factor: Forbes now values his direct stake in Christian Dior, which in turn has a 41% stake in LVMH and trades at a near 20% discount to the underlying shares; previously we had\nvalued the shares in LVMH.\n- LVMH shares rose more than 6%; U.S. sales grew at a faster rate than sales in Asia region in\nthe fourth quarter\n- Arnault denied reports that his request for Belgian citizenship last year was related to the\ncountry’s tax policies.\n- It was announced in October that he will be knighted for his services in the U.K. (credit:FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/GettyImages)
9. Liliane Bettencourt (35 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $30 billion UP\nSource: L’Oreal\nCitizenship: France\n\n- Heiress to L’Oreal cosmetics fortune jumps to 9th richest in 2013 from 15th richest last year, thanks to a more than 30% rise in the price of L’Oreal stock. Her net worth is $6 billion higher\nthan a year ago.\n- Now the world’s richest woman. She last cracked the top 10 in 1999.\n-Her father founded L’Oreal. Bettencourt and her family own more than 30% of the company.\n-Bettencourt’s assets were placed under the guardianship of her daughter in 2011 after a three-year legal battle. Bettencourt, widowed and age 90, suffers from dementia. Her grandson, Jean-\nVictor Meyers, took her spot on the L’Oreal board in February 2012. (credit:AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
8. Li Ka-shing(36 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $31 million UP\nSource: diversified\nCitizenship: Hong Kong\n\n- Once again Asia’s richest person and the only one from the region among the world’s top 20 richest.\n- His fortune jumped $5.5 billion to $31 billion, as shares of his biggest holdings, Cheung Kong, Hutchison Whampoa and Husky Energy, all rose more than 10%. He also received 2012\ndividends of $860 million.\n- Li\'s businesses employ 260,000 people around the world in 52 countries.\n-Li-controlled companies bought British gas supplier Wales & West Utilities for $1 billion in October; his third utilities acquisition in the U.K. in 24 months. He now supplies gas to a quarter of all Brits.\n- Investor in such tech outfits as Facebook, spotify, and social TV platform Stevie. (credit:Chinafotopress/Lv Xiaowei/ZUMApress/Newscom)
6. Charles Koch And David Koch (37 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $34 billion UP\nSource: diversified\nCitizenship: U.S.A.\n\n- World’s richest siblings added $9 billion apiece to their fortunes over the past year.\n- They own a combined 84% of Koch Industries, country’s second largest private company with $115 billion in estimated sales, up 15% in the past year.\n- Also got boost from improving operations at Georgia Pacific, maker of Angel Soft and Quilted Northern toilet paper, Brawny paper towels, and Dixie cups. Sold more than $1 billion worth of\ntoilet paper in 2011.\n- David, who runs the chemical technology side of Koch Industries, is the richest New Yorker.\n- Things didn’t go so well on the political front as brothers failed in their quest to unseat Barack Obama from the White House (\"Bitterly disappointing,\" he told Forbes in an interview after the\nelection). (credit:Jamie Kripke, Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
5. Larry Ellison (38 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $43 billion UP\nSource: Oracle\nCitizenship: U.S.A.\n\n-Software mogul is $7 billion richer than a year ago, thanks to more than 20% jump in the value\nof Oracle stock.\n- In June he bought 98% of Hawaiian island of Lanai from billionaire David Murdock for a reported $500 million.\n-Just recently bought Island Air, a Hawaiian airline. Purchase price was not disclosed.\n-Continues to buy property in Malibu.\n-Gearing up for the America’s Cup yacht races in San Francisco later in 2013.\n-Supports the Ellison Medical Foundation, which does research on aging and age-related diseases. Gave $45 million worth of Oracle shares to the foundation in April 2012. (credit:Tony Avelar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
4. Warren Buffett(39 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $53.5 billion UP\nSource: Berkshire Hathaway\nCitzenship: U.S.A.\n\n- Year’s second biggest gainer added $9.5 billion to his fortune as Berkshire Hathaway shares rose 26% year over year\n-First time he’s not among top 3 richest since 2000.\n- Investors applaud his dealmaking savvy, and this year was no exception as he made a couple of notable moves: in February, announced a deal with Brazilian billionaire Jorge Paulo Lemann\'s\n3G Capital to snap up iconic ketchup producer H.J. Heinz Co. for $23.2 billion; bought Oriental Trading in November 2012.\n- World’s second most generous person, he gave $1.5 billion to the Gates Foundation in July 2012, bringing his lifetime giving to nearly $17.3 billion. On his birthday in August 2012 Buffett\npledged $3 billion of stock to his children\'s foundations. (credit:Michael Prince)
3. Amancio Ortega (40 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $57 billion UP\nSource: Zara\nCitizenship: Spain\n\n- Year’s biggest gainer: fortune up $19.5 billion\n- Moves to number 3, up from number 5 richest last year. Now ahead of Warren Buffett.\n- Driving the jump is a more than 50% rise in value of Inditex shares; Ortega, who stepped down as the firm’s chairman in 2011, still owns nearly 60% of the shares.\n- He also has real estate portfolio, estimated to be worth more than $4 billion, that includes iconic Torre Picasso, a 43-story skyscraper in Madrid (Google is a tenant), plus properties in\nMadrid, London, Chicago, San Francisco and New York. (credit:Pascal Le Segretain)
2. Bill Gates(41 of119)
Open Image ModalNet worth: $67 billion UP\nSource: Microsoft\nCitizenship: U.S.A\n\n-World\'s biggest philanthropist has given away $28 billion, the vast majority of it to his foundation, which is working to eradicate such diseases as polio and malaria.\n- Net worth is up by $6 billion vs. March 2012 due to gains in his investment portfolio. Holdings include tech hygiene firm Ecolab and Mexican Coke bottler FEMSA, both up more than 20% in\nthe past year.\n-Microsoft stock --he owns about 5% of the company -- accounts for just 18% of his net worth.\n-In February the first 12 non-Americans joined Bill Gates’ and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge, in which the ultra-wealthy pledge to give away at least half their net worth to charity. New\npledgers include Richard Branson of the U.K. and India’s Azim Premji.\n-Gates recently said the only thing left on his bucket list was, \"Don\'t die.\" (credit:Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
1. Carlos Slim Helu & Family (42 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $73 billion UP\nSource: telecom\nCitizenship: Mexico\n\n- World\'s richest man for the fourth year in a row.\n- Net worth up $4 billion versus 2012 but still $1 billion shy of his all-time record; boost came from surging stock prices at his financial arm, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and at his Grupo Carso\nindustrial and retail giant.\n- Pan-Latin American mobile telecom outfit America Movil remains his most valuable holding at $36.3 billion; the company spread its wings to Europe in the past year, buying pieces of Dutch\ntelecom company KPN and Telekom Austria\n- Bought a majority of struggling Spanish soccer team Real Oviedo.\n- Latin America’s most generous person, his foundation pledged to translate into Spanish 1,000 videos from the Khan Academy education nonprofit website. Slim also hosted Bill Gates in late\nFebruary; the two men announced they are funding research to improve farmers\' yields and reduce hunger. (credit:AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
12: South Korea - 160,000(43 of119)
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11: Brazil - 165,000(44 of119)
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10: Italy - 176,000(45 of119)
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9: Australia - 207,000(46 of119)
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8: Switzerland - 282,000(47 of119)
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7: Canada - 298,000(48 of119)
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6: France - 430,000(49 of119)
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5: United Kingdom - 465,000(50 of119)
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4: China - 643,000(51 of119)
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3: Germany - 1.01 million(52 of119)
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2: Japan - 1.9 million(53 of119)
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1: United States - 3.43 million(54 of119)
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Open Image ModalWHERE CANADA\'S ONE PER CENT LIVE (credit:Alamy)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, the top one per cent of tax filers in Canada consisted of 254,700 individuals. Women accounted for 53,200, 21 per cent of the total.
Newfoundland(57 of119)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, Newfoundland had the lowest number of one per centers in its population. According to Statistics Canada numbers, the province had 2,205 tax filers in the country\'s top one per cent. (credit:Alamy)
New Brunswick(59 of119)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, New Brunswick was home to 2,450 Canadians in the country\'s top earning one per cent. (credit:Shutterstock)
Nova Scotia(61 of119)
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Open Image ModalNova Scotia was home to 3,690 of the country\'s richest one per cent. (credit:Getty)
Manitoba(63 of119)
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Open Image ModalManitoba, in 2010, was home to 5,305 of the country\'s richest one per cent. (credit:ncl.co.uk)
Saskatchewan(65 of119)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, Saskatchewan had the fifth highest population of one per centers in the country. According to Stats Canada figures, the province had 5,490 of the richest Canadians living within its borders. (credit:AP)
British Columbia(67 of119)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, B.C. had the fourth most one per centers in the country. It was home to 29,500 residents in Canada\'s wealthiest one per cent. (credit:Alamy)
Quebec(69 of119)
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Open Image ModalAccording to 2010 figures, the province of Quebec had the third highest population of one per centers in the country. Then, it was home to 42,600 of the richest people in Canada. (credit:Alamy)
Alberta(71 of119)
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Open Image ModalIn 2010, Alberta had the second most one per centers in the country, as 52,200 Albertans made the country\'s top one per cent that year. (credit:Alamy)
Ontario(73 of119)
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Open Image ModalOntario had the highest number of one per centers in the country in 2010. According to Statistics Canada figures, 110,300 of the country\'s top earning one per cent called Ontario home.
P.E.I.(75 of119)
Open Image ModalNo Numbers available for P.E.I. (credit:Alamy)
Install ATM Machine In Kitchen(76 of119)
Open Image ModalThe super-rich enjoy having money at their finger tips. NBA star DeShawn Stevenson didn\'t like the idea of having to find an ATM machine to withdraw cash, so he put one in his kitchen. (credit:Instagram: dsteve92)
Build Emergency Rooms In Homes(77 of119)
Open Image ModalSome super-rich households bypass the long waiting room lines at hospitals by constructing emergency rooms -- costing over $1 million -- in their own homes. (credit:Flickr: Mark Coggins)
Buy Submarine To Visit Ocean's Deepest Part(78 of119)
Open Image ModalNo place is off-limits to the super-rich. Billionaire film director James Cameron bought a single-person submarine to venture seven miles below sea level to the deepest part in the ocean. (credit:AP)
Receive Psychological Wealth Counseling(79 of119)
Open Image ModalSome super-rich bank clients pay for therapists to help them deal with the psychological issues associated with having lots of money. (credit:Flickr: deltaMike)
Get Doomsday-Safe Underground Luxury Condo(80 of119)
Open Image ModalSuper-rich buyers plan to survive the world\'s end in luxury condos built in a Cold War-era missile shaft below a Kansas prairie.
Purchase Ballistic Shield Briefcases (81 of119)
Open Image ModalThe super-rich spend on ways to protect themselves and their stuff. China\'s Leison Global made a briefcase that turns into a ballistic shield. It\'s meant to safeguard rich businessmen and women.
Buy Humongous Private Planes(82 of119)
Open Image ModalRich people seem to hate lines, including the long security ques at airports. Like many wealthy people who have their own private jet, Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov also bought one. But his is an AirBus A340, the largest one in Russia and quite possibly the whole of Europe.\r\n (credit:Flickr: juanpol)
Throw Paper Planes Made Out Of Money(83 of119)
Open Image ModalThe super-rich can throw away money -- quite literally. Pavel Durov, the millionaire owner of the popular Russian social networking site VKontakte, tossed 5,000 ruble notes folded into paper planes out of his office window onto a crowd in St. Petersburg.\r\n
10: Darryl Katz(84 of119)
Open Image ModalOwns the Edmonton Oilers. Katz Group owns Rexall pharmacies.\n\nNet worth: $3.3 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 483\n\nSource: Forbes billionaires list, 2014 (credit:Canadian Press)
9: Joseph Tsai(85 of119)
Open Image ModalThe co-founder of Alibaba makes his debut on the Forbes list thanks to \"the soaring value of the Chinese e-commerce leader ahead of a long-awaited IPO,\" Forbes says.\n\nNet worth: $3.7 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 408\n\nSource: Forbes billionaires ranking, 2014 (credit:Alibaba Group)
8: Bernard Sherman(86 of119)
Open Image ModalFounded pharmaceutical firm Apotex.\n\nNet worth: $3.9 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 388\n\nSource: Forbes billionaires ranking, 2014 (credit:Forbes)
7: Saputo Family(87 of119)
Open Image ModalOf Saputo dairy fame.\n\nNet worth: $4.3 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 345\n\nPictured: Lino Saputo\n\nSource: Forbes billionaire list, 2014 (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)
6: Jacqueline Desmarais and family(88 of119)
Open Image ModalFollowing the death of Paul Desmarais, Sr., last fall, Jacqueline controls the fortune made from Power Corporation of Canada.\n\nNet worth: $5.1 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 278\n\nPictured: Governor General David Johnston promotes Jacqueline Desmarais within the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday November 22, 2013 in Ottawa. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
5: Arthur Irving(89 of119)
Open Image ModalOwns Irving Oil.\n\nNet worth: $5.5 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 256\n\nSource: Forbes billionaire list, 2014\n\nPrime Minister Stephen Harper, left, chats with New Brunswick Premier David Alward and Arthur Irving, right, chairman of Irving Oil as he visits the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, N.B. on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
4: James Irving(90 of119)
Open Image ModalOwns J.D. Irving, a conglomerate with holdings in food, transportation and forestry.\n\nNet worth: $6 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 234\n\nPictured: Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter, left, and Jim Irving, J.D. Irving CEO, attend a news conference in Halifax on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. (credit:Canadian Press)
3: Jim Pattison(91 of119)
Open Image ModalJim Pattison Group owns numerous businesses including Ripley\'s Believe It Or Not. \n\nNet worth: $7.3 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 184\n\nSource: Forbes billionaire list, 2014 (credit:Edward Regan / The Globe and Mail)
2: Galen Weston Sr. & family(92 of119)
Open Image ModalOf Loblaws/WonderBread fame.\n\nNet worth: $8.5 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 153\n\nSource: Forbes billionaire list, 2014\n\nPictured: Galen Weston Sr. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
1: David Thomson & family(93 of119)
Open Image ModalOf the Thomson-Reuters media empire.\n\nNet worth: $22.6 billion\n\nGlobal ranking: 27\n\nSource: Forbes billionaire list, 2014 (credit:Norm Betts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
10. Jim Walton(94 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $34.7 B\nAge: 66\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart (credit:WikiMedia:)
9. Christy Walton(95 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $36.7 B\nAge: 59\nSource of wealth: Wal-Mart (credit:Getty Images)
8. Sheldon Adelson(96 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $38 B\nAge: 80\nSource of wealth: Casinos (credit:AP)
6. David Koch(97 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $40 B\nAge: 73\nSource of wealth: Diversified
6. Charles Koch(98 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $40 B\nAge: 78\nSource of wealth: Diversified
5. Larry Ellison(99 of119)
Open Image ModalNet Worth: $48 B\nAge: 69\nSource of wealth: Oracle (credit:Getty Images)
1. Mansa Musa I - Ruler Of Malian Empire (1280-1331)(100 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $400 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
2. Rothschild Family - Banking Dynasty (1740- ) (101 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $350 billion\n\n(Pictured: Nathan Mayer Rothschild) (credit:WikiMedia:)
3. John D Rockefeller - Industrialist (1839-1937) (102 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $340 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
4. Andrew Carnegie - Industrialist (1835-1919)(103 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated Worth: $310 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
5. Tsar Nicholas II Of Russia - Last Emperor Of Russia (1868-1918) (104 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $300 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
6. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII - Last Ruler Of Hyderabad (1886-1967)(105 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $236 billion (credit:AP)
7. William The Conqueror - King Of England (1028-1087)(106 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $229.5 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
8. Muammar Gaddafi - Former Libyan Leader (1942-2011)(107 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $200 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
9. Henry Ford - Ford Motor Company Founder (1863-1947)(108 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $199 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt - Industrialist (1794-1877)(109 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $185 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
11. Alan Rufus - Fighting Companion Of William The Conqueror (1040-1093) (110 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $178.65 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
12. Bill Gates - Founder Of Microsoft (1955- ) (111 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $136 billion (credit:AP)
13. William De Warenne, 1st Earl Of Surrey - Norman Nobleman (??-1088)(112 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $146.13 billion\n\n(Pictured: St Peter\'s Church in Ardingly, UK believed to have been established by the family of William de Warenne) (credit:WikiMedia:)
14. John Jacob Astor - Businessman (1864-1912)(113 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $121 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
15. Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel (English nobleman, 1306-1376) (114 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $118.6 billion\n\n(Pictured: Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel and his countess Eleanor) (credit:WikiMedia:)
16. John Of Gaunt - Son Of Edward III (1330-1399) (115 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $110 billion\n\n(Pictured: Tomb of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster) (credit:WikiMedia:)
17. Stephen Girard - Shipping And Banking Mogul (1750-1831)(116 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $105 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
18. Alexander Turney Stewart - Entrepreneur (1803-1876)(117 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $90 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
19. Henry, 1st Duke Of Lancaster - English Noble (1310-1361) (118 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $85.1 billion (credit:WikiMedia:)
20. Friedrich Weyerhäuser - Timber Mogul (1834-1914)(119 of119)
Open Image ModalEstimated worth: $80 billion (credit:WikiMedia)