Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the new richest person in the world, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, Forbes said on Wednesday.
It is only the second time since 1995 that Gates has lost the crown, said the magazine.
Here is Forbes ranking of the 20 richest people in the world:
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $US53.5 billion, telecommunications
2. Bill Gates (USA) - $US53 billion, Microsoft
3. Warren Buffett (USA) - $US47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
4. Mukesh Ambani (India) - $US29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas
5. Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $US28.7 billion, steel
6. Larry Ellison (USA) - $US28 billion, Oracle
7. Bernard Arnault (France) - $US27.5 billion, LVMH
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $US27 billion, mining, oil
9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $US25 billion, retail
10. Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $US23.5 billion, supermarkets
11. Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) - $US23 billion, Ikea
12. Christy Walton & family (USA) - $US22.5 billion, Walmart
13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $US22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz
14. Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) - $US21 billion, diversified
15. Jim Walton (USA) - $US20.7 billion, Walmart
16. Alice Walton (USA) - $US20.6 billion, Walmart
17. Liliane Bettencourt (France) - $US20 billion, L'Oreal
18. S. Robson Walton (USA) - $US19.8 billion, Walmart
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia) - $US19.4 billion, investments
20. David Thomson & family (Canada) - $US19 billion, news and information company Thomson Reuters
The full Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires can be seen at www.forbes.com/billionaires.
Reuters
