Today, Forbes is out with its annual ranking of the world's richest people. Many on the list inherited their fortunes, live off of investments, or are content to sit on large stakes of companies they don't really participate in.
2013-03-04These are 15 people that despite already having dynastic wealth, have chosen to keep leading their companies. All of the people listed here run publicly traded companies, because the leadership functions at private companies vary.
15. Mark Zuckerberg: — Net worth: $13.3 billion
14. Tadashi Yanai: — Net worth: $13.3 billion
13. Vagit Alekperov: — Net worth: $14.8 billion
12. Steve Ballmer: — Net worth: $15.2 billion
11. Michael Dell: — Net worth: $15.3 billion
Age: 48
Position: Charmian and CEO at Dell
Overall Rank: 49
Note: Dell struck a deal to take the company private with Silver Lake
Source: Forbes
10. Leonid Mikhelson: — Net worth: $16.1 billion
9. Aliko Dangote: — Net worth: $16.5 billion
8. Lakshmi Mittal: — Net worth: $16.5 billion
7. Mukesh Ambani: — Net worth: $21.5 billion
Age: 55
Position: Chairman and Managing Director (equivalent to CEO) at Reliance Industries
Overall Rank: 22
Source: Forbes
6. Larry Page: — Net worth: $23 billion
5. Jeff Bezos: — Net worth: $25.2 billion
4. Sheldon Adelson: — Net worth: $26.5 billion
3. Bernard Arnault — Net worth: $29 billion
Age: 63
Position: Chairman and CEO at LMVH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy)
Overall Rank: 10
Source: Forbes