Sheike Muhammad is the richest man in the world with a net worth of 247.8 billion

- Forbes Magazine's List of Billionaires for 2015 declared that Bill Gates is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $79.2 billion dollars.

- Carlos Slim Helu is the second wealthiest person with a net worth of approximately $77.1 billion dollars.

- Warren Buffett is the third richest person with a net worth of approximately $72.7 billion dollars.

- Forbes Magazine's List of Billionaires for 2015 declared that Bill Gates is the wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $79.2 billion dollars.

- Carlos Slim Helu is the second wealthiest person with a net worth of approximately $77.1 billion dollars.

- Warren Buffett is the third richest person with a net worth of approximately $72.7 billion dollars.

In 2010 there were a total of about 1,011 billionaires in the world.

To update slighly, as of 2014, there are 1578 individuals with a net worth of 1 billion or greater.

According to the 2008 Forbes list of billionaires, he ranks 245th with a net worth of $2.8 billion in USD. A link follows, and you'll find it below.