Top 20 Richest People In The World as Of 2011

Most of us can't even imagine what being a billionaire must be like. But these people sure can. Here we have a list of the richest people in the world as of 2011. (This list was developed by Forbes international).

David Thomson & family (Canada) - $19 billion, news and Information company.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia) - $19.4 billion, investments.

S. Robson Walton (USA) - $19.8 billion, Walmart.

Liliane Bettencourt (France) - $20 billion, L'Oreal.

Alice Walton (USA) - $20.6 billion, Walmart.

Jim Walton (USA) - $20.7 billion, Walmart.

Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) - $21 billion, diversified.

Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz.

Christy Walton & family (USA) - $22.5 billion, Walmart.

Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) - $23 billion, Ikea.

Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion, supermarkets.

Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion, retail.

Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion, mining, oil.

Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion, LVMH.

Larry Ellison (USA) - $28 billion, Oracle.

Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $28.7 billion, steel.

Mukesh Ambani (India) - $29 billion, petrochemicals, oil and gas.

Warren Buffett (USA) - $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway.

Bill Gates (USA) - $53 billion, Microsoft.

Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $53.5 billion, telecommunications.