| Name |
2007 Forbes Rank |
Wealth $b |
Industry |
| William Gates III |
1 |
56.0 |
Software |
| Warren Buffett |
2 |
52.0 |
Investment |
| Ingvar Kamprad |
4 |
33.0 |
Retail -IKEA |
| Lawrence Ellison |
11 |
21.5 |
Software - Oracle |
| Carl Icahn |
42 |
13.0 |
Takeovers |
| George Soros |
80 |
8.5 |
International finance |
| Steve Jobs |
132 |
5.7 |
Computers - Apple |
| Ralph Lauren |
158 |
5.0 |
Fashion |
| David Geffen |
167 |
4.7 |
Music & movies - Dreamworks SKG |
| Charles Schwab |
168 |
4.0 |
Stockbroking |
| Frank Lowy |
172 |
4.6 |
Retail property - Westfield Shopping Centres |
| Richard Branson |
230 |
3.8 |
Air travel & retail - Virgin |
| George Lucas |
243 |
3.6 |
Movies |
| Bernard Ecclestone |
243 |
3.6 |
Sport - Grand Prix |
| Steven Spielberg |
287 |
3.0 |
Movies |
| Oprah Winfrey |
664 |
1.5 |
TV |
| John Sperling |
799 |
1.2 |
Education - University of Phoenix |
| Source: Forbes: The World's Richest People |
