Rocky stock markets and cratering oil prices shook up Forbes’ list of the earth’s wealthiest this season, with the first decline in billionaires since 2009.
The 30th annual guide found 1,810 billionaires, by having an aggregate net worth of $6.48 trillion, $570 billion under this past year.
All together 221 people fell from the list, while 198 newcomers joined the ranks.
Only a couple in the top 20 were able to keep their ranks. Bill gates continues to be world’s richest person having a value of $75 billion, despite the fact that he’s $4.2 billion poorer than a last year.
Number two the very first time is Zara’s Amancio Ortega, who displaces Mexico’s Carlos Slim.
Warren Buffett holds onto his ranking because the world’s third richest.
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Thirty-three Canadians made their email list; here are the very best 10:
David Thomson, 58, and family once again takes top spot using their fortune of $23.9 billion, placing 25th on the planet.
Next is Galen Weston, 75. The head of a Canadian grocery empire ranked 116th globally (upgrading from last year’s ranking of 113th, with his $9.3 billion fortune.
Garrett Camp, 37, cofounder and chairman of Uber Technologies Inc., places third in Canada and saw a huge bounce in the charts globally from 283rd this past year to 188th this year. His fortune is listed at $6.2 billion.
James Irving, 87, head of the Irving conglomerate of more than 24 companies in frozen foods, retail, shipbuilding, transportation and more, ranks fourth in Canada with $5.4 billion. His global ranking slipped from 216th or 240th this year.
Fifth is Bernard (Barry) Sherman, ranked 286th globally, with $4.9 billion. He created Canadian pharma giant Apotex, which sells more than 300 generic drugs in 120 countries. He’s up from 435th last year.
Arthur Irving, 86, brother of James, comes sixth with his $4.7 billion fortune. Arthur owns Irving Oil, which operates some 900 gas stations in Canada and northeastern U.S. His global ranking slipped from 271 last year to 308 this year.
Western tycoon Jim Pattison, 87, head of the conglomerate spanning media, forestry products, packaging, food and beverages and including Guinness World Records and also the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! chain, places seventh, (324th globally) at $4.5 billion. He’s down from 177th last year.
Eighth is Emanuele (Lino) Saputo,79, from the cheese empire with $4.4 billion, ranked 338th globally.
Joseph Tsai, 52, vice chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group., comes in ninth with $4.2 billion. His fortune slipped from 248th this past year to 358 this year.
Online poker magnate Mark Scheinberg places 10th in Canada, 369th in world, with his fortune of $4.1 billion.
Other Canadian billionaires you might recognize include Prem Watsa, Cirque du Soleil’s Guy Laliberte, Frank Stronach and Chip Wilson of Lululemon fame.
