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Three Armenians included in 2013 Forbes billionaires list
19:47, 4 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now
boasts 1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up
from $4.6 trillion. As reports Armenpress, referring to the official
web site of Forbes magazine, 3 Armenians are included in the list of
world's top 1426 billionaires. American Armenian businessman Kirk
Kerkorian, 91, is on the 307th place with 3,1 billion dollars. Russian
businessman Sergey Galitski, who is of Armenian origins with
Harutyunyan surname, is on 341nd place with 2,9 billion. Danil
Khachaturov gets the 828 place having 1,2 billion.
Forbes found 210 new ten-figure fortunes. Once again the U.S. leads
the list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe
(366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).
Resurgent asset prices are the driving force behind the rising wealth
of the super-rich around the globe. While last year almost as many
fortunes fell as rose, this year gainers outnumbered losers by 4-to-1.
Many new names made the list thanks to free-spending consumers. To
name a few: Diesel jeans mogul Renzo Rosso at $3 billion, retailer
Bruce Nordstrom at $1.2 billion and designer Tory Burch at $1 billion.
Carlos Slim is once again the world's richest person, followed by Bill
Gates. Amancio Ortega of Spanish retailer Zara moves up to No. 3 for
the first time. He is the year's biggest gainer, adding $19.5 billion
to his fortune in one year. He moves ahead of Warren Buffett, despite
the fact that the U.S. investing legend added $9.5 billion to his
fortune. This is the first year since 2000 that Buffett has not been
among the top 3.
19:47, 4 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now
boasts 1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up
from $4.6 trillion. As reports Armenpress, referring to the official
web site of Forbes magazine, 3 Armenians are included in the list of
world's top 1426 billionaires. American Armenian businessman Kirk
Kerkorian, 91, is on the 307th place with 3,1 billion dollars. Russian
businessman Sergey Galitski, who is of Armenian origins with
Harutyunyan surname, is on 341nd place with 2,9 billion. Danil
Khachaturov gets the 828 place having 1,2 billion.
Forbes found 210 new ten-figure fortunes. Once again the U.S. leads
the list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386), Europe
(366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).
Resurgent asset prices are the driving force behind the rising wealth
of the super-rich around the globe. While last year almost as many
fortunes fell as rose, this year gainers outnumbered losers by 4-to-1.
Many new names made the list thanks to free-spending consumers. To
name a few: Diesel jeans mogul Renzo Rosso at $3 billion, retailer
Bruce Nordstrom at $1.2 billion and designer Tory Burch at $1 billion.
Carlos Slim is once again the world's richest person, followed by Bill
Gates. Amancio Ortega of Spanish retailer Zara moves up to No. 3 for
the first time. He is the year's biggest gainer, adding $19.5 billion
to his fortune in one year. He moves ahead of Warren Buffett, despite
the fact that the U.S. investing legend added $9.5 billion to his
fortune. This is the first year since 2000 that Buffett has not been
among the top 3.