Six Filipinos in Forbes’ global billionaires list

published by asingh on Tue, 03/13/2012 - 22:53

 

Six Filipinos made it to Forbes’ global roster of billionaires, up from four last year as the magazine said its latest listing had expanded to a record 1,226 individuals worth a total of $4.6 trillion. 
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim remained the world’s richest with an estimated worth of $69 billion, while Microsoft founder Bill Gates was second at $61 billion and Warren Buffet third at $44 billion.
Filipino mall magnate Henry S. Sy, Sr. is the richest Filipino, ranked 116th globally with a net worth of $8 billion.
Lucio C. Tan of Philippine Airlines fame was the second-richest with $3.5 billion. His global ranking was 314th.
Alliance Global Group, Inc.’s Andrew L. Tan followed with a global ranking of 601st and a net worth of $2.1 billion, while Enrique K. Razon Jr., of International Container Terminal Services, at 683rd globally, was said to have a $1.9-billion fortune.
Joining them in the latest list were Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. of San Miguel Corp., 960th worldwide with a net worth of $1.3 billion; and Former Trade Minister Roberto V. Ongpin, whose $1 billion put him in 1,153th place with 73 others.
Fifty-eight countries were represented on the list. Some 128 billionaires were new to the Forbes rankings this year.
The youngest self-made woman at age 41 was Spanx founder Sara Blakely, whose net worth of $1 billion came from her business of making slimming undergarments. She was among the 104 women on the list. 
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranked 35th with a net worth of $17.5 billion.
Notable drop-offs included Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, whose wealth fell below $1 billion. 
The United States led the rankings with 425 billionaires, while second-placed Russia overtook mainland China by a margin of 96 to 95. New to the list was Morocco with three. 
Among cities, Moscow led with 78 billionaires followed by New York at 58.
The number of Filipinos on the Forbes global list compares to the 11 billionaires named by Forbes.com last year. 
In that list, in addition to the six in this year’s global rankings, were JG Summit Holding’s John L. Gokongwei,Jr., construction magnate David M. Consunji, Jollibee Corp.’s Tony Tan Caktiong, former Ayala Corp. chief Jaime Zobel de Ayala, and Metrobank’s George S. K. Ty.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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