这个榜单的第一名大家都知道名字，但报道指出如果Wall-Mart的创始人活到现在其财富会是Bill Gates的2倍。那一家族的成员占据着排名第6到第10(都约是20billion)。
中国唯一的Billionaire是Larry Yung，即荣智健（1.1billion）。文中说道：His father Rong Yiren was tapped by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s to help relaunch China's economy; he himself made a fortune in everything from infrastructure to property. Yung (Rong Zhijian) took over as chairman in 1990 and now controls an 18% stake in Hong-Kong listed CITIC Pacific. （全文）