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Rank
Name
Occupation
Country

1
Angela Merkel
Chancellor
Germany

2
Sheila C. Bair
Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
U.S.

3
Indra K. Nooyi
Chairman, chief executive, PepsiCo
U.S.

4
Angela Braly
Chief executive, president, WellPoint
U.S.

5
Cynthia Carroll
Chief executive, Anglo American
U.K.

6
Irene B. Rosenfeld
Chairman, chief executive, Kraft Foods
U.S.

7
Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of state
U.S.

8
Ho Ching
Chief executive, Temasek Holdings
Singapore

9
Anne Lauvergeon
Chief executive, Areva
France

10
Anne Mulcahy
Chairman, chief executive, Xerox Corp.
U.S.

Rank
Name
Net Worth ($bil)
Age
Residence
Source

1
William Gates III
59.0
51
Medina, WA
Microsoft

2
Warren Buffett
52.0
77
Omaha, NE
Berkshire Hathaway

3
Sheldon Adelson
28.0
74
Las Vegas, NV
casinos, hotels

4
Lawrence Ellison
26.0
63
Redwood City, CA
Oracle

5
Sergey Brin
18.5
34
Palo Alto, CA
Google

5
Larry Page
18.5
34
San Francisco, CA
Google

7
Kirk Kerkorian
18.0
90
Los Angeles, CA
investments, casinos

8
Michael Dell
17.2
42
Austin, TX
Dell

9
Charles Koch
17.0
71
Wichita, KS
oil, commodities

9
David Koch
17.0
67
New York, NY
oil, commodities

Rank
Name
Net Worth ($mil)
Age
Company

1
Yang Huiyan
16,200
26
Country Garden

2
Hui Wing Mau
7,300
57
Shimao Group

3
Guo Guangchang
4,850
40
Fosun

4
Zhang Li
4,750
54
R & F

5
Zhang Jindong
4,500
44
Suning Appliances

6
Peng, Xiaofeng
3,850
32
LDK Solar

7
Zhang Xin
3,800
42
SOHO China

8
Lu Zhiqiang
3,700
56
construction

9
Yung, Larry
3,650
65
CITIC Pacific

10
Wong Kwong Yu
3,600
38
Gome

11
Cheung, Yan
3,400
50
Nine Dragons

12
Liu Yonghao
3,200
56
Minsheng Bank

13
Chu Mang Yee
3,000
48
Hopson Development

14
Yang Erzhu
2,800
56
Country Garden

15
Huang Wei
2,750
48
Xinhu Zhongbao

16
Chen Fashu
2,700
46
Zijin Mining

17
Liang Wengen
2,600
51
Sany

18
Kong Jian Min
2,500
39
KWG Property Holdings

19
Cho Tak Wong
2,450
62
Fuyao Group

20
Liu Yongxing
2,400
59
East Hope Group

21
Li, Robin Yanhong
2,350
39
Baidu

22
Zhang Cheng Fei
2,300
39
Nine Dragons

23
Lin Li
2,250
44
Ping An Insurance

24
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