Top 10 world’s richest people in 2006

　　1. Bill Gates

　　2. Warren Buffett

　　3. Carlos Slim Helu

　　4. Ingvar Kamprad

　　5. Lakshmi Mittal

　　6. Paul Allen

　　7. Bernard Arnault

　　8. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud

　　9. Kenneth Thompson & family

　　10. Li Ka-shing

　　It seems no surprise that Gates just keeps staying on top; his wealth has increased to from $46 billion to $50 billion. He’s been the world’s richest person for 10 of the last 11 years. Among the top 10, only 2 of them are Americans, compared with 8 in 10 in 2004. The rest richest people represent Central America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East. The riches of the world are seemingly becoming more globally distributed. This is a good thing for the world—perhaps it is the indication of an increasingly interconnected global economy.