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Henry Sy's SM MOA. Image via Wikipedia Three Filipino businessmen made it to the top 1000 of this year's list of " Richest People in the World " by  Forbes  finance magazine. SM Malls tycoon Henry Sy moved up to No. 173 (201 last year) with a whooping $5.8 Billion net worth. Philippine Airlines' Lucio Tan follows at a distant No. 512  with a net worth of 2.3 Billion but still up compared to last year at No. 522. Alliance Global Inc's  Andrew Tan is at No.540 with $2.2 Billion. Meanwhile, Enrique Razon entered this year's list with $1.1 Billion but is out the Top 1000 at No.1057. See the 2010 Richest People in the World here...

Carlos Slim Helu .Image via Wikipedia Forbes , the popular business and finance magazine finally released their most awaited list of the richest people of the world for this year 2011 . In the second year now, Carlos Slim Helu holds the top spot. The Mexican telecoms mogul now boasts an astounding $74 Billion in his name, a $20.5 Billion increase over last year. In the distant second place is William "Bill" Gates III , founder of Microsoft with a net worth of $56 Billion, up $3 Billion compared last year. Here's the complete list of the Top 10 Richest People in the World: 1. Carlos Slim Helu and Family - $74 Billion 2. William "Bill" Gates III - $56 Billion 3. Warren Buffett - $50 Billion 4. Bernard Arnault - $41 Billion 5. Larry Ellison - $39.5 Billlion 6. Lakshmi Mittal - $31.1 Billion 7. Amancio Ortega - $31 Billion 8. Eike Batista - $30 Billion 9. Muskesh Ambani - $27 Billion 10. Christy Walton and Family - $26.5 Billion - Christy Walton of W...

Forbes magazine recently released this year’s result of their annual ranking of the world’s richest person. This year, it’s not anymore an American who has the top spot. Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu took the top spot with total net worth of $53.5 Billion. He overtook William Bill Gates by only 500 Million to claim the top of the 2010 list. The list of the top ten are shown below. 1. Carlos Slim Helu and Family Nationality: Mexican Age: 70 Net Worth: $53.5 Billion 2. William Gates III Nationality: American Age: 54 Net Worth: $53 Billion 3. Warren Buffett Nationality: American Age: 79 Net Worth: $47 Billion 4. Mukesh Ambani Nationality: Indian Age: 52 Net Worth: $29 Billion 5. Lakshmi Mittal Nationality: Indian Age: 59 Net Worth: $28.7 Billion