text: who are the world richest people and what is their bank account?   1 william gates iii   50.0 billion united states  2 warren buffett      42.0 billion united states  3 carlos slim helu   30.0 billionmexico  4 ingvar kamprad   28.0 billionswitzerland  5 lakshmi mittal   23.5 billionunited kingdom  etc. etc...see forbes rich list http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/worth_1.html