William Gates III.

Warren Buffet.

Carlos Slim Helu.

Ingvar Kamprad.

Lakshmi Mittal.

They are just five among the 793 recorded billionaires around the world, and they have a combined net worth of around $2.6 trillion, which is 18 percent up compared to the combined net worth of 476 recorded billionaires around the world in 2005. Their average individual average net worth is around $3.3 billion.

The increasing number of billionaires is due to the excellent performance of different stock markets around the world. In fact, India