World's Top 20 Richest People as of 2010

Most of us can't even imagine what being a billionaire must be like. But these people sure can. Here we have a list of the richest people in the world as of 2010. This list was developed by Forbes international.

Earlier this week, "Forbes" released its annual list of the World's Billionaires. Here's a look at the twenty richest people in the world along with their net worth.

20. David Thomson & family (Canada) - $19 billion, News and Information company.
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud (Saudi Arabia) - $19.4 billion, Investments.
18. S. Robson Walton (USA) - $19.8 billion, Walmart.
17. Liliane Bettencourt (France) - $20 billion, L'Oreal.
16. Alice Walton (USA) - $20.6 billion, Walmart.
15. Jim Walton (USA) - $20.7 billion, Walmart.
14. Li Ka-shing (Hong Kong) - $21 billion, Diversified.
13. Stefan Persson (Sweden) - $22.4 billion, Hennes & Mauritz.
12. Christy Walton & family (USA) - $22.5 billion, Walmart.
11. Ingvar Kamprad & family (Sweden) - $23 billion, Ikea.
10. Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion, Supermarkets.
9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion, Retail.
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion, Mining, oil.
7. Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion, LVMH.
6. Larry Ellison (USA) - $28 billion, Oracle.
5. Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $28.7 billion, Steel.
4. Mukesh Ambani (India) - $29 billion, Petrochemicals, oil and gas.
3. Warren Buffett (USA) - $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway.
2. Bill Gates (USA) - $53 billion, Microsoft.
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $53.5 billion, Telecommunications.