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10 th: Jim Walton(Chairman and CEO, ArvestBank Group, Inc.)

The youngest son of retail visionary Sam Walton saw a nice bump in his wealth last year thanks to a 6% gain in Wal-Mart shares. Mr. Sam's store remains a powerhouse worldwide, with 2013 sales of nearly $470 billion and 2.2 million employees in 11,000 stores. Jim received more than $475 million in dividends after taxes in 2013. He is also the CEO of the Walton family's Arvest Bank, which has branchesin Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. The bank is worth about $1.8 billion, with net profits of nearly $100 million in 2012.9th:Christy Walton & family(Co-Chair, Children's Scholarship Fund)

Walton is the richest woman in the world once again, taking back the title from L'Oreal Heiress Liliane Bettencourt. She has now held that title for 4 out of the last 5 years. She inherited her wealth when husband John Walton, a former Green Beret and Vietnam war medic, died in an airplane crash in 2005. John's side investment in First Solar had boosted Christy's net worth well above the rest of herfamily, but the stock sank in 2011, narrowing her lead. But First Solar stock has revived, up 47% in past year and boosting her net worth by $466 million. The bulk of her holdings are in Wal-Mart, the massive retailer founded by her father-in-law Sam Walton and his brother James in 1962. Christy received $460 million in Wal-Mart dividends after taxes in 2013. She leads a very private life in Jackson, Wyoming, but in August had a rare bit of publicity when she was given an award by the Imagen Foundation for producing the film "Bless Me, Ultima," based on the book by Rudolfo Anaya, who is considered the father of Chicano literature. Her son battled cancer when he was just three years old and she fought a case of pneumonia that nearly killed her, according to the Imagen Foundation.

8th : Sheldon Adelson(Chairman and CEO, Las Vegas Sands)

Sheldon Adelson returns to the top 10 richest in the world for the first time since 2007 after making an average of $32 million a day over the last year, third-most of anyone on the planet. Shares of his Las Vegas Sands, worth more than all other U.S. casino companies combined, continued climbing thanks to booming business in Asia, where he plans to continue expanding. After more than a year of talksand negotiations, Adelson dropped plans to develop a $30 billion megaproject in Madrid's suburbs. Investors didn't blink -- the stock rose more than 3% the next month. Adelson, who spent $100 million trying to get a republican in the White House in 2012, is now using his vast fortune to fight internet gambling in America, pitting himself against some of the biggest names in finance, private equity and gambling. He told Forbes he is willing to "spend whatever it takes" to win.

6thex-aequo : David Koch 40 billion $David has also inherited the business empire inherited from his father. Koch Industries group, still owned by the family and unlisted operating in the chemical, oil or trading. Younger than his brother, David served as Vice President.

6th ex aequo : Charles Koch40billion$

Charles and his brother David, both owners of Koch Industries (petroleum, chemistry ...), share two immense fortune of $ 68 billion.

5th : Lawrence Ellison 48billion$

From a popular neighborhood of Chicago, Larry Ellison founded his company in 1977, at the age of 33 years. Thirty years later, Oracle is the world's No. 2 software behind Microsoft through its management system database.

4th : Warren Buffett 58.2 billion $

Warren Buffett was born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. He has built his fortune on intuitive investments in companies like Berkshire Hathaway for textile, later became an investment fund for insurance, or Coca-Cola and Gillette

3th: Amancio Ortega 64billion $

Armancio Ortega opened the first Zara store in 1975 in A Corua, Galicia. Shops ready-to-wear are soon to multiply. Besides Zara, Inditex group develops other brands such as Pull and Bear and Massimo Dutti.

2nd: Carlos Slim Helu 72billion $

Carlos Slim Helu, Mexican of Lebanese origin, remains the richest man in the world in 2013.

1st : Bill Gates76billion $

He's back. Helped by a bounce in Microsoft shares, Bill Gates returns to the top of our annual Billionaires list this year amid a leadership shakeup at the software giant he founded. He's been the richest man in the world for 15 out of the last 20 years.1356th :Anas Sefrioui(4th in Morocco) $1.25 B

Anas Sefrioui, who heads publicly-traded Groupe Addoha, forged his reputation winning government contracts to develop low cost housing in Morocco. He's now expanding into other African countries. In October, the company received a request from the Congolese government to build 640 housing units in Brazzaville.1210 th :Aziz Akhannouch & family(3rd in Morrocco) 1.5B$

Aziz Akhannouch debuts on the Forbes Billionaires list this year due to his ownership stake in Akwa Group, a multi-billion-dollar Moroccan conglomerate with interests in petroleum, gas and chemicals through its publicly-traded subsidiaries Afriquia Gas and Maghreb Oxygene, as well as in media, real estate development and hotels. Akwa Group was founded by Akhannouch's father. Aziz has handed off day-to-daymanagement of the group. He currently serves as Morocco's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. His wife, Salwa Idrissi, runs her own company, which develops malls, and holds the Moroccan franchise for Gap, Zara, and Galeries Lafayette, among other fashion brands.931st:Miloud Chaabi (2nd Morocco)$1.9 B

Miloud Chaabi got his start in 1948 developing housing, then expanded through his privately owned Ynna Holding into hotels, supermarkets and renewable energy. His Ryad Mogador chain of low-priced hotels doesn't serve alcohol. Chaabi also heads SNEP, a publicly-traded chemical manufacturer, owned 62% by Ynna with a market cap of $70 million (MAD590 million)638th:Othman Benjelloun ( 1st inMorocco ) $2.8 B

Through his holding company FinanceCom, Othman Benjelloun has interests in banking, insurance, and telecom in Morocco. His largest asset is RMA Watanya, an insurer. He is CEO of BMCE Bank, one of the country's largest banks, which has banking activities in more than 15 African countries, generating 44% of BMCE Bank's earnings last year