Only two Filipinos, Henry Sy Sr. and Lucio Tan Sr., made it to Forbes magazine’s list of top billionaires this year.
Shopping mall magnate Sy and his family had an estimated net worth of $4.2 billion, putting him in the 201st spot.
Tobacco tycoon Tan and his family, on the other hand, had an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion, earning him the 582nd slot in Forbes.
World's 20 richest people—Forbes 2010
The world's billionaires:
1. Carlos Slim Helu and family. Mexico. Telecoms. $53.5 billion.
2. Bill Gates. US. Microsoft. $53 billion.
3. Warren Buffett. US. Berkshire Hathaway. $47 billion.
4. Mukesh Ambani. India. Oil, gas $29 billion.
5. Lakshmi Mittal. India. Steel. $28.7 billion.
6. Lawrence Ellison. US. Oracle. $28 billion.
7. Bernard Arnault. France. LVMH luxury goods. $27.5 billion.
8. Eike Batista. Brazil. Mining, oil. $27 billion.
9. Amancio Ortega. Spain. Clothing retail. $25 billion.
10. Karl Albrecht. Germany. Supermarkets. $23.5 billion.
11. Ingvar Kamprad and family. Sweden. Ikea. $23 billion.
12. Christy Walton and family. US. Walmart. $22.5 billion.
13. Stefan Persson. Sweden. Hennes and Mauritz $22.4 billion.
14. Li Ka-shing. Hong Kong. Diversified. $21 billion.
15. Jim Walton. US. Walmart. $20.7 billion.
16. Alice Walton. US. Walmart. $20.6 billion.
17. Liliane Bettencourt. France. L'Oreal. $20 billion.
18. S. Robson Walton. Walmart . $19.8 billion.
19. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud. Saudi Arabia. $19.4 billion.
20. David Thomson and family. Canada. Inheritance. $19 billion.
