The Top 100 Billionaires for 2012

This year Forbes has counted 1,226 billionaires, an all-time high

By Forbes India

Published: Mar 30, 2012 06:25:52 AM IST

Updated: Apr 11, 2012 02:08:14 PM IST

Images: Mittal: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters: Koch : Amanda Gordon / Bloomberg; Alwaleed: Getty Images; Ambani: Denis Balibouse / Reuters; Bloomberg: Reuters; Walton: Getty Images; Zuckerberg: Thos Robinson / Getty Images; Akhmetov: Ivan Chernichkin / Reuters; Buff ett: Anthony Bolante / Reuters; Batista: Getty Images; Ellison: Danny Moloshok / Reuters; Ortega: Getty Images; Usmanov: Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters

Images: Klatten: Volker Hartmann /AFP / Getty Images; Pliego: Getty Images; Rinehart: Getty Images; Premji: Getty Images;Kee: Getty Images; Li: Getty Images; Lemann: Getty Images; Mordashov: Francois Lenoir / Reuters

(This story appears in the 30 March, 2012 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)