Check out the top 10 richest owners in football

 
The list for the top ten richest owners in football was compiled by footballdirect. Mexican multi-billionaire and the second richest man in the world, Carlos Slim sits on top of the list. He owns Real Oviedo in Spain, and Pachuca and Leon in Mexico.
Also featured are owners of Premier League clubs; Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea.
TOP TEN RICHEST OWNERS/INVESTORS IN FOOTBALL:
1) Carlos Slim – (Pachuca, Leon and Real Oviedo) €53bn
2) Amancio Ortega – (Deportivo La Coruna), €41bn
3) George Soros – (Manchester United) €14bn
4) Alisher Usmanov – (Arsenal) €12.8bn
5) Lakshmi Mittal – (QPR) €12bn
6) Rinan Akhmetov – (Shakhtar Donetsk) €11.2bn
7) Francois Pinault – (Rennes) €11bn
8) Paul Allen – (Seattle Sounders) €11bn
9) John Fredricksen – (Valerenga) €8.4bn
10) Roman Abramovich – (Chelsea) €7.4bn
 
Credit: Tribalfootball
 

Aliko Dangote becomes the first African to make Forbes' Top 25 world's richest list

Frontline business man and CEO, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has become the first African to make Forbes annual top 25 world’s richest list. Dangote, whose worth was put at$25billion occupied the 23 spot as against the 43 position he was in last year.
For four consecutive years, Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in the African continent. Meanwhile, former Microsoft Chairman, Bill Gates has also overtaken Carlos Slim as the world’s richest man.
Top 10
1. Bill Gates- $76b
2. Carlos Slim Helu – $72b
3. Amancio Ortega – $64b
4. Warren Buffett – $58.2 B
5. Larry Ellison$48 B
6. Charles Koch$40 B
7. David Koch$40 B
8. Sheldon Adelson$38 B
9. Christy Walton & family$36.7 B
10. Jim Walton$34.7 B

MEXICAN TYCOON, CARLOS SLIM SURPASSES BILL GATES AS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index; a daily ranking of the world's 20 wealthiest individuals, Carlos Slim, a Mexican telecommunications tycoon who controls Mexico's America Movil SAB (AMXL) , is now the richest person on Earth.
The philanthropist's fortune increased 11% this year and his net worth as on the close of markets on March 2nd fell $478.4 million in a day to $68.5 billion meanwhile U.S. moguls Bill Gates and Warren Buffett placed second and third respectively.

WORLD'S TOP 20 BILLIONNAIRES
1) Carlos Slim, Telmex and America Movil – $68.5billion

2) Bill Gates, Microsoft – $62.4billion

3) Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway – $43.8billion

4) Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA -$42.5billion

5) Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton – $42.3billion

6) Amancio Gaona, Inditex Group (Zara, Massimo Dutti and Oysho) – $38.8billion

7) Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Oracle Corp. -  $38billion

8) Charles Koch, Koch Industries – $34billion

9) David Koch, Koch Industries – $34billion

10) Eike Batista, EBX Group – $29.8billion

11) Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries – $26.8billion

12) Li Ka-Shing, Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka Shing Foundation – $25.8billion

13) Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands – $25.7billion

14) Christy Walton, Wal-Mart – $24.9billion

15) Stefan Persson, Hennes & Mauritz – $24.5billion

16) Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal – $23.6billion

17) Jim Walton, Wal-Mart – $23.4billion

18) Samuel Walton, Wal-Mart – $22.9billion

19) David Thomson, Thomson Reuters – $22.7billion

20) Liliane Bettencourt, L'Oréal – $22.4billion

However, 27 year-old facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg didn't make the cut.

Source: Yahoo/Dailymail

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