Move over, Forbes—Bloomberg is out with a new daily ranking of the world's billionaires, based on changes to their net worth due to stock fluctuations and company news.
Called the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, it's essentially a real-time version of the Forbes Billionaires List, which comes out annually (though some individual net worths are updated more frequently).
While the top three positions are the same on both lists, after that the rankings deviate significantly. Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad ranks fourth on the Bloomberg index while he's at #162 on the Forbes list, largely because he says he isn't the owner of his company (though Bloomberg maintains he is).
Now find out how the rest of the billionaires fared in the rankings. Listed net worths are from the Bloomberg Billionaire Index as of this publishing date.
#20 Liliane Bettencourt
Net worth: $22.4 billion
Forbes ranks her #15, with a net worth of $23.5 billion as of March, 2011.
Bettencourt is the heiress to the L'Oreal fortune, and while she's still technically Europe's richest woman, a judge in October ordered that the elderly billionaire's fortune be placed under the legal control of her daughter and grandsons.
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#19 David K.R. Thomson
Net worth: $22.7 billion
Forbes ranks him #17 (David Thomson & Family), with a net worth of $23 billion as of March, 2011.
David Thomson is the chairman of Thomson Reuters. His grandfather Roy founded the company in 1934.
#18 Samuel Robson Walton
Net worth: $22.9 billion
Forbes ranks him #22, with a net worth of $20.5 billion as of September, 2011.
A member of the founding family of Walmart, Walton has served as the head of the retail giant's board since 1992.
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