Forbes has release its 2012 list of richest people in the world. The richest person in the world is the Mexican Carlos Slim Helu who worth $69 Billion, followed by Bill Gates with $61 Billion, and Warren Buffett at number three with $44 Billion. Also, according to Forbes now Ethiopian-born Saudi billionaire Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi is the richest black person in the world. He is worth an estimated $12.5 billion. American TV mogul Oprah Winfrey remains the only black female billionaire in the world.

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