1999 yili Forbes jurnali jami 298 ta milliarderni qayd etdi. Kuchli o'nlikdan 7 ta Amerikalik o'rin olgan. Jahon bozorida Internetning yuksalishi va yoqilg'i biznesi oqibati bu yil milliarderlar soni yana-da ko'paydi.
DUNYONING ENG BOY KISHILARI - FORBES-1999

N
name
worth ($bil) country
1 Gates, William H. III 90 USA
2 Buffett, Warren Edward 36 USA
3 Allen, Paul Gardner 30 USA
4 Ballmer, Steven Anthony 19,5 USA
5 Oeri, Hoffmann and Sacher families 17 Switzerland
6 Anschutz, Philip F. 16,5 USA
7 Dell, Michael 16,5 USA
8 Walton, S. Robson 15,8 USA
9 Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal 15 Saudi Arabia
10 Bettencourt, Liliane 13,9 France
11 Albrecht, Theo & Karl and family 13,6 Germany
12 Li Ka-shing 12,7 Hong Kong
13 Haniel family 12,4 Germany
 14 Engelhorn, Curt and family 12 Bermuda
 15 Thomson, Kenneth 11,9 Canada
16 Lee Shau Kee 11,1 Hong Kong
17 Kluge, John Werner 10,5 USA
 18 Walker, Jay S. 10,2 USA
19 Bezos, Jeffrey P. 10,1 USA
 20 Quandt family 9,9 Germany
21 Mulliez, Gerard and family 9,8 France
 22 Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas 9,7 Hong Kong
23 Ellison, Lawrence Joseph 9,5 USA
24 Rausing, Gad and family 9 Sweden
 25 Redstone, Sumner M. 8,7 USA