billionaires. 1,011 billionaires in the world, and that compares to 793 last year. the united states still leads with 403 billionayers. and who are the world s richest people? warren buffett. and $47 billion he is at number three. number two, bill gates at $53 billion. and number one, carlos slim with $53.5 billion, a telecom king. a mexican citizen. wow. still, petro chemicals, and