The 101st wealthiest men in the world - Part 1&2- George Soros and Robert Kuok

Why the 101st? Well there are 2 people on the 99 place so there's no 100th place. But still there are 2 people on this 101st position. Their names are George Soros and Robert Kuok.



George Soros has a net worth of $9.0 billion and has made his fortune from Soros Fund Mangement. He is a Hungarian-born Jewish American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. In the United States, he is known for having donated large sums of money in a failed effort to defeat President George W. Bush's bid for re-election in 2004.



Robert Kuok is an influential Malaysian Chinese businessman.His net-worth is also $9.0 billion and has made most of it from sugarcane plantations. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated to be around $10 billion on May 2008, making him the richest person in Southeast Asia.