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 |
