# Where are you on the world Rich List? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073 "2004-10-01T17:51:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/1 "2004-10-01T17:51:48Z")
[Find out here](http://www.globalrichlist.com/). Apparently I am the 49,424,569th richest person in the world. I sure as hell don’t feel like it! Apologies if this has been posted before, BTW… ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/2 "2004-10-01T17:54:38Z")
I’m the 47,495,565th richest person in the world. Not so hot, I think to myself, until I realize that there are 5,952,504,435 people poorer than me. Not so shabby. I think I’ll go donate to a charity. ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/3 "2004-10-01T17:56:43Z")
Wow this makes me feel soooooo much better! _ **There are 5,960,402,435 people poorer than you. Oh, and in case you’re interested you are the 39,597,565 richest person in the world** _ I was so worried I would be at the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/4 "2004-10-01T17:59:46Z")
Hey, you’re both richer than me! Could you lend me the price of a pint? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/5 "2004-10-01T18:01:51Z")
Watch out guys you are giving away what your anual income is to anyone who cares to do the math. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/6 "2004-10-01T18:03:28Z")
Well, with the wife and I both working, we rank 28,827,565th on the “Rich Person” List. Wheee! Only 28 million places to go! (I don’t want to be **too** greedy!) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/7 "2004-10-01T18:03:31Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Watch out guys you are giving away what your anual income is to anyone who cares to do the math. :dubious: Like it’s a secret? It’s not like I just gave out my SSN or account number. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/8 "2004-10-01T18:05:07Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Hey, you’re both richer than me! > > Could you lend me the price of a pint? 😃 Sure but you have to drink it with me. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/9 "2004-10-01T18:06:11Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Watch out guys you are giving away what your anual income is to anyone who cares to do the math. Should we be worried by this? I don’t see what harm it does. Hey, **Tiggrkitty** pulls down $75k a year! So, how _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/10 "2004-10-01T18:07:07Z")
**You are in the top 0.588% richest people in the world.** Oh yeah! **There are 5,964,710,435 people poorer than you.** Oh Yeah!! **Oh, and in case you’re interested you are the 35,289,565 richest person in the world.** YEAH BABY - wait a minute, 35 _millionth_. Well, dang…that’s kinda deflating. Oh well, guess I’ll have to settle. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/11 "2004-10-01T18:07:37Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Should we be worried by this? I don’t see what harm it does. > > Hey, **Tiggrkitty** pulls down $75k a year! So, how _you_ doin’? hehehe Actually its 90,000, and I do well. How _you_ doing? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/12 "2004-10-01T18:11:02Z")
> [@](#): > > Actually its 90,000, and I do well. Yeah, I realised I screwed up. That was in euros I think. Unfortunately, there’s rich and rich. Although I earn twice what I did when I left university 6 years ago, I still have _no chance whatsoever_ of being able to afford to buy a house, at least not one anywhere near where I work. A friend of mine has just bought a small 2-bedroom flat in a not-particularly-nice part of south London, and it cost him **over a quarter of a million pounds**. Truly mind-boggling. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/13 "2004-10-01T18:15:54Z")
Well, that explains it! I didn’t even know there WAS a list! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/14 "2004-10-01T18:16:24Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Yeah, I realised I screwed up. That was in euros I think. > > Unfortunately, there’s rich and rich. Although I earn twice what I did when I left university 6 years ago, I still have _no chance whatsoever_ of being able to afford to buy a house, at least not one anywhere near where I work. A friend of mine has just bought a small 2-bedroom flat in a not-particularly-nice part of south London, and it cost him **over a quarter of a million pounds**. Truly mind-boggling. My dear you should move to Texas. You can get a 2,000 square foot house here (3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, etc etc) for under $180,000. Cost of living is cheap here. It’s also hot in the summer but you get use to it. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/15 "2004-10-01T18:27:34Z")
> [@Tiggrkitty](#): > > My dear you should move to Texas. You can get a 2,000 square foot house here (3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, etc etc) for under $180,000. Wow - I really ought to. Especially with current exchange rates: £1 = $1.80 give or take a bit. That’s £100k, which would just about buy you a [parking space](http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/25/offbeat.london.park.reut/) in London… ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/16 "2004-10-01T18:28:43Z")
What a bummer. . .this is what I got. . . \*\*Sorry, if you earn less than $90 a year we are unable to calculate your position on the richlist. If this is the case you would be one of the billions of people who earn less than $2 a day. Typically you would also not have access to a computer or an Internet connection. If you are earning less than $90 a year it’d be unfair to ask you to donate money to Care International, if however, you actually earn more than this it may be worth re-calculating your position\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/17 "2004-10-01T18:37:10Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Wow - I really ought to. Especially with current exchange rates: £1 = $1.80 give or take a bit. That’s £100k, which would just about buy you a [parking space](http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/25/offbeat.london.park.reut/) in London… :eek: That is insane! ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/18 "2004-10-01T20:24:33Z")
You are in the top 0.869% richest people in the world. w00t! better than 99% of the world you are the 52,162,565 richest person in the world. dang, I am so underpaid There are 5,947,837,435 people poorer than you. That’s just sad… ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/19 "2004-10-01T20:32:47Z")
Remember, there’s more to it. I’ve got the flip side of things. I’m in an extremely CHEAP housing market. 4000 (roughly) sq feet for $580 per month. I may just pay it off for the hell of it. > [@](#): > > You are in the top 0.193% richest people in the world. > > Oh, and in case you’re interested you are the 11,595,565 richest person in the world. Cute site, though. ---
**Author:** ![InvidiousCourgette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@InvidiousCourgette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InvidiousCourgette)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073/20 "2004-10-01T20:46:22Z")
I got this as well: > [@](#): > > Sorry, if you earn less than $90 a year we are unable to calculate your position on the richlist. Oh well, I am poor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-on-the-world-rich-list/267073.md?page=2)