Prince Alwaleed’s recognitions span over a decade and the most recent include: the Prince was included in the 2009 Forbes World’s Powerful Billionaires list, in the 25 People Who will Affect Your Finances 2009 list in U.S News magazine, named the top single investor in Saudi Arabia according to Al Jazeerah newspaper that named investors who hold the most stakes in local companies. The percentage of Prince Alwaleed’s share in Kingdom Holding Company is 95% which is the largest by an individual investor. Also, the Prince was ranked one of the top 25 billionaires in the 2009 Forbes Billionaires list, in 2008, His Highness was ranked the largest private investor on the Saudi stock exchange, Arabian Business ranked HRH number one in their list of 100 Most Powerful Arabs for the fourth year running.
