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Bill Gates Named World`s Richest Person For 16Th Time
03 March 2015
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Forbes 2015 list of the world`s richest people include 290 newcomers.
Bill Gates has retained his title as the world`s richest person, an American business magazine said Monday. The fortune of the Microsoft co-founder grew $3.2 billion since last year to $79.2 billion, according to Forbes` list of 2015`s richest people. Gates has held the title for 16 of the past 21 years. The magazine said there is now a record 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $7.05 trillion. The figure topped 2014`s record-breaking $6.4 trillion sum by $650 billion. The list included 290 newcomers, 71 of whom are from China. Also in the top five are Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Slim Helu ($77.1 billion), American investor Warren Buffett ($72.7 billion), Spanish fashion mogul Amancio Ortega ($64.5 billion) and Oracle Corporation founder Lanai Larry Ellison ($54.3 billion). At $33.4 billion, Facebook`s Mark Zuckerberg moved up 5 spots to number 16, his first time ranking among the world`s 20 richest. Arguably the most renowned newcomer in the list is basketball legend Michael Jordan, with a net worth of $1 billion. Most of Jordan`s wealth comes from his Nike subsidiary -- Brand Jordan -- and his stake in the NBA team Charlotte Hornets, according to Forbes.
