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Bill Gates repeats at top of Forbes' list of billionaires

World's richest man got richer with $79. billion in 2015.

Senh: Bill Gates is retired, but he's still on the list. Good to see Michael Jordan finally making it on the list. What a great move for him to buy the Charlotte Hornets. Because of the impending TV deal, every basketball team is worth a lot more than previous years.

 

Forbes: Slim world's richest for 4th year in a row

Carlos Slim - Wikipedia

Mexico's Carlos Slim remains the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row, according to Forbes, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. And Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg saw his ranking drop 31 spots as his net worth declined by $4.2 billion.

 

Welcome To The Club: 2013's Newest Billionaires

As Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana ready their latest collections for this spring’s slew of international catwalk shows, their lawyers will be working behind the scenes to ensure two of Italy’s most successful designers won’t be spending the next few Fashion Weeks behind bars...

 

Welcome To The Club: 2013's Newest Billionaires

As the Forbes Wealth team gears up to bring you the Billionaires issue this March -- featuring an extensive catalog of the world's wealthiest people -- we've been finding massive hidden fortunes across the globe. If you're a regular on Forbes.com, you've probably noticed that our homepage has been clogged with new names, some familiar, many more obscure, as we've rifled through financial and legal documents and talked with sources at all hours of the day (and night). We do it all in the name of making public fortunes that many would prefer stay private.

 

Gates, Buffett again top Forbes' billionaires list

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 list for the 19th year running, with a net worth of $66 billion. Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., again took second with $46 billion, while Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison remains third with $41 billion and brothers Charles and David Koch, co-owners of Koch Industries Inc., tied for fourth with $31 billion.

 

Carlos Slim tops Forbes billionaires list at $69 billion

Carlos Slim

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim retained his position atop Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's billionaires on Wednesday with an estimated worth of $69 billion, placing him ahead of Bill Gates at $61 billion and Warren Buffett at $44 billion.

Senh: I wonder how many of them are involved in a ponzi scheme like Allen Stanford.

 

A New No. 1 on the Forbes China Rich List

Liang Wengen of Sany Heavy Industry is the new number one with a net worth of $9.3 billion, followed by Robin Li.

 

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