Bill Gates Becomes World's Richest Man Again
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list reclaiming the title of from Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who had ranked number 1 for the previous four years.
Gates, whose fortune rose by USD 9 billion in the past year to USD 76 billion in the past year to USD 76 billion, has held the top spot for 15 of the past 20 years.
Technology firms featured heavily in the list, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg becoming the biggest gainer in net worth.
His fortune more than doubled to $28.5bn, boosted by a sharp rise in the price of the social network's shares.
The social network's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, also made the list for the first time.
WhatsApp founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton entered the list at number 202 and 551 respectively, thanks to Facebook's $19bn purchase of the messaging app.
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| Bill Gates Photo by Tiksa Negeri/Reuters |
Technology firms featured heavily in the list, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg becoming the biggest gainer in net worth.
His fortune more than doubled to $28.5bn, boosted by a sharp rise in the price of the social network's shares.
The social network's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, also made the list for the first time.
WhatsApp founders Jan Koum and Brian Acton entered the list at number 202 and 551 respectively, thanks to Facebook's $19bn purchase of the messaging app.
Bill Gates Becomes World's Richest Man Again
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