Friday, May 17, 2013

Bill Gates is world's richest man again

Bill Gates is again the richest man in the world after 6 years, having dethroned the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, according to the Bloomberg Index millionaires. Since 2007 Bill Gates could not reach the top of the table of millionaires.
Bill Gates, world's richest man

The Microsoft founder has a fortune estimated at $72.7billion, an amount that exceeds the bank account of Slim.Gates' fortune reached a new high this year, after the shares of Microsoft hits 28% since the beginning of January. A technological enhancement of windows allowed Bill Gates once again be considered the richest man on the planet.
Billa Gates has a diversified investment portfolio, which includes the hotel chain Four Seasons, Corbis or the Canadian National Railway. Most of the fortune is invested U.S. of Cascade Investment, a holding company that manages more than a dozen businesses and operations listed companies.

Top 10 world's richest men in Bloomberg rankings (billions of dollars)
1. Bill Gates - $72.7billion

2. Carlos Slim - $72.1billion

3. Warren Buffett - $59.7billion

4. Amancio Ortega - $56billion

5. Ingvar Kamprad - $55.6billion

6. Charles Koch - $45.2billion
7. David Koch - $45.2billion

8. Larry Ellison - $41.6billion

9. Christy Walton - $37.9billion

10. Jim Walton - $36.1billion

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