Yup,you heard it right.Bill Gates,the boss of Microsoft,is no longer the world's richest man.After 13 long years,that title has been taken away from him finally.So who is the new richest man in the world you may ask.Well he is none other than Warren Buffett.
Mr Buffet has seen his fortune swell to an estimated $62 billion,up $10 billion from a year ago according to Forbes.So where does Mr Gates rank now? Well he has slipped to the third richest man in the world.He is up $2 billion from a year ago,but many say he would have been perhaps as rich or richer than Buffett had Microsoft not made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo at the beginning of February if you can remember.The number two spot falls to Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim,with an estimated net worth of $60 billion.His fortunate has risen $11 billion since last March.Now I know who is Bill Gates and Warren Buffet,but I have little information on the Mexican guy so I cant talk much about him.Buffett,whose fortune is estimated based on his stake in Berkshire Hathaway and assets he holds outside the company,refused to comment on his net worth.
Another interesting thing about the list is that we are seeing more and more Asians making to the top.Just two years ago,half of the world's 20 richest were from America,now only four are.This year alone,four of the world's richest man who made it to the top 10 hails from India,more than any other country.It is also a record-breaking year for young billionaires,with Forbes finding 50 under the age of 40, 25 of whom are new to the list.Sixty-eight percent of these underage 40 tycoons built their 10 figure fortunes from scratch.The youngest billionaire is not surprisingly the founder of Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg,23 and he is possibily be the youngest self-made billionaire in history.Well there you go.Some of the world's richest person today.If you want to become rich like them,just set up a website which is able to attact millions of people,and who knows you might just end up as Zuckerberg.
As the old saying goes,the rich is getting richer,and the poor is getting poorer.Is it true? I dont know.You decide for yourself.One thing for sure is that we all want to be rich but whether we sincerely want to become rich or not,that is a question that you yourself can answer.Anything can happen in the next 12 months.It should be interesting to see whether Buffett can maintain his position or will Bill Gates regain the spot back.Only time will tell.
*The report is taken from CNN and Forbes.
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