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Mar 1, 2016 · Bill Gates remains the richest person in the world with a net worth of $75 billion, despite being $4.2 billion poorer than a year ago. He has been No. 1 one for 3 years in a row and topped the...
Mainland China grabbed a record 251 spots on the 2016 Forbes Billionaires List, an increase from 213 last year and second in number only to the United States. Here are the listees,...
The 2016 Forbes list of China’s 400 Richest identifies a record 400 billionaires and billionaire families from mainland China. That’s a big increase from 335 a year ago.
- (tie): David Koch - $39.6 B
- (tie): Charles Koch - $39.6 B
- Michael Bloomberg - $40 B
- Larry Ellison - $43.6 B
- Mark Zuckerberg - $44.6 B
- Jeff Bezos - $45.2 B
- Carlos Slim Helu - $50 B
- Warren Buffett - $60.8 B
- Amancio Ortega - $67 B
- Bill Gates - $75 B
Source: Wikipedia David Koch is one of two brothers who shares control of Koch Industries, Inc. The Wichita-based multinational corporation has companies that are involved in oil pipelines, refineries, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers and more. Koch is also a libertarian, running as the 1980 candidate for Vice President of t...
Charles Koch is the other half of Koch Industries, Inc. Along with his brother, Charles has helped the corporation invest in building materials, paper towels and Dixie cups in addition to its oil business. He and David has raised and spent almost $900 million on political activity and education, including a criminal-justice reform this year. Koch h...
Source: Wikipedia Michael Bloomberg is the CEO of Bloomberg L.P. The Manhattan-based privately-held company focuses on financial software, data and media. Bloomberg LP was founded in 1981 and it now provides financial software tools, including analytics and equity trading platform, data services and more. The business magnate is also a well-known p...
Source: GrabPress Media Larry Ellison is the CTO, founder and former CEO of Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). The California-based company specializes on global computer technology, developing and marketing database software and technology, as well as cloud engineered systems and enterprise software products. Ellison has also experienced success in ...
Source: ©iStock.com/FLDphotos Mark Zuckerberg is the cofounder, Chairman and CEO of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). The California-based social media site has become one of the preeminent outlets for digital socializing, surpassing the 1-billion active-user mark in 2015, with that number reaching 1.44 billion as of March 31, 2015. The tech wiz and wife ...
Source: Flickr Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos is the CEO and founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The e-commerce retailer started as an online bookstore in 1994 based out of Seattle. Since then, Amazon has grown into an international company with total assets worth $65.444 billion and 2015 revenue of $107 billion. The tech entrepreneur...
Carlos Slim Helu is the Chairman & CEO of América Móvil SAB deCV (NYSE: AMX ) and Samsung Mexico. Mexico City-based América Móvil is the fourth largest mobile network operator in the world in terms of equity subscribers, providing services to 289.4 million wireless subscribers, 34.3 million landlines, 22.6 million broadband accesses and 21.5 millio...
Source: Grab Media Warren Buffet t is the CEO of investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. The Rhode Island-based holding company has investments in a number of business in multiple industries such as insurance, energy, apparel and financial products. The business magnate and investor has survived prostate cancer and pledged to donate 99% of his ...
Source: Wikipedia Amancio Ortega is the founding chairman of Inditex SA. The Galicia-based multinational clothing company consists of close to a hundred companies that specialize on textile design, production and distribution-Ortega is the largest shareholder of Inditex. One of those companies is Zaraclothing company, which Ortega founded in 1975 w...
Source: Wikipedia Bill Gates is co-founder and former chairman and CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). The Washington-based company has expanded since its inception 40 years ago to personal computing, Microsoft Office suite, Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers, and even gaming with the Xbox One. Gates is mostly known for his philanthropic work the...
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Mar 7, 2014 · Ms Chan Laiwa, 73, also known as Chen Lihua, comes in at 234th on the Forbes' billionaires list. Ms Chen is the founder of Fu Wah International Group, one of China's largest commercial...
Mar 1, 2016 · Microsoft founder Bill Gates again tops the list with an estimated net worth of $75 billion
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Mar 1, 2016 · Meet the world's richest people of 2016. By Rebecca Lee. March 1, 2016 / 11:45 AM EST / CBS News. Forbes Magazine revealed its 30th annual list of the world's richest people Tuesday, featuring...
