Bill Gates Tops Forbes Magazine’s Annual List Of World’s Richet People

03 March, Mumbai

Bill Gates stands atop Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people. Gates’ net worth rose to 79.2 billion dollars from 76 billion dollars a year earlier, putting the Microsoft Corp co-founder at the top for the 16th year in the last 21, Forbes said Monday .

Mexico telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helu ranked second, worth 77.1 billion dollars, while Berkshire Hathaway Inc chief Warren Buffett was third, at 72.7 billion dollars.

Facebook Inc’s Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 and basketball star Michael Jordan plowed new air by making the list for the first time.

The United States had the most billionaires, with 536, followed by China at 213, Germany at 103 and India at 90.