The 2014 Forbes Billionaires\u2019 List, which was released recently, ranked
\nthe President\/Chief Executive, the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,
\n23rd in a list of 1,645 richest people in the world, with a personal
\nfortune of $25billion. This is an improvement on his 43rd position in 2013
\n(with networth of $16billion), and places him among the league of the Top
\n25 for the first time.<\/p>\n
According to Forbes, Microsoft\u2019s Founder, Bill Gates, is back on top,
\nreclaiming the title of world\u2019s richest person from telecom mogul, Carlos
\nSlim Helu of Mexico, who ranked No. 1 for the past four years. Gates,
\nwhose fortune rose by $9billion in the past year, has held the top spot
\nfor 15 of the past 20 years.<\/p>\n
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Spanish clothing retailer Amancio Ortega and owner of the Zara fashion
\nchain retains the No. 3 spot for the second year in a row, extending his
\nlead over Warren Buffett, who is again No. 4. Facebook\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg,
\nwhose fortune jumped $15.2billion, to $28.5billion, as shares of his
\nsocial network soared, is the year\u2019s biggest dollar gainer. WhatsApp
\nfounders Jan Koum and Brian Acton, who also made the list for the first
\ntime, are four of 26 newcomers whose fortunes come from technology.<\/p>\n
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The United States maintains its lead in the world with 492 billionaires,
\nfollowed by China with 152 and Russia with 111. However, new billionaires
\nemerged for the first time in Algeria, Lithuania, Tanzania and Uganda.<\/p>\n
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According to Forbes, the 1,645 billionaires had an aggregate net worth of
\n$6.4trillion, up from $5.4trillion a year ago, while there are 172 women
\non the list, up from 138 last year. It added that about two-thirds of the
\nbillionaires built their own fortunes, 13 percent inherited them, while 21
\npercent have been adding on to fortunes they received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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