World’s richest get even richer
According to Bloomberg’s billionaires list (as of 4 November 2013), the world’s wealthiest people spent the past year making even more money – though not all were as fortunate.
The world’s top 100 richest people have added a collective US$200 billion to their net wealth over the past year – bringing their collective total to US$2.1 trillion.
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg – the youngest billionaire on the list – managed to double his wealth in 2013, adding US$11.3 billion to his net worth, totalling US$23.6 billion.
However, tech industry icon, Bill Gates, who took the spot as the world’s richest man earlier in the year, retained his top position, adding US$13.5 billion to his already immense wealth, taking him to US$76.2 billion.
The year was less kind to the world’s second richest man – Mexican telecoms mogul Carlos Slim Helu – who saw his fortunes shrink by US$5.6 billion over the course of 2013. But don’t feel too sorry for him, because he remains the world’s second richest man, with a total net worth of US$69.6 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Other big gainers on Bloomberg’s list include Hong Kong’s Galaxy Entertainment Group founder Lui Che Woo, who added US$10.1 billion to total US$22.1 billion in total wealth, and famous investor, Warren Buffet, who saw his US$58.8 billion fortune padded with a US$11.3 billion gain in the year.
Top 10 gainers in the world
| # | Name | Net Worth (US$bn) |
Gain (US$bn) |
| 1 | Bill Gates | 76.2 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Ingvar Kamprad | 51.6 | 12.0 |
| 3 | Mark Zuckerberg | 23.6 | 11.3 |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | 58.8 | 10.9 |
| 5 | Sheldon Adelson | 33.2 | 10.5 |
| 6 | Lui Che Woo | 22.1 | 10.1 |
| 7 | Jeff Bezos | 33.0 | 9.4 |
| 8 | Larry Page | 29.2 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Sergey Brin | 28.7 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Amancio Ortega | 64.5 | 7.0 |
Top 10 richest in the world
| # | Name | Gain/Loss (US$bn) |
Net Worth (US$bn) |
| 1 | Bill Gates | 13.5 | 76.2 |
| 2 | Carlons Slim Helu | -5.6 | 69.6 |
| 3 | Amancio Ortega | 7.0 | 64.5 |
| 4 | Warren Buffett | 10.9 | 58.8 |
| 5 | Ingvar Kamprad | 12.0 | 51.6 |
| 6 | Charles Koch | 6.5 | 47.4 |
| 7 | David Koch | 6.5 | 47.4 |
| 8 | Larry Ellison | -0.4 | 38.9 |
| 9 | Christy Walton | 5.5 | 38.4 |
| 10 | Jim Walton | 5.1 | 36.6 |
Bloomberg’s billionaire’s list can be found here.
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