{"id":53835,"date":"2014-03-04T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=53835"},"modified":"2014-03-04T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T06:48:28","slug":"the-worlds-richest-people-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/53835\/the-worlds-richest-people-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"The world’s richest people in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forbes has listed the 500 richest people in the world, with Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates, topping the list as the wealthiest man on earth.<\/p>\n

In its billionaire listing for 2014, Forbes reported a total of 1,645 billionaires across the globe who carry a hefty total net worth of US$6.4 trillion.<\/p>\n

This means that the world’s richest people are US$1 trillion richer than they were in 2013 – with the top 500 billionaires in the pile representing a total of US$4.4 trillion.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Gates overtook the world’s previous richest man, telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu – a position the former Microsoft head retains with a massive net worth of US$76 billion.<\/p>\n

Helu, conversely, saw his fortune shrink by US$1 billion in the past year to US$72 billion.<\/p>\n

The two figures, who top the list for yet another year, lead the rest of the familiar technology and telecoms billionaires who once again make an appearance in 2014.<\/p>\n

Notably, on the back of a successful year for Facebook, social media king Mark Zuckerberg saw a resurgence on the list, narrowly missing a top 20 spot with a net worth of US$28.5 billion (21st).<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg lead Facebook in its acquisition of chat app, WhatsApp, for a historic US$19 billion in cash and stock.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the deal, WhatsApp’s founders Jan Koum (202nd) and Brian Acton (551st) joined the league of billionaires with a net worth of US$6.8 billion and US$3 billion, respectively.<\/p>\n

Also joining the billionaires’ club for the first time from the Facebook crowd is COO, Sheryl Sandberg, with a net worth of US$1.05 billion, and VP of infrastructure software, Jeff Rothschild (1,372th, US$1.3 billion).<\/p>\n

Sandberg is one of 40 new females faces listed amongst the billionaires.<\/p>\n

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Bill Gates and Carlos Slim Helu<\/p><\/div>\n

The top 20 richest people<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany\/Industry<\/strong><\/td>\nNet Worth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBill Gates<\/td>\nMicrosoft<\/td>\n$76 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCarlos Slim Helu & family<\/td>\nTelecoms<\/td>\n$72 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAmancio Ortega<\/td>\nZara<\/td>\n$64 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nWarren Buffett<\/td>\nBerkshire Hathaway<\/td>\n$58.2 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nLarry Ellison<\/td>\nOracle<\/td>\n$48 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nCharles Koch<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n$40 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDavid Koch<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n$40 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSheldon Adelson<\/td>\nCasinos<\/td>\n$38 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nChristy Walton & family<\/td>\nWal-Mart<\/td>\n$36.7 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJim Walton<\/td>\nWal-Mart<\/td>\n$34.7 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nLiliane Bettencourt & family<\/td>\nL’Oreal<\/td>\n$34.5 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nStefan Persson<\/td>\nH&M<\/td>\n$34.4 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nAlice Walton<\/td>\nWal-Mart<\/td>\n$34.3 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nS. Robson Walton<\/td>\nWal-Mart<\/td>\n$34.2 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBernard Arnault & family<\/td>\nLVMH<\/td>\n$33.5 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nMichael Bloomberg<\/td>\nBloomberg LP<\/td>\n$33 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nLarry Page<\/td>\nGoogle<\/td>\n$32.3 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nJeff Bezos<\/td>\nAmazon.com<\/td>\n$32 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSergey Brin<\/td>\nGoogle<\/td>\n$31.8 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nLi Ka-shing<\/td>\nDiversified<\/td>\n$31 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The top 10 richest people in tech<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany\/Industry<\/strong><\/td>\nNet Worth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBill Gates<\/td>\nMicrosoft<\/td>\n$76 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCarlos Slim Helu & family<\/td>\nTelecoms<\/td>\n$72 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nLarry Ellison<\/td>\nOracle<\/td>\n$48 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nLarry Page<\/td>\nGoogle<\/td>\n$32.3 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nJeff Bezos<\/td>\nAmazon.com<\/td>\n$32 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSergey Brin<\/td>\nGoogle<\/td>\n$31.8 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nMark Zuckerberg<\/td>\nFacebook<\/td>\n$28.5 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nSteve Ballmer<\/td>\nMicrosoft<\/td>\n$19.3 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nLee Kun-Hee<\/td>\nSoftbank<\/td>\n$18.4 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nMichael Dell<\/td>\nDell<\/td>\n$17.5 billion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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