Forbes has released its annual list of world’s billionaires and richest people on Monday, February 3, 2014.
There were 268 new billionaire’s in the Forbes list that include an additional 42 new women billionaires that raised the total women billionaires to 172 from last year’s 138.
The net worth of billionaires in the top 20 list for 2014 also increased from $23 billion to $31 billion.
Forbes 2014 list has now 1,645 billionaires with a combined net worth of $6.4 trillion, up from $5.4 trillion in 2013.
Check out below the Top 10 list of billionaires according to Forbes.
- Bill Gates ($76 billion) – Microsoft
- Carlos Slim Helu & family ($72 billion) – Telecommunication
- Amancio Ortega ($64 billion) – Fashion retail
- Warren Buffett ($58.2 billion) – Berkshire Hathaway
- Larry Ellison ($48 billion) – Oracle
- Charles Koch ($40 B)
- David Koch ($40 B)
- Sheldon Adelson ($38 B)
- Christy Walton & family ($36.7 B)
- Jim Walton ($34.7 B)
source: Forbes
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