''Top ten forbes of the world ''
The list has been published annually in March since 1987.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has topped the list 17 of the past 22 years, including the 2016 list.In 2015, there was a record of 1,826 people on the list that included a record 290 newcomers with 71 from China, 57 from the US, 28 from India and Germany with 23. People under 40 had 46 join the list. A record of 197 women were on the list. The average net worth of the listed came in at US$3.86 billion, down US$60 million from 2014. Added together, the total net worth for 2015's billionaires was US$7.1 trillion, up from US$6.4 trillion in 2014.
1::Bill gates total worth $75.0 billion
2::Omancio Ortega worth $67.0 billion
3::Warren buffett worth $60.8 billion
4::Carlos slim total worth $50.0 billion
4::Jeff bezos total worth $45.2 billion
5::Mark Zuckerberg total worth $44.6 billion.
6::Larry Ellison total worth $43.6 billion
7::Michael Bloomberg total worth $75.0
billion.
8::Charles Koch total worth $40.0 billion
9::David Koch total worth $39.6 billion
10::Liliane Bettencourt total worth $36.1 billion
The United States has the largest number of billionaires with 526. Russia went down to 88 from 111 in 2014. Russia is now placed behind China, Germany and India by the number dollar billionaires. Iceland has a billionaire Thor Bjorgolfsson in the list after a gap of five years. Guatemala has a billionaire, Mario Lopez Estrada, for the first time in its history.
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