Jeff Bezos became the richest man in the world after defeating Bill Gates

Predicate the richest man in the world long enough and often attached to Bill Gates. The founder of Microsoft acquired it the first time when entering the age of 39 years.

In total, already 18 times Bill Gates was crowned as the richest man in the world in the last 24 years. Now, at the age of 62 years, Bill Gates must step down from the predicate.

The founder of Amazon online store, Jeff Bezos, defeated the nominal possessions of Bill Gates. This is revealed in the "Annual World Billionaires List" latest output Forbes Magazine.

Jeff Bezos who also served as CEO of Amazon was superior to the total property of US $ 112 billion, while Bill Gates took second place with a total property of US $ 90 billion.

 

CEO and President Director of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, occupies the third position. Total assets of US $ 84 billion.

Forbes magazine noted there are 2,200 billionaires in the world with total assets reached US $ 9.1 trillion. This nominal is proportional to half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States.

A total of 585 billionaires came from the United States, 476 from China, 123 from Germany, 119 from India, and 102 from Russia. California itself has 144 billionaires, making it a state with the richest of most.

 

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