Bill Gates, 58-year-old founder of Microsoft (MSFT), tops Forbes list of the 5 richest people in the
world.Gates has a net worth of $76 billion. He is married, has three children
and currently lives in Medina.
Carlos Slim Helu takes the No. 2 spot on Forbes 5 richest people in the world list.
Helu
has a net worth of $72 billion. The 74-year-old man is the CEO of Telemax,
which is a subsidiary ofAmerican Movil (AMX), and currently lives in Mexico City, Mexico.
Amancio
Ortega is the third-richest person in the world with a net worth of $64
billion. Ortega has made his money through the fashion company Inditex. The
77-year-old currently lives in La Coruna, Spain and has a wife and three
kids.
Warren
Buffett takes the fourth spot on the list of the 5 richest people in the
world. Buffett is the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A,BRK.B) and has a net
worth of $58.2 billion. He has been widowed but has since remarried and
currently lives in Omaha, NE.
Larry Ellison is the fifth-richest person in the world with a net worth
of $48 billion. Ellison is the CEO of Oracle (ORCL). He lives in Woodside, CA and is divorced with two
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