Well, just like you thought, it's Bill Gates. It changes from year to year but he's back in the seat for 2009. He's the founder of Microsoft and is worth about $40 billion. WOW!
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Warren Buffet, is a self-made millionaire whose net worth is over 62 billion. He is 77 and works mainly in ivestments. ChaCha!
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Bill Gates lost $18 billion but regained his title as the world's richest man. Warren Buffett, last year's No. 1, saw his fortune decline $25 billion as shares of Berkshire Hathaway fell nearly 50% in 12 months. Mexican telecom titan Carlos Slim Helú maintains his spot in the top three but lost $25 billion.
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Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil) Residence ... 1 William Gates III United States 53 40.0 United States ... 3 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 69 35.0 Mexico...
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List of billionaires (2009) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This list of billionaires is based (where not otherwise noted) on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009. The listed net wor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_billionaires_(2009)
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Follow Andrew Carnegie's rags-to-riches ride as the Scottish immigrant fashions himself into a captain of industry, the king of steel, the richest man in the world, and a generous philanthropist. ... ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY ... Watch Films Online...
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The World's Richest Man ... Warren Buffett has become the world's richest man with a net worth estimated at $62 billion. The investment guru surpassed Bill Gates who was the previous world's richest man for 13 consecutive years.
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He's known for his frugal habits, flies economy class, and has now overtaken Bill Gates as the richest man in the world. - Sydney Morning Herald Online ... Gates's fortune is put at $US47 billion ($A61.4 billion), according to the latest list of the world's rich in US Forbes magazine, ... No redress for neglect of jailed man...
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