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03-04-2013, 01:29 PM #1
Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; ultimate 1% has grown
Forbes' tally of billionaires jumps 16%; Buffett drops in list
By Shan Li
March 4, 2013, 8:07 a.m.
The list of the world's ultimate 1% has grown: Forbes magazine said its tally of billionaires around the globe climbed 16% over last year.
Topping the list is Carlos Slim, a telecommunications mogul from Mexico with a reported net worth of $73 billion. Tech mogul Bill Gates came in second place, again, with a net worth of $67 billion.
Other notables saw their places drop as their bank accounts were squeezed in the last year. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg fell 31 spots as his net worth dropped by $4.2 billion. Warren Buffett, known as the Wizard of Omaha, dropped to the No. 4 slot after more than a decade in the top 3.
Some of the billionaires can add "jailbird" to their resume. Real estate mogul Zhang Keqiang of China, at the very bottom of the list with a net worth of $1 billion, spent 2 years in jail on charges of defrauding the state and is still awaiting trial.
All told, 1,426 uber-wealthy individuals made Forbes' 2013 list, a record-setting number. And their bank accounts fattened too -- average net worth jumped to $3.8 billion, a 3% increase from the year before.
Liliane Bettencourt, whose family owns more than 30% of cosmetics giant L'Oreal -- is the world's wealthiest woman at $30 billion. The total number of women grew to 138, up from 104 the year before.
More than 30% of the billionaires -- or 442 to be exact, call the United States home, the most of any nation in the world. Other clusters of this exclusive club live in Asia and Europe.
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