For 20 straight years
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been the richest man in America and at
moments, the world's wealthiest man. He has now again surpassed telecom
billionaire Carlos Slim to become the richest person on the planet.
Forbes reported that
Gates is now worth $72 billion, putting him again at the top of the list of
billionaires. Slim has slipped on the list as Mexican stocks have fallen over
the past year.
Celebrity Net Worth
estimates Slim's fortune to be $66.8 billion.
"Bill Gates retains
the top spot on the Forbes 400 for the twentieth straight year, at $72
billion.," Forbes reported Tuesday. "Up $6 billion from 2012, Mr.
Gates is once again the world’s richest person, having passed Mexico’s Carlos
Slim in May."
Warren Buffet, who added
$12.5 billion to his fortune, retained his position as second richest man in
America. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, came in third place.
In the meantime, Fox
News Latino reported that after the 2008 financial meltdown the gap between the
wealthiest Americans and everyone else in the country has widened dramatically.
The Internal Revenue Service said last week, that the top 1 percent of earners
in the United States collected 19.3 percent of 2012 household income.
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