With an estimated capital that grew with 3 billion dollar last year, Bill Gates is for the 16th time the richest man in the world, according to a list published every year by the American magazine Forbes.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has about 79.2 billion dollar, about 2 billion more than runner-up Carlos Slim. The Mexican telecom entrepreneur is followed by investor Warren Buffett who is valued 72.7 billion by Forbes.
This year 181 entered the 1826 person counting billionaires list which includes basketball legend Michael Jordan, both founders of taxi service Uber and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The youngest billionaire is the 24 year old Snapchat co-founder, Evan Spiegel.
