Volatile stock markets, cratering oil prices and a stronger dollar led to a dynamic reshuffling of wealth around the globe and a drop in ten-figure fortunes for the first time since 2009. Currently, there are 1,810 billionaires in the world, down from a record 1,826 a year ago. Their aggregate net worth is $6.48 trillion, $570 billion less than last year. Here are the top 10 billionaires in the world.
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#1 | Bill Gates | $75 B | 60 | Microsoft | United States |
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#2 | Amancio Ortega | $67 B | 80 | Zara | Spain |
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#3 | Warren Buffett | $60.8 B | 85 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
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#4 | Carlos Slim Helu | $50 B | 76 | telecom | Mexico |
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#5 | Jeff Bezos | $45.2 B | 52 | Amazon.com | United States |
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#6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $44.6 B | 32 | United States | |
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#7 | Larry Ellison | $43.6 B | 71 | Oracle | United States |
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#8 | Michael Bloomberg | $40 B | 74 | Bloomberg LP | United States |
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#9 | Charles Koch | $39.6 B | 80 | diversified | United States |
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#10 | David Koch | $39.6 B | 76 | diversified | United States |