Bezos, Gates and Buffett are still top of the world's ultra-rich, Forbes | Money
NEW YORK March 6 – Jeff Bezos is the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, according to recent Forbes List of the ultra wealthy, while far behind President Donald Trump jumped 51 places in the rankings.
Although things are largely stable on the list, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg fell three places and Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rose by two.
According to t his list launched yesterday by Forbes, the riches of Bezos, 55, has swelled with $ 19 billion in a year, and he is now worth $ 131 billion.
Bezos, who has 16 percent of Amazon and whose wealth now makes him a target for the left of the US Democratic Party, has broadened the money gap between himself and Gates, the philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft.
Gates, 63, has seen his wealth grow to $ 96.5 billion, up from $ 90 billion last year, Forbes .
Third place was held by Buffett, 88 and long regarded as investment guru, even though he was closed at the end of February with a deep plunge in stocks of American-made food producer Kraft Heinz, where he had a large share.
Buffet's fortune fell by $ 1.5 billion to $ 82.5 billion, the magazine writes.
It is more or less after this trio that things are beginning to be shaken on the Forbes list.
CEO of French luxury company LVMH, Bernard Arnault, fourth place. But Zuckerberg lost $ 9 billion in net worth and slid from fifth to eighth.
In front of Zuckerberg is now Mexican magazine Carlos Slim, Zara and Inditex founder Amancio Ortega from Spain, and Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Bloomberg rose from 11th to 19th, when his fortune increased to $ 55.5 billion from $ 50 billion, Forbes said.
The Americans still dominate the list of 14 of the top 20 billion US dollars.
Non-Americans among the Top 20 are India's Mukesh Ambani, head of Reliance Industries, 13, and China's Ma Huateng, head of the Chinese Internet giant Tencent, who rounds out top 20.
Donald Trump 715. Richest [19659005] Forbes estimates that Trump's wealth is $ 3.1 billion, unchanged from last year.
While 994 people from last year's ranking saw their fortune decline – a record, according to Forbes – Trump rose in ] Forbes ranking from 766 l Trumps nine skyscraper in New York, including the famous Trump Tower on 5th Avenue , accounting for almost half of his wealth, while his clubs and golf courses are valued at $ 550 million.
However, one of Trump's Florida golf clubs, Doral Miami Miami, took a hit and was written off by US $ 26 million after a sharp decline in orders due to disagreements with the President's guidelines, Forbes said.
Trump is not the richest American elected official: That honor goes to JB Pritzker, a Democrat who took the position of Governor of Illinois in January. Pritzker, the heir to the Hyatt Hotel Fortune, was estimated to be worth US $ 3.2 billion. – AFP
