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Poor Bill Gates - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now the world's richest person

Andy Weir — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:10:31 +0000

Thanks to a surge in Amazon's share price ahead of its latest quarterly earnings report, the company's founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos has increased his net worth to $90 billion, overtaking Bill Gates. Read more...

How rich are you compared to the rest of the world?

Ben Buffone — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Are you in the top 1%? You'd be surprised. "Global Rich List" has relaunched, allowing you to compare your wealth with the rest of us here on earth. Read more...

Forbes: Bill Gates still richest American

John Callaham — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:21:31 +0000

It's not a shock but Forbes's new list of the 400 richests Americans has Microsoft's founder Bill Gates in the number one spot with his net worth calculated to be $59 billion. Read more...

Bill Gates Again Tops List of Richest Americans

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:31:21 +0000

According to Forbes magazine's 25th annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans, Microsoft founder Bill Gates ($59 billion) is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren... Read more...

Gates no longer the richest man in the world?

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:01:59 +0000

Reuters quoted a Mexican financial news service while reporting the fact that Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation chairman and co-founder, has been overtaken on the world's richest list by Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim. A 27%... Read more...

How The Richest Man In The World Works

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:14:30 +0000

Bill Gates, head honcho at Microsoft, has written an article for Fortune magazine revealing a number of insights on how he manages his day. Gates, unsurprisingly, makes good use of his company's technology,... Read more...

Bill Gates still the Richest

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 01:00:15 +0000

Bill Gates is still a multibillionaire, but not quite as wealthy as he was a year ago. The co-founder and chairman of Microsoft Corp. remained the richest person in the world as of... Read more...