Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is now the 16th richest man in the world. The youngest billionaire in the world is 24 year old Evan Spiegel, the co-founder of photo- messaging app, Snapchat. Aliko Dangote is the year's biggest loser, hi fortune dropped to $14.7 billion from $25 billion last year. Read the rest after the cut..
From Forbes
For our 29th annual guide to the globe’s richest, we found a record 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $7.05 trillion, up from $6.4 trillion a year ago. The total includes 290 newcomers, 71 of whom hail from China. Youth are on the rise: A record 46 among the ranks are under age 40. One earthward note: The average net worth of list members came in at $3.86 billion, down $60 million from 2014.
Bill Gates is once again the richest person on the planet, a title he’s held for 16 of the past 21 years. His fortune grew $3.2 billion since last year to $79.2 billion, despite a gift of $1.5 billion in Microsoft MSFT -0.47% shares to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in November 2014. Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico comes in again at No. 2 while revered American investor Warren Buffett took back the No. 3 spot from Spain’s Amancio Ortega (now No. 4); not even the largest IPO in history was enough to beat the Oracle of Omaha this year. Buffett was the list’s biggest gainer, up $14.5 billion to $72.7 billion, thanks to Berkshire Hathaway’s rising share price. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg moves up 5 spots to number 16, his first time ranked among the world’s 20 richest. Ma and three other Chinese are among the the biggest gainers and appear among the 50 richest on the list.
Zuckerberg is also the leader in a youth revolution that has minted 46 billionaires under the age of 40. The youngest billionaire on the planet is Evan Spiegel, 24, co-founder of photo- messaging app Snapchat. California, driven by Silicon Valley tech companies, has spawned 23 new billionaires, including cofounders of car-hailing service Uber cofounders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, and their first employee Ryan Graves. Elizabeth Holmes, who runs blood-testing firm Theranos, debuts on the global list as the youngest self-made woman at age 31. The state now has 131 individuals with 10-figure net worths, more than any other country besides China and the U.S.
The year’s biggest loser in dollar terms is Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, whose fortune dropped to $14.7 billion from $25 billion last year, propelled downward by a weaker Nigerian currency and shrinking demand for cement, his largest asset. He still retains the title of Africa’s richest man. The country that was lost the most ground by far was Russia, which now has 88 billionaires down from 111, less than not just the U.S. and China but now also Germany and India.
One hundred thirty-eight people from the 2014 list dropped out of the ranks altogether including fashion designer Michael Kors, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Zulily’s Mark Vadon and many Russians. Guatemala has a billionaire for the first time, and Iceland returns to the ranks after a five-year absence, the result of a comeback by Thor Bjorgolfsson, who’s now the only billionaire in Iceland’s history.
There’s no doubt that entrepreneurship is thriving globally. Fully 1,191 members of the list are self-made billionaires, while just 230 inherited their wealth. Another 405 inherited at least a portion but are still working to increase their fortunes.
Thnk God my dad made it again.lindaobserve
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DeleteThnk God my dad made it again.lindaobserve
ReplyDeleteDat's y I have to keep working hard cos I know it will pay off big time in d near future
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ReplyDeleteI thought they propagated a lie that Dangote lost a lot of his money. Good to know Nigerians are representing.
ReplyDeleteErrrrr....is it that you didn't read the article in its entirety, or you just don't consider $10.3billion a lot of money??! It was no lie honey. No one is saying he is still not topping the list but He DID lose almost half his networth because a lot of his stocks were valued in Naira so with this drastic devaluation, he lost a lot of the value of said shares. Comprende?
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E ya, bt pple buy cement, salt, sugar, spagg, noddles, water etc everyday now. Wat den came up 4 Alinco? Anyway, all na naija money wh means it went bk 2 whr it came 4rm
ReplyDeleteYes. People buy but quite a bit of his assets were in stocks/shares which were valued in Naira so with the recent drastic devaluation of the Naira....the shares lost their value drastically.
DeleteE ya, bt pple buy cement, salt, sugar, spagg, noddles, water etc everyday now. Wat den came up 4 Alinco? Anyway, all na naija money wh means it went bk 2 whr it came 4rm
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ReplyDeleteLol u call that big loosing (aliko dangote)
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making "us" proud? how? is the list a contest of national interest? mshteeew! the thinz some of u have for brains!
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DeleteThat is something, for him to make that list after that significant loss. Dangote is truly a benchmark others must follow.
ReplyDeleteInteresting list I must confess. Once again, thumbs up to them.
ReplyDeleteok ooooo, but they still see food put for their table sha, lol
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meehn..what happened to Dangote?
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ReplyDeleteTHIS IS WHERE I WANT MY NAME TO BE SEEN,not on COCACOLA bottle. AMEN
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Am just hearing billions upon billions not even a million..... Serious matter....
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Na today? We are reach and selfish so we dont prosper for long those in power are always thinking of their table while the innocent masses can barely afford a chair how will this news even help me as at now?back to hustling no time for timeless
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ReplyDeleteAwww .. Dangote :(
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DeleteCongrats to them all......can't wait to be on that list soonest....by his grace I will be there
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Dangote bigger loser, why nah?
ReplyDeleteDangote bigger loser, why nah?
ReplyDeleteDangote bigger loser, why nah?
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DeleteLinda, \u drink pami ni? where the five Nigerians, abi u dey fear?
ReplyDeleteI'm joining this list really soon ,take a back seat and watch this space... OBSEQUIOUS
ReplyDeletePpl sef, world biggest looser...
ReplyDeleteFeel very bad for Dangote, He'll be alright. Mark Z going strong!
ReplyDeleteGood of them, though Linda's record forgot this but I will correct it. Well to make the record straight, Bill Gate is No 1 after me > Olusesi Olaoluwa Joshua! Confirmed!!!
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ReplyDelete5 nigerians and Nigeria is still in d same state
ReplyDeleteAlhaji Aliko Dangote will definitely bounce back. Meanwhile, i hope my friend Sujimoto who prides himself in being an student of "Dangotism" is watching and learning profusely.
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ReplyDeleteDat lose was indeed great Aliko. I pray u gain back all ya loses in a million folds IJN. It wl be so frustrating to loose such huge percentage of wealth.
Yeye woman,you dey pity person wey get billion of dollars when you no get even one thousand dollar.
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ReplyDeleteDat lose was indeed great Aliko. I pray u gain back all ya loses in a million folds IJN. It wl be so frustrating to loose such huge percentage of wealth.
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ReplyDeleteDat lose was indeed great Aliko. I pray u gain back all ya loses in a million folds IJN. It wl be so frustrating to loose such huge percentage of wealth.
Linda thats awful the way you reported Aliko's misfortune.... Linda Ikeji's blog is the biggest loser of all nigerian blogs in 2015. Her reader-ship and sponsorship dropped down from about 1million naira per month to 5000 naira per day. HOW DOES THAT SOUND???...You can be a bitch sha. If you like don't post
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DeleteAhh Mr or Mrs mstchew why u dey vex na. Na wetin them talk linda repeat Na. Hahah it can pain sometimes no vex ehn.
DeleteU too will enter Forbes. Na turn by turn
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Where am I on the list
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ReplyDeleteBy forbes calculation and/or standards, he might ave...but I serzly doubt if he lost dt much
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ReplyDeleteGood for them
I don't like dangote being the biggest loser
I pray he regains all
I pray Aliko gain much more than his lost this year..
ReplyDeleteThis man his helping a lots of families and our youth with job opportunities in this country. .. thank God for people like him in this country. ...
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Kai nt hapi @ dagote drop dwn...
ReplyDeletewhat has Nigerian Billionaires done with their money to assist the poor,they should take a clue from Bill Gates who has done a lot for Africa. God will always bless the hand that gives and their is always this joy that radiates in the mind anytime one gives freely without having something to gain in return
ReplyDeleteNa wah o......
ReplyDeleteHustle continue till my name is dere too insha Allah
ReplyDeleteOmo my name no dey here o...Forbes dey beef me...smh
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ReplyDeleteGood for them.. what a loss to Mr Dangote... I know one day would be on that list..
ReplyDeleteI hope to make that list someday by God's grace
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty amazing that Warren Buffet who pretty much gave out more than 50% of his money to charity has bounced back to No. 3? Lord grant me the grace to give even when I think I don't have. Amen.
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