Carlos Slim, a Mexican businessman has now become the 2nd richest man in the world, at somewhere around $53billion. Bill gates has $56billion, but considering the fact that Carlos has earnt $4billion in the last 2 months, i'd say Bill is on his way down to 2nd.
Carlos Slim Helu Now World's Second-Richest Man - Forbes.com
Wasnt Bill already down to 2nd..? I remember hearing about some Italian furniture company guy who took over...
wat, i thought Bill got like trillions of $
I thought Bill has been #2 for a while and that Ikea owner was #1?
Yeap heard the same.. that ikea pwnt gates a long time ago
Gates has been #1 for 13 years now.
the ikea guy is #4 at $33billion... nowhere near gates.
it was once published that he was #1, but that was a mistake because he no longer owned IKEa at the time so its wealth could not be added to his own.
I hate to break it to ya, but i dont think he cares anymore :P
Isn't the richest man in the world, the guy who owns IKEA?
omg, we just had that conversion above? dont you read before you post?
in the subject, close up to him now. hope he gets knocked off :)
Didn't he donate most of his money, Bill Gates that is?
Heck no, but he does donate a lot of money.
[quote=bbc news]Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer announced that Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea, had topped Mr Gates, with a 400bn-kroner (Originally Posted by Rishwin
Is Bill gates the guy who invented Microsoft? I'm a bit late <3
No he invented Google.
I invented Microsoft. :D
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955 at around 9:00 PM) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock.[3] Forbes magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995,[2] and recent estimates put his net worth near $56 billion.[2] When family wealth is considered, his family ranks second behind the Walton family.[4][5]
Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution. Although he is widely respected by people who see his wealth as a product of intelligence and foresight,[6][7] his business tactics have often been criticized as unethical or anti-competitive, and have, in some instances, been ruled as such in court.[8][9] Since amassing his fortune, Gates has pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors, donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, established in 2000.
Bill Gates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The guy has ripped off 56 billion. Does anyone see a significance if they give away a few millions to charity?
Yes, I do. Because he could've just kept it.
Bill Gates Is A Living Legend In My Humble Opinion. He Revolutionised The Way The Computer Was Percieved And He Changed Gaming For The Good When He Released DirectX.
The Fact He Is Also An Avid Donator To Charities Around The World Makes Him Even More Likable.
Bill Gates - I Salute You!
Oh, yes, I respect him a lot, it just bugs me how billionaires giving to charity are praised. Big money and can help lots, sure, but still if I gave 5 cents it'd be more of a sacrifice from me. I guess if you're filthy rich you're already expected not to keep it all to yourself.
The 400 Richest Americans - Forbes.com - Dated (09.21.06, 6:00 PM ET)
The Top Ten
William H. Gates III
Warren E. Buffett
Sheldon Adelson
Lawrence J. Ellison
Paul G. Allen
Jim C Walton
Christy Walton
S. Robson Walton
Michael Dell
Alice L. Walton
the date says 06. thats quite outdated.
Less than five months. Forbes maintain an official list of the "richest people" which they publish in their magazine.
less than five months? thats ALOT.
considering the fact that Carlos Slim earnt $4 billion in 2 months...
as of April 2007, the top 5 are now:
Bill Gates
Carlos Slim Hel
I think you guys are getting confused between worth and actual money in the bank, Gates has and always will be worth so much as he controls so much of the world Ikea, pfft Fk that. I was gonna go to Ikea but it looked poop. oh and theres like 2 in england?1 wtf
i thoguht #1 was osme guy from sadi arabia who struck oil? O.O
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