Buffett is world’s richest man

Warren BuffettUS investment guru Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates as the world’s richest man according to Forbes magazine.

The Microsoft co-founder had topped the Forbes business magazine’s rich-list for the past 13 years.

Mr Buffett’s wealth increased by $10bn (£5bn) last year to $62bn.

Mr Gates’s fortune climbed by $2bn during the same period, dragging him down to third on the list with a fortune of $58bn.

He was narrowly pipped into second place by the Mexican communications magnate Carlos Slim Helu, whose $60bn net worth has doubled in the past two years.

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This article posted on March 6, 2008 at 7:15 am.
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3 Comments

  1. Ray said: Mar 6th, 2008 at 8:00 am

    And, to think, when it’s his time to meet his Maker he’ll have no more claim on the mercy of the Almighty than the humblest tramp - however many billions he may have amassed whilst here on Earth.

  2. IAN PAYNE said: Mar 6th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Never heard of him !!!

  3. karl baxter clarke said: Mar 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm

    its a laugh just to think about been the richest in the world so not much to say

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