The 2014 Forbes Billionaires’ List, which was released recently, ranked
the President/Chief Executive, the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote,
23rd in a list of 1,645 richest people in the world, with a personal
fortune of $25billion. This is an improvement on his 43rd position in 2013
(with networth of $16billion), and places him among the league of the Top
25 for the first time.
According to Forbes, Microsoft’s Founder, Bill Gates, is back on top,
reclaiming the title of world’s richest person from telecom mogul, Carlos
Slim Helu of Mexico, who ranked No. 1 for the past four years. Gates,
whose fortune rose by $9billion in the past year, has held the top spot
for 15 of the past 20 years.
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