Forbes magazine released the latest global rich list today. Gates, the richest man for 13 years in a row, failed to defend his title this time. Warren Buffett became the richest man, Mexican telecom tycoon became the second, and Gates ranked third. Forbes magazine released the latest global rich list today. Due to the soaring share price of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's net worth soared by $65.438+0 billion, reaching $62 billion, surpassing the $58 billion of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and becoming the richest man in the world. Gates is the richest man in the past 654.38+03. For a long time, the number 13 has been regarded as unlucky by superstitious people all over the world. This statement is most appropriate for Bill Gates, who ended his position as the world's richest man this year after ranking first in the world's rich list for 13 years in a row. Although Gates' current wealth is $58 billion, an increase of $2 billion over last year, he is only ranked third in the global rich list, while his friend and charity partner Warren Buffett's net worth has soared by $65.438 billion to $62 billion, making him the richest man in the world. (All share prices and net asset values are as of February 1 1). In second place is Mexican telecom giant carlos slim helu, whose wealth has doubled to $60 billion in just two years. There is no doubt that a new era has arrived. But it's not just because Gates's status has declined. The 22nd annual ranking of global billionaires reflects all the major changes in the composition of the list. Two years ago, half of the top 20 richest people in the world came from the United States, but now there are only four. India has gained an absolute advantage, occupying four seats in 10, ranking first among all countries. The number of billionaires confirmed by Forbes exceeded four digits for the first time, reaching 1 125. The net assets of all billionaires totaled 4.4 trillion US dollars, an increase of 900 billion US dollars over the previous year. Despite the turmoil in the US market, American billionaires still account for 42% of the global billionaires and 37% of the total assets, down 2 and 3 percentage points respectively from the previous year. /kloc-After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 0/6, Russia became the second-ranked country, with 87 billionaires, second only to the United States and far exceeding Germany (59), which occupied the second place for six years. The ranking includes 226 newcomers. There are 77 new faces from the United States, and half of them have gained huge wealth through financing and investment, including John Paulson and Philip Falcone, which got rich through subprime loans. In addition, 1/3 of the newly listed rich people are from Russia (35), China (28) and India (19). The two most notable newcomers are Patrice Motsepe from South Africa and aliko dangote from Nigeria, who are the first African blacks on the global rich list. Dangote was also the first Nigerian billionaire. This year, the number of young billionaires has also reached a record high. Forbes published 50 billionaires under the age of 40, 25 of whom are new to the list. 68% of these giants under the age of 40 started from scratch and created billions of wealth. Include sergey brin and Larry Page, co-founders of Google, john arnold, a former Enron trader who now runs a hedge fund, Sameer Gehlaut, who founded Indiabulls, an online brokerage company in India, and mark zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook last but not least. Zuckerberg is 23 years old and may be the youngest self-made billionaire ever. Because of his young age and excellent social skills, Zuckerberg may become the most talked about newcomer on this year's list. There are many attractive entrepreneurs on this year's list, covering all ages. Among the famous people are Gao Dekang of Chinese mainland, who is one of the largest down jacket and down jacket manufacturers in the world; Americo Amorim of Portugal, who managed his grandfather's small cork workshop into the world's largest cork manufacturer; And eike batista of Brazil, before he achieved great success in the field of iron ore, he seized a gold mine wealth and then lost it. Now, he has become the richest mining billionaire in the world. In view of all these positive reports on the past year and overall growth, it is easy to overlook the instability that has been damaging these wealth every day for several months. For example, during the 37 days from October 4th, 65438 to February 4th, 654381/kloc-0, Li Ka-shing, the richest man in Hong Kong, lost $5.5 billion in net worth because of listing shares. At the same time, the net worth of 26-year-old Yang, the richest man, also dropped from $654.38 billion+07.3 billion in September to $7.4 billion this year. In the past year, the assets of Google co-founder Sergey Bull reached $25.5 billion, but now it has fallen to $6,543.8+$08.7 billion. Others were hit even harder, even falling off the list completely, including richard fuld, CEO of Lehman Brothers, who suffered huge losses in the global credit crisis, james caan, former CEO of Bear Stearns, who was fired by the company, and William Pulte of Pulte Homes, whose share price fell sharply in the weak real estate market. As we continue to observe the changes in wealth, what will happen in the next 12 months? There may be some big losers, some big winners, and many ups and downs in between. The only certainty is the change itself. 2008 Global Rich List: Ranking Name, Nationality, Age, Assets 1 Warren Buffett USA 77 years old, US$ 62 billion 2 carlos slim helu family Mexico 68 years old, US$ 60 billion 3 Bill Gates USA 52 years old, US$ 58 billion 4 Rush Mittal India 57 years old, US$ 45 billion 5 Mukesh Ambani India. 50-year-old $43 billion 6 Anil Ambani India 48-year-old $42 billion 7 ingvar kamprad family Sweden 8 1 year-old 3 1 billion 8 KP- Singh India 76-year-old $30 billion 9 oleg djeripaska Russia 40-year-old $28 billion/kloc-0 Carl Albright Germany 8-year-old $27 billion Top Ten Rich Rankings/kloc-. 25th place: Yang Age: 26 Net assets: 227th place: Zhang Age: 45 Net assets: 4.5 billion dollars: 277th place: Age: 55.5 Net assets: 3.9 billion dollars: 307th place: Huang Guangyu Age: 38 Net assets: 3.5 billion dollars: 327th place: Huang Wei and his family age. : 48 Net assets: USD 3.4 billion No.358: Tension age: 55 Net assets: USD 365,438+0 billion No.368: Liang Wengen Age: USD 565,438+0 Net assets: USD 3 billion No.368: Zhang Xin and his family age: USD 4.3 billion No.465,438+02: Shi Yuzhu Age.

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