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CEOWORLD Magazine

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates has narrowly unseated Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, as the richest person on the planet. As of November 18, Gates had a net worth of US$110 billion, according to the daily Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos is just below, at US$109 billion.
According to the list, Gates’ fortune has increased by US$19.5 billion this year, while Bezos’ has fallen by US$16.2 billion. The first time Gates was named the richest person in the world was 1995 – when he had a net worth of US$12.9 billion.
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Lurking just behind Gates and Bezos on the list is French retail mogul Bernard Arnault, the owner of luxury conglomerate LVMH, whose US$103 billion fortune has increased by about a third – US$34.1 billion – this year.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is fourth, with US$86.6 billion, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rounds out the top five at US$74.5 billion.
Let’s look at the top two rich list rivals head-to-head:

Bill Gates
Age: 64 years
Total net worth: US$110 billion
Year to date change: +US$19.5 billion
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Jeff Bezos
Age: 55 years
Total net worth: US$109 billion
Year to date change: -US$16.2 billion
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And here’s a list of the 10 richest people around the globe (as of November 18)
Bill Gates: US$110 billion
Jeff Bezos: US$109 billion
Bernard Arnault: US$103 billion
Warren Buffett: US$86.6 billion
Mark Zuckerberg: US$74.5 billion
Amancio Ortega: US$67.6 billion
Larry Page: US$64.3 billion
Sergey Brin: US$62.4 billion
Charles Koch: US$61.7 billion
Julia Flesher Koch: US$61.7 billion
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This article originally appeared on CEOWORLD Magazine .


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