Microsoft founder Bill Gates took the crown as the world’s richest person for three straight years, according to Forbes 2016 World’s Billionaires list released on Tuesday.
Despite the worth of his net assets decreasing by $4.2 billion to $75 billion due to weak stock markets and plunging oil price, Gates ranked first in the list of 1,810 billionaires in the world.
Fashion retailer Zara founder Amancio Ortega ranked second with $67 billion, up two places from last year, and investment genius Warren Buffett kept third place with $60.8 billion.
Korean billionaire Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee ranked 112th, down two spots with $9.6 billion in wealth, and AmorePacific chairman Suh Kyung-bae ranked 148th with $7.7 billion.
(Graphic: Nam Kyung-don)
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