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Bill Gates ranked the richest man for 4 consecutive years

Bill Gates ranked the richest man for 4 consecutive years

Posted March. 22, 2017 07:11,   

Updated March. 22, 2017 07:22

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has kept his seat as the world’s richest man for four consecutive years. Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee saw his ranking jump from 112th last year to 68th due to Samsung Electronics’ soaring share price.

Forbes' 2017-edition of the world's billionaires has been released on Monday. According to the list, Bill Gates increased his fortune to 86 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 11 billion dollars year-on-year, maintaining his title as the world’s richest man. He has ranked atop 18 times for the past 23 years.

Warren Buffett, the CEO of investing giant Berkshire Hathaway, netted handsome investment earnings due to Donald Trump’s election as U.S. President, ranking second by posting 75.6 billion dollars.

Among the Korean billionaires, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kung-hee ranked the highest at 68th by posting 15.1 billion dollars, an increase of 5.5 billion dollars from last year. Amore Pacific Chairman Suh Kyung-bae had 6.7 billion dollars to rank 209th, and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong posted 6 billion dollars to rank at 239th.



In-Chan Hwang hic@donga.com