Amazon's Bezos world's richest person, Far East Organization's Ng brothers tops in Singapore: Forbes
NEW YORK - Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest person, ahead of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and United States billionaire investor Warren Buffett, according to the latest Forbes list of the ultra wealthy.
Mr Bezos, who holds 16 per cent of Amazon and whose wealth now makes him a target of the left wing of the US Democratic Party, has widened the money gap between himself and Mr Gates. The CEO of French luxury good company LVMH, Mr Bernard Arnault, held on to fourth place. But Mr Zuckerberg lost US$9 billion in net worth and slipped from fifth to eighth.
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