Forbes 2015 Billionaires List: Which Tech Tycoon Beat Zuckerberg?

Looking for a new best friend? Forbes has released its list of the world’s Top 500 biggest billionaires in 2015, who come from a variety of professions and backgrounds. 

Topping the list yet again was Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, who has a net worth of $79.2 billion. Forbes has listed Gates as no. 1 for 16 of the last 21 years, and he has been in the top 10 since 1993. Though his nearly $80 billion is nothing to scoff at, in 1999, Gates had surpassed $100 billion and was known as a “centibillionaire.” 

At no. 16 is Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg with a net worth of $33.4 billion, just shy of Amazon.com tycoon Jeff Bezos at $34.8 billion. 

Two women made it into this year’s top 10 — Walmart’s Christy Walton holds the no. 8 spot with $41.7 billion and L’Oreal’s Liliane Bettencourt comes in at no. 10 with $40.1 billion. 

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu snagged the no. 2 spot with $77.1 billion and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett came in at $72.7 billion. 

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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg came in at no. 14 with $35.5 billion and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin landed the 19th and 20th spots, respectively, with $29.7 billion and $29.2 billion. 

Further down the list sits controversial media mogul Rupert Murdoch at no. 77 with $13.9 billion, and fashion designers Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren occupy the no. 174 and 193 spots, respectively, with Armani netting $7.6 billion and Lauren bringing in $7 billion. 

Though he hires celebrities to be his apprentices, Donald Trump barely made the list, tying with 12 other billionaires for no. 405 with $4.1 billion. And Oprah Winfrey didn’t make the Top 500, scoring the no. 603 with her $3 billion.

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