Carlos Slim tops the biggest ever Forbes rich list, Asians outdo Europeans

For the second year in a row, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu remains the richest person on the planet with a fortune of $74 billion. Carlos’ net worth increased more than any other billionaire compared with 2010. While Microsoft’s Bill Gates made it to second place with $56 billion, billionaire investor Warren Buffett made it to third place again with $50 billion. Forbes magazine is out with its 25th annual ranking of the richest people in the world, which has broken records in size an

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