Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world, but his lead over other entrepreneurs is narrowing, according to Forbes magazine’s list of billionaires published Thursday.

Despite Gates leading the rich list for a 13th straight year with a tidy nest egg of 56 billion dollars, US investment guru
Warren Buffett’s personal fortune climbed to 52 billion, halving the software mogul’s lead.
Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin climbed this year to the 26th position, with $16.6 billion.

Rank Name Citizenship Age Net Worth ($bil)

1 William Gates III United States 51 56.0
2 Warren Buffett United States 76 52.0
3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico 67 49.0
4 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 80 33.0
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 56 32.0
6 Sheldon Adelson United States 73 26.5
7 Bernard Arnault France 58 26.0
8 Amancio Ortega Spain 71 24.0
9 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong 78 23.0
10 David Thomson & family Canada 49 22.0