Forbes: Record Number of Billionaires

Forbes is out with its latest list of the world’s billionaires, and the list is longer than it’s ever been before.

FOX News Radio’s Dave Anthony reports:

There are now 1,426 billionaires, and Carlos Slim is the richest one.  Worth $73 billion, the Mexican businessman tops Forbes annual list, which grew by 200 this year.  Bill Gates is still second, but there’s a new #3: leapfrogging Warren Buffett, Spanish fashion executive Amancio Ortega, who made more money last year than anyone – adding nearly $20 billion to his net worth.

The biggest drop on the list?  Mark Zuckerberg.

(Zuckerberg) “Facebook’s mission is to make the world more open & connected.”

But as Facebook’s stock struggled, he lost $4 billion and fell from 35th to 66th.  Liliane Bettencourt is the richest woman – she made a fortune off L’Oreal and is worth $30 billion.

Dave Anthony, FOX News Radio.