Gates tops Forbes list with US$79.2b; Jordan scores debut with US$1b
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BILL Gates stands atop Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest people, as Facebook Inc's Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 and basketball star Michael Jordan ploughed new air by making the list for the first time.
Gates's net worth rose to US$79.2 billion from US$76 billion a year earlier, putting the Microsoft Corp co-founder at the top for the 16th year in the last 21, Forbes said on Monday.
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