The Billionaires
Oprah Winfrey, Americas richest black person increases her net worth by $200 million.
Bill Gates has regain his position as the world richest person from pal Warren Buffet.
Nigeria's first billionaire hit the jackpot when his sugar-production company listed on the Nigerian stock exchange last year.
There are 1,125 billionaires in the world according to Forbes magazine with an estimated combined net worth of $4.4 trillion, up $900 billion from last year. Still the current number of black billionaires is only 6, less than one...
Patrice Motsepe has become South Africa's first black billionaire according to Forbes magazine annual ranking of the worlds richest people.
Facebook 23-year-old founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is the youngest self-made billionaire ever, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the World's Billionaires.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffet has surpassed Bill Gates to be come the world's wealthest person. Buffet's net worth grew by $10 billion over the past 12 months to $62 billion.
One billion dollars is no longer enough to land you on the Forbes 400. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary edition of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year.
