Bill Gates

The list has been topped by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the fourth year in a row. He has been the richest person in the world for 18 out of the past 23 years. Gates has a fortune of USD 86 billion, up from USD 75 billion last year.

Billionaires

Bill Gates is followed by Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffet with a new worth of USD 75.6 billion. Amazon's Jeff Bezos added USD 27.6 billion to his fortune; now worth USD 72.8 billion, moving into the top three in the world for the first time, up from number five a year ago. 10 Jobs That Are "In Demand" Around The World Right Now

544th Rank for Trump

US President Donald Trump is ranked 544th on the list with his net worth of USD 3.5 billion. India is home to 101 billionaires, the first time it has more than 100 super rich individuals.

US tops in billionaires

The US continues to have more billionaires than any other nation, with a record 565, up from 540 a year ago. China is catching up with 319, Germany has the third most with 114 and India has the fourth highest number of billionaires. Know Which Is The Richest City In India?

Indian touch in billionaires list

There are nearly 20 people of Indian-origin who have made fortunes in various nations across the world, led by UK-based Hinduja brothers ranked 64th with USD 15.4 billion net worth, Indian-born tycoon Pallonji Mistry, who controls the 152-year-old Mumbai-headquartered engineering giant Shapoorji Pallonji Group at the 77th spot with USD 14.3 billion net worth and petrochemicals major Indorama co-founder Sri Prakash Lohia at the 288th spot with USD 5.4 billion net worth. Mistry's younger son Cyrus is embroiled in a legal battle with the Tata Group after he was suddenly ousted as chairman of Tata Sons, a position he had held since 2012.

Mukesh Ambani

Ambani, 59, leads the pack of Indian billionaires, coming in at the 33rd position with a net worth of USD 23.2 billion. Forbes said the "oil and gas tycoon" sparked a price war in India's hyper-competitive telecom market with the launch of 4G phone service Jio last September.

Anil Ambani

Mukesh Ambani's younger brother Anil is ranked 745th with a net worth of USD 2.7 billion. The younger Ambani sibling "orchestrated the merger of his Reliance Communication's telecom business with that of rival Aircel, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan. The combine, which awaits regulatory approvals, will be the country's fourth-largest mobile phone operator," Forbes said. 6,000 Ultra-Rich People Left India For Other Countries In 2016