The World's Billionaires

1-Bill Gates,

 founder of Microsoft, added $9 billion to his fortune since 2013 and topped the 2014 billionaire list. He has topped the list 15 of the previous 20 years, but was last number one in 2009.

2-Carlos Slim 

came in second place after being number one the previous four years.

 Zara founder

3-Amancio Ortega

 placed third for the second consecutive year. American investor Warren Buffett was in the top five for the 20th consecutive year, placing fourth.

America's  

4-Christy Walton 

was the highest ranking female, placing ninth overall.

5-Aliko Dangote

 of Nigeria became the first African ever to enter the top 25, with an estimated net worth of $25 billion.

A total of 1,645 people made the 2014 billionaire list, representing combined wealth of $6.4 trillion. Of those, a record 268 were newcomers, surpassing 2008's 226 newcomers. One hundred people listed in 2013 failed to make the list. The number of women on the list rose to a record 172 in 2014.Approximately 66% of the list was self-made, 13% achieved their wealth through inheritance alone, and 21% through a mixture of the two

The United States had 492 billionaires on the list, the most of any country. The country also had the most newcomers with 50, and women with 54. China had the second most billionaires with 152, while Russia was third with 111. Algeria, Lithuania, Tanzania, and Uganda were all represented on the list for the first time. Turkey saw the most people drop off the list, 19, due to high inflation in the country.

No.	Name	Net worth (USD)	Age	Citizenship	Source(s) of wealth
1	Bill Gates	$76.0 billion	58	United States	Microsoft
2	Carlos Slim & family	$72.0 billion	74	Mexico	Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
3	Amancio Ortega	$64.0 billion	77	Spain	Inditex Group
4	Warren Buffett	$58.2 billion	83	United States	Berkshire Hathaway
5	Larry Ellison	$48.0 billion	69	United States	Oracle Corporation
6	Charles Koch	$40.0 billion	78	United States	Koch Industries
7	David Koch	$40.0 billion	73	United States	Koch Industries
8	Sheldon Adelson	$38.0 billion	80	United States	Las Vegas Sands
9	Christy Walton & family	$36.7 billion	58-59	United States	Wal-Mart
10	Jim Walton	$34.7 billion	65	United States	Wal-Mart