Interesting facts and figures from the Forbes 2014 list. . .

1. There are 1,645 billionaires around the world.
2. Their total capital is 6.4 trillion dollars. For comparison, a year ago it was a trillion less. And when did they do that?
3. Of the 1,645 people, 268 are beginners. Welcome. Welcome.
4. Of the newcomers, 42 are women. And that's a new record. There are a total of 172 women on the list. It's bigger than ever, but it's still going to be.
5. Our mutual friend Bill Gates, with a fortune of almost $80 billion, once again topped the list. Did you miss me? Hardly. After all, he held the first place in this ranking for 15 of the last 20 years.
6. The former leader, telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico, was pushed to second place. He topped the list for four years.
7. Spanish clothing retailer Ormancio Artega has been in second place for two consecutive years. He's on third now. You know it, for example, by the brand Zara.
8. To be in the top 20 this year, you had to have a fortune of at least $30 billion. Last year, the threshold was significantly lower at just $23 billion.
9. The biggest increase in billions was found by Mark Zuckerberg – the fortune of Facebook CEO increased by $ 15.2 billion (more than twice compared to last year). The reason for this is called the transition to an IPO, but the rise of shares of the social network still did not help Mark to get into the top 20.
10. Facebook co-founder Sheryl Sandberg is on the list for the first time.
11. Thanks to the sale of the service WhatsApp in the ranks of billionaires were its founders: Jan Koum and Brian Acton.
12. Of the 268 newcomers to the list, only 26 are computer-related. And ten of them live in America.
13. In the list of countries that have raised billionaires, of course, the United States leads. They have 492 rich people. The US is followed by China with 152 tycoons, followed by Russia. We have 111 billionaires hiding somewhere.
14. For the first time this year, billionaires appeared in Algeria, Lithuania, Tanzania and Uganda. And Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian billionaire selling sugar and cement, even made it into the top 25.
15. Approximately 2⁄3 billionaires from scratch created their fortunes. 13% inherited them from successful parents, and 21% were victims of luck.
16. Turkey has 19 fewer billionaires due to high inflation. It's the anti-record of the year.
17 In total, 100 billionaires left the list. At the same time, 16 of them died (first died, and then left - just in case).







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