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Now 1,426 Billionaires: Forbes Magazine

By on March 4, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — A record 1,426 people around the world have made Forbes magazine’s latest annual tally of billionaires, up 16 percent from last year.

Mexico’s Carlos Slim remains the world’s richest man for the fourth year in a row, while Warren Buffett dropped out of the top three for the first time since 2000. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg saw his ranking drop 31 spots as his net worth declined by $4.2 billion.