Gates Is Not the Richest
Forbes' 22nd annual ranking of the World's Billionaires reflects all sorts of upheavals in the list's makeup-- and not just because Bill Gates was bumped from the top spot. Two years ago, half of the world's 20 richest were from the U.S. Now only four are.
Click through our gallery as we count down the top five world's richest people, see how far Gates has fallen, and then see who else made it onto the full list.
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