Though the value of his personal fortune fell by $4 billion during the past year, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates remains the richest human on the planet, according to Forbes magazine.
For the 2016 rankings, Forbes estimated Gates to be worth $75 billion, down from the previous year's $79.2 billion. This is the 17th time the 60-year-old Gates has made the list out of the past 22 years.
The average net worth of a billionaire dropped for the first time since 2010 and sits at $3.6billion, down $300million from last year.While 221 people fell off the billionaires list this year, 198 people joined the ranks. Twenty-nine from the 2015 list died, while another 29 rejoined the list after having fallen off.
The ranking is the following:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | Country of Citizenship | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | #1 | Bill Gates | $75 B | 60 | Microsoft | United States |
 | #2 | Amancio Ortega | $67 B | 79 | Zara | Spain |
 | #3 | Warren Buffett | $60.8 B | 85 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States |
 | #4 | Carlos Slim Helu | $50 B | 76 | telecom | Mexico |
 | #5 | Jeff Bezos | $45.2 B | 52 | Amazon.com | United States |
 | #6 | Mark Zuckerberg | $44.6 B | 31 | United States | |
 | #7 | Larry Ellison | $43.6 B | 71 | Oracle | United States |
 | #8 | Michael Bloomberg | $40 B | 74 | Bloomberg LP | United States |
 | #9 | Charles Koch | $39.6 B | 80 | diversified | United States |
 | #9 | David Koch | $39.6 B | 75 | diversified | United States |
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