Forbes billionaire list 2015 has been released and the the usual suspects like Bill Gates retains the top spot, Five Nigerians made the cut - Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija, Femi Otedola and Abdulsamad Rabiu. Orji Uzor Kalu and Tony Elumelu who made the list last year were dropped off the list this year.Bill Gates is still the richest man in the world. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is now the 16th richest man in the world. The youngest billionaire in the world is 24 year old Evan Spiegel, the co-founder of photo- messaging app, Snapchat. The year's biggest loser in dollar terms is Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, whose fortune dropped to $14.7 billion from $25 billion last year, propelled downward by a weaker Nigerian currency and shrinking demand for cement, his largest asset. He still retains the title of Africa's richest man. The country that lost the most ground by far was Russia, which now has 88 billionaires down from 111, less than not just the U.S. and China but now also Germany and India.See the comprehensive list after the cut:1. Bill GatesNet Worth: $79.2 BSource of wealth: Microsoft2. Carlos Slim Helu & familyNet Worth: $77.1 BSource of wealth: telecom3. Warren BuffettNet Worth: $72.7 BSource of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway4. Amancio OrtegaNet Worth: $64.5 BSource of wealth: Zara5. Larry EllisonNet Worth: $54.3 BSource of wealth: Oracle6. Charles KochNet Worth: $42.9 BSource of wealth: diversified6. David KochNet Worth: $42.9 BSource of wealth: diversified8. Christy Walton & familyNet Worth: $41.7 BSource of wealth: Wal-Mart9. Jim WaltonNet Worth: $40.6 BSource of wealth: Wal-Mart10. Liliane Bettencourt & familyNet Worth: $40.1 BSource of wealth: L'Oreal11. Alice WaltonNet Worth: $39.4 BSource of wealth: Wal-Mart12. S. Robson WaltonNet Worth: $39.1 BSource of wealth: Wal-Mart13. Bernard Arnault & familyNet Worth: $37.2 BSource of wealth: LVMH14. Michael BloombergNet Worth: $35.5 BSource of wealth: Bloomberg LP15. Jeff BezosNet Worth: $34.8 BSource of wealth: Amazon.com16. Mark ZuckerbergNet Worth: $33.4 BSource of wealth: Facebook17. Li Ka-shingNet Worth: $33.3 BSource of wealth: diversified18. Sheldon AdelsonNet Worth: $31.4 BSource of wealth: casinos19. Larry PageNet Worth: $29.7 BSource of wealth: Google20. Sergey BrinNet Worth: $29.2 BSource of wealth: Google21. Georg SchaefflerNet Worth: $26.9 BSource of wealth: ball bearings22. Forrest Mars JrNet Worth: $26.6 BSource of wealth: candy22. Jacqueline MarsNet Worth: $26.6 BSource of wealth: candy22. John MarsNet Worth: $26.6 BSource of wealth: candy25. David Thomson & familyNet Worth: $25.5 BSource of wealth: media26. Jorge Paulo LemannNet Worth: $25 BSource of wealth: beer27. Lee Shau KeeNet Worth: $24.8 BSource of wealth: real estate28. Stefan PerssonNet Worth: $24.5 BSource of wealth: H&M29. George SorosNet Worth: $24.2 BSource of wealth: hedge funds29. Wang JianlinNet Worth: $24.2 BSource of wealth: real estate31. Carl IcahnNet Worth: $23.5 BSource of wealth: investments32. Maria Franca Fissolo & familyNet Worth: $23.4 BSource of wealth: Nutella, chocolates33. Jack MaNet Worth: $22.7 BSource of wealth: e-commerce34. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal AlsaudNet Worth: $22.6 BSource of wealth: investments35. Steve BallmerNet Worth: $21.5 BSource of wealth: Microsoft35. Phil KnightNet Worth: $21.5 BSource of wealth: Nike37. Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.Net Worth: $21.3 BSource of wealth: supermarkets38. Li HejunNet Worth: $21.1 BSource of wealth: solar power equipment39. Mukesh AmbaniNet Worth: $21 BSource of wealth: petrochemicals, oil & gas40. Leonardo Del VecchioNet Worth: $20.4 BSource of wealth: eyeglasses41. Len BlavatnikNet Worth: $20.2 BSource of wealth: diversified41. Tadashi Yanai & familyNet Worth: $20.2 BSource of wealth: retail43. Charles ErgenNet Worth: $20.1 BSource of wealth: Dish Network44. Dilip ShanghviNet Worth: $20 BSource of wealth: pharmaceuticals45. Laurene Powell Jobs & familyNet Worth: $19.5 BSource of wealth: Apple, Disney46. Dieter SchwarzNet Worth: $19.4 BSource of wealth: retail47. Michael DellNet Worth: $19.2 BSource of wealth: Dell48. Azim PremjiNet Worth: $19.1 BSource of wealth: software49. Theo Albrecht Jr & familyNet Worth: $19 BSource of wealth: Aldi, Trader Joe's50. Michael Otto & familyNet Worth: $18.1 BSource of wealth: retail, real estate67. Aliko DangoteNet Worth: $14.7 BSource of wealth: cement, sugar, flour393. Mike AdenugaNet Worth: $4.2 BSource of wealth: telcom, oil949. Folorunsho AlakijaNet Worth: $1.9 BSource of wealth: oil1741. Femi OtedolaNet Worth: $1 BSource of wealth: oil and gas1741. Abdulsamad RabiuNet Worth: $1 BSource of wealth: cement, sugar, flour@*^!. Laila Ijeoma Net Worth: $ undisclosed Source of wealth: gossip
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