<P> On the 30th anniversary of the Forbes ' list of the world 's billionaires , for the fourth year in a row , Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world . The number of billionaires increased 13 % to 2,043 from 1,810 in 2016 ; this is the biggest change in over 30 years of tracking billionaires globally . This is the first time after 12 years that Carlos Slim was not within the top five . The U.S. continues to have the most billionaires in the world , with a record of 565 . China has 319 ( not including Hong Kong or Macau ) , Germany has 114 , and India has the fourth most with 101 ; India has reached over 100 billionaires for its first time . </P>
<P> On the 30th anniversary of the Forbes ' list of the world 's billionaires , for the fourth year in a row , Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world . The number of billionaires increased 13 % to 2,043 from 1,810 in 2016 ; this is the biggest change in over 30 years of tracking billionaires globally . This is the first time after 12 years that Carlos Slim was not within the top five . The U.S. continues to have the most billionaires in the world , with a record of 565 . China has 319 ( not including Hong Kong or Macau ) , Germany has 114 , and India has the fourth most with 101 ; India has reached over 100 billionaires for its first time . </P>
who 's the highest paid person in the world
who 's the highest paid person in the world
Bill Gates
Bill Gates