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2、TWorld'smega-richaddingwealth,CarlosSlimNo.1AcombinationphotoofCarlosSlim,BillGatesandWarrenBuffett.MexicantycoonCarlosSlimistheworld'srichestperson,ForbesmagazinesaidonWednesday.MexicantycoonCarlosSlim
3、istheworld'srichestperson,knockingMicrosoftfounderBillGatesintosecondspot,asthewealthoftheworld'sbillionairesgrewby50percentoverthelastyear,ForbesmagazinesaidonWednesday.Itisonlythesecondtimesince1995thatGateshaslostthecrown,themagazinesaid,estimatingSl
4、im'snetworthat$53.5billion,comparedtoGates's$53billionfortune,whileinvestorWarrenBuffettcameinatNo.3with$47billion.The trioregained$41.5billionofthe$68billiontheyhadlostthepreviousyear,Forbessaid.Thenumberofbillionairesaroundtheworldhasnearlyrecoveredin
5、2010afterdroppingbyathirdlastyearduringtheglobalfinancialcrisis.Therearenow1,011billionaires,comparedwith793lastyearand1,125in2008.Thenetwealthofthosebillionairesgrewto$3.6trillionfrom$2.4trillionlastyear,butisstilldownfrom2008's$4.4trillion,accordingto
6、the24thannualForbeslist,whichtookasnapshotofwealthonFebruary12tocompileitsranking.Theaveragebillionaireisnowworth$3.5billion,up$500millionfromlastyear.Andthenumberofwomenonthelistroseto89from72lastyear."Theglobaleconomyisrecoveringandit'sreflectedinwhat
7、youseeinthelistthisyear,"SteveForbes,chiefexecutiveofForbes,toldanewsconference."Financialmarketshavealsomadeanevenmoreimpressivecomebackfromthelowsofjustaboutayearago,particularlyinemergingmarkets.""Asiaisleadingthecomeback,"Forbessaid.Thenumberofbilli
8、onairesintheAsia-Pacificregiongrewby80percentto234andtheirnetworthalmostdoubledto$729billion,whichtheForbesrankingattributedtothearea's"swellingstockmarketsandseverallarge publicofferingsduringthepastyear."TwoIndiansroundoutthetopfiverichestpeopleinthew
9、orld--MukeshAmbani,withapetrochemicals,oilandgasfortuneof$29billion,andsteel magnateLakshmiMittal,whoisvaluedat$28.7billion.Ofthe97billionairesmakingtheirdebutontheForbeslist,62arefromAsia,whileforthefirsttimeChinaisnowhometothem
