The world’s richest person is not Bill Gates anymore. Spanish industrialist Amancio Ortega has just gone past Microsoft founder Bill Gates to become the richest person.
The new list of Forbes’ real-time tracker has published a new list which shows the multi-billionaire founder of European clothes retailer Zara going above Bill Gates to become the wealthiest person on the planet, with a fortune of $79.8 billion (€71.83 billion or £51.84 billion).
