“Bill Gates appears to have been dethroned as the world’s richest man. But based on his past comments, he probably isn’t disappointed.
The Microsoft Corp. chairman and co-founder has been overtaken on the world’s richest list by Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, according to a Mexican financial news service quoted by Reuters.
A 27 percent surge in the stock price of Slim’s wireless company, American Movil, in the second quarter has put his worth at close to $67.8 billion, Reuters reported Tuesday.
Reuters quoted financial tracker Eduardo Garcia, from Sentido Comun, an online financial publication. Garcia estimated that Gates was worth $59.2 billion, Reuters reported.”
