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A -published report on global wealth says that for the first time, Asia has more billionaires than the USA. According to the Global Rich List 2013 from the research Hurun, there were 1,453 people whose personal was $1 billion or more at the of January. Asia had 608 billionaires, compared with 440 in the USA and 324 in Europe. Moscow came top of the list of billionaire capitals of the world with 76 of the world's -rich; New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and London . The world's wealthiest person is Mexican telecom Carlos Slim, who has $66 billion. He is followed by US Warren Buffett and Amancio Ortega, boss of the fashion Zara.

The report's author, Luxembourg accountant Rupert Hoogewerf, there are a lot more billionaires in the world. He said that for every billionaire he found, he probably another two. This means it might be more to say there are 4,000 billionaires living a life of . Mr Hoogewerf also believes that the number of Chinese will continue to as more business leaders worldwide markets. He said: "Chinese entrepreneurs are their international expansion plans. It is a very new but growing very fast." The report says the youngest billionaire is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 28, who is 42nd on the list and has a personal of $17 billion.

 


 
 

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