the world's richest man

Forbes has put Warren Buffett on top of their list at $62 Billion unseating Bill Gates after he held it for 13 years. He's on a roll having jumped $10 billion a year for the past two years. I think its very cool that he gives lots of money to charities.

Here's the Forbes top five:

1. Warren Buffett - $62 billion
2. Carlos Slim - $60 billion
3. Bill Gates - $58 billion
4. Lakshmi Mittal - $45 billion
5. Makesh Ambani - $43 billion

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