Forbes magazine has just published its latest rich list. Some highlights-
- A record 1,125 individuals with a combined net worth of $4.4 trillion made it into Forbes' 2008 list of billionaires.
- Two-thirds of those on the list are classified as self-made billionaires, and 50 of them are under the age of 40.
- Mark Zuckerberg, 23, the founder of the social networking site Facebook, joins the list as the world's youngest billionaire.
- Patrice Motsepe joins the list as South Africa's first black billionaire with a net worth of $2.4bn.
- The world's richest woman is the French L'Oreal chief, Liliane Bettencourt, 17th on the Forbes list with a net wealth of $22.9bn.
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