WORLD’S RICHEST PERSON – What Happens When Microsoft Goes Hip Hop

Rylan Branch | May 17, 2013 | Tech | No Comments

Bill Gates and Jay Z on the set of The Big Idea television program 2010

Newsflash -Â Friday May 17, 2013
Source: ABCNews.com

Bill Gates Regains Title of Worldâ€™s Richest Person

Bill Gates has regained his title as richest man in the world after five years out of the top spot, beating Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.

The net worth of Gates, founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, hit a five-year high on Thursday at $72.7 billion, topping that of Slim, 73, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Gates last held the title, which has also been held by Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett, five years ago.

Though Gates, 57, is still chairman of Microsoft, he only owns about 5 percent of it, reports Forbes. Microsoft shares are up 28 percent this year. Bloomberg figures that Gateâ€™s fortune has risen 15 percent this year.

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Moral of the story

This is more of a historical record than anything else as a mention of the new Microsoft Surface Pro commercial with elements of Hip Hop culture was mentioned on our social media channels during last months NCAA tournament finals which led to decision of listing a timeline progress report which may indicate the factors regarding Microsoft’s recent successes.