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    Who is the richest person in the world and how rich is he or she?

    Question #48358. Asked by Dead Man Inc. (Jun 13 04 12:16 PM)


    gmackematix

    		Are you sure it's still Bill Gates?
    http://in.news.yahoo.com/040404/137/2cdva.html


    Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday.

    Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion).

    Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in U.S. Forbes magazine, SVT2 said.

    Jun 13 04, 5:42 PM
    romeomikegolf


    IKEA founder nails honour as world's richest man
    Last Updated Tue, 06 Apr 2004 16:18:36
    STOCKHOLM - The man who made billions of dollars selling people furniture they can assemble themselves has managed to build an estate bigger than anyone else on the planet, Swedish television reported on Sunday.

    Ingvar Kamprad, the 77-year-old Swede who founded the IKEA retail chain, is worth $53 billion US, according to SVT2 news.

    The figure puts him ahead of Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, 49, who Forbes magazine estimates is worth $47 billion US.

    With thanks to CBC News.

    Jun 14 04, 12:32 AM

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