Bill Gates is the World’s Richest Man, Again

Christopher Parr, is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for…

Due to Microsoft stock rising, Bill Gates has retaken the “World’s Richest Man” title from Mexico’s Carlos Slim. Here’s Bloomberg with more:

Bill Gates became the world’s richest person today, the first time he has held the title since 2007. His fortune was valued at $72.7 billion at 4 p.m. in New York, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Gates, 57, was more than $550 million ahead of Carlos Slim, who has a $72.1 billion net worth. The co-founder of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has seen his fortune climb about $10 billion this year. The software maker’s shares hit a five-year high today, and have advanced 28 percent year-to-date.

The philanthropic founder of Microsoft has donated $28 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The couple intend to eventually give away 95% of their fortune.

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Christopher Parr

Christopher Parr, is the Editor and Chief Content Creator for Pursuitist, and a contributing writer to USA Today, Business Insider — and the on-air host of Travel Tuesday on Live at 4 CBS. He is an award-winning luxury marketing veteran, writer, a frequent speaker at luxury and interactive marketing conferences and a pioneer in web publishing. USA Today has named him one of the “Top 10 Luxury Travel Bloggers” — and Madison Magazine honored him as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential People in Madison.”