The World's Billionaires behind China, Germany and India by the number of billionaires. Self-made billionaires made up the largest number of people on the list with 1,191 positions (over 65 percent) while just 230 (under 13 percent) have wealth through inheritance. The number of billionaires who inherited a portion but are still working to increase their fortunes is 405. Bill Gates was named the richest man in the world by "Forbes"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s annual list of the world's billionaires. This was the 16th time that the founder of Microsoft claimed the top spot. Carlos Slim came in second for the second consecutive time. Warren Buffett
The Richest Duck in the World The Richest Duck in the World The Richest Duck in the World or The Recluse of McDuck Manor is a Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It is the twelfth of the original 12 chapters in the series "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck". The story takes place on the Christmas Day, 1947. Donald and Huey, Dewey, and Louie pay Scrooge a visit in his mansion after their stay on Bear Mountain (shown by Barks in FC-178 "Christmas on Bear Mountain" from 1947). Provocated by Donald, Scrooge takes his nephews to his Money Bin to show them his fortune.