Fllowing Facebook’s $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, the 2 founders of the most popular mobile messaging service have currently earned a brand new distinction – an area within the Forbes’s list of worldwide billionaires. According to Forbes, 38-year-old Jan Koum, who ranks 202 within the list, is currently worth $6.8 billion and 42-year-old Brian Acton (rank 551) is worth $3 billion.
Jan Koum and Brian Acton are among 26 newcomers who entered to annual list alongside Twitter’s Evan Williams, who has a fortune of $3 billion.
Bill Gates founder of Microsoft regained the title of the world’s richest man with his $76 Billion.
Carlos Slim Helu owner of Mexican telecommunication magnate came in second with $72 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg founder of Facebook who made the most money in the past year.From 2013′s estimate of $15.2 billion to $28.5 billion this year, approximately doubled within one year. According to the Forbes, This year there are largest number of female billionaires ever seen.
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