Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Jack Ma is ruling Alibaba with $18.5 billion this year, Buffett, Gates and other are also making billions

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba (BABA, Tech30), made more that anyone this year, increasing his wealth by 173%. There was a gain of $18.5 billion from the research firm Wealth-X.

Ma opened the Chinese online marketplace with $60,000. Now the total worth of Ma is$29.2 billion. He got his treasure pot in September. That month was connected to the biggest IPO ever, Alibaba's IPO.

Warren Buffett is second on the list, whose investing netted $13.5 billion up to now in 2014. It's 23% of gain. He now has a net worth of $72.6 billion.

Bill Gates is third on the list. With $83.1 billion, the world's richest man has made $10.5 billion this year. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) has even got investment of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) and other investors.

Facebook (FB, Tech30) founder Mark Zuckerberg made $8.4 billion.

Swiss telecom magnate Patrick Drahi with a $5.1 billion gain.

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