CBS: Bill Gates Tops Forbes 400 List for the 23rd Consecutive Year

‘Topping the list for the 23rd consecutive year is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with the net worth of $81 billion’

O'DONNELL: "Forbes Magazine is revealing its 35th annual Forbes 400 list. The magazine ranked America's billionaires by their wealth and the elite group is setting record. Their combined net worth is $2.4 trillion. The average net worth of a single Forbes 400 member is $6 billion. Both figures are the highest so far. We’re revealing the top names first on 'CBS This Morning'. Number five is Larry Ellison of the tech giant Oracle. Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fourth. Third is investor Warren Buffett. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos comes in at number two. And topping the list for the 23rd consecutive year is Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with a net worth of $81 billion."

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