The rich keep getting richer.
For its 29th annual guide that ranks the world's wealthiest individuals, Forbes totaled 1,826 billionaires with an aggregate net worth of $7.05 trillion—an increase from $6.4 trillion last year.
Of the top 10 overall, seven are from the United States, and one of whom has ties to the insurance industry. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, 59, retains his position as the world's richest man with a net worth of $79.2 billion, a position he has held for 16 of the past 21 years. The two youngest on the list are Evan Spiegel, 24, and Bobby Murphy, 26, who founded the photo-messaging app Snapchat, who each have a net worth of $1.5 billion.
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