The list obespecheniya citizens of the planet have added 27 American billionaires, writes in Thursday printed illustrated edition, which each year publishes a chart of the most wealthy people.

Among the " newcomers " Forbes said ten most inspiring success stories of people who made their own wealth at $ 1 billion or more.

in the first place on the charts as a native of the Ukraine Yang Kum with a wealth 7, 7 billion, which ranked 62 in the list of most wealthy people. In 2009 Kum invented WhatsApp is a mobile messenger, the most popular in the world today. This application with the audience of 600 million users in February 2014 was purchased social network Facebook for a record 19 billion dollars.

on the 2nd place Among the new American billionaires is Elizabeth Holmes, its status is defined in 4, 5 billion dollars. 30-year-old Holmes, who founded the company Theranos, is the youngest female billionaire By assumption Forbes. On the 3rd place - Brian Acton with wealth at 3, $ 4 billion, formally he was the first investor WhatsApp.

It was also noted Evan Williams (3, 1 billion) created the blogging platform Blogger and Medium. Travis Kalanick ($3 billion) - the developer of the service Uber, based on innovative logistics system taxi. Harry Stine (2, 5 billion), a successful farmer from Iowa, who brought unique varieties of soybeans and corn.

Next in the chart, Douglas Lyon, who went from cleaning toilets to the head of one of the top companies in Silicon valley, now His condition is set at 2, $ 2 billion. Became a billionaire because of venture investments. William Ekman (1, 6 billion dollars). David Walentas - successful developer that made the industrial zone district in Brooklyn, a place to stay for new Yorkers middle and upper class. His fortune Forbes estimates at 1, 7 billion.

on the tenth place in the ranking of young billionaires located John Yarbro, which was enriched in 1, 6 billion dollars on the commercial use of tables for table football and video game production in Its organization Video Gaming Technologies.

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