Forbes is out with its annual list of the wealthiest people on the planet.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates remained in the top spot for the second year in a row, having added $3.2 billion to his personal wealth.
Tech tycoons continued to dominate, with Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin all appearing in the top 20. With the boom in Silicon Valley, Forbes notes that California is now home to 131 billionaires, "more than any other country besides China and the US."
You can see Forbes' complete billionaires list here. We're taking a closer look at the top 20.
#20 Sergey Brin
Net worth: $29.2 billion
Lost $2.6 billion since 2014; dropped 1 spot on the Forbes list
Brin is the cofounder of Google along with Larry Page.
#19 Larry Page
Net worth: $29.7 billion
Lost $2.6 billion since 2013; dropped 2 spots on the Forbes list
Page is the cofounder of Google, along with Sergey Brin.
#18 Sheldon Adelson
Net worth: $31.4 billion
Lost $6.6 billion since 2013; dropped 10 spots on the Forbes list
Shares of casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. were down 30% this year, largely because of a crackdown in Macau, where the company runs several properties.
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