April 5, 2004

World's Richest...

The title of World's Richest person is no longer held by Bill Gates. Ever shop at Ikea? You helped make Ingvar Kamprad what he is today. bq. Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion). bq. Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in U.S. Forbes magazine, SVT2 said. Ouch! Posted by DaveH at April 5, 2004 10:31 AM