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In fact, a ranking of the worlds 500 wealthiest humans showed this week that the planets richest people. That includes 10 from china and the first ever from vietnam. In 2017, mark zuckerberg was the only person in the top 10 billionaires list who is under the age of 50, and the only one in the top 20 billionaires list who is under the age of 40. Forbess 2017 billionaires list breaks records hypebeast. In 2017, 10 of the worlds billionaires fewer than 1% are black, down from 12 last year, reports forbes contributor mfonobong nsehe. Sep 18, 2017 10 book recommendations from billionaires.
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