Of course, neither Buffett nor Gates seems to mind about the change, and both men have promised to give a great deal of money to good causes. Gates told a CNBC anchor, "Since both Warren and I have committed the bulk of our wealth to charity, we probably don't belong on the list at all. However, I couldn't be happier to cede this position to Warren."
Gates then joked, "This weekend when we played golf he saved money by not buying a golf glove and using Band-Aids instead. It didn't work too well but he saved a few bucks. I suppose that was the key here rather than the increase in Berkshire's stock price. When we play this weekend I may have to try playing even without Band-Aids to get an edge on him."
Meanwhile, although he's worth much less than either Buffett or Gates ("only" $1.5 billion), Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, was labeled by Forbes "the youngest self-made billionaire in human history." A couple of kids have beaten him in terms of age, but they inherited their money.
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