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FACTBOX: Record number of billionaires make Forbes 2013 list Mar 4th 2013, 12:10 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Spain's Ortega leaps to rank as world's third richest man: Forbes 7:10am EST Analysis & Opinion The boardroom mystique Political risk must-reads Related Topics Money » Investing and Taxes Simplified » Lifestyle » One hundred dollar notes are seen in this photo illustration at a bank in Seoul January 9, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Lee Jae-Won NEW YORK | Mon Mar 4, 2013 7:10am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forbes's 2013 list of the world's richest people includes 1,426 billionaires, a record number, with a total net worth of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6 trillion in the previous ranking. Following are key facts from the ranking. There are 210 new billionaires from 42 countries, including 27 from the United States. The average net worth of those on full list has risen to $3.8 billion from $3.7 billion. Sixty people have dropped off the list and eight have died. The Asia-Pacific region saw the biggest number fall off the list with 29, followed by the United States, which lost 16. Most of the billionaires are self-made, 961, while 184 inherited their wealth and 281 inherited part of it and are increasing it. The oldest billionaires, on average, are in the Americas, with an average age of 67, with those in the United States slightly younger at 65. The United States had the most billionaires with 442, followed by Asia-Pacific with 386, Europe with 366, Middle East and Africa with 103 and the Americas, excluding the United States, with 129. The number of women billionaires rose to 138 from 104. The United States has 50 female billionaires, followed by 35 in Europe and 22 in Asia-Pacific. Saudi Arabia's 93-year-old Sulaiman Al Rajhi, the chairman of the Al Rajhi Bank, whose estimated net worth is $6 billion, is tied for having the most children of those on the list - with 23. Roman Avdeev, the owner of the Credit Bank of Moscow, also has 23 children, 19 of whom are adopted. The 45-year-old's fortune is valued at $1.4 billion. Investing and Taxes Simplified Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (3) This is not prosperity. This is monetary inflation. Soon we will all be billionaires but have nothing. Mar 04, 2013 7:41am EST  --  Report as abuse Thank you Federal Reserve! Mar 04, 2013 8:26am EST  --  Report as abuse How many politicians are in this list? Do our prez made at list the millionaires list? Mar 04, 2013 8:33am EST  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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