Thomson Reuters chief moves up list of world's super rich

Thomson, third Baron Thomson of Fleet and the richest person in Canada, rose three places to 17 with a fortune of $23 billion, while Bloomberg fell seven spots to 30 with $18.1 billion, in Forbes magazine’s annual listing of the super rich.

The world's richest man, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, retained the top spot for the second year in a row and made more money than any of the world’s other 1,209 billionaires in the past year: $20.5 billion, taking his fortune to $74 billion.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates held on to second place, growing his wealth to $56 billion from $53 billion last year, and US investor Warren Buffett again came in third with $50 billion, up from $47 billion.

Forbes ranked the billionaires' fortunes at the close of global stock markets on 14  February. ■