Forbes' list of billionaires grows by 200, $800 billion in 2013

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. participates in a discussion during the 25th anniversary celebration dinner of the Economic Club of Washington June 5 in Washington, DC. The Economic Club celebrated its 25th anniversary for its role as a forum for the exploration of national and global public policy issues and as important networking connections for business leaders in Washington.Amancio Ortega attends the Monaco International Jumping as part of Global Champion Tour on June 29 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.Ortega supplanted perennial Top 3 billionaire Warren Buffett in 2013.Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks with German Development Minister Dirk Niebel (not pictured) to the media after talks at the Development Ministry on Jan. 29 in Berlin. Gates is cooperating through his charity foundation with the German government and private companies on sustainable food programs in Africa. View the list »
Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú, the world's richest man, smiles during a panel discussion about Latin America at the Clinton Global Initiative Sept. 27, 2007 in New York.

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The number of the world's billionaires has increased in the last year, once again, according to Forbes 2013 Billionaires List released Monday.

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Up by two 200 people from the 2012 billionaires list, the net worth the people who own the world's economy increased by $800 billion in 2013 to $5.6 trillion total.

Atop the list of the wealthiest of the wealthiest sits Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim Helú, who's been the richest billionaire for the past four years.

He's followed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega, who's Spanish retailer Zara not only netted him the biggest gain in fortune in 2012 -- $19.5 billion -- but also moved him ahead of perennial Top 3 finisher Warren Buffett.

This year is the first time since 2000 that Buffett isn't among the top 3 wealthiest humans, despite adding $9.5 billion to his fortune last year.

Among the world's youngest billionaires -- those younger than 40 -- four come from the social media giant Facebook: Dustin Moskovitz, Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, and Sean Parker.

The 29 billionaires under 40 account for $119 billion in wealth, 10 come from the technology sector and 11 come from the United States.

Click here to see the photo gallery of the 1,426 billionaires who made Forbes' list.

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  • Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helú, the world's richest man, smiles during a panel discussion about Latin America at the Clinton Global Initiative Sept. 27, 2007 in New York.
  • Microsoft founder Bill Gates speaks with German Development Minister Dirk Niebel (not pictured) to the media after talks at the Development Ministry on Jan. 29 in Berlin. Gates is cooperating through his charity foundation with the German government and private companies on sustainable food programs in Africa. 
  • Amancio Ortega attends the Monaco International Jumping as part of Global Champion Tour on June 29 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.Ortega supplanted perennial Top 3 billionaire Warren Buffett in 2013.
  • Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. participates in a discussion during the 25th anniversary celebration dinner of the Economic Club of Washington June 5 in Washington, DC. The Economic Club celebrated its 25th anniversary for its role as a forum for the exploration of national and global public policy issues and as important networking connections for business leaders in Washington.
  • Oracle CEO Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address during the 2012 Oracle Open World conference on Sept. 30 in San Francisco. Ellison kicked off the week-long Oracle Open World conference that ran through Oct. 4.
  • Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Charles Koch, comes in sixth on the Forbes 2013 Billionaires list, along with brother David. Charles Koch ranks fourth among the richest people in the United States and Forbes ranks him as the 41st most influential person in the US.
  • Philanthropist, David H. Koch stands in the future site of the new David H. Koch Plaza during the Fifth Avenue Plaza Groundbreaking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Jan. 14 in New York City.
  • Li Ka-shing, chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd., attends the press conference of the 2011 Interim Results Announcement on August 4, 2011, in Hong Kong. Cheung Kong Holdings Limited, gained 169 percent to 33.3 billion Hong Kong dollar ($14.27 billion) in first half-year profit. And Hutchison Whampoa added 632 percent to 46.3 billion Hong Kong dollar ($5.95 billion).
  • Liliane Bettencourt attends the Giorgio Armani Prive Haute-Couture Spring / Summer 2012 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Grand Palais on Jan. 24, 2012, in Paris.
  • CEO of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy Bernard Arnault attends the Louis Vuitton Ready-to-Wear A/W 2009 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week on March 12, 2009, in Paris.
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