Slim named world's richest man

                                                                            Bill Gates(left) and Carlos Slim

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, Microsoft's Bill Gates and Zara fashion house boss Amancio Ortega of Spain topped the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest billionaires Monday.
Slim, who controls Latin American telecommunications power America Movil and retail/industrial group Grupo Carso, came in first among the mega-rich for the fourth straight year, with a fortune estimated at $73 billion, up $4 billion from a year ago.
Microsoft chairman Gates, a perennial top finisher in the list, placed second with $67 billion, up $6 billion from 2012, even as he continues to give his fortune away via global charity work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Slim and Gates were also in the top two spots last year.
The list now boasts 1,426 names, a record, including 210 new members.  There was significant jump in women billionaires, with 138 in total, an increase of 34.
The US led the list with 442 tycoons, followed by China with 122, Russia with 110 and Germany with 58.