Bill Gates Not The Richest Man In The World.....

[ForceX]

Ingvar Kamprad, the Swede who founded furniture retail chain IKEA, has overtaken Microsoft's Bill Gates as the world's richest man, Swedish TV news reported on Sunday.

 

Citing next week's edition of the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affarer, public service SVT2 television said Kamprad, 77, has a personal fortune of 400 billion crowns ($53 billion).

 

Gates's fortune is put at $47 billion, according to the latest list of the world's rich in Forbes magazine, SVT2 said.

 

Kamprad, known for frugal habits such as flying economy class, lives in Switzerland and no longer takes part in the daily running of IKEA, but has kept ownership of the company with more than 180 stores in over 30 countries in the family.

 

SVT2 said the dollar's slide against other currencies is the main reason why Kamprad has now overtaken Gates.

 

HAHAHAHAHA....Looks like the joke is on Bill Gates....

 

I wonder how he feels being No. 2.....

 

Edited April 5, 2004 by ForceX

[Wizard]

I always thought he wasn't the richest guy in teh worldz. And that prooves it. Sucks to be him!

[Agozer]

I kinda guessed that this would happen sooner or later.

[random guy]

The sultan of brunei used to be the world's richest man, until his son pilfered lots and lots of money away on goodness knows what...

[ForceX]

The sultan of brunei used to be the world's richest man, until his son pilfered lots and lots of money away on goodness knows what...

He spent it on Bootay....because his long john wasn't quite up to the task to get Bootay on his own....

[saiyanfire]

lol, i wouldnt mind bein #2

all that money would warrant sum serious a$$ tappin if u know what i mean

[ForceX]

I just watched the Ten National News (Ten is a television channel in Australia)...and the News Ancor said that Ingvar Kamprad flys Economy Class and takes the Bus around town.....

 

WTF..Why would you fly Economy Class and take a Bus around town....when you have enough money to buy your own Airplane and a flying car (I remember when I was young I heard that by the year 2000 we would have flying cars....I want my Flying Car Damnit....)

Edited April 5, 2004 by ForceX

[Agozer]

Maybe, but like most scandinavians, he's modest.

[ugenn]

Most of billy boy's wealth is holed up in his M$ stock which isn't performing too well compared to it's heyday, esp now with the Linux and open source threat getting bigger every day. And getting fined a cool couple hundred mils by the EU recenlty help matters

Edited April 5, 2004 by ugenn

[Gryph]

How'd he make so much selling furniture? But yeah, if I had that money I'd still fly economy class and drive a cheap car, well actually a Prius. I'd spend my money on lots and lots of research.

[2eyez]

I think they don't actualy have that much money but are worth that much money