Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has retained his position as the richest person in America for the 19th year in a row this year, according to Forbes’ annual ranking of the nation’s 400 super rich people who have a combined net worth of 1.7 trillion dollars. With a net worth of $66 billion, Gates not only remained the richest person in America but is also “the planet’s most generous person”, thanks to his countless philanthropic endeavours in developing nations, including India, Forbes said.
The 56-year old Harvard drop out has given away $28 billion to philanthropic causes so far, with his new obsession being building better toilets for those without water or sewage systems, it added.
