Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Facebook

Carlos Slim Dept: NEW YORK -- The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2012, adding $241 billion to their collective net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 100 wealthiest individuals, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Carlos Slim Enlarge Image Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg The aggregate net worth of the world's top moguls stood at $1.9 trillion at the market close on Dec. 31, according to the index. Retail and telecommunications fortunes surged about 20 per cent on average during the year. Of the 100 people who appeared on the final ranking of 2012, only 16 registered a net loss for the 12-month period. Enlarge Image (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.