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Co-founder and CEO of Whatsapp Jan Koum speaks during a conference at the Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 24, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jan Koum and Brian Acton, the cofounders of WhatsApp, made\u00a0<\/i>Forbes’<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>annual billionaires’ list<\/a>\u00a0with few moments to spare after Facebook offered a total of $19 billion to buy the company.<\/p>\n

The deal, if completed, will give Koum a fortune of $6.8 billion, according to\u00a0<\/i>Forbes<\/em>. Acton will be worth\u00a0<\/i>at least $3 billion<\/a>. The two were the subject of a very well-timed profile that\u00a0<\/i>Forbes<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>had planned to coincide with its billionaires’ issue, which was released on Monday.<\/p>\n

After Facebook made its\u00a0<\/i>stunning offer<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>on Feb. 19,\u00a0<\/i>Forbes<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>posted<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>its exclusive on the founders online.<\/p>\n

Koum and Acton are two of 26 newcomers to the list from tech. Others include\u00a0<\/i>Dropbox<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>CEO Drew Houston and Workday cofounder Aneel Bhusri.<\/p>\n

At the top of the list were the usual suspects. Microsoft cofounder and chairman Bill Gates, whoonce again<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>became the world’s richest man last May, is No. 1 with $76 billion.<\/p>\n

Oracle cofounder and CEO Larry Ellison is on the list at No. 5 with $48 billion. Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin placed at 17 and 19, respectively, with $32.3 billion and $31.8 billion. The two flanked Amazon CEO\u00a0<\/i>Jeff Bezos<\/a>, whose fortune is estimated at $32 billion. Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came in at No. 21 with $28.5 billion.<\/p>\n

Below are the top 10 billionaires on the list:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Bill Gates: $76 billion<\/li>\n
  2. Carlos Slim and Helu Family: $72 billion<\/li>\n
  3. Amancia Ortega: $64 billion<\/li>\n
  4. Warren Buffett: $58.2 billion<\/li>\n
  5. Larry Ellison : $48 billion<\/li>\n
  6. Charles Koch: $40 billion<\/li>\n
  7. David Koch: $40 billion<\/li>\n
  8. Sheldon Adelson: $38 billion<\/li>\n
  9. Christy Walton and Family: $36.7 billion<\/li>\n
  10. Jim Walton: $34.7 billion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Source: Mahable.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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