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(New York City) Bill Gates regains the lofty title as the world’s wealthiest person.

Bloomberg News reports the Microsoft founder passed Mexican business mogul Carlos Slim earlier this week, as Microsoft’s stock price surged to a five-year high.

Bloomberg estimates Gates is worth more than $72 billion.