(Computerworld) -- Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.'s chairman, was the world's richest person for the 14th consecutive year, Forbes announced yesterday as it released its mogul rankings for 2006.
Gates, whose estimated net worth climbed $6 billion in 2006 to $56 billion, was joined in the top 25 by technology heavyweights Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corp., 11th place, $21.5 billion; Paul Allen, formerly of Microsoft, 19th, $18 billion; and Azim Premji, chairman of India's technology services company Wipro Technologies, 21st, $17.1 billion.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, watched his ranking drop from 24th place in 2005 to 31st, even as his net worth climbed to $15 billion from $13.6 billion.
Michael Dell, the back-again CEO of Dell, placed 30th with $15.8 billion, a drop in both ranking (12th) and worth ($17.1 billion) from 2005, mirroring the decline of the company he founded.
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