J.K. Rowling, Google guys make list of billionaires

Friday, February 27, 2004

NEW YORK -- "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and the founders of the Google search engine have landed on Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is No. 1 for the 10th straight year, but investor Warren Buffett is nipping at his heels. Gates' net worth is now estimated at $46.6 billion, less than half the $100 billion it peaked at in 1998, but up about 13 percent from 2003. Newcomers to the list included Rowling and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. All three debuted at No. 552 with $1 billion each.

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