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This man just became richer than Warren Buffett

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June 3, 2015, 4:06 PM ET

Amancio Ortega, founder of clothing retailer Zara, is now the second-richest man in the world, knocking legendary investor Warren Buffett into third place.

The 79-year-old, who hails from Spain, is worth over $71.5 billion as of June 2, 2015, according to Bloomberg.

Bill Gates remains the world’s richest man with a net worth of over $85.5 billion.

Buffett’s net worth of $70.2 billion — over $1 billion shy of Ortega’s new total — drops him down into third.

According to Business Insider:

Ortega founded fast-fashion giant Zara with his then-wife Rosalia in 1975. Today, his retail company Intidex SA — which owns Zara, as well as Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear — has over 6,600 outposts around the world. Zara in of itself is changing retail forever.

Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently became a billionaire for the first time, as stock in the bank surged. He now has an estimated $1.1 billion net worth.

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Benjamin Snyder is Coins2Day's managing editor, leading operations for the newsroom.

Prior to rejoining Coins2Day, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Coins2Day in 2014.

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