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</div> <div class="line"></div> <div class="name"> <a href="/web/20170905084308/https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/">Billionaires</a> </div> <div class="date">March 2016</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="tooltip"> <div class="tooltip-container hidden"> <div class="worth"> <span class="small">$</span>37.2<span class="small">B</span> </div> <div class="line"></div> <div class="name"> <a href="/web/20170905084308/https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/">Billionaires</a> </div> <div class="date">March 2015</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="tooltip"> <div class="tooltip-container hidden"> <div class="worth"> <span class="small">$</span>33.5<span class="small">B</span> </div> <div class="line"></div> <div class="name"> <a href="/web/20170905084308/https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/">Billionaires</a> </div> <div class="date">March 2014</div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="tooltip"> <div class="tooltip-container hidden"> <div class="worth"> <span 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