Microsoft's
Bill Gates lost the most — at
least on paper. His net worth
dropped from $57 to $50 billion,
not enough, however, to keep him
from topping the list for the
16th year in a row. Two current
and former Microsofties were
close behind: Paul Allen (No.
17) lost $4.5 billion and Steve
Ballmer (No. 14) gave up $1.7
billion.


