# Bill Gates no longer worlds richest man!

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**Created:** [April 5, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bill-gates-no-longer-worlds-richest-man/106356 "2004-04-05T01:51:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bill-gates-no-longer-worlds-richest-man/106356/1 "2004-04-05T01:51:47Z")

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[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I heard on the News that Bill Gates was no longer the world’s richest man.[/size][/font]  
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]That the title has gone to some home wares sales man.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I didn’t get to see the story, and as yet it hasn’t filtered to the net.[/size][/font]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Anyone have the story ?[/size][/font]

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**Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bill-gates-no-longer-worlds-richest-man/106356/2 "2004-04-06T21:49:24Z")

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Ikea seems to deny the reports:  
[http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-05-billg-not-richest\_x.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-05-billg-not-richest_x.htm)

(more sources: [http://news.google.com/news?q=ikea+denies&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nn](http://news.google.com/news?q=ikea+denies&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nn))

And a good article about the complexities of measuring personal wealth: [http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/news/newsmakers/worldswealthiestupdate/](http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/news/newsmakers/worldswealthiestupdate/)

Oops 😏

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**Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bill-gates-no-longer-worlds-richest-man/106356/3 "2004-04-06T22:00:58Z")

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> [@kirupa](#):
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> I’ve seen some Ikea stuff, and imo, they look too “unique” and waay too “geometric.” Most of their products do look like the pixel furniture you see in sites such as habbohotel or [dubit.co.uk](http://dubit.co.uk) though 🙂

I purchased a “retail storage unit” without a top for $110, then went to the kitchen area, purchased a 2 1/2" thick wooden table top for $35. Rubbed down the table top with Butcher Block oil (from my local Hardware store), and now I have a wonderful counter/cutting board/place to make pastries, etc. with lots of space to store my pots and pans underneath. All for about $150.

Of course, it weighs a ton, since it is made of 1/2" particle board, and steel, but it looks like it belongs in my kitchen, and gives me major counter space where I had in negative quantity before.

That said, it took a day to go get it, wait in line to pay for it, wait in line to rec’d from loading dock, cart the heavy beast up 6 floors,etc.

I have not needed anything quite badly enough to go back yet.