The number of billionaires... is on the rise... and joining them this year is NBA star Michael Jordan.
The former Chicago Bulls shooting guard was one of 2-hundred-90 new faces on Forbes magazine's rich list.
Following the footsteps Bill Gates... who topped the list this year for the 16th time... were tech entrepreneurs from Uber, AirBnB and Snapchat... all under the age of 40.
China... was the country with the largest class of new billionaires... adding 71 to its list... followed by the U.S., India and Germany.
Korea's Lee Kun-hee... chairman of Samsung Group... came in at number 110... down 8 slots from last year.
