$18.7 billion net worth valuation, surpassing Gates by almost $4 billion.
This gap is bigger than any other between rankings on the list, with Buffett in third at $11.8 billion.
It could be said that Dean's fortune far exceeds theirs, yet he is ranked second in the latest issue of Forbes.
Because of such dramatic effect, many reporters now want to interview Dean, asking how he feels about missing out on the title of the world's richest person.
Even Forbes officials had to explain that their calculations are delayed, hence the list does not promptly reflect the net worth of the candidates.
Forbes is working to improve this mechanism and plans to update candidates' wealth tracking on the internet in real-time in the future.
Of course, Dean doesn't care about these things, and even Gates himself doesn't like Forbes's various reports.
It seems that the founders of the internet technology industry do not wish to see their names on the list.
