Starting in 1987, Gates was included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people[9] and was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2014—excluding a few years after the Financial crisis of 2007–08.[10] Between 2009 and 2014 his wealth doubled from $40 billion to more than $82 billion.[11] Between 2013 and 2014 his wealth increased by $15 billion.[12] Gates is currently the richest man in the world.[1