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The richest people on the planet 2014

With a combined fortune worth more than half a trillion dollars, the richest people in the world rake in more a day than most of us could only dream of earning in a lifetime.

And there's a new person top of the pile, as compiled by Forbes. We take a look at who the world's wealthiest people are this year.