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  • Warren Buffett surged past Google cofounder Larry Page in the wealth rankings on Tuesday.
  • Buffett's fortune grew to $123 billion on the day, while Page's net worth shrunk to $122 billion.
  • The investor is only a few billion dollars behind Oracle's Larry Ellison and Microsoft's Bill Gates.

Warren Buffett has leapfrogged Larry Page in wealth, and now threatens to overtake Larry Ellison and Bill Gates,  securing the rank of the world's fourth-richest person.