Steve Jobs at the 2010 Oscars | Photo by Zadi Diaz - http://flic.kr/p/7JgA4C

Today Forbes published its list of world billionaires, crowning a new richest person with Carlos Slim Helu beating Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to the top. This year Steve Jobs ranked 136th on the world rich list with an increased estimated wealth of $5.5 billion up from $3.9 billion in 2009. Jobs also significantly improved his placing moving down from 178th on the 2009 list.

The list of course is only an estimate and upon publication has become quickly outdated, Fortune’s Apple 2.0 blog reminds us that since February 12th 2010 Steve Jobs is $580 million richer on paper. Steve Jobs holds 5.426 million shares in Apple and 138 million shares in Disney.