America’s 25 Richest Individuals

It’s that time of year again when the iconic Forbes magazine releases “The Forbes 400”, an index and a who’s who of the American elite. From Tech entrepreneurs turned billionaires to retail dynasties and hedge fund kings, they are all here. Each year this list reaffirms America’s dominance when it comes to wealth. In total the combined wealth of “The Forbes 400” comes to a whooping $2.29 trillion, yes that was trillion with a ’T’. Want to be on it? Well, you will need to have at least $1.55 billion to make the cut. We take a look at the top 25 below.

1) Bill Gates, Net Worth – $81 Billion, SOW – self-made, Microsoft

2) Warren Buffet, Net Worth – $67 Billion, SOW – self-made, Berkshire Hathaway

3) Larry Ellison, Net Worth – $50 Billion, SOW – self-made, Oracle

4) Charles Koch, Net Worth – $42 Billion, SOW – inherited and growing, diversified

5) David Koch, Net Worth – $42 Billion, SOW – inherited and growing, diversified

6) Christy Walton, Net Worth – $38 Billion, SOW – Wal-Mart, Inherited

7) Jim Walton, Net Worth – $36 Billion, SOW – Wal-Mart, Inherited

8) Michael Bloomberg, Net Worth – $35 Billion, SOW – self-made, Bloomberg LP

9) Alice Walton, Net Worth – $34.9 Billion, SOW – Wal-Mart

10) S. Robson Walton, Net Worth – $34.8 Billion, SOW – Wal-Mart, Inherited

11) Mark Zuckerberg, Net Worth – $34 Billion, SOW – self-made, Facebook

12) Sheldon Adelson, Net Worth – $32 Billion, SOW – casinos, self-made

13) Larry Page, Net Worth – $31.5 Billion, SOW – Google, self-made

14) Sergey Brin, Net Worth – $31 Billion, SOW – Google, self-made

15) Jeff Bezos, Net Worth – $30.5 Billion, SOW – Amazon, self-made

16) Carl Icahn, Net Worth – $26 Billion, SOW – Investments, self-made

17) George Soros, Net Worth – $24 Billion, SOW – Hedge Funds, self-made

18) Steve Ballmer, Net Worth – $22.5 Billion, SOW – Microsoft, self-made

19) Forrest Mars, Jr., Net Worth – $22 Billion, SOW – Candy, Inherited

20) Jacqueline Mars, Net Worth – $22 Billion, SOW – Candy, Inherited

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21) John Mars, Net Worth – $22 Billion, SOW – Candy, Inherited

22) Len Blavatnik, Net Worth – $21.5 Billion, SOW – self-made, diversified

23) Phil Knight, Net Worth – Nike, self-made, SOW – $19.9 Billion

24) Harold Hamm, Net Worth – $18.7 Billion, SOW – self-made, oil and gas

25) Michael Dell, Net Worth – $17.7 Billion, SOW – Dell, self-made

To see the full list visit forbes.com