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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
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