1 |  Bill Gates | $72 B | 57 | Medina, Washington | Microsoft |
2 |  Warren Buffett | $58.5 B | 83 | Omaha, Nebraska | Berkshire Hathaway |
3 |  Larry Ellison | $41 B | 69 | Woodside, California | Oracle |
4 |  Charles Koch | $36 B | 77 | Wichita, Kansas | diversified |
4 |  David Koch | $36 B | 73 | New York, New York | diversified |
6 |  Christy Walton & family | $35.4 B | 58 | Jackson, Wyoming | Wal-Mart |
7 |  Jim Walton | $33.8 B | 65 | Bentonville, Arkansas | Wal-Mart |
8 |  Alice Walton | $33.5 B | 63 | Fort Worth, Texas | Wal-Mart |
9 |  S. Robson Walton | $33.3 B | 69 | Bentonville, Arkansas | Wal-Mart |
10 |  Michael Bloomberg | $31 B | 71 | New York, New York | Bloomberg LP |
11 |  Sheldon Adelson | $28.5 B | 80 | Las Vegas, Nevada | casinos |
12 |  Jeff Bezos | $27.2 B | 49 | Seattle, Washington | Amazon.com |
13 |  Larry Page | $24.9 B | 40 | Palo Alto, California | Google |
14 |  Sergey Brin | $24.4 B | 40 | Los Altos, California | Google |
15 |  Forrest Mars, Jr. | $20.5 B | 82 | Big Horn, Wyoming | candy |
15 |  Jacqueline Mars | $20.5 B | 73 | The Plains, Virginia | candy |
15 |  John Mars | $20.5 B | 77 | Jackson, Wyoming | candy |
18 |  Carl Icahn | $20.3 B | 77 | New York, New York | Investments |
19 |  George Soros | $20 B | 83 | Katonah, New York | hedge funds |
20 |  Mark Zuckerberg | $19 B | 29 | Palo Alto, California | Facebook |
21 |  Steve Ballmer | $18 B | 57 | Hunts Point, Washington | Microsoft |
22 |  Len Blavatnik | $17.8 B | 56 | London | diversified |
23 |  Abigail Johnson | $17.2 B | 51 | Milton, Massachusetts | money management |
24 |  Phil Knight | $16.3 B | 75 | Hillsboro, Oregon | Nike |
25 |  Michael Dell | $15.9 B | 48 | Austin, Texas | Dell |
26 |  Paul Allen | $15.8 B | 60 | Mercer Island, Washington | Microsoft, investments |
27 |  Donald Bren | $14 B | 81 | Newport Beach, California | real estate |
27 |  Ronald Perelman | $14 B | 70 | New York, New York | leveraged buyouts |
29 |  Anne Cox Chambers | $13.5 B | 93 | Atlanta, Georgia | media |
30 |  Rupert Murdoch & family | $13.4 B | 82 | New York, New York | media |
31 |  Ray Dalio | $12.9 B | 64 | Greenwich, Connecticut | hedge funds |
32 |  Charles Ergen | $12.5 B | 60 | Denver, Colorado | Dish Network |
33 |  Harold Hamm | $12.4 B | 67 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | oil & gas |
34 |  James Simons | $12 B | 75 | East Setauket, New York | hedge funds |
35 |  Laurene Powell Jobs & family | $11.7 B | 49 | Palo Alto, California | Apple, Disney |
36 |  John Paulson | $11.4 B | 57 | New York, New York | hedge funds |
36 |  Jack Taylor & family | $11.4 B | 91 | St. Louis, Missouri | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
38 |  Philip Anschutz | $10.3 B | 73 | Denver, Colorado | investments |
39 |  Richard Kinder | $10.2 B | 68 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
40 |  George Kaiser | $10 B | 71 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | oil & gas, banking |
40 |  Harold Simmons | $10 B | 82 | Dallas, Texas | investments |
42 |  Andrew Beal | $9.8 B | 60 | Dallas, Texas | banks, real estate |
43 |  Steve Cohen | $9.4 B | 57 | Greenwich, Connecticut | hedge funds |
44 |  Edward Johnson, III. | $9.3 B | 83 | Boston, Massachusetts | Investments |
45 |  Patrick Soon-Shiong | $9 B | 61 | Los Angeles, California | pharmaceuticals |
46 |  Samuel Newhouse, Jr. | $8.9 B | 85 | New York, New York | Media |
47 |  Charles Butt & family | $8.5 B | 75 | San Antonio, Texas | supermarkets |
47 |  Pierre Omidyar | $8.5 B | 46 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Ebay |
49 |  Elaine Marshall & family | $8.3 B | 71 | Dallas, Texas | diversified |
49 |  Hank & Doug Meijer | $8.3 B | - | Grand Rapids, Michigan | supermarkets |
49 |  Eric Schmidt | $8.3 B | 58 | Atherton, California | Google |
52 |  Donald Newhouse | $8.2 B | 83 | Somerset County, New Jersey | Media |
53 |  David Tepper | $7.9 B | 56 | Livingston, New Jersey | hedge funds |
54 |  Ralph Lauren | $7.7 B | 73 | New York, New York | Ralph Lauren |
54 |  Stephen Schwarzman | $7.7 B | 66 | New York, New York | private equity |
56 |  Leonard Lauder | $7.6 B | 80 | New York, New York | Estee Lauder |
57 |  John Menard, Jr. | $7.5 B | 73 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | retail |
58 |  James Goodnight | $7.2 B | 70 | Cary, North Carolina | software |
59 |  Eli Broad | $6.9 B | 80 | Los Angeles, California | investments |
60 |  Richard DeVos | $6.8 B | 87 | Holland, Michigan | Amway |
61 |  Jim Kennedy | $6.7 B | 65 | Atlanta, Georgia | media |
61 |  John Malone | $6.7 B | 72 | Elizabeth, Colorado | cable television |
61 |  Elon Musk | $6.7 B | 42 | Los Angeles, California | Tesla Motors |
61 |  Blair Parry-Okeden | $6.7 B | 62 | Scone | media |
65 |  David Duffield | $6.4 B | 72 | Blackhawk, California | business software |
65 |  Herbert Kohler, Jr. & family | $6.4 B | 74 | Kohler, Wisconsin | plumbing fixtures |
65 |  Thomas Peterffy | $6.4 B | 68 | Greenwich, Connecticut | discount brokerage |
68 |  S. Truett Cathy | $6 B | 92 | Hampton, Georgia | Chick-fil-A |
68 |  David Geffen | $6 B | 70 | Malibu, California | movies, music |
70 |  Micky Arison | $5.9 B | 64 | Bal Harbour, Florida | Carnival Cruises |
71 |  Sumner Redstone | $5.8 B | 90 | Beverly Hills, California | Media |
71 |  Dennis Washington | $5.8 B | 79 | Missoula, Montana | construction, mining |
73 |  Leslie Wexner | $5.7 B | 76 | New Albany, Ohio | retail |
74 |  Ray Lee Hunt | $5.6 B | 70 | Dallas, Texas | oil, real estate |
74 |  Charles Johnson | $5.6 B | 80 | Hillsborough, California | money management |
74 |  Richard LeFrak & family | $5.6 B | 68 | New York, New York | real estate |
77 |  Dannine Avara | $5.5 B | 49 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
77 |  Scott Duncan | $5.5 B | 30 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
77 |  Milane Frantz | $5.5 B | 44 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
77 |  Jeffrey Hildebrand | $5.5 B | 54 | Houston, Texas | Oil |
77 |  Rupert Johnson, Jr. | $5.5 B | 72 | Burlingame, California | money management |
77 |  Ira Rennert | $5.5 B | 79 | New York, New York | investments |
77 |  Randa Williams | $5.5 B | 52 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
84 |  Stanley Kroenke | $5.3 B | 66 | Columbia, Missouri | sports, real estate |
85 |  Leon Black | $5.2 B | 62 | New York, New York | private equity |
85 |  Gayle Cook | $5.2 B | 79 | Bloomington, Indiana | medical devices |
85 |  Dustin Moskovitz | $5.2 B | 29 | San Francisco, California | Facebook |
88 |  Patrick McGovern | $5.1 B | 76 | Hollis, New Hampshire | media |
88 |  Charles Schwab | $5.1 B | 76 | Atherton, California | discount brokerage |
90 |  Jin Sook & Do Won Chang | $5 B | 58 | Beverly Hills, California | Fashion retail |
90 |  Thomas Frist, Jr. & family | $5 B | 75 | Nashville, Tennessee | health care |
90 |  David Green | $5 B | 71 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | retail |
93 |  Robert Rowling | $4.9 B | 59 | Dallas, Texas | investments |
94 |  Stephen Ross | $4.8 B | 73 | New York, New York | real estate |
95 |  Bruce Kovner | $4.7 B | 68 | New York, New York | hedge funds |
95 |  Henry Kravis | $4.7 B | 69 | New York, New York | private equity |
95 |  Ann Walton Kroenke | $4.7 B | 64 | Columbia, Missouri | Wal-Mart |
98 |  Gordon Moore | $4.6 B | 84 | Woodside, California | Intel |
98 |  Daniel Ziff | $4.6 B | 41 | New York, New York | investments |
98 |  Dirk Ziff | $4.6 B | 49 | North Palm Beach, Florida | investments |