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The Richest People in America List - Forbes

The Richest People in America List - Forbes:


RankNameNet WorthAgeResidenceSource
1

Bill Gates

$72 B57Medina, WashingtonMicrosoft
2

Warren Buffett

$58.5 B83Omaha, NebraskaBerkshire Hathaway
3

Larry Ellison

$41 B69Woodside, CaliforniaOracle
4

Charles Koch

$36 B77Wichita, Kansasdiversified
4

David Koch

$36 B73New York, New Yorkdiversified
6

Christy Walton & family

$35.4 B58Jackson, WyomingWal-Mart
7

Jim Walton

$33.8 B65Bentonville, ArkansasWal-Mart
8

Alice Walton

$33.5 B63Fort Worth, TexasWal-Mart
9

S. Robson Walton

$33.3 B69Bentonville, ArkansasWal-Mart
10

Michael Bloomberg

$31 B71New York, New YorkBloomberg LP
11

Sheldon Adelson

$28.5 B80Las Vegas, Nevadacasinos
12

Jeff Bezos

$27.2 B49Seattle, WashingtonAmazon.com
13

Larry Page

$24.9 B40Palo Alto, CaliforniaGoogle
14

Sergey Brin

$24.4 B40Los Altos, CaliforniaGoogle
15

Forrest Mars, Jr.

$20.5 B82Big Horn, Wyomingcandy
15

Jacqueline Mars

$20.5 B73The Plains, Virginiacandy
15

John Mars

$20.5 B77Jackson, Wyomingcandy
18

Carl Icahn

$20.3 B77New York, New YorkInvestments
19

George Soros

$20 B83Katonah, New Yorkhedge funds
20

Mark Zuckerberg

$19 B29Palo Alto, CaliforniaFacebook
21

Steve Ballmer

$18 B57Hunts Point, WashingtonMicrosoft
22

Len Blavatnik

$17.8 B56Londondiversified
23

Abigail Johnson

$17.2 B51Milton, Massachusettsmoney management
24

Phil Knight

$16.3 B75Hillsboro, OregonNike
25

Michael Dell

$15.9 B48Austin, TexasDell
26

Paul Allen

$15.8 B60Mercer Island, WashingtonMicrosoft, investments
27

Donald Bren

$14 B81Newport Beach, Californiareal estate
27

Ronald Perelman

$14 B70New York, New Yorkleveraged buyouts
29

Anne Cox Chambers

$13.5 B93Atlanta, Georgiamedia
30

Rupert Murdoch & family

$13.4 B82New York, New Yorkmedia
31

Ray Dalio

$12.9 B64Greenwich, Connecticuthedge funds
32

Charles Ergen

$12.5 B60Denver, ColoradoDish Network
33

Harold Hamm

$12.4 B67Oklahoma City, Oklahomaoil & gas
34

James Simons

$12 B75East Setauket, New Yorkhedge funds
35

Laurene Powell Jobs & family

$11.7 B49Palo Alto, CaliforniaApple, Disney
36

John Paulson

$11.4 B57New York, New Yorkhedge funds
36

Jack Taylor & family

$11.4 B91St. Louis, MissouriEnterprise Rent-A-Car
38

Philip Anschutz

$10.3 B73Denver, Coloradoinvestments
39

Richard Kinder

$10.2 B68Houston, Texaspipelines
40

George Kaiser

$10 B71Tulsa, Oklahomaoil & gas, banking
40

Harold Simmons

$10 B82Dallas, Texasinvestments
42

Andrew Beal

$9.8 B60Dallas, Texasbanks, real estate
43

Steve Cohen

$9.4 B57Greenwich, Connecticuthedge funds
44

Edward Johnson, III.

$9.3 B83Boston, MassachusettsInvestments
45

Patrick Soon-Shiong

$9 B61Los Angeles, Californiapharmaceuticals
46

Samuel Newhouse, Jr.

$8.9 B85New York, New YorkMedia
47

Charles Butt & family

$8.5 B75San Antonio, Texassupermarkets
47

Pierre Omidyar

$8.5 B46Honolulu, HawaiiEbay
49

Elaine Marshall & family

$8.3 B71Dallas, Texasdiversified
49

Hank & Doug Meijer

$8.3 B-Grand Rapids, Michigansupermarkets
49

Eric Schmidt

$8.3 B58Atherton, CaliforniaGoogle
52

Donald Newhouse

$8.2 B83Somerset County, New JerseyMedia
53

David Tepper

$7.9 B56Livingston, New Jerseyhedge funds
54

Ralph Lauren

$7.7 B73New York, New YorkRalph Lauren
54

Stephen Schwarzman

$7.7 B66New York, New Yorkprivate equity
56

Leonard Lauder

$7.6 B80New York, New YorkEstee Lauder
57

John Menard, Jr.

$7.5 B73Eau Claire, Wisconsinretail
58

James Goodnight

$7.2 B70Cary, North Carolinasoftware
59

Eli Broad

$6.9 B80Los Angeles, Californiainvestments
60

Richard DeVos

$6.8 B87Holland, MichiganAmway
61

Jim Kennedy

$6.7 B65Atlanta, Georgiamedia
61

John Malone

$6.7 B72Elizabeth, Coloradocable television
61

Elon Musk

$6.7 B42Los Angeles, CaliforniaTesla Motors
61

Blair Parry-Okeden

$6.7 B62Sconemedia
65

David Duffield

$6.4 B72Blackhawk, Californiabusiness software
65

Herbert Kohler, Jr. & family

$6.4 B74Kohler, Wisconsinplumbing fixtures
65

Thomas Peterffy

$6.4 B68Greenwich, Connecticutdiscount brokerage
68

S. Truett Cathy

$6 B92Hampton, GeorgiaChick-fil-A
68

David Geffen

$6 B70Malibu, Californiamovies, music
70

Micky Arison

$5.9 B64Bal Harbour, FloridaCarnival Cruises
71

Sumner Redstone

$5.8 B90Beverly Hills, CaliforniaMedia
71

Dennis Washington

$5.8 B79Missoula, Montanaconstruction, mining
73

Leslie Wexner

$5.7 B76New Albany, Ohioretail
74

Ray Lee Hunt

$5.6 B70Dallas, Texasoil, real estate
74

Charles Johnson

$5.6 B80Hillsborough, Californiamoney management
74

Richard LeFrak & family

$5.6 B68New York, New Yorkreal estate
77

Dannine Avara

$5.5 B49Houston, Texaspipelines
77

Scott Duncan

$5.5 B30Houston, Texaspipelines
77

Milane Frantz

$5.5 B44Houston, Texaspipelines
77

Jeffrey Hildebrand

$5.5 B54Houston, TexasOil
77

Rupert Johnson, Jr.

$5.5 B72Burlingame, Californiamoney management
77

Ira Rennert

$5.5 B79New York, New Yorkinvestments
77

Randa Williams

$5.5 B52Houston, Texaspipelines
84

Stanley Kroenke

$5.3 B66Columbia, Missourisports, real estate
85

Leon Black

$5.2 B62New York, New Yorkprivate equity
85

Gayle Cook

$5.2 B79Bloomington, Indianamedical devices
85

Dustin Moskovitz

$5.2 B29San Francisco, CaliforniaFacebook
88

Patrick McGovern

$5.1 B76Hollis, New Hampshiremedia
88

Charles Schwab

$5.1 B76Atherton, Californiadiscount brokerage
90

Jin Sook & Do Won Chang

$5 B58Beverly Hills, CaliforniaFashion retail
90

Thomas Frist, Jr. & family

$5 B75Nashville, Tennesseehealth care
90

David Green

$5 B71Oklahoma City, Oklahomaretail
93

Robert Rowling

$4.9 B59Dallas, Texasinvestments
94

Stephen Ross

$4.8 B73New York, New Yorkreal estate
95

Bruce Kovner

$4.7 B68New York, New Yorkhedge funds
95

Henry Kravis

$4.7 B69New York, New Yorkprivate equity
95

Ann Walton Kroenke

$4.7 B64Columbia, MissouriWal-Mart
98

Gordon Moore

$4.6 B84Woodside, CaliforniaIntel
98

Daniel Ziff

$4.6 B41New York, New Yorkinvestments
98

Dirk Ziff

$4.6 B49North Palm Beach, Floridainvestments