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- The combined net worth of this elite echelon of The Forbes 400 list has gotten an unprecedented $500 billion richer over the past year. They’re now worth a collective $1.8 trillion—a figure greater than the GDP of Canada. Admission to the top 20 now requires a fortune of $36 billion, the most ever, to qualify (up from $29 billion last year).
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