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- Elon Musk. Net worth: $219 billion. Source of wealth: Tesla, SpaceX. Residence: Austin, Texas Hannibal Hanschke/AP. Musk overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person on Forbes’ 2022 list of the World’s Billionaires, buoyed by a rise in the share price of automaker Tesla.
- Jeff Bezos. Net worth: $177 billion. Source of wealth: Amazon. Residence: Seattle, Washington Michael Prince for Forbes. For the first time in four years, Bezos is not the world’s richest.
- Bill Gates. Net worth: $129 billion. Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments. Residence: Medina, Washington Evan Vucci/AP. The now-divorced Microsoft cofounder has been busy writing, with a book out last year on how to battle climate change and another coming in May about preventing another pandemic.
- Warren Buffett. Net worth: $118 billion. Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway. Residence: Omaha, Nebraska Timothy Archibald for Forbes. Berkshire Hathaway shares sit at record highs after a string of deals.
This list of richest American politicians includes current and former office-holders and political appointees, and is not necessarily adjusted for inflation. Estimated wealth is at least $100 million in 2012 dollars, for all the people listed here.
NamePartyPositionEstimated Wealth Not Adjusted For ...Governor of North Dakota (2017–incumbent) ...$1.1 billion [4]Candidate for U.S. President (2024)$1 billion [5]Democratic (before 2001, 2018–present) ...Mayor of New York City (2002–2013) ...$106 billion [7]Independent (before 1995) Reform ...Member of the President's Intelligence ...$4.1 billion [8]Oct 2, 2024 · With markets roaring, nearly all of the 25 wealthiest people in America got wealthier over the past 12 months—some by billions, or even tens of billions, of dollars. In all, the top 25 billionaires on The Forbes 400 list are worth a collective $2.5 trillion.
Nov 3, 2022 · Key Points. The top donor so far is George Soros, who has contributed over $128 million to the midterms. The second largest billionaire donor was Richard Uihlein, the Wisconsin...
Apr 5, 2022 · Forbes found 2,668 billionaires around the globe for the 2022 World’s Billionaires list, down from a record 2,755 last year. Collectively, they’re worth $12.7 trillion, down from a record...
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Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires rankings tracks the daily ups and downs of the world’s richest people. The wealth-tracking platform provides ongoing updates on the net worth and ranking of each...
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1 day ago · The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. Details about the calculations are provided in the net worth analysis on each billionaire’s profile page.
