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Jul 5, 2021 · This visual, using data from Forbes, ranks the richest living American veterans. This visual categorizes the individuals by either the military branch or war served in depending on what was applicable or determinable.
Nov 11, 2020 · To mark Veteran’s Day, Forbes is highlighting 18 of America’s richest people who have served our country in the military. Seventeen of them are billionaires, some of whom fought in World War II.
- 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.
- John T. Walton — Walmart. Before his death, John T. Walton was the 11th richest person on earth. He accumulated a net worth of $18.2 billion before dying in a plane crash in an experimental aircraft in 2005.
- Bob Parsons — GoDaddy. Bob Parsons is a serial entrepreneur best known for founding GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain-name registrar. But his rise to becoming a billionaire had modest roots, from a fifth-grade education to military service with the Marines in Vietnam’s Quang Nam province.
- Frederick ‘Fred’ Smith — FedEx. Frederick “Fred” Smith credits his service with the US Marines in the Vietnam War for inspiring him to found FedEx, the first overnight shipping company in the world.
Sep 27, 2022 · A. fter a roaring 2021, the 400 richest people in the U.S.—along with many Americans—have been hit by rising inflation and falling markets. As a group, this year’s Forbes 400 is $500 billion...
- Chase Peterson-Withorn
Few have been spared from the pain of soaring inflation and sputtering markets this year, including the billionaires perched at the top of Forbes’ 41st annual list of the 400 richest Americans.
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Eight of the 10 richest Americans are worth more than last year, led by Elon Musk–the new number one richest in the world and the biggest gainer in dollar terms on the list–who is up $68 billion from a year ago, to an estimated fortune of $219 billion.
