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Oct 3, 2023 · Elon Musk remains the richest person in America, for the second year running. At an estimated $251 billion, he’s worth exactly the same as last year—and $90 billion more than second-place Jeff...
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Forbes' 2024 list of the 400 Richest People in America ranks U.S. billionaires and the wealthiest people in the United States by their net worths.
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States.
- 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 D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) > 2022 estimated net worth: $291.8 billion. John D. Rockefeller was the first American billionaire, and to this day, he is by far the wealthiest American of all time.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) > 2022 estimated net worth: $236.4 billion. Cornelius Vanderbilt is one of just two Americans who amassed a fortune that was worth over $236 billion in 2022 dollars.
- Elon Musk (1971-present) > 2022 estimated net worth: $207.0 billion. Elon Musk was born in South Africa, before moving to Canada at 17, then to the U.S. to study at the University of Pennsylvania, eventually becoming a U.S. citizen.
- Sam Walton (1918-1992) > 2022 estimated net worth: $194.6 billion. Sam Walton is one of the most successful businessmen of all time, taking Walmart from a small discount store in Arkansas into the largest retailer in the world.
Oct 5, 2021 · Forbes today released its 40th annual Forbes 400 list, the definitive ranking of the wealthiest people in America. The package also includes a look at.
As of June 2024, Elon Musk was estimated as the wealthiest person in the United States with a net worth of around 195 billion dollars. Richest people in the United States - additional...