Meet the wealthiest American billionaires at the end of 2024
20 people control trillions
According to data pulled from the Forbes 'Real-time Billionaire' list on December 11th, 2024, the top 20 richest people in the United States had a total combined net worth of about $2.7 trillion dollars. But who are these wealthy individuals?
Data from Forbes
Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu combed through the data to determine who the wealthiest American billionaires were on the list and then ranked the richest twenty. Interestingly, those in the top spots had vastly more wealth than those at the bottom of the list. Let’s take a look at who made it onto the ranking.
20. Jeff Yass
Net Worth: $50 Billion
Primary Industry: Finance
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19. Thomas Peterffy
Net Worth: $54 Billion
Primary Industry: Finance
18. Stephen Schwarzman
Net Worth: $55 Billion
Primary Industry: Finance
17. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $68 Billion
Primary Industry: Diversified
16. Julia Koch
Net Worth: $74 Billion
Primary Industry: Diversified
15. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $104 Billion
Primary Industry: Retail
14. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $105 Billion
Primary Industry: Finance
13. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $107 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
12. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $108 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
11. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $112 Billion
Primary Industry: Retail
10. Rob Walton
Net Worth: $113 Billion
Primary Industry: Retail
9. Jensen Huang
Net Worth: $122 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
8. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $131 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
7. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $144 Billion
Primary Industry: Finance
6. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $154 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
5. Larry Page
Net Worth: $161 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $219 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
3. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $223 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
2. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $244 Billion
Primary Industry: Technology
1. Elon Musk
Net Worth: $375 Billion
Primary Industry: Automotive
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