The 20 richest persons in the United States
The elite has gotten much richer
The richest people in America are much richer than they were a year ago. The new Forbes listing of richest persons now contains eight entrepreneurs whose net worth exceeds 100 billion dollars. That's a barrier no one had reached in 2017.
Elon Musk and other American billionaires
In fact, to even make it to the top 20, a person must now have a minimum net worth of 36 billion dollars. Last year it was still 29 billion.
Who are the 20 richest people in the United States? You'll know most of them, but there are some surprises too.
Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Net worth - $ 201 billion
Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX)
Net worth - $ 190.5 billion
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
Net worth - $ 134.5 billion
Bill Gates (Microsoft)
Net worth - $ 134 billion
Larry Page (Google)
Net worth - $ 123 billion
Sergey Brin (Google)
Net worth - $ 118.5 billion
Larry Ellison (Oracle)
Net worth - $ 117.3 billion
Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway)
Net worth - $ 102 billion
Steve Ballmer (Microsoft)
Net worth - $ 96.5 billion
Michael Bloomberg (Bloomberg LP)
Net worth - $ 70 billion
Jim Walton (Walmart)
Net worth - $ 68.8 billion
Alice Walton (Walmart)
Net worth - $ 67.9 billion
Rob Walton (Walmart)
Net worth - $ 67.6 billion
Phil Knight and Family (Nike)
Net worth - $ 59.9 billion
Mackenzie Scott (Amazon)
Net worth - $ 58.5 billion
Charles Koch (Koch Industries)
Net worth - $ 51 billion
Julia Koch and Family (Koch Industries)
Net worth - $ 51 billion
Michael Dell (Dell Computers)
Net worth - $ 50.1 billion
Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone Group)
Net worth - $ 37.4 billion
Len Blavatnik (Access Industries)
Net worth - $ 36.7 billion
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