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The Forbes 400
Forbes.com

One billion dollars is no longer enough. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year. Find out how the spread of wealth shifted amongst America's heavyweights this year.


The Top 22

1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Sheldon Adelson
4. Lawrence Ellison
5. Sergey Brin
5. Larry Page
7. Kirk Kerkorian
8. Michael Dell  
9. Charles Koch
9. David Koch
11. Paul Allen
12. Jim Walton
12. Christy Walton & Family
12. S. Robson Walton
15. Alice Walton
16. Steven Ballmer
17. Abigail Johnson  
18. Carl Icahn
19. Jack Crawford Taylor & Family
19. Forrest Mars Jr.
19. John F. Mars
19. Jacqueline Mars
How did the Top 22 rank last year?

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Richest Americans in Sports Richest Americans in Real Estate Richest Americans in Media

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Money can't buy happiness -- but it can get you pretty much anything else. For these guys, it's about owning something no one else has.

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The Rich and Philanthropic
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Microsoft's Bill Gates tops the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans, with $58 billion.

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