Forbes 400 Richest Americans
The collective wealth of the richest 400 Americans has fallen by $300bn over the past year, according to the latest Forbes 400 rich list.With downturn in the financial markets and wider economy taking its toll, this is an annual decline of 19%.
Out of the 400 people on the list, business magazine Forbes estimates that 314 saw their wealth decline.
It was only the fifth time since the Forbes 400 was first compiled in 1982 that the collective wealth has fallen.
Here is the Top 10 in the Forbes 400 Richest Americans:
1. William Gates III
2. Warren Buffett
3. Lawrence Ellison
4. Christy Walton
5. Jim C. Walton
6. Alice Walton
7. S. Robson Walton
8. Michael Bloomberg
9. Charles Koch
9. David Koch
Facts and figures about The Forbes 400:
- Average age: 65.8
- Number divorced at least once: 117
- Number divorced at least three times: 11
- Self-made wealth: 274
- New Yorkers: 56
- Youngest: #158 Mark Zuckerberg, 25, Facebook founder, with a net worth of $2 billion
- Oldest: #35 John Kluge, 95, entrepreneur and television mogul
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