Inside The 2015 : Facts And Figures About America's Wealthiest

2015 Forbes 400: Full List Of America's Richest People

1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $62 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
3. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $47.5 B
Source of wealth: Oracle
4. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $47 B

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Source of wealth: Amazon.com
5. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $41 B
Source of wealth: diversified
5. David Koch
Net Worth: $41 B
Source of wealth: diversified
7. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $40.3 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
8. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $38.6 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
9. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $33.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
10. Larry Page
Net Worth: $33.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
11. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $32.6 B
Source of wealth: Google
12. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
13. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $31.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
14. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $30.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
15. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $26 B
Source of wealth: casinos
16. George Soros
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
17. Phil Knight
Net Worth: $24.4 B
Source of wealth: Nike
18. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $23.4 B
Source of wealth: candy
18. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $23.4 B
Source of wealth: candy
18. John Mars
Net Worth: $23.4 B
Source of wealth: candy
21. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $21.6 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
22. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $20.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
23. Laurene Powell Jobs & family
Net Worth: $19.1 B
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
23. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $19.1 B
Source of wealth: Dell
25. Anne Cox Chambers
Net Worth: $18 B
Source of wealth: media
26. Paul Allen
Net Worth: $17.8 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments
27. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $17.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified
28. Charles Ergen
Net Worth: $16.4 B
Source of wealth: satellite TV
29. Ray Dalio
Net Worth: $15.3 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
30. Donald Bren
Net Worth: $15.2 B
Source of wealth: real estate
31. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth: $14.2 B
Source of wealth: money management
32. James Simons
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
33. Thomas Peterffy
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: discount brokerage
34. Elon Musk
Net Worth: $13.3 B
Source of wealth: Tesla Motors
35. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net Worth: $12.9 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
36. Ronald Perelman
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts
37. Steve Cohen
Net Worth: $12 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
38. David Tepper
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
38. Rupert Murdoch & family
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: media
38. Stephen Schwarzman
Net Worth: $11.6 B
Source of wealth: investments
41. John Paulson
Net Worth: $11.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
42. Andrew Beal
Net Worth: $11 B
Source of wealth: banks, real estate
43. Philip Anschutz
Net Worth: $10.9 B
Source of wealth: investments
44. Charles Butt & family
Net Worth: $10.7 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
45. Donald Newhouse
Net Worth: $10.6 B
Source of wealth: media
46. Samuel Newhouse Jr
Net Worth: $10.3 B
Source of wealth: media
47. Jack Taylor & family
Net Worth: $10.1 B
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
48. Eric Schmidt
Net Worth: $9.9 B
Source of wealth: Google
49. John Menard Jr
Net Worth: $9.2 B
Source of wealth: retail
50. Blair Parry-Okeden
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: media
50. Jim Kennedy
Net Worth: $9 B
Source of wealth: media
52. Richard Kinder
Net Worth: $8.9 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
53. George Kaiser
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, banking
54. Thomas Frist Jr & family
Net Worth: $8.7 B
Source of wealth: health care
55. Dustin Moskovitz
Net Worth: $8.4 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
55. Leonard Lauder
Net Worth: $8.4 B
Source of wealth: Estee Lauder
57. Pierre Omidyar
Net Worth: $8 B
Source of wealth: eBay
58. Hank & Doug Meijer
Net Worth: $7.9 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
59. Edward Johnson III
Net Worth: $7.8 B
Source of wealth: money management
60. James Goodnight
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: software
60. Jan Koum
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: WhatsApp
60. Micky Arison
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises
63. Leslie Wexner
Net Worth: $7.6 B
Source of wealth: retail
63. Stanley Kroenke
Net Worth: $7.6 B
Source of wealth: sports, real estate
65. Eli Broad
Net Worth: $7.4 B
Source of wealth: investments
65. Harold Hamm
Net Worth: $7.4 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
65. Herbert Kohler Jr & family
Net Worth: $7.4 B
Source of wealth: plumbing fixtures
68. John Malone
Net Worth: $7.2 B
Source of wealth: cable television
69. Ken Griffin
Net Worth: $7 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
70. David Geffen
Net Worth: $6.9 B
Source of wealth: entertainment
71. Stephen Ross
Net Worth: $6.7 B
Source of wealth: real estate
72. Charles Schwab
Net Worth: $6.4 B
Source of wealth: discount brokerage
73. Jeffery Hildebrand
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: oil
74. Gordon Moore
Net Worth: $6.2 B
Source of wealth: Intel
74. Ralph Lauren
Net Worth: $6.2 B
Source of wealth: Ralph Lauren
76. Bruce Halle
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: tires
76. Dennis Washington
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: construction, mining
76. Richard LeFrak & family
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
76. Robert Rowling
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: investments
80. David Duffield
Net Worth: $6 B
Source of wealth: business software
80. Travis Kalanick
Net Worth: $6 B
Source of wealth: Uber Technologies
82. Carl Cook
Net Worth: $5.8 B
Source of wealth: medical devices
83. Ray Lee Hunt
Net Worth: $5.7 B
Source of wealth: oil, real estate
84. Richard DeVos
Net Worth: $5.6 B
Source of wealth: Amway
84. Shahid Khan
Net Worth: $5.6 B
Source of wealth: auto parts
86. Kelcy Warren
Net Worth: $5.5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
86. Ted Lerner
Net Worth: $5.5 B
Source of wealth: real estate
88. David Green
Net Worth: $5.4 B
Source of wealth: retail
88. Michael & Marian Ilitch & family
Net Worth: $5.4 B
Source of wealth: pizza
90. Charles Johnson
Net Worth: $5.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
90. Pauline MacMillan Keinath
Net Worth: $5.3 B
Source of wealth: Cargill
90. Trevor Rees-Jones
Net Worth: $5.3 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
93. Bruce Kovner
Net Worth: $5.2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
94. Daniel Ziff
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: investments
94. Dannine Avara
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
94. Dirk Ziff
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: investments
94. George Lucas
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: Star Wars
94. Jerry Jones
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: Dallas Cowboys
94. John A. Sobrato & family
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: real estate
94. Leon Black
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: private equity
94. Milane Frantz
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
94. Randal Kirk
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
94. Randa Williams
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
94. Robert Ziff
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: investments
94. Scott Duncan
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
94. Sumner Redstone
Net Worth: $5 B

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