With a net worth of $54 billion, Bill Gates remains the wealthiest man in America for the seventeenth straight year. Gates and Buffett were up $4 billion and $5 billion respectively in 2010.
# |
Name |
Net worth (USD) |
Sources of wealth |
&100000000000000010000001 |
Bill Gates |
$54 billion |
Microsoft, Cascade Investments LLC |
&100000000000000020000002 |
Warren Buffett |
$45 billion |
Berkshire Hathaway |
&100000000000000030000003 |
Ellison, LarryLarry Ellison |
$27 billion |
Oracle Corporation |
&100000000000000040000004 |
Walton, ChristyChristy Walton |
$23.4 billion |
Wal-Mart, inherited |
&100000000000000050000005 |
Koch, CharlesCharles Koch |
$21.5 billion |
Koch Industries, inherited |
&100000000000000060000006 |
Koch, DavidDavid Koch |
$21.5 billion |
Koch Industries, inherited |
&100000000000000070000007 |
Walton, JimJim Walton |
$20.1 billion |
Wal-Mart, inherited |
&100000000000000080000008 |
Walton, AliceAlice Walton |
$20 billion |
Wal-Mart, inherited |
&100000000000000090000009 |
Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton |
$19.7 billion |
Wal-Mart, inherited |
&1000000000000001000000010 |
Bloomberg, MichaelMichael Bloomberg |
$18 billion |
Bloomberg L.P. |
&1000000000000001100000011 |
Page, LarryLarry Page |
$15 billion |
Google |
&1000000000000001200000012 |
Brin, SergeySergey Brin |
$15 billion |
Google |
&1000000000000001300000013 |
Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson |
$14.7 billion |
Las Vegas Sands |
&1000000000000001400000014 |
Soros, GeorgeGeorge Soros |
$14.2 billion |
Hedge funds |
&1000000000000001500000015 |
Dell, MichaelMichael Dell |
$14 billion |
Dell Inc. |