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Forbes 400: The Full List Of The Richest

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Chase Peterson-Withorn, FORBES STAFF 

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1. Bill Gates

Net Worth: $81B

Source of wealth: Microsoft

2. Jeff Bezos

Net Worth: $67B

Source of wealth: Amazon.com

3. Warren Buffett

Net Worth: $65.5B

Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

4. Mark Zuckerberg

Net Worth: $55.5B

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5. Larry Ellison

Net Worth: $49.3B

Source of wealth: Oracle

6. Michael Bloomberg

Net Worth: $45B

Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

7. Charles Koch

Net Worth: $42B

Source of wealth: diversified

7. David Koch

Net Worth: $42B

Source of wealth: diversified

9. Larry Page

Net Worth: $38.5B

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Source of wealth: Google

10. Sergey Brin

Net Worth: $37.5B

Source of wealth: Google

11. Jim Walton

Net Worth: $35.6B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

12. S. Robson Walton

Net Worth: $35.5B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

13. Alice Walton

Net Worth: $35.4B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

14. Sheldon Adelson

Net Worth: $31.8B

Source of wealth: casinos

15. Steve Ballmer

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Net Worth: $27.5B

Source of wealth: Microsoft

16. Jacqueline Mars

Net Worth: $27B

Source of wealth: candy

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16. John Mars

Net Worth: $27B

Source of wealth: candy

18. Phil Knight

Net Worth: $25.5B

Source of wealth: Nike

19. George Soros

Net Worth: $24.9B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

20. Michael Dell

Net Worth: $20B

Source of wealth: Dell computers

21. Paul Allen

Net Worth: $18.9B

Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments

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22. Len Blavatnik

Net Worth: $18.2B

Source of wealth: diversified

23. Laurene Powell Jobs

Net Worth: $17.7B

Source of wealth: Apple, Disney

24. James Simons

Net Worth: $16.5B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

25. Ray Dalio

Net Worth: $15.9B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

26. Carl Icahn

Net Worth: $15.7B

Source of wealth: investments

27. Donald Bren

Net Worth: $15.2B

Source of wealth: real estate

28. Charles Ergen

Net Worth: $14.7B

Source of wealth: satellite TV

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29. Abigail Johnson

Net Worth: $13.2B

Source of wealth: money management

30. Harold Hamm

Net Worth: $13.1B

Source of wealth: oil & gas

31. Steve Cohen

Net Worth: $13B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

32. Thomas Peterffy

Net Worth: $12.6B

Source of wealth: discount brokerage

33. Ronald Perelman

Net Worth: $12.2B

Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts

34. Elon Musk

Net Worth: $11.6B

Source of wealth: Tesla Motors

35. David Tepper

Net Worth: $11.4B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

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36. Eric Schmidt

Net Worth: $11.3B

Source of wealth: Google

37. Lukas Walton

Net Worth: $11.2B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

38. Rupert Murdoch

Net Worth: $11.1B

Source of wealth: newspapers, TV network

39. Philip Anschutz

Net Worth: $10.8B

Source of wealth: investments

39. Jim Kennedy

Net Worth: $10.8B

Source of wealth: media

39. Blair Parry-Okeden

Net Worth: $10.8B

Source of wealth: media

42. Donald Newhouse

Net Worth: $10.5B

Source of wealth: media

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42. Samuel Newhouse

Net Worth: $10.5B

Source of wealth: media

44. Dustin Moskovitz

Net Worth: $10.4B

Source of wealth: Facebook

45. Stephen Schwarzman

Net Worth: $10.3B

Source of wealth: investments

46. John Menard

Net Worth: $9.4B

Source of wealth: home improvement stores

47. Patrick Soon-Shiong

Net Worth: $9.2B

Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals

48. Leonard Lauder

Net Worth: $9B

Source of wealth: Estee Lauder

49. Andrew Beal

Net Worth: $8.9B

Source of wealth: banks, real estate

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50. Jan Koum

Net Worth: $8.8B

Source of wealth: WhatsApp

51. James Goodnight

Net Worth: $8.7B

Source of wealth: software

52. Herbert Kohler

Net Worth: $8.6B

Source of wealth: plumbing fixtures

52. John Paulson

Net Worth: $8.6B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

54. Pierre Omidyar

Net Worth: $8.1B

Source of wealth: eBay

55. Thomas Frist

Net Worth: $7.9B

Source of wealth: health care

56. Gordon Moore

Net Worth: $7.6B

Source of wealth: Intel

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57. Ken Griffin

Net Worth: $7.5B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

58. Eli Broad

Net Worth: $7.4B

Source of wealth: investments

58. Stanley Kroenke

Net Worth: $7.4B

Source of wealth: sports, real estate

58. Stephen Ross

Net Worth: $7.4B

Source of wealth: real estate

61. Micky Arison

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises

61. James Chambers

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: media

61. Carl Cook

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: medical devices

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61. George Kaiser

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: oil & gas, banking

61. John Malone

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: cable television

61. Katharine Rayner

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: media

61. Margaretta Taylor

Net Worth: $7.2B

Source of wealth: media

68. Edward Johnson

Net Worth: $7.1B

Source of wealth: money management

69. Richard Kinder

Net Worth: $7B

Source of wealth: pipelines

70. Shahid Khan

Net Worth: $6.9B

Source of wealth: auto parts

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70. Hank & Doug Meijer

Net Worth: $6.9B

Source of wealth: supermarkets

70. Les Wexner

Net Worth: $6.9B

Source of wealth: retail

73. David Duffield

Net Worth: $6.7B

Source of wealth: business software

73. David Geffen

Net Worth: $6.7B

Source of wealth: movies, record labels

73. Richard LeFrak

Net Worth: $6.7B

Source of wealth: real estate

76. Charles Schwab

Net Worth: $6.6B

Source of wealth: discount brokerage

77. Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Net Worth: $6.4B

Source of wealth: Cargill

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78. Bruce Halle

Net Worth: $6.3B

Source of wealth: tires

78. Travis Kalanick

Net Worth: $6.3B

Source of wealth: Uber Technologies

80. Ann Walton Kroenke

Net Worth: $6.2B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

81. David Green

Net Worth: $6.1B

Source of wealth: retail

82. Robert Rowling

Net Worth: $6B

Source of wealth: investments

83. Ralph Lauren

Net Worth: $5.9B

Source of wealth: Ralph Lauren

83. John A. Sobrato

Net Worth: $5.9B

Source of wealth: real estate

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83. Dennis Washington

Net Worth: $5.9B

Source of wealth: construction, mining

86. Michael & Marian Ilitch

Net Worth: $5.8B

Source of wealth: pizza

87. Christy Walton

Net Worth: $5.6B

Source of wealth: Wal-Mart

88. Brian Acton

Net Worth: $5.4B

Source of wealth: WhatsApp

88. Richard DeVos

Net Worth: $5.4B

Source of wealth: Amway

90. Bruce Kovner

Net Worth: $5.3B

Source of wealth: hedge funds

90. Ted Lerner

Net Worth: $5.3B

Source of wealth: real estate

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90. David Sun

Net Worth: $5.3B

Source of wealth: computer hardware

90. John Tu

Net Worth: $5.3B

Source of wealth: computer hardware

94. Dannine Avara

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: pipelines

94. Jim Davis

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: New Balance

94. Scott Duncan

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: pipelines

94. Milane Frantz

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: pipelines

94. Jerry Jones

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: Dallas Cowboys

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94. Whitney MacMillan

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: Cargill

94. Trevor Rees-Jones

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: oil & gas

94. Randa Williams

Net Worth: $5.2B

Source of wealth: pipelines

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