The Richest People in America

RankNameNet WorthAgeResidenceSource1

Bill Gates

$54 B55Medina, WAMicrosoft2

Warren Buffett

$45 B80Omaha, NEBerkshire Hathaway3

Larry Ellison

$27 B66Woodside, CAOracle4

Christy Walton & family

$24 B56Jackson, WYWalmart5

Charles Koch

$21.5 B75Wichita, KSDiversified5

David Koch

$21.5 B70New York, NYDiversified7

Jim Walton

$20.1 B63Bentonville, ARWalmart8

Alice Walton

$20 B61Fort Worth, TXWalmart9

S. Robson Walton

$19.7 B67Bentonville, ARWalmart10

Michael Bloomberg

$18 B69New York, NYBloomberg11

Larry Page

$15 B38Palo Alto, CAGoogle11

Sergey Brin

$15 B37San Francisco, CAGoogle13

Sheldon Adelson

$14.7 B77Las Vegas, NVcasinos14

George Soros

$14.2 B80Westchester, NYhedge funds15

Michael Dell

$14 B46Austin, TXDell16

Steve Ballmer

$13.1 B55Seattle, WAMicrosoft17

Paul Allen

$12.7 B58Mercer Island, WAMicrosoft, investments18

Jeff Bezos

$12.6 B47Seattle, WAAmazon19

Anne Cox Chambers

$12.5 B91Atlanta, GACox Enterprises20

John Paulson

$12.4 B55New York, NYhedge funds21

Donald Bren

$12 B78Newport Beach, CAreal estate22

Abigail Johnson

$11.3 B49Boston, MAFidelity23

Phil Knight

$11.1 B73Beaverton, ORNike24

Carl Icahn

$11 B75New York, NYleveraged buyouts24

Ronald Perelman

$11 B68New York, NYleveraged buyouts26

Forrest Mars

$10 B79Big Horn, WYcandy, pet food26

John Mars

$10 B74Jackson, WYcandy, pet food26

Jacqueline Mars

$10 B71The Plains, VAcandy, pet food29

George Kaiser

$9.4 B68Tulsa, OKoil & gas, banking30

James Simons

$8.7 B72East Setauket, NYhedge funds31

Len Blavatnik

$7.5 B53LondonAccess Industries32

Steve Cohen

$7.3 B55Greenwich, CThedge funds33

Edward Johnson

$7.1 B80Boston, MAFidelity34

Philip Anschutz

$7 B71Denver, COInvestments35

Mark Zuckerberg

$6.9 B26Palo Alto, CAFacebook35

James Goodnight

$6.9 B68Cary, NCSAS Institute37

Jack Taylor & family

$6.5 B88St. Louis, MOEnterprise Rent-A-Car38

Rupert Murdoch

$6.2 B80New York, NYNews Corp38

Jim Kennedy

$6.2 B63Atlanta, GACox Enterprises38

Blair Parry-Okeden

$6.2 B60SconeCox Enterprises38

Samuel Newhouse

$6.2 B83New York, NYpublishing42

Steve Jobs

$6.1 B56Palo Alto, CAApple, Pixar43

Andrew Beal

$6 B58Dallas, TXbank, real estate44

Eli Broad

$5.8 B77Los Angeles, CAInvestments44

Harold Hamm

$5.8 B65Oklahoma City, OKContinental Resources46

Patrick Soon-Shiong

$5.6 B59Los Angeles, CAgeneric drugs47

Pierre Omidyar

$5.5 B43Honolulu, HIEbay48

Eric Schmidt

$5.45 B55Atherton, CAGoogle49

Donald Newhouse

$5.4 B81Somerset County, NJpublishing50

Charles Butt & family

$5.3 B73San Antonio, TXsupermarkets51

John Menard

$5.2 B71Eau Claire, WIRetail51

Richard Kinder

$5.2 B66Houston, TXpipelines51

Charles Ergen

$5.2 B58Denver, COEchoStar54

David Geffen

$5.1 B68Malibu, CAmovies, music55

Harold Simmons

$5 B79Dallas, TXInvestments55

Ray Dalio

$5 B61Greenwich, CThedge funds57

Frederik G.H. Meijer

$4.9 B91Grand Rapids, MIsupermarkets58

Ira Rennert

$4.5 B76New York, NYInvestments58

Dennis Washington

$4.5 B76Missoula, MTconstruction, mining60

Ralph Lauren

$4.4 B71New York, NYfashion and retail60

Sam Zell

$4.4 B69Chicago, ILreal estate, private equity62

Richard DeVos

$4.3 B85Ada, MIAlticor62

Richard LeFrak & family

$4.3 B65New York, NYreal estate62

David Tepper

$4.3 B53Milburn, NJhedge funds62

Ray Lee Hunt

$4.3 B68Dallas, TXOil, real estate66

Leonard Lauder

$4.2 B78New York, NYEstee Lauder66

Lester Crown & family

$4.2 B85Wilmette, ILInvestments66

John Paul DeJoria

$4.2 B67Austin, TXhair products, tequila69

Robert Rowling

$4.1 B57Dallas, TXInvestments69

Bruce Kovner

$4.1 B66New York, NYhedge funds69

Stephen Schwarzman

$4.1 B64New York, NYInvestments69

Micky Arison

$4.1 B61Bal Harbour, FLCarnival Cruises69

Roger Wang

$4.1 B62Nanjing, JiangsuRetail74

Robert Bass

$4 B63Fort Worth, TXoil, investments74

Dirk Ziff

$4 B46New York, NYhedge funds74

Robert Ziff

$4 B44New York, NYhedge funds74

Daniel Ziff

$4 B39New York, NYhedge funds74

Charles Johnson

$4 B78San Mateo, CAFranklin Resources79

Marion MacMillan Pictet

$3.8 B78HamiltonCargill Inc.79

Whitney MacMillan

$3.8 B82Minneapolis, MNCargill Inc.79

Cargill MacMillan

$3.8 B83Indian Springs, CACargill Inc.79

Pauline MacMillan Keinath

$3.8 B77St. Louis, MOCargill Inc.83

Charles Schwab

$3.7 B73Atherton, CAdiscount stock brokerage83

Rupert Johnson

$3.7 B69San Mateo, CAFranklin Resources85

Ray Dolby

$3.6 B78San Francisco, CADolby Laboratories85

Thomas Frist & family

$3.6 B72Nashville, TNHCA Healthcare87

Victor Fung & family

$3.55 B65Hong KongRetail88

Leonard Stern

$3.5 B73New York, NYreal estate88

Gordon Moore

$3.5 B82Woodside, CAIntel90

Henry Kravis

$3.4 B67New York, NYleveraged buyouts90

William Koch

$3.4 B70Palm Beach, FLoil, investments90

Henry Ross Perot Sr

$3.4 B80Dallas, TXcomputer services, real estate90

Haim Saban

$3.4 B66Beverly Hills, CAtelevision90

John Sall

$3.4 B62Cary, NCSAS Institute95

John Sobrato & family

$3.3 B71Atherton, CAreal estate95

John Arnold

$3.3 B37Houston, TXhedge funds97

George Lucas

$3.25 B66Marin County, CAStar Wars98

Ann Walton Kroenke

$3.2 B62Columbia, MOWalmart98

Daniel Och

$3.2 B50New York, NYhedge funds98

Ron Burkle

$3.2 B58Londonsupermarkets, investments