The Forbes 400

Forbes just came out with its new list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Here’s the top 25 and their fortunes (in billions):
1 William Henry Gates III……………….$53.0
2 Warren Edward Buffett……………….$46.0
3 Sheldon Adelson………………………..$20.5
4 Lawrence Joseph Ellison……………..$19.5
5 Paul Gardner Allen……………………..$16.0
6 Jim C Walton……………………………..$15.7
7 Christy Walton & family……………….$15.6
7 S Robson Walton……………………….$15.6
9 Michael Dell……………………………….$15.5
9 Alice L Walton……………………………$15.5
11 Helen R Walton………………………..$15.3
12 Sergey Brin……………………………..$14.1
13 Larry E Page……………………………$14.0
14 Jack Crawford Taylor & family……..$13.9
15 Steven Anthony Ballmer…………….$13.6
16 Abigail Johnson………………………..$13.0
17 Barbara Cox Anthony………………..$12.6
17 Anne Cox Chambers………………….$12.6
19 Charles De Ganahl Koch…………….$12.0
19 David Hamilton Koch………………….$12.0
21 Forrest Edward Mars Jr………………$10.5
21 Jacqueline Mars………………………..$10.5
21 John Franklyn Mars……………………$10.5
24 Carl Icahn………………………………..$9.7
25 John Werner Kluge……………………$9.1
For the first time, everyone on the list is a billionaire.

Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 22nd, 2006 at 10:11 am

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