Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has once again managed to rank no. 1 as the richest American in Forbes list. Although his fortune swelled by $5 billion in last one year to $59 billion, he doesn’t have much competition for the top place.
Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathway has also retained the second place (net worth $39 billion), though his fortune decreased by $6 billion. On third place, Oracle’s CEO Larry Ellison has earned $6 billion in the same period and his net worth has reached to $33 billion.
The chairman and co-founder of world’s most valuable company, Steve Jobs, has ranked no. 39 with $7 billion in this list. Steve has resigned from Apple’s CEO post this year, and now he’s reportedly taking medical treatments in the U.S.
Among other notable techies, Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page have got 15th place with $16.7 billion net worth in the Forbes list. Dell’s CEO Michael Dell (no. 18) and Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer (no. 19) have also ranked in top 20 richest Americans.
Interestingly, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg (no. 14) has become biggest dollar gainer on the list by adding $10.6 billion in the past one year. The young billionaire has now passed Google’s duo and other known faces in the industry with his fortune worth $17.5 billion.
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