Folksy and infinitely quotable, Warren Buffett is the Mark Twain of billionaires.He has warned about the temptations of buying fair things at wonderful prices rather than wonderful things at fair prices, and then in almost the very next breath, laid out the two rules for winning--the first being not to lose and the second being not to forget the first rule. Easier said than done, perhaps, butBuffett has proven himself capable of practicing what he preaches.
Such restraint has made him immensely successful. A fact that hasn't escaped his attention either. "I always knew I was going to be rich," he once said. "I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute."
We haven't had much reason to doubt it either. Buffett is the second richest American and the fourth richest person in the world billionaire's list at $58.2 billion, down slightly from last September when we sharpened our pencils and calculated his fortune at $58.5 million. He's been a fixture at the Top 5 for the past two decades and has appeared on every one of our 28 billionaires issues.
Buffett's pal Bill Gates is not only the wealthiest American but the wealthiest in the world. He's No. 1 with $76 billion. While Buffett slipped, Gates is up--by $4 billion. Following closely behind Gates and Buffett in America: Larry Ellison ($48 billion), Charles and David Koch ($40 billion a piece), Sheldon Adelson ($38 billion) and the Walton clan (Christy, $36.7 billion, Jim, $34.7 billion, and Alice $34.3).
To make our list easier to digest, what follows is a simple, complete list of the wealthiest Americans. We imagine that like Buffett, most of them always knew they'd be rich too.
(A note: the number preceding each name indicates their rank on the overall worldwide billionaires list. For example, as we've pointed out, Buffett is the second wealthiest American and the fourth wealthiest person in the world.)
1. Bill Gates
Net Worth: $76 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
4. Warren Buffett
Net Worth: $58.2 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
5. Larry Ellison
Net Worth: $48 B
Source of wealth: Oracle
6. Charles Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
6. David Koch
Net Worth: $40 B
Source of wealth: diversified
8. Sheldon Adelson
Net Worth: $38 B
Source of wealth: casinos
9. Christy Walton & family
Net Worth: $36.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
10. Jim Walton
Net Worth: $34.7 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
13. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $34.3 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
14. S. Robson Walton
Net Worth: $34.2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
16. Michael Bloomberg
Net Worth: $33 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
17. Larry Page
Net Worth: $32.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
18. Jeff Bezos
Net Worth: $32 B
Source of wealth: Amazon.com
19. Sergey Brin
Net Worth: $31.8 B
Source of wealth: Google
21. Mark Zuckerberg
Net Worth: $28.5 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
25. Carl Icahn
Net Worth: $24.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
26. George Soros
Net Worth: $23 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
31. Forrest Mars Jr
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
31. Jacqueline Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
31. John Mars
Net Worth: $20 B
Source of wealth: candy
36. Steve Ballmer
Net Worth: $19.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
39. Len Blavatnik
Net Worth: $18.7 B
Source of wealth: diversified
42. Phil Knight
Net Worth: $18.4 B
Source of wealth: Nike
48. Michael Dell
Net Worth: $17.5 B
Source of wealth: Dell
50. Abigail Johnson
Net Worth: $17.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
56. Paul Allen
Net Worth: $15.9 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft, investments
58. Anne Cox Chambers
Net Worth: $15.5 B
Source of wealth: media
65. Charles Ergen
Net Worth: $15 B
Source of wealth: Dish Network
68. Harold Hamm
Net Worth: $14.6 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
69. Donald Bren
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
69. Ray Dalio
Net Worth: $14.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
73. Ronald Perelman
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts
73. Laurene Powell Jobs & family
Net Worth: $14 B
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
78. Rupert Murdoch & family
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: media
78. John Paulson
Net Worth: $13.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
82. Jack Taylor & family
Net Worth: $12.8 B
Source of wealth: Enterprise Rent-A-Car
88. James Simons
Net Worth: $12.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
106. Steve Cohen
Net Worth: $11 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
109. Andrew Beal
Net Worth: $10.9 B
Source of wealth: banks, real estate
113. Philip Anschutz
Net Worth: $10.4 B
Source of wealth: investments
121. Charles Butt & family
Net Worth: $10.1 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
122. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
122. Stephen Schwarzman
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: private equity
122. David Tepper
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
122. George Kaiser
Net Worth: $10 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, banking
130. Richard Kinder
Net Worth: $9.5 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
132. Edward Johnson III
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: money management
132. Eric Schmidt
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: Google
132. Samuel Newhouse Jr
Net Worth: $9.3 B
Source of wealth: media
147. Thomas Peterffy
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: discount brokerage
147. Elaine Marshall & family
Net Worth: $8.8 B
Source of wealth: diversified
153. Donald Newhouse
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: media
153. Hank & Doug Meijer
Net Worth: $8.5 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
158. Elon Musk
Net Worth: $8.4 B
Source of wealth: Tesla Motors
162. Pierre Omidyar
Net Worth: $8.2 B
Source of wealth: Ebay
168. Jim Kennedy
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: media
168. Blair Parry-Okeden
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: media
168. David Duffield
Net Worth: $7.7 B
Source of wealth: business software
177. Charles Johnson
Net Worth: $7.5 B
Source of wealth: money management
177. James Goodnight
Net Worth: $7.5 B
Source of wealth: software
177. Leonard Lauder
Net Worth: $7.5 B
Source of wealth: Estee Lauder
177. John Menard Jr
Net Worth: $7.5 B
Source of wealth: retail
177. John Malone
Net Worth: $7.5 B
Source of wealth: cable television
191. Ralph Lauren
Net Worth: $7 B
Source of wealth: Ralph Lauren
196. Richard DeVos
Net Worth: $6.9 B
Source of wealth: Amway
196. Eli Broad
Net Worth: $6.9 B
Source of wealth: investments
202. Dustin Moskovitz
Net Worth: $6.8 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
202. Jan Koum
Net Worth: $6.8 B
Source of wealth: WhatsApp
208. Micky Arison
Net Worth: $6.5 B
Source of wealth: Carnival Cruises
215. Randa Williams
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
215. Dannine Avara
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
215. Scott Duncan
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
215. Milane Frantz
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
215. Herbert Kohler Jr & family
Net Worth: $6.3 B
Source of wealth: plumbing fixtures
224. Sumner Redstone
Net Worth: $6.2 B
Source of wealth: Media
224. S. Truett Cathy
Net Worth: $6.2 B
Source of wealth: Chick-fil-A
224. Rupert Johnson Jr
Net Worth: $6.2 B
Source of wealth: money management
227. David Geffen
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: movies, music
227. Richard LeFrak & family
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
227. Thomas Frist Jr & family
Net Worth: $6.1 B
Source of wealth: health care
234. Ira Rennert
Net Worth: $6 B
Source of wealth: investments
240. Gayle Cook
Net Worth: $5.8 B
Source of wealth: medical devices
240. Dennis Washington
Net Worth: $5.8 B
Source of wealth: construction, mining
240. Leon Black
Net Worth: $5.8 B
Source of wealth: private equity
240. Charles Schwab
Net Worth: $5.8 B
Source of wealth: discount brokerage
244. Jin Sook & Do Won Chang
Net Worth: $5.7 B
Source of wealth: fashion retail
244. Leslie Wexner
Net Worth: $5.7 B
Source of wealth: retail
244. Patrick McGovern
Net Worth: $5.7 B
Source of wealth: media
253. Stanley Kroenke
Net Worth: $5.6 B
Source of wealth: sports, real estate
253. Ray Lee Hunt
Net Worth: $5.6 B
Source of wealth: oil, real estate
256. Jeffery Hildebrand
Net Worth: $5.5 B
Source of wealth: oil
263. Stephen Ross
Net Worth: $5.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
270. Ken Griffin
Net Worth: $5.2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
281. Gordon Moore
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: Intel
281. David Green
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: retail
281. Henry Kravis
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: private equity
281. George Roberts
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: private equity
281. Bruce Halle
Net Worth: $5 B
Source of wealth: tires
295. George Lucas
Net Worth: $4.9 B
Source of wealth: Star Wars
295. Robert Rowling
Net Worth: $4.9 B
Source of wealth: investments
305. Bruce Kovner
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
305. Ann Walton Kroenke
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
305. Daniel Ziff
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: investments
305. Dirk Ziff
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: investments
305. Robert Ziff
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: investments
305. Pauline MacMillan Keinath
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
305. Whitney MacMillan
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
305. Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer
Net Worth: $4.8 B
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
325. Diane Hendricks
Net Worth: $4.6 B
Source of wealth: roofing
328. Lynn Schusterman
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, investments
328. Trevor Rees-Jones
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
328. David Sun
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: computer hardware
328. John Tu
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: computer hardware
328. John A. Sobrato & family
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: real estate
328. Kirk Kerkorian
Net Worth: $4.5 B
Source of wealth: casinos, investments
340. Kelcy Warren
Net Worth: $4.4 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
340. Barbara Carlson Gage
Net Worth: $4.4 B
Source of wealth: hotels, restaurants
340. Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Net Worth: $4.4 B
Source of wealth: hotels, restaurants
345. Paul Tudor Jones II
Net Worth: $4.3 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
345. Sam Zell
Net Worth: $4.3 B
Source of wealth: real estate, private equity
354. Leonard Stern
Net Worth: $4.2 B
Source of wealth: real estate
354. Ted Lerner
Net Worth: $4.2 B
Source of wealth: real estate
354. Malcolm Glazer & family
Net Worth: $4.2 B
Source of wealth: sports teams, real estate
367. Shahid Khan
Net Worth: $4.1 B
Source of wealth: auto parts
367. Nancy Walton Laurie
Net Worth: $4.1 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
375. Randal Kirk
Net Worth: $4 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
375. John Morris
Net Worth: $4 B
Source of wealth: Retail
388. Daniel Och
Net Worth: $3.9 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
388. Donald Trump
Net Worth: $3.9 B
Source of wealth: Television, Real Estate
388. Martha Ingram & family
Net Worth: $3.9 B
Source of wealth: book distribution, transportation
388. Riley Bechtel
Net Worth: $3.9 B
Source of wealth: engineering, construction
388. Stephen Bechtel Jr
Net Worth: $3.9 B
Source of wealth: engineering, construction
396. Jeffrey Skoll
Net Worth: $3.8 B
Source of wealth: Ebay
396. William Koch
Net Worth: $3.8 B
Source of wealth: oil, investments
396. Steve Wynn
Net Worth: $3.8 B
Source of wealth: casinos, hotels
396. Mitchell Rales
Net Worth: $3.8 B
Source of wealth: manufacturing
396. Mark Shoen
Net Worth: $3.8 B
Source of wealth: U-Haul
408. Daniel Gilbert
Net Worth: $3.7 B
Source of wealth: Quicken Loans
408. Ronald Lauder
Net Worth: $3.7 B
Source of wealth: Estee Lauder
408. John Sall
Net Worth: $3.7 B
Source of wealth: software
408. Karen Pritzker
Net Worth: $3.7 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
408. Charles Dolan & family
Net Worth: $3.7 B
Source of wealth: cable television
430. Steven Udvar-Hazy
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: aircraft leasing
430. Reid Hoffman
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: LinkedIn
430. J. Christopher Reyes
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: food distribution
430. Jude Reyes
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: food distribution
430. Sheldon Solow
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate
430. Tom & Judy Love
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: retail & gas stations
430. David Shaw
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
430. Steven Rales
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: manufacturing
430. Jerry Speyer
Net Worth: $3.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate
446. Michael & Marian Ilitch & family
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: pizza
446. H. Ross Perot Sr
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: computer services, real estate
446. Leon G. Cooperman
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
446. Bernard Marcus
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: Home Depot
446. Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: agriculture, water
446. George Bishop
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas
446. Evan Williams
Net Worth: $3.5 B
Source of wealth: Twitter
466. John Doerr
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: venture capital
466. Edward Roski Jr
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
466. Jim Davis & family
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: New Balance
466. Steven Spielberg
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: movies
466. Ronda Stryker
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: medical equipment
466. Tamara Gustavson & family
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: self storage
466. Haim Saban
Net Worth: $3.4 B
Source of wealth: television
483. Phillip Frost
Net Worth: $3.3 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
483. Marc Benioff
Net Worth: $3.3 B
Source of wealth: business software
483. Terrence Pegula
Net Worth: $3.3 B
Source of wealth: natural gas
483. Doris Fisher
Net Worth: $3.3 B
Source of wealth: Gap
483. Israel Englander
Net Worth: $3.3 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
506. George Lindemann & family
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: investments
506. Julian Robertson Jr
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
506. Austen Cargill II
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
506. James Cargill II
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
506. Marianne Liebmann
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: Cargill, Inc.
506. Frederick Smith
Net Worth: $3.2 B
Source of wealth: FedEx
520. Isaac Perlmutter
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: Marvel comics
520. Roger Wang
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: retail
520. James Jannard
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: sunglasses
520. Judy Faulkner
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: health IT
520. Stanley Druckenmiller
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
520. Jeremy Jacobs Sr
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: sports concessions
520. William Conway Jr
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: private equity
520. Daniel D'Aniello
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: private equity
520. David Rubenstein
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: private equity
520. Peter Kellogg
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: investments
520. Archie Aldis Emmerson
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: timberland, lumber mills
520. Anthony Pritzker
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
520. Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker
Net Worth: $3.1 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
551. Amos Hostetter Jr
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cable television
551. Jerry Jones
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: Dallas Cowboys
551. H. Fisk Johnson
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
551. S. Curtis Johnson
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
551. Helen Johnson-Leipold
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
551. Winnie Johnson-Marquart
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
551. Imogene Powers Johnson
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
551. Peter Buck
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: Subway Restaurants
551. Fred DeLuca
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: Subway Restaurants
551. James Leprino
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: cheese
551. Robert Rich Jr
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: frozen foods
551. Harry Stine
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: agriculture
551. John Catsimatidis
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: oil, real estate, supermarkets
551. Edward Lampert
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: Sears
551. Brian Acton
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: WhatsApp
551. John Paul DeJoria
Net Worth: $3 B
Source of wealth: hair products, tequila
580. Robert Kraft
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: New England Patriots
580. Igor Olenicoff
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: real estate
580. John Arnold
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
580. Oprah Winfrey
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: television
580. Joshua Harris
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: private equity
580. John Fisher
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: Gap
580. Walter Scott Jr
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: construction, telecom
580. David Rockefeller Sr
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: oil, banking
580. David Filo
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: Yahoo
580. Herbert Louis
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
580. Josephine Louis & family
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: cleaning products
580. Tom Gores
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: private equity
580. Marc Rowan
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: private equity
580. Thomas Pritzker
Net Worth: $2.9 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
609. Robert Bass
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: oil, investments
609. Michael Moritz
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: venture capital
609. Wilbur Ross Jr
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: investments
609. Mary Alice Dorrance Malone
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: Campbell Soup
609. Edward DeBartolo Jr
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: shopping centers
609. Joan Tisch
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: diversified
609. W. Herbert Hunt
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: Inheritance, oil, real estate
609. Alfred Taubman
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: real estate
609. Leandro Rizzuto & family
Net Worth: $2.8 B
Source of wealth: consumer products
642. Ron Burkle
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets, investments
642. Andrew & Peggy Cherng
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: Restaurants
642. Jeff Sutton
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: real estate
642. Elaine Wynn
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: casinos, hotels
642. Dagmar Dolby & family
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: Dolby Laboratories
642. Robert Pera
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: technology
642. Michael Rubin
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: online retailing
642. David Bonderman
Net Worth: $2.7 B
Source of wealth: private equity
663. A. Jerrold Perenchio
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: television, Univision
663. Ty Warner
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate, plush toys
663. Reinhold Schmieding
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: medical devices
663. Sean Parker
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
663. Anita Zucker
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: chemicals
663. Herbert Allen Jr & family
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: investment banking
663. Richard Rainwater
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: real estate, energy, insurance
663. Mark Cuban
Net Worth: $2.6 B
Source of wealth: online media
687. Neil Bluhm
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: real estate
687. William Erbey
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: finance
687. H. Wayne Huizenga
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
687. Warren Stephens
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: investment banking
687. Michael Milken
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
687. Min Kao
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: navigation equipment
687. Jack Dangermond
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: mapping software
687. Timothy Headington
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, investments
687. Henry Hillman
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: investments
687. Dan Friedkin
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: Toyota distribution
687. Jeff Greene
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: real estate, investments
687. William Wrigley Jr
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: chewing gum
687. Phillip Ruffin
Net Worth: $2.5 B
Source of wealth: casinos, real estate
731. Ken Fisher
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: Money management
731. Barry Diller
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: online media
731. Kevin Plank
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: Under Armour
731. Bharat Desai & family
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: outsourcing
731. Tilman Fertitta
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: restaurants, casinos
731. Mortimer Zuckerman
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate, media
731. George Argyros
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate, investments
731. Rodney Lewis
Net Worth: $2.4 B
Source of wealth: natural gas
764. Stanley Hubbard
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: DirecTV
764. Victor Fung
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: trading company
764. Bernard Saul II
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: banking, real estate
764. Richard Marriott
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: hotels
764. James France
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: auto racing
764. David Murdock
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: Dole, real estate
764. Bill Gross
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: investments
764. Penny Pritzker
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
764. Jean (Gigi) Pritzker
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
764. Kenneth Langone
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: investments
764. Clemmie Spangler Jr
Net Worth: $2.3 B
Source of wealth: investments
796. Jack Dorsey
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: Twitter
796. Ted Turner
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: cable television
796. Peter Thiel
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
796. Bill Marriott Jr
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: hotels
796. Tor Peterson
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: commodities
796. Daniel Loeb
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
796. Joe Mansueto
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: investment research
796. Stephen Bisciotti
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: outsourcing, football
796. Romesh T. Wadhwani
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: software
796. Richard Peery
Net Worth: $2.2 B
Source of wealth: real estate
828. Edward Bass
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: oil, investments
828. Lee Bass
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: oil, investments
828. B. Wayne Hughes
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: self storage
828. Jerry Yang
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: Yahoo
828. Michael Jaharis
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
828. Alexander Knaster
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: oil, telecom, banking
828. Stephen Mandel Jr
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
828. James Coulter
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: private equity
828. Howard Schultz
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: Starbucks
828. Richard Schulze
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: Best Buy
828. Gerald J. Ford
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: banking
828. Johnelle Hunt
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: trucking
828. Tom Golisano
Net Worth: $2.1 B
Source of wealth: payroll services
868. Herbert Simon
Net Worth: $2.05 B
Source of wealth: real estate
869. James Dinan
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
869. Daniel Pritzker
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
869. Noam Gottesman
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
869. Jorge Perez
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: condos
869. Catherine Lozick
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Manufacturing
869. Clayton Mathile
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: pet food
869. Robert Fisher
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Gap
869. Nicolas Berggruen
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: investments
869. Brad Kelley
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: tobacco
869. Jim Breyer
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
869. Howard Marks
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: private equity
869. Meg Whitman
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Ebay
869. Gordon Getty
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Getty Oil
869. Alec Gores
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: private equity
869. Robert McNair
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: energy, sports
869. Matt & Dan Walsh
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: construction
869. Thomas Siebel
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: business software
869. John Pritzker
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
869. William Fisher
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Gap
869. John Farber
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: chemicals
869. Bennett Dorrance
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Campbell Soup
869. Drayton McLane Jr
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart, logistics
869. Dean White
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: billboards, hotels
869. Ron Baron
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: money management
869. Bruce Karsh
Net Worth: $2 B
Source of wealth: private equity
925. S. Daniel Abraham
Net Worth: $1.95 B
Source of wealth: Slim-Fast
925. Henry Samueli
Net Worth: $1.95 B
Source of wealth: semiconductors
931. Bob Parsons
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: web hosting
931. Robert Duggan
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
931. Pat Stryker
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: medical equipment
931. John Kapoor
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: healthcare
931. Fayez Sarofim
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: money management
931. Sid Bass
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: oil, investments
931. Norman Braman
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: art, car dealerships
931. John Arrillaga
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: real estate
931. Donald Sterling
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: real estate
931. David Gottesman
Net Worth: $1.9 B
Source of wealth: investments
973. Kavitark Ram Shriram
Net Worth: $1.85 B
Source of wealth: venture capital, Google
973. Stewart Rahr
Net Worth: $1.85 B
Source of wealth: drug distribution
988. Eric Lefkofsky
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: Groupon
988. Ronald Wanek
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: Furniture
988. Linda Pritzker
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
988. Craig McCaw
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: telecom
988. Gary Magness
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: cable, investments
988. Glenn Dubin
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
988. Susan Hirt Hagen
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: insurance
988. H. Ross Perot Jr
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: computer services, real estate
988. Neal Patterson
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: health IT
988. Kenneth Feld & family
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: circus, live entertainment
988. Arthur Blank
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: Home Depot
988. Irwin Jacobs
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: semiconductors
988. Jonathan Nelson
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: private equity
988. Glen Taylor
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: printing
988. Jennifer Pritzker
Net Worth: $1.8 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
1036. John Brown
Net Worth: $1.75 B
Source of wealth: medical equipment
1046. Marc Lasry
Net Worth: $1.7 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1046. Jeffrey Lorberbaum
Net Worth: $1.7 B
Source of wealth: flooring
1046. Thomas Secunda
Net Worth: $1.7 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg
1046. Peter Peterson
Net Worth: $1.7 B
Source of wealth: Blackstone Group
1078. Hoang Kieu
Net Worth: $1.65 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
1078. Nelson Peltz
Net Worth: $1.65 B
Source of wealth: investments
1092. Louis Bacon
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1092. David Einhorn
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1092. Jon Stryker
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: medical supplies
1092. Scott Cook
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: software
1092. Hamilton James
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: Blackstone Group
1092. Chase Coleman III
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: hedge fund
1092. Patrick Ryan
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: insurance
1092. Joe Jamail Jr
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: lawsuits
1092. Phillip Ragon
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: health IT
1092. Jim Justice II
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: coal
1092. Joyce Raley Teel
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
1092. Ray Davis
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: pipelines
1092. James Irsay
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: Indianapolis Colts
1092. Don Hankey
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: auto loans
1092. Gary Burrell
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: navigation equipment
1092. Mario Gabelli
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: money management
1092. Alfred James Clark
Net Worth: $1.6 B
Source of wealth: construction
1143. Thomas Steyer
Net Worth: $1.55 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1143. Manuel Moroun & family
Net Worth: $1.55 B
Source of wealth: transportation
1154. Jimmy Haslam
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: retail
1154. Mark Stevens
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: venture capital
1154. Dan Wilks
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: natural gas
1154. Paul Singer
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1154. Farris Wilks
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: natural gas
1154. Richard Hayne
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: Urban Outfitters
1154. Vinod Khosla
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: venture capital
1154. Gary Michelson
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: medical patents
1154. Tom Benson
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: New Orleans Saints
1154. Thomas Lee
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: leveraged buyouts
1154. John Henry
Net Worth: $1.5 B
Source of wealth: sports
1203. William Ackman
Net Worth: $1.45 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1203. Richard Scaife
Net Worth: $1.45 B
Source of wealth: investments
1203. Wilma Tisch
Net Worth: $1.45 B
Source of wealth: diversified
1210. Billy Joe (Red) McCombs
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate, oil, cars
1210. Larry Robbins
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1210. J. Joe Ricketts
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: TD Ameritrade
1210. James Clark
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: Netscape, investments
1210. Nicholas Pritzker II
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: hotels, investments
1210. Alan Gerry
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: cable television
1210. Jonathan Gray
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: Investments
1210. Christopher Cline
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: coal
1210. Todd Wagner
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: online media
1210. Richard Yuengling Jr
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: beer
1210. Edmund Ansin
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: television
1210. Richard Chilton Jr
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1210. Christopher Goldsbury
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: salsa
1210. David Walentas
Net Worth: $1.4 B
Source of wealth: real estate
1270. Mark Vadon
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: online retail
1270. Henry Swieca
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1270. William Ford Sr
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: Ford Motor Co
1270. Paul Foster
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: oil refining
1270. Jonathan Oringer
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: stock photos
1270. Anne Gittinger
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: Nordstrom department stores
1270. Roger Penske
Net Worth: $1.35 B
Source of wealth: cars
1284. Kenny Troutt
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: telecommunications
1284. Sidney Kimmel
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: retail
1284. David Booth
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: mutual funds
1284. Charlotte Colket Weber
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: Campbell Soup
1284. Lorenzo Fertitta
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: casinos, Ultimate Fighting Championship
1284. Frank Fertitta III
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: casinos, Ultimate Fighting Championship
1284. Aneel Bhusri
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: business software
1284. Henry Nicholas III
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: semiconductors
1284. C. Dean Metropoulos
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: investments
1284. Bruce Nordstrom
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: Nordstrom department stores
1284. Edward Stack
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: Dick's Sporting Goods
1284. Michael Price
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: investments
1284. Nicholas Woodman
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: video cameras
1284. George Joseph
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: insurance
1284. Peter Sperling
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: education
1284. Arturo Moreno
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: billboards
1284. James Leininger
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: medical products
1284. Charles Simonyi
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: Microsoft
1284. Charles Zegar
Net Worth: $1.3 B
Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP
1356. Daniel Harrison III
Net Worth: $1.25 B
Source of wealth: oil and gas
1356. Seth Klarman
Net Worth: $1.25 B
Source of wealth: investments
1372. Jeff Rothschild
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
1372. William Macaulay
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: energy investments
1372. Gabe Newell
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: videogames
1372. Brian Roberts
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Comcast
1372. Steve Case
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: AOL
1372. Michael Krasny
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: retail
1372. Donald Hall
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Hallmark
1372. Vincent McMahon
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: wrestling
1372. Drew Houston
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Dropbox
1372. Dan Snyder
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Washington Redskins
1372. Denise York
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: San Francisco 49ers
1372. Carol Jenkins Barnett
Net Worth: $1.2 B
Source of wealth: Publix supermarkets
1442. Mitchell Jacobson
Net Worth: $1.15 B
Source of wealth: industrial equipment
1442. John Edson
Net Worth: $1.15 B
Source of wealth: leisure craft
1442. Jane Lauder
Net Worth: $1.15 B
Source of wealth: inherited, cosmetics
1465. Charles Brandes
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: money management
1465. Henry Engelhardt
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: insurance
1465. Ray Irani
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Oil
1465. Daniel Hirschfeld
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth:
1465. Timothy Boyle
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Columbia Sportswear
1465. Charles Munger
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
1465. Stewart Horejsi
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
1465. Alexander Spanos & family
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
1465. Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: inherited, cosmetics
1465. Alfred Mann
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: medical devices
1465. Mark Pincus
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: online games
1465. Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: oil & gas, investments
1465. Joseph Grendys
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Meat Processing
1465. Isaac Larian
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: toys
1465. Robert Piccinini
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: supermarkets
1465. Alexander Rovt
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: fertilizer, real estate
1465. Michael Steinhardt
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: finance
1465. Robert Citrone
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: hedge fund
1465. Darwin Deason
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: Xerox
1465. Jon Huntsman
Net Worth: $1.1 B
Source of wealth: chemicals
1540. Sheryl Sandberg
Net Worth: $1.05 B
Source of wealth: Facebook
1540. Sun Hongbin
Net Worth: $1.05 B
Source of wealth: real estate
1565. Thomas Bailey
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: finance
1565. John Morgridge
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: Cisco
1565. Kenneth Tuchman
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: outsourcing
1565. Leonard Schleifer
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: pharmaceuticals
1565. O. Francis Biondi
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: hedge fund
1565. Sara Blakely
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: Spanx
1565. Christopher Burch
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: fashion
1565. Tory Burch
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: fashion
1565. Fred Chang
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: online retailing
1565. Philip Falcone
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: hedge funds
1565. Brian Higgins
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: Hedge fund
1565. Thomas Kaplan
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: investments
1565. Ryan Kavanaugh
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: Movies
1565. William Moncrief Jr
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: oil
1565. Andrea Reimann-Ciardelli
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: consumer goods
1565. Jim Thompson
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: logistics
1565. Michael Kors
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: Retail
1565. C. James Koch
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: beer
1565. Leon Charney
Net Worth: $1 B
Source of wealth: real estate
Reach Abram Brown at abrown@forbes.com.
