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The Forbes 400 Richest Americans: 1 – Bill Gates

Thu, Sep 18, 2008

While most of us are struggling to save money, and pay for gas, there are many Americans that have nothing to worry about.

Bill Gates has reclaimed the top spot with a net worth of $57 billion dollars. Gates lost his title to Warren Buffett for a few months in spring 2008. Buffett’s shares in Berkshire Hathaway have fallen and landed him in a close second at $50 billion.

Here is a run down of the list:
1 – William Gates III
2 – Warren Buffett
3 – Lawrence Ellison
4 – Jim Walton
5 – S Robson Walton
6 – Alice Walton
7 – Christy Walton & Family
8 – Michael Bloomberg
9 – Charles Koch
10 – David Koch
11 – Michael Dell
12 – Paul Allen
13 – Sergey Brin
14 – Larry Page
15 – Sheldon Adelson
16 – Steven Ballmer
17 – Abigail Johnson
18 – Jack Taylor & Family
19 – Anne Cox Chambers
20 – Donald Bren