Top Ten Richest Americans

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

The following table lists the richest Americans by their net worth as of 2010 and the industry in which they earned their fortune.



Rank Name Net Worth Company
1. Bill Gates $54 billion Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett $45 billion Berkshire Hathaway
3. Larry Ellison $27 billion Oracle
4. Christy Walton $24 billion Wal-Mart
5. Charles Koch $21.5 billion manufacturing, energy
David Koch $21.5 billion manufacturing, energy
7. Jim Walton $20.1 billion Wal-Mart
8. Alice Walton $20 billion Wal-Mart
9. S. Robson Walton $19.7 billion Wal-Mart
8. Michael Bloomberg $18 billion Bloomberg
Source: Forbes.com, 2010

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