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The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes magazine of the wealthiest 400 American citizens who own assets in the U.S., ranked by net worth. The 400 was started by Malcolm Forbes in 1982 and the list is published annually around September. [ 2 ]
The 2024 stock market boom fueled a surge in net worth gains for America's richest. Elon Musk's wealth increased by $213 billion, driven by Tesla's stock rise after the election.
The 38th annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires found a record 2,781 billionaires with a total net wealth of $14.2 trillion. This is an increase of 141 members and $2 trillion from 2023, which held the previous record for the highest net worth gain on the list, surpassing the $900 billion record set in 2022.
Forbes just released its Forbes 400, a list of famous billionaires in the United States with a minimum net worth of $3.3 billion, and several Massachusetts residents made the cut.
Net worth: $146.4 billion Larry Page, cofounder of Alphabet, gained $5.3 billion to bring his total wealth to $146.4 billion on Wednesday as shares of the Google parent rose toward record highs.
[10] [11] As of 2015, only 46 billionaires were under the age of 40, [9] while the list of American-only billionaires, as of 2010, had an average age of 66. [12] Different authorities use different methodologies to determine net worth and to rank them, and not all information about personal finances is publicly available.
The five richest men’s worth has skyrocketed by 114% since 2020, while in America alone, billionaires are $1.6 trillion wealthier than they were during the early pandemic.