Bill Gates stay on top Forbes US richest man list

ByAsad Sial September 17, 2013August 12, 2025

Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States for the 20th straight year and has made a comeback as the richest man in the world.

Forbes released its annual list of the top 400 richest Americans.

Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates remains America’s richest man, taking the top spot on the list for the 20th straight year, with a net worth of $US72 billion ($A77.

27 billion).
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Investor Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, keeps second place with $US58.5 billion, while Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison stayed third with $US41 billion.

Brothers Charles and David Koch, co-owners of Koch Industries, stay tied for fourth with $US36 billion each.

Wal-Mart heirs Christy Walton, Jim Walton, Alice Walton and S. Robson Walton took the next three spots, with holdings ranging from $US33.3 billion to $US35.4 billion.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the founder of the eponymous financial information company, rounds out the top 10 with $US31 billion.

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