The richest people in America, ranked

Debanjali BoseAug 18, 2020, 10:49 IST

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The 16 richest Americans in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes Billionaires List are collectively worth more than $1 trillion.
While tech moguls continue to dominate the top ranks, inherited wealth, like in the Walton family, also makes a strong appearance in the list.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett maintain their lead in the top five despite being the two most generous people on earth

All net worths below are sourced from Bloomberg unless otherwise noted.

Emmie Martin and Tanza Loudenback contributed to a previous version of this story.

16. Michael Bloomberg

Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addresses a crowd of community members and elected officials at the Metropolitan Room on January 3, 2020 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Photo by Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

T15. Charles Koch

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T15. Julia Flesher Koch

Julia M. Flesher Koch attends the School of American Ballet 2014 Winter Ball at David Koch Theatre at Lincoln Center on March 3, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Toth/FilmMagic

13. Alice Walton

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12. Jim Walton

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11. Rob Walton

Rob Walton, Walmart chairman of the Board of Directors, speaks at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas June 6, 2014. Reuters

10. MacKenzie Scott

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9. Larry Ellison

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8. Sergey Brin

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7. Larry Page

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6. Elon Musk

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5. Steve Ballmer

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4. Warren Buffett

Billionaire Businessman Warren Buffett listens to Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton at a Town Hall rally at Sokol Auditorium December 16, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. Steve Pope/Getty Images

3. Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is a presenter at the 2014 Breakthrough Prizes Awarded in Fundamental Physics and Life Sciences Ceremony at NASA Ames Research Center on December 12, 2013 in Mountain View, Steve Jennings/Getty

2. Bill Gates

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1. Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos holds a slide show controller and applauds at the start of the launch event for the new Amazon Fire Phone, Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Ted S. Warren/AP

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