Forbes released its 2012 ranking of America's richest 400 billionaires and Bill Gates remains the nation’s richest man for the 19th year running. See the top 10 below...
1. Bill Gates, Medina, Wash., $66 billionFacebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was the biggest dollar loser. The company’s lackluster IPO in May resulted in a huge drop in market value that cut the value of his shareholdings almost in half, costing him $8.1 billion in net worth. That dropped Zuckerberg from No. 14 on the list to No. 36. See more at Forbes.com Follow BrickClicks on twitter for instant update Follow @BrickClicks
2. Warren Buffett, Omaha, $46 billion
3. Larry Ellison, Woodside, Calif., $41 billion
4. Charles Koch, Wichita, Kan., $31 billion
5. David Koch, New York City, $31 billion
6. Christy Walton & family, Jackson, Wyo., $27.9 billion
7. Jim Walton, Bentonville, Ark., $26.8 billion
8. Alice Walton, Fort Worth, Texas, $26.3 billion
9. S. Robson Walton, Bentonville, Ark., $26.1 billion
10. Michael Bloomberg, New York City, $25 billion
$66 billion dollars for Bill Gates. He really has a very high net worth, but did you know that he has donated about half his fortune to charities? Yes, and that’s not even part of his net worth. So, imagine how much money Bill Gates really has. Well, good thing about high net worth individuals like him is that they put their money into a good cause. Warren Buffet also made a promise that he will give away more than half of his wealth before he dies. Some people consider it as the entrepreneurs' way to improve their image, but with the number of charities that these magnates have invested to, you will see that they are really serious about helping people.
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