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Richest Americans, 2009

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

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Company
1.	Bill Gates	$50 billion	Microsoft
2.	Warren Buffett	$40 billion	Berkshire Hathaway
3.	Larry Ellison	$27 billion	Oracle
4.	Christy Walton & family	$21.5 billion	Wal-Mart
5.	Jim Walton	$19.6 billion	Wal-Mart
6.	Alice Walton	$19.3 billion	Wal-Mart
7.	S. Robson Walton	$19 billion	Wal-Mart
8.	Michael Bloomberg	$17.5 billion	Bloomberg
9.	Charles Koch	$16 billion	manufacturing, energy
	David Koch	$16 billion	manufacturing, energy

Source: Forbes.com, 2009

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