The Richest People
Updated February 23, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The Question:
Who are the richest people in the United States?
The Answer:
Every year Forbes Magazine publishes a list called the Forbes 400 Richest in America, a list of the wealthiest people in the country.
Here are the top five from the 2010 list, ranked by worth.
| William (Bill) H. Gates III | $54 billion |
| Warren Edward Buffett | $45 billion |
| Larry Ellison | $27 billion |
| Christy Walton | $24 billion |
| Charles Koch | $21.5 billion |
See our list of the Top Ten Richest Americans.
-The Fact Monster
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