Bill Gates 59B
Warren Buffett 52B
Sheldon Adelson 28B
Larry Ellison 26B
...Joining the top 10 of the country's richest for the first time were Google Inc. founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who tied for fifth place. The 34-year-old moguls' wealth has quadrupled since 2004 to an estimated $18.5 billion this year, while their company's stock value has surged 500 percent.
...And, lower down, almost half of the 45 newcomers made their millions in hedge funds and private equity investments. The youngest member of this year's list was 33-year-old hedge fund manager John Arnold, who joined the ranks at No. 317 and a net worth of $1.5 billion.
...82 of America's billionaires didn't even make the cut.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 20 September 2007 - 10:13 PM.
