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In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
In January 2021, Musk, with a net worth of $185 billion, surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world. [10] Bezos reclaimed the top spot the following month. [11] On September 27, 2021, after Tesla stock surged, Forbes announced that Musk had a net worth of over $200 billion, [12] and was the richest person in ...
Larry Page, cofounder of Alphabet, gained $5.3 billion to bring his total wealth to $146.4 billion on Wednesday as shares of the Google parent rose toward record highs.
Elon Musk is currently the world’s richest person. AP Photo/Matt RourkeThe speed with which a tax on billionaires came and went as a means to pay for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda ...
A record 1,210 billionaires made the 2011 list, representing a combined wealth of $4.5 trillion, up from $3.6 trillion the previous year. [39] One third of the world's billionaires, 413, came from the United States. China had the second most billionaires with 115, while Russia was third with 101.
While many Americans struggled because of the pandemic, the cumulative wealth of The Forbes 400 richest Americans on the 2021 list grew 40% to an unprecedented $4.5 trillion. What didn't grow...
Billionaire wealth The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes magazine of the wealthiest 400 American citizens who own assets in the U.S., ranked by net worth . The 400 was started by Malcolm Forbes in 1982 and the list is published annually around September. [ 2 ]
Americans saved a record total of $2.7 trillion in December 2021, according to an NPR report. But that savings largely occurred in upper-income households. In July 2021, 51% of Americans had less ...