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The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
The 1982 list represented 2.8% of the Gross Domestic Product of the United States. The 1982 Forbes 400 had 22.8% of the list composed of oil fortunes, with 15.3% from manufacturing, 9% from finance and only 3% from technology-driven fortunes. The state of New York had the most representation on the list with 77 members, followed by California ...
Elon Musk has since surpassed John D. Rockefeller as the richest person in the history of the United States, and of modern history, according to size of wealth compared to GDP. In December 2024 his wealth reached $474 billion dollars (1.61% of USA's GDP at that year) compared to Rockefeller's 1.5% at the height of his wealth. [5] The third ...
Forbes’ annual list of billionaires is out, and in 2024, and it’s the biggest list yet — and the richest. For 2024, Forbes listed a total of 2,781 billionaires, which is 141 more than the ...
The world's total number of billionaires also rose over the 12-month period, from 2,544 to 2,682, the report added. The wealth boom has been largely fueled by the US stock market, with the S&P 500 ...
In the 33rd annual Forbes list of the world's billionaires, the list included 2,153 billionaires with a total net wealth of $8.7 trillion, down 55 members and $400 billion from 2018. [15] The U.S. continued to have the most billionaires in the world, with a record of 609, while China dropped to 324 (when not including Hong Kong, Macau and ...
If you added up all the wealth of today’s global billionaires, the total dollar amount would reflect $12.7 trillion. ... Forbes 2022 World’s Billionaires list also includes Elon Musk, Jeff ...
Per Forbes (April 2024) [1]; Rank Rank per capita Country/Territory Billionaires Rate - World 2,781: 0.343 1 11 United States 813: 2.420 2 53 China 406: 0.288 3 58 India 200: 0.144