Meet the richest people in America

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Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic which brought much of the world activities to a near halt, it did not stop some of America’s most successful entrepreneurs from making the most out of the outbreak.

This article meant to highlight the richest people in America.

Undoubtedly, Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos topped the list for the third year running, with an estimated fortune of $179 billion.

Here are the top 10 richest people in America of 2021:

1. Jeff Bezos – $179bn

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 out of his garage in Seattle. He runs it as CEO and owns an 11.1% stake.

2. Bill Gates – $111bn

With his wife Melinda, Bill Gates chairs the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.

Mark Zukerberg – $85bn

Facebook, the social network Zuckerberg runs, has become a go-to communications tool during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.

Warren Buffett – $73.5bn

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors of all time.

Larry Ellison – $72bn

Larry Ellison is chairman, chief technology officer and co-founder of software giant Oracle, of which he owns about 35.4%.

Steve Ballmer – $69bn

Steve Ballmer is the high-wattage former CEO of Microsoft, who led the company from 2000 to 2014.

Elon Musk – $68bn

Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla – and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX.

Larry Page – $67.5bn

Larry Page stepped down as CEO of Alphabet, the parent of Google, in December 2019 but remains a board member and a controlling shareholder.

 

Sergey Brin – $65.7bn

Sergey Brin stepped down as president of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, in December 2019 but remains a controller shareholder and a board member.

 

Alice Walton – $62.3bn

Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton.

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