TOP 5 RICHEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Gia
Feb 11, 2017
2 min read

The United States of America is home to some of the richest people on earth. In 2016 Forbes confirmed that of the over 1400 people listed as the worlds richest more than 500 of them are American.

Here is a list of the top 5 billionaires in the United States.

1. Bill Gates

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle Washington and today he is widely ranked as the richest person in the world. He is one of the founders of Microsoft which is the worlds largest PC software company. Bill Gates also has several other companies. He has a networth of $84.5 Billion.

2.Warren Buffet

Warren Buffet was born on August 30, 1930 in Omaha Nebraska and is often referred to as one on the most successful investors in the world. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway, A diversified company with major interest in GEICO, life insurance, annuity sales and sales of jewelry. He has a networth is $73 Billion.

3. Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is the Founder,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon one of the world leading online franchise which employs more over 222, 400 people. He is also the owner of Washington Post. He is also the founder of Blue Origins which is a private space flight company. Today his networth stands at $70.5 Billion.

4. Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is the richest person in the world under 35 with a networth of $55.5 Billion. He is he one of the co-founders of Facebook the largest social network which has 1.15 billion monthly users, Facebook has also purchased several other companies over the past few years. He was born on May 14, 1984 in White Plains New York.

5. Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Oracle. He has a networth of $49.8 Billion . Larry was born August 17, 1944 in Manhattan New York. He is also a licensed pilot.