Forbes’ top 50 richest people in the US
The top 50 richest people in the US, according to Forbes
Forbes’ 2025 list of the 400 richest Americans was formed using estimates of each person’s wealth as of Sept. 1, according to the magazine.
USA Today, September 9, 2025: Here’s a look at the top 50:
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elon Musk | $428 billion | 54 | Tesla, SpaceX | Texas |
| 2 | Larry Ellison | $276 billion | 81 | Oracle | California |
| 3 | Mark Zuckerberg | $253 billion | 41 | California | |
| 4 | Jeff Bezos | $241 billion | 61 | Amazon | Florida |
| 5 | Larry Page | $179 billion | 52 | California | |
| 6 | Sergey Brin | $166 billion | 52 | California | |
| 7 | Steve Ballmer | $153 billion | 69 | Microsoft | Washington |
| 8 | Jensen Huang | $151 billion | 62 | Semiconductors | California |
| 9 | Warren Buffett | $150 billion | 95 | Berkshire Hathaway | Nebraska |
| 10 | Michael Dell | $129 billion | 60 | Dell Technologies | Texas |
| 11 | Rob Walton & family | $118 billion | 80 | Walmart | Arkansas |
| 12 | Jim Walton & family | $115 billion | 77 | Walmart | Arkansas |
| 13 | Michael Bloomberg | $109 billion | 83 | Bloomberg LP | New York |
| 14 | Bill Gates | $107 billion | 69 | Microsoft | Washington |
| 15 | Alice Walton | $106 billion | 75 | Walmart | Texas |
| 16 | Julia Koch & family | $81.2 billion | 63 | Koch, Inc. | New York |
| 17 | Charles Koch & family | $73.8 billion | 89 | Koch, Inc. | Kansas |
| 18 | Thomas Peterffy | $73.3 billion | 80 | Discount brokerage | Florida |
| 19 | Jeff Yass | $65.7 billion | 67 | Trading, investments | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | Stephen Schwarzman | $51.9 billion | 78 | Investments | New York |
| 21 | Ken Griffin | $50.4 billion | 56 | Hedge funds | Florida |
| 22 | Jacqueline Mars | $42.2 billion | 85 | Candy, pet food | Virginia |
| 22 | John Mars | $42.2 billion | 89 | Candy, pet food | Wyoming |
| 24 | Lukas Walton | $39.8 billion | 38 | Walmart | Illinois |
| 25 | Miriam Adelson & family | $37.9 billion | 79 | Casinos | Nevada |
| 26 | Phil Knight & family | $35.7 billion | 87 | Nike | Oregon |
| 27 | Abigail Johnson | $35 billion | 63 | Fidelity | Massachusetts |
| 28 | MacKenzie Scott | $33.9 billion | 55 | Amazon | Washington |
| 29 | Marilyn Simons & family | $32.5 billion | 74 | Hedge funds | New York |
| 30 | Thomas Frist, Jr. & family | $32.4 billion | 87 | Hospitals | Tennessee |
| 31 | Len Blavatnik | $31 billion | 68 | Music, chemicals | |
| 32 | Elaine Marshall & family | $30.9 billion | 83 | Koch Inc. | Texas |
| 33 | Melinda French Gates | $29 billion | 61 | Microsoft, investments | Washington |
| 34 | Henry Samueli | $27.7 billion | 70 | Semiconductors | California |
| 35 | Lyndal Stephens Greth & family | $27.4 billion | 50 | Oil & gas | Texas |
| 36 | Eric Schmidt | $26.8 billion | 70 | California | |
| 37 | Daniel Gilbert | $26.7 billion | 63 | Rocket Mortgage | Michigan |
| 38 | Rupert Murdoch & family | $24.1 billion | 94 | Newspapers, TV network | New York |
| 39 | Robert Pera | $24 billion | 47 | Wireless networking | California |
| 40 | Peter Thiel | $23.9 billion | 57 | Facebook, investments | California |
| 41 | David Tepper | $23.7 billion | 67 | Hedge funds | Florida |
| 42 | Ernest Garcia, II. | $23.1 billion | 68 | Used cars | Arizona |
| 43 | Steve Cohen | $23 billion | 69 | Hedge funds | Connecticut |
| 44 | Diane Hendricks | $22.3 billion | 78 | Building supplies | Wisconsin |
| 45 | Rick Cohen & family | $22.1 billion | 73 | Warehouse automation | New Hampshire |
| 46 | Todd Graves | $22 billion | 53 | Fast food | Louisiana |
| 47 | Stanley Kroenke | $21.3 billion | 78 | Sports, real estate | Texas |
| 48 | John Menard, Jr. | $20 billion | 85 | Home improvement stores | Wisconsin |
| 49 | Christy Walton | $19.7 billion | 76 | Walmart | Wyoming |
| 50 | Jerry Jones & family | $19.6 billion | 82 | Dallas Cowboys | Texas |
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