List of members of the Forbes 400 - wikipedia List of members of the Forbes 400 This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. The Forbes 400 has been published annually since 1982, the List of members of the Forbes 400 can refer to the list published in any of those years. The combined net worth of the 2016 class of the 400 richest Americans is $2.4 trillion, up from $2 trillion in 2013. The average net worth of a 2016 Forbes 400 member was $6 billion, and the lowest ranked member had $1.7 billion. As of March 2015, the US had 536 billionaires. Contents 1 Forbes 400 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Forbes 400 The following are the top 20 wealthiest Americans from the Forbes 400 in 2016. Legend Icon Description Position unchanged from the 2015 list Higher position than on the 2015 list Lower position than on the 2015 list # Name Net worth on the 2016 list ( USD ) Source ( s ) of wealth Participation in The Giving Pledge 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Bill Gates $81 billion Cascade Investments LLC Yes ; Founder 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Jeff Bezos $67 billion Amazon.com No 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 Warren Buffett $65.5 billion Berkshire Hathaway Yes ; Founder 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 Mark Zuckerberg $55.5 billion Facebook Yes 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 Larry Ellison $49.3 billion Oracle Corporation Yes 6 Michael Bloomberg $45 billion Bloomberg LP Yes 7 Charles Koch $42 billion Koch Industries No 8 David H. Koch $42 billion Koch Industries No 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 Larry Page $38.5 billion Google No 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Sergey Brin $37.5 billion Google No 7001110000000000000 ♠ 11 Jim Walton $35.6 billion Wal - Mart, inherited No 12 S. Robson Walton $35.5 billion Wal - Mart, inherited No 13 Alice Walton $35.4 billion Wal - Mart, inherited No 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Sheldon Adelson $31.8 billion Las Vegas Sands No 15 Steve Ballmer $27.5 billion Microsoft No 16 Jacqueline Mars $27 billion Mars, Inc., inherited No 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 John Franklyn Mars $27 billion Mars, Inc., inherited No 18 Phil Knight $25.5 billion Nike, Inc. No 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 George Soros $24.9 billion Soros Fund Management No 20 Michael Dell $20 billion Dell No Bill Gates is the wealthiest American Warren Buffett is ranked third Larry Ellison of Oracle Corporation is ranked fifth See also Forbes list of billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires List of female billionaires List of the richest royals The Giving Pledge References ^ Jump up to : `` The Forbes 400 Richest people in America Special Issue ''. Forbes. October 25, 2015. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` Inside The 2013 Forbes 400 - Facts and Figures On America 's Richest ''. Forbes. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Forbes ' 29th Annual World 's Billionaires Issue ''. Forbes. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Forbes 400 2016 : Top 20 ''. Forbes. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Inside The 2014 Forbes 400 - Facts and Figures On America 's Wealthiest ''. Forbes. 2014 - 09 - 23. 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Question: who has the highest net worth in the us
Answer: Bill Gates