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America’s 400 richest are worth a record $3.2 trillion, up $240 billion from a year ago, aided by a stock market that has defied the coronavirus #Forbes400
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, worth $179 billion, is No. 1 for the third year in a row #Forbes400
Bill Gates ranked No. 2, with a net worth of $111 billion #Forbes400
Facebook has become a go-to communications tool during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is No. 3 with a net worth $85 billion #Forbes400
Known as the "Oracle of Omaha," Warren Buffett, No. 4, is one of the most successful investors of all time #Forbes400
Larry Ellison, No. 5, is chairman, chief technology officer and cofounder of software giant Oracle—of which he owns about 35.4% #Forbes400
In this year's #Forbes400 list, we welcome 18 new members to the ranks and 9 returnees. Two from last year’s list died, and 25 dropped off as their fortunes fell; 10 of those setbacks were directly attributable to the Covid crisis
Forbes calculated net worths using stock prices from July 24, 2020. See all The #Forbes400 members here https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/?utm_source=twitter_thread&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
