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Meet the 10 Richest People in America

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Forbes released its annual list of the richest Americans, and the average net worth of the magazine’s 400-member list is $5 billion—the highest to date.

1. Bill Gates Chairman of Microsoft, $72 billion  (REUTERS)

2. Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway, $58.5 billion (Reuters)

3. Larry Ellison Oracle  CEO, $41 billion (Reuters)

4. Charles Koch CEO of Koch Industries, $36 billion

4. David Koch, Executive Vice President, Koch Industries, $36 billion (REUTERS)

6. Christy Walton & family Co-Chair, Children's Scholarship Fund (heirs of Wal-Mart founder), $35.4 billion

7. Jim Walton, Chairman and CEO Arvest Bank Group, $33.8 billion

Alice Walton, Chairman Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, $33.5 billion (REUTERS)

9. S. Robson Walton Chairman, Wal-Mart Stores, $33.3 billion (REUTERS)

10. Michael Bloomberg Mayor of New York City, $31 billion (Reuters)