Forbes List of top 10 Richest Four members of one family Wal Mart

Forbes List of top 10 Richest  Four members of one family Wal Mart

Bill Gates has been listed by Forbes magazine as the wealthiest American for the 19th year in a row, with a fortune of $66bn (£41bn), up $7bn from last year.

Four members of one family - the heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune - are in the top 10.

Below  is the Forbes list of Top Ten Rich People

1)  
Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, $66bn

2)  
Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, $46bn

3)  
Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle, $41bn

4)  
Charles Koch, chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries, $31bn

5)  
David Koch, co-owner and executive vice-president of Koch Industries, $31bn

6)  
Christy Walton & family, heiress to Wal-Mart fortune, $27.9bn

7)  
Jim Walton, heir to Wal-Mart fortune and chairman of Arvest Bank, $26.8bn

8)  
Alice Walton, heiress to Wal-Mart fortune, $26.3bn

9)  
S Robson Walton, heir to Wal-Mart fortune, $26.1 billion

10)  
Michael Bloomberg, founder and principal owner of Bloomberg LP, $25bn

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

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