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The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans (est. 1982) is an annual list published by Forbes Magazine magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. In 2006, their combined wealth topped $1.25 trillion, and all of the members of the list were billionaires. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Net worth (sometimes net assets) is the total assets minus total liabilities of an individual or company. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The numeral trillion refers to one of two number values, depending on the context of where and how it is being used. ... A billionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of or more than one billion United States dollars or euros. ...

The 25th annual edition has 28 new members including natural gas tycoons Aubrey McClendon and Tom L. Ward, real estate developer Stephen M. Ross, and Manny Mashouf who founded Bebe stores. Aubrey Kerr McClendon is the CEO, chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy. ... Tom L. Ward is former President, COO and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy and current chairman and CEO at SandRidge Energy. ... Stephen M. Ross is the founder of The Related Companies, a development company with assets in real-estate markets across the United States. ... Manny Mashouf is an Iranian born businessman. ... bebe stores (pronounced bee-bee) is an American clothing retailer founded in 1976 by the Iranian born Manny Mashouf, who emigrated to the United States in the early 70s, and opened the first bebe store in San Francisco. ...

2006 Top 10

1. Bill Gates $53 billion, 50 years. Microsoft
2. Warren Buffett $46 billion, 76 years. Berkshire Hathaway
3. Sheldon Adelson $20.5 billion. 73 years. Casinos, Hotels
4. Larry Ellison $19.5 billion, 62 years. Oracle Corporation
5. Paul Allen $16.0 billion, 53 years. Microsoft
6. Jim Walton $15.7 billion, 58 years. Wal-Mart
7. Christy Walton $15.6 billion, c. 50 years. Wal-Mart
8. S. Robson Walton $15.6 billion, 62 years. Wal-Mart
9. Michael Dell $15.5 billion, 41 years. Dell Computers
10. Alice Walton $15.5 billion, 57 years. Wal-Mart

At the top of the list is Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, with a net worth of 53 billion dollars. Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are the youngest members at 33 years old and ranked 12th and 13th overall, each worth about $14 billion. The 400th wealthiest person was shared by 27 members. The Forbes 400 list contains other prominent names including Donald Trump (Ranked 94 with $2.9 billion). This article is about the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Warren Edward Buffett (b. ... Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA, NYSE: BRKB) is a massive holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. ... Sheldon Adelson (b. ... Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company. ... Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is one of the major companies developing database management systems (DBMS), tools for database development, middle-tier software (Fusion Middleware), enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain planning (SCM) software. ... Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953) is an American entrepreneur whose fortune was founded when he formed Microsoft with Bill Gates. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Jim C. Walton (born 1948?) is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... John Thomas Walton, (October 8, 1946 – June 27, 2005), was a son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (born 1945, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the eldest son of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas) is the founder of Dell, Inc. ... Dell Inc. ... Alice Walton Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton, John T. Walton, and Jim Walton. ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... This article is about the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. ... One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ... Google, Inc. ... Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Russian: ) (born August 21, 1973) is a Russian American entrepreneur. ... Lawrence Edward Larry Page (born March 26, 1973 in East Lansing, Michigan) is an American entrepreneur. ... Donald John Trump, (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur,and author. ...

See also

• List of billionaires (Forbes magazine's "The World's Richest People")

Forbes magazine annually lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionaries. ...

External links

• Forbes- The 400 Richest Americans Official Website.